Publications & Documents

Economic stagnation compounds demographic pressure on pension systems, says OECD

Low growth, low interest rates and low returns on investment linked to the slow global economy are now compounding the problems of population ageing for both public and private pension systems, according to a new OECD report.

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• OECD-Rentenausblick – Schwache Konjunktur und Bevölkerungsalterung drücken auf Renten

Improving the design of retirement saving pension plans

This roadmap identifies elements of good design and public policy to assist countries to strengthen retirement income adequacy in an environment where pension benefits result from assets accumulated during working life.

International investment news

The OECD regularly publishes analysis on key developments and trends in global FDI flows using the most recent FDI statistics and data on mergers and acquisitions (M&A). We also disseminate the results of all investment-related work underway at the OECD.

International investment continues to struggle: Foreign direct investment in figures - December 2014

Global FDI flows for 2014 have stalled at levels substantially below the peak levels reached before the financial crisis and ensuing global recession that began in 2008 according to preliminary estimates in the December 2014 issue of FDI in Figures.

Public consultation on Phase 4 monitoring of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

The OECD Working Group on Bribery invited public comments on the next phase of country monitoring under the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention between 5 November and 1 December 2014. The call for comment is now closed.

Competition Law and Policy in Costa Rica 2014

Costa Rica's competition system underwent a peer review of its laws and regulations at the 2014 Latin American Competition Forum on 16-17 September 2014. The report was launched in San José on 4 December 2014 and provides a through insight into the current strengths and weakness of the Costa Rican competition regime.

Launch of the OECD Foreign Bribery Report

The OECD Foreign Bribery Report was launched by the OECD Secretary-General in Paris on 2 December 2014. This ground breaking report analyses data emerging from all foreign bribery enforcement actions concluded since the entry into force of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and for the first time ‘measures’ the crime of corruption.

OECD Foreign Bribery Report - An Analysis of the Crime of Bribery of Foreign Public Officials

This report endeavours to measure, and to describe, transnational corruption based on data from the 427 foreign bribery cases that have been concluded since the entry into force of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention in 1999.

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• Informe de la OCDE sobre el Soborno Internacional - Análisis del delito de cohecho de servidores públicos extranjeros

Overcoming barriers to international investment in clean energy*

This project aims to take stock of policy measures that may distort international competition and hamper international investment in renewable energy.

Scale of international bribery laid bare by new OECD report

Most international bribes are paid by large companies, usually with the knowledge of senior management, according to new OECD analysis of the cost of foreign bribery and corruption.

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• OECDの最新レポートにより国際的贈賄の規模が明らかになる
• OECD-Bericht zur Auslandsbestechung fordert schärfere Straf- und Kontrollmechanismen