MENA-OECD Ministerial Conference in Marrakech will tackle reforms for development, growth, and employment

from 22-Nov-2009 to 23-Nov-2009

Amid a world economic crisis that has cut growth and sent inward investment reeling, government ministers and business leaders from Arab countries will meet their OECD counterparts in Marrakech on 22-23 November 2009 to discuss ways to boost employment, spur investment, strengthen governance, and tackle poverty in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

Expanded Guarantees for Banks: Benefits, Costs and Exit Issues

19-Nov-2009

The expansion of guarantees for banks by governments has been a key element of the policy response to the recent financial crisis. This course of action was helpful and it has avoided a further accelerated loss of confidence in banks. But it is not without costs. Costs include those arising from distortions to competition and incentives. Additional costs have arisen as policy actions have not been as closely coordinated across borders as might have been desired. Going forward, policies need to be more consistent.

Finance, business and the crisis

Read about OECD efforts to help governments improve the domestic and global policies that affect business and markets in the wake of the global economic crisis.

Fixing Finance - Origins of the financial crisis and requirements for reform

on 13-Oct-2009

What caused the global financial crisis, and what direction should the policy reform agenda take? Why did residential mortgage-backed securities and credit default swaps explode from around 2004? Adrian Blundell-Wignall discusses the origins of the financial crisis and requirements for reform at the New America Foundation.

Insurance companies and the financial crisis

27-Oct-2009

This article discusses vulnerabilities in selected segments of the insurance sector and identifies specific issues related to the role of the insurance sector in the current financial crisis.

G20: International standards on structural policies key to emerging from crisis

25-Sep-2009

Welcoming the adoption of the Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth by G20 leaders gathered in Pittsburgh for the G20 summit, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said new sources of jobs and growth needed for the global economy to effect a sustained recovery, will only emerge if the right structural policies are adopted by the world’s leading global economies.

The Financial Crisis: Reform and Exit Strategies

17-Sep-2009

The financial crisis required governments to make massive interventions in their financial systems. This book sets out priorities for reforming incentives in financial markets as well as for phasing out these emergency measures.

OECD, WTO and UNCTAD call on G20 for stronger commitment to more open trade and investment

14-Sep-2009

The OECD, World Trade Organisation and the UN’s Conference of Trade and Development have called on the leaders of the G20 countries to make a stronger commitment to open trade and investment as the global economy begins its recovery from the crisis.