Publications & Documents

Webinar on Foreign Direct Investment Flows in the time of COVID-19

13 May 2020 - Discussions at this webinar considered the implications and challenges the COVID-19 pandemic is presenting for international investment and offered initial responses from the OECD investment policy community as economies around the world address the crisis and prepare for the recovery.

OECD Investment Promotion Agencies in the time of Covid-19

11 May 2020 - This note reviews the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on international investment flows and government responses. It summarises the findings of the OECD IPA Network meeting on 9 April 2020 and outlines short-term and long-term responses.

PISA 2018 results: Are students smart about money?

PISA 2018 Results (Volume IV) - Are Students Smart about Money?

Launch: Results of the OECD PISA 2018 financial literacy assessment of students

7 May 2020: PISA 2018 Results (Volume IV): Are Students Smart About Money? provides an overall picture of 15-year-olds’ ability to apply their accumulated knowledge and skills to real-life situations involving financial issues and decisions.

Foreign direct investment flows in the time of COVID-19

4 May 2020 - FDI flows are expected to fall by more than 30% in 2020 even under the most optimistic scenario for the success of the public health and economic support policy measures taken by governments to address the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting recession.

Equity injections and unforeseen state ownership of enterprises during the COVID-19 crisis

This policy brief addresses government measures regarding state-ownership in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

COVID-19: Competition policy actions for governments and competition authorities

This policy note outlines actions that governments and competition authorities can consider to help address the immediate challenges raised by the crisis whilst looking to the post-pandemic future.

COVID-19: Competition and emergency procurement

This notes examines the conditions when direct awards may be necessary for emergency reasons and provides guidance for procurement and competition authorities for when departing from competitive tenders may be justified.

COVID-19: Managing operational challenges and enforcement risks for competition authorities

This note looks at the operational challenges and enforcement risks for competition authorities arising from the crisis and the confinement measures and provides some guidance to authorities.