Financial literacy and consumer protection - overlooked aspects of the crisis - OECD Recommendation

Release of OECD’s Recommendation on Good Practices on Financial Education and Awareness Relating to Credit, 2009

Financial Education and the Crisis: Policy Paper and Guidance

Financial Education and the Crisis: Policy Paper and Guidance, OECD 2009

OECD acknowledges Turkey's progress in combating foreign bribery

The 38-country OECD Working Group on Bribery welcomed recent progress by Turkey in its efforts to comply with the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.

Turkey - Phase 2bis: Report on Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

On 18 June 2009, the OECD Working Group on Bribery approved the Phase 2bis monitoring report for Turkey.

The Role of Stock Exchanges in Corporate Governance

Historically, the main direct contribution of exchanges to corporate governance has been listing and disclosure standards and monitoring compliance. Stock exchanges have established themselves as promoters of corporate governance recommendations for listed companies. Demutualisation and the subsequent self-listing of exchanges have spurred debate on the role of exchanges. Regulators have been concerned about conflicts of interest

Related Documents

• OECD Journal: Financial Market Trends

Inventory of investment measures taken between 15 November 2008 and 15 June 2009

As part of the Freedom of Investment (FOI) project, the OECD keeps track of investment policy developments. This report provides policy information collected under the FOI project and covers all economies invited to the Trade and Investment session of the 2009 OECD Ministerial Meeting. All governments covered in the report had an opportunity to comment, as well as WTO, UNCTAD and IMF.

3rd OECD Regional Workshop on African Debt Management and Bond Markets

Organised in Cape Town, South Africa, on 24-26 June 2009, this workshop provided another opportunity for African countries to discuss and debate practical market-infrastructure issues which are of major concern for debt managers in the African debt markets.

Global downturn causes slump in cross-border investment, says OECD

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into 17 OECD countries, including France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US, fell by 50% in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the last quarter of 2008, according to estimates by the OECD released at the OECD Forum in Paris.

Investment Newsletter, June 2009, Issue 10

Investment Newsletter No.10 focuses on the collapse of international investment flows in 2009, how the economic crisis has sharpened governments' focus on international investment policy, challenges for China's outward FDI as it continues to expand and a new risk mitigation facility for investment in Africa.

Global downturn hurts cross-border investments

Following the release of latest figures for foreign direct investment, BNN Canada chats with OECD investment expert, Mike Gestrin.