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The OECD gathers detailed statistics on international direct investment to and from the OECD and publishes regular reports on trends and recent developments. The Benchmark Definition of Foreign Direct Investment sets the world standard for operational guidelines on how foreign direct investment activity should be measured.

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Global downturn causes slump in cross-border investment, says OECD

24-Jun-2009

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into 17 OECD countries, including France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US, fell by 50% in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the last quarter of 2008, according to estimates by the OECD released at the OECD Forum in Paris.

Resist investment protectionism, countries meeting at OECD agree

30-Mar-2009

Countries participating in a “Freedom of Investment” initiative, which together represent four fifths of the world economy, have pledged to resist discriminatory policies and new forms of protectionism towards investment in the context of the global economic crisis and to continue to monitor measures and commitments.

Keeping markets open at times of crisis

30-Mar-2009

This report prepared for the G20 meeting, reviews actual and potential policy responses to the crisis in terms of trade and investment. The unprecedented degree of global economic integration today implies that even small measures could inflict lasting harm on globalisation with serious effects on recovery and future prosperity.

OECD supports G20 objectives on international investment

27-Mar-2009

The 9th edition of the Investment Newsletter focuses on OECD support for G20 objectives on international investment and lessons from previous crises for investment policy today.

OECD publishes investment policy review of Peru

21-Nov-2008

This Review, undertaken as a part of Peru's adherence process and in co-operation with Peruvian authorities, shows the country's achievements in establishing an open and transparent investment regime with a limited number of restrictions, enabling Peru to rank among the most open economies.

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