International Investment Perspectives: 2003 Edition

The 2003 edition of this publication includes an update of recent trends and prospects in international direct investment and provides analyses of investment policy questions of topical interest.

OECD-Africa Investment Initiative for Growth and Development: First Advisory Board Meeting

8 September 2003, Geneva. The primary purpose of this inaugural meeting was to discuss with key partners issues related to attracting and utilising investment as a vehicle for growth and development in Africa.

Incentives for attracting foreign direct investment: An overview of OECD work

The OECD has produced a considerable amount of analytical work addressing the issue of incentives for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). This list, compiled in the context of a 2002 project undertaken by the Investment Committee, provides an overview of this work which is indicative, rather than exhaustive, of the large body of work undertaken by several OECD bodies in this area.

Informal Workouts, Restructuring and the Future of Asian Insolvency Reform

Proceedings from the Second Forum for Asian Insolvency Reform - December 2002. This volume examines both the theory and the practice of Asian insolvency reform. It provides an extensive regional overview and assessment..

OECD Conference on Pension Reform in Russia

This conference provided an international forum for discussion of the key policy issues related to implementation of the new, privately funded pension system in Russia and “best practice” regulatory and supervisory mechanisms used in OECD countries.

First Conference on Pension Regulation and Supervision in OECD and Latin American Countries

10-11 July 2003, San Jose, Costa Rica. This conference focused on major regulatory and supervisory issues relevant to private pension systems in Latin America, particularly AIOS members, and in the OECD member countries.

Reform of the OECD Principles for Corporate Governance and their relevance to Latin America

This presentation was made at the International Seminar held in Bogota, Colombia on 10 July 2003. It discusses the process for the review of the Principles, as well as the Latin American White Paper on Corporate Governance

Reforms Could Boost China’s Ability to Attract Foreign Investment

China’s scorecard for attracting foreign investment reads like this: Trying hard, doing well, but could do even better.

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OECD Investment Policy Review of China: Overview of Progress and Policy Challenges

December 2000. Because of its size, China's "open door policy" launched twenty years ago constitutes a unique and vast laboratory for the study of major structural changes in China and the world economy.

OECD Investment Policy Reviews - China: Progress and Reform Challenges

This study records and evaluates the development so far of an enabling environment for FDI and suggests policy options designed to improve it further. Foreign investors were initially attracted to China by cheap land and labour, the promise of a large market and, to some extent, by fiscal incentives. To sustain and increase large-scale FDI inflows, it is now necessary