UN-NEPAD-OECD Africa policy briefs

This series of policy briefs provide an overview of key economic and development issues affecting Africa today.

ICGLR-OECD-UN Meeting on implementing due diligence recommendations for responsible mineral supply chains

This ICGLR-OECD-UN meeting focused on implementation of the OECD-UN due diligence recommendations for responsible mineral supply chains.

Harnessing Freedom of Investment for Green Growth

Harnessing Freedom of Investment for Green Growth addresses how the international investment policy community can help countries achieve green growth.

Working group meeting on due diligence in the gold supply chain

The working group meeting on due diligence in the gold supply chain discussed specific due diligence recommendations tailored to the various actors in the gold supply chain.

Conference on mobilising investment in infrastructure and agriculture in Africa

This meeting explored ways to accelerate existing reforms for the improvement of the investment climate in Africa. It also identified key challenges and conditions for increased investment in sectors crucial to reinforcing Africa's productive capacities.

Promoting orderly capital flows: OECD Code of Capital Movements

The OECD Code of Liberalisation of Capital Movements is the only multilateral legal instrument with comprehensive coverage of capital movements, including inflows and outflows, long-term and short-term operations. For 50 years, the Code has provided a balanced framework for capital account openness.

Related Documents

• Capital flows and the OECD Code of Liberalisation of Capital Movements

High-Level Policy Roundtable on International Investment Policies in Asia

This roundtable looked at how investment policies can contribute to the recovery from the global crisis and improve the development prospects across Asia. It will also consider how the G20 Seoul Development Consensus for Shared Growth can promote private sector involvement and innovation.

Economic Diversification in Africa: A review of selected countries

This study provides an empirical review of the role of governments, the private sector, regional economic institutions and the broader international community in driving economic diversification in Africa.

Inventory of investment measures taken between 16 September 2010 and 15 February 2011

This report covers investment measures taken between 16 September 2010 and 15 February 2011. Information presented in this report has also been used for two joint reports by WTO, OECD and UNCTAD, released on 14 June and 4 November 2010, respectively, in response to the G20 Leaders' request of 2 April 2009 for quarterly public reporting on their adherence to their trade and investment policy commitments.

Policies for investment in Africa's agriculture

Many African countries are attractive destinations for agricultural investment. African governments are working to strengthen their capacities to design policies that will enhance the development returns of more and better investment in agriculture.