OECD Anti-Bribery Convention: Terms of Reference for Phase 2 on-site visits

Terms of Reference for On-site Visits in the Phase 2 of the Self- and Mutual Evaluation. On-site visits are carried out in accordance with pre-determined terms of reference.

Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Development

This article covers trends in foreign direct investment throughout the 1980s and 1990s and the policy developments that have accompanied these trends. It also discusses the impact of FDI on the three pillars of sustainable development - economic growth, environmental protection and social development, the response of firms to increased public concerns regarding sustainability, how these responses can contribute to sustainable

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: Statement by Mr Seiichi Kondo

This statement was made by Mr Seiichi Kondo, Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD, on the occasion of the MEDEF Symposium on the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises held in Paris on 19 June 2001.

Roundtable on Global Instruments for Corporate Responsiblity

19 June 2001. Paris, France. One year after adopting the revised OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the National Contact Points held a Roundtable discussion on the relationship between the Guidelines and other ...

Corporate Responsibility: Private Initiatives and Public Goals

Private initiatives for corporate responsibility have been a major development in international management over the last twenty years. The initiatives include issuance of codes of business conduct, implementation of management systems and broader efforts to improve business accountability. Yet, there is little agreement about what these initiatives mean or how effective they are. The OECD project on corporate responsibility seeks to

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The Investment Environment in the Russian Federation: Laws, Policies and Institutions

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1992, the Russian Federation promptly proceeded with initial economic reform measures and privatisation programmes which were largely completed by 1994. Despite the creation of a basic corporate sector, many structural reforms remained incomplete, limiting inflows of foreign investment. Following the financial crisis in 1998, Russia has been in a period of stabilisation and is now showing

Annuities

On annuities, the work will be developed over the second half of 2001, proceeding along with an overview of the individual and group annuities market in member countries and their regulatory and supervisory framework. This market is likely to bec...

Investment by pension funds and insurance companies

The OECD principles for the regulation of investments by insurance companies and pension funds, approved in 1999 by the Insurance Committee, are one of the first steps in the direction of setting guidelines and standards for the private pension i...

Taxonomy

The Working Party has launched a comprehensive data collection project covering the regulatory and supervisory practices in all its Member countries. The first stage of this project is the development of a common methodology for collecting this i...

Pension Regulation

Private schemes and operators are playing a growing role in pension systems. This trend is likely to intensify in future years as governments come to face the consequences of ageing populations on their public pension systems. Already in most OEC...