OECD Seminar on "Pension Fund Regulation and Risk Management", Istanbul, 9 November 2006

The OECD international seminar on "Pension Fund Regulation and Risk Management", sponsored by Risklab and Allianz Global Investors (AGI), was held back to back with the OECD Global Forum on Private Pensions in Istanbul, Turkey on 9 November 2006.

The Investment Policy Perspective on the Internationalisation of SMEs

This speech focuses on the role played by FDI in the internationalisation of SMEs and the obstacles limiting this process, as well as the implications for international investment policy and how OECD work on investment helps SMEs to thrive. It was delivered on the occasion of the OECD-APEC Global Conference for the Removal of Barriers to SME Access to International Markets which took place in Athens on 8 November 2006,

OECD Global Forum on International Investment “Enhancing the investment climate: the case of infrastructure”

Organised in Istanbul, Turkey, on 6-7 November 2006, the main topics of the 2006 Global Forum on International Investment were international investor participation in infrastructure and investment policy using the Policy Framework for Investment.

OECD/Turkey Investment Roundtable: Concrete Steps to Enhance the Turkish Investment Climate

This Roundtable discussed Turkey’s recent experience with strategies for enhancing the enabling environment for investment, focusing on the relevant aspects of regulatory reform and their impact on the investment climate.

Interpretation of the Umbrella Clause in Investment Agreements - Working Paper 2006/3

Given the very frequent occurrence of the umbrella clause in modern investment treaties, and the different language used in these treaties, this paper aims to improve an understanding of the interpretations of this clause.

New OECD reports on Turkish economy and corporate governance

Two major OECD reports on Turkey this week on corporate governance in Turkey on 17 October and an Economic Survey of Turkey on 18 October, coinciding with an official visit to Istanbul and Ankara by the Organisation’s Secretary-General, Angel Gurría.

Investment Newsletter, October 2006, Issue 2

The second issue of the Investment Newsletter focuses on OECD work on preventing investment protectionism, as well as reporting on recent FDI developments and their measurement. It also reviews the results of the investment policy review of the Russian Federation and offers asummary of recent work on implementing the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Síntesis: Derecho y política de la competencia: Examen inter-pares – Argentina

En los últimos 25 años, Argentina ha avanzado considerablemente, aunque de manera irregular, hacia el establecimiento de una economía de mercado eficiente. En todos los países, las políticas de defensa de la competencia constituyen una componente importante de ese esfuerzo. Los avances de esas políticas en Argentina también han sido desiguales debido a que la turbulenta historia política y económica del país los ha afectado de muchas

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Policy Brief: Competition Law and Policy in Argentina

In the past 25 years Argentina has made considerable, if uneven, progress toward building a successful market economy. In any country, an effective competition policy is an important part of that effort. Argentina’s progress in competition policy has also been uneven, having been affected in many ways by the country’s turbulent political and economic history.Argentina’s first modern competition law was enacted in 1980. At the

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OECD Guidelines feature in UN Special representative’s survey of business practices

The UN Secretary General’s Special Representative on business and human rights, has just published a survey of the human rights practices of the Fortune Global 500 companies. The survey results include information on the Global 500 companies’ references to external instruments, including to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.