Publications & Documents

OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises

The OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises give concrete advice to countries on how to manage more effectively their responsibilities as company owners, thus helping to make state-owned enterprises more competitive, efficient and transparent.

Africa's Development Dynamics 2019 - Achieving Productive Transformation

Due Diligence for Responsible Corporate Lending and Securities Underwriting

This report provides a common global framework for financial institutions to identify, respond to and publicly communicate on environmental and social risks associated with their clients.

Responsible business conduct in the financial sector

Promoting responsible business conduct in the financial sector is vital to building a sustainable global economy. Although the Guidelines’ due diligence recommendations can help financial institutions, the inherent complexities in the sector create challenges. This paper highlights key considerations for institutional investors in carrying out due diligence that will help to identify and respond to environmental and social risks.

Foreign Direct Investment Statistics: Data, Analysis and Forecasts

Latest statistics for global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows and international mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Analysis, trends and forecasts from the OECD using FDI statistics collected in accordance with latest international guidelines.

Foreign direct investment in figures

The OECD regularly publishes analysis on key developments and trends in global FDI flows using the most recent FDI statistics and data on mergers and acquisitions (M&A). We also disseminate the results of all investment-related work underway at the OECD.

FDI in Figures, October 2019

28/10/2019 - In the first half of 2019, global FDI flows decreased by 20% compared to the last half of 2018, to USD 572 billion. FDI flows dropped by 5% to USD 361 billion in Q1 2019 and by 42% to USD 210 billion in Q2 2019.

OECD work on investment promotion and facilitation

Paris, 22 October 2019: This workshop brought together heads of IPAs, senior investment promotion practitioners and policy makers from OECD and partner countries on 22 October 2019 in Paris for the fourth Meeting of the OECD IPA Network to share their experiences and discuss good practices on investment promotion and facilitation.

Who are the owners of the world’s listed companies and why should we care?

There are approximately 41 000 listed companies in the world with a combined market value of more than USD 80 trillion. This is equivalent to the global GDP. More than half of this amount is held by institutional investors and the public sector, according to a new OECD report.

OECD Declaration and Decisions on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises

This Declaration, first adopted in 1976, constitutes a policy commitment to improve the investment climate, encourage the positive contribution multinational enterprises can make to economic and social progress and minimise and resolve difficulties which may arise from their operations.