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Supporting development of a vibrant private sector has become an essential component of OECD’s efforts to boost the growth and stability of non-OECD economies. The OECD aims to encourage a sound business climate for investment, enhance productivity and competitiveness, support entrepreneurship and economic dynamism and ultimately raise living standards and alleviate poverty. www.oecd.org/daf/psd
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on 19-Jun-2009
Development of the automotive components sector stood at the center of discussions during the meeting of the investment promotion working group of the Investment Compact for South East Europe, taking place under the framework of the project entitled Defining and Strengthening Sector Specific Sources of Competitiveness.
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from 16-Jun-2009 to 19-Jun-2009
The South East Europe (SEE) Working Group on Tax Policy Analysis held its second meeting on 29 June 2009 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, bringing together high-level officials and policy experts from South East Europe and the OECD to build on the process of addressing tax reform priorities along the lines of the Investment Reform index (IRI).
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18-Jun-2009
The Western Balkans continue making significant progress in the implementation of policies supporting the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to the 2009 SME Policy Index Report released in Brussels on 17 June 2009.
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on 10-Jun-2009
With the 10 June 2009 publication of its study on defining and strengthening sector specific sources of competitiveness in the Western Balkans, the Investment Compact for South East Europe completed the first of two phases of one of its implementation support projects.
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on 01-Apr-2009
The OECD and governments from the South Caucasus and Ukraine met on 1 April 2009 to launch a regional initiative to increase competitiveness and attract investment.
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03-Dec-2008
The report on the Implementation of the Euro-Mediterranean Charter for Enterprise: 2008 Enterprise Policy Assesment offers a fresh look at policies that promote entrepreneurship and enterprise development in the Mediterranean partner countries.
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06-Nov-2008
OECD and Central Asian countries are to work together on a regional initiative to boost the business climate, drawing on OECD countries’ experience in policy reforms aimed at spurring investment and competitiveness.
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from 29-Oct-2008 to 30-Oct-2008
The launch of the Working Group on Taxation of the South East Europe Investment Committee on 29-30 October 2008 in Vienna recognises the sovereignty of tax policy in the consideration of policy reform prioritisation in South East Europe. The working group specifically focuses on the tax component of the Investment Reform Index to provide a basis for identifying areas where the OECD may provide technical assistance.
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on 26-Oct-2008
The first meeting of the Regional Task Force on Responsible Business Conduct took place in Cairo on 26 October. Participants discussed concrete initiatives for engaging in responsible business conduct and strengthening partnerships in the MENA region, focusing particularly on fighting corruption, education and employment standards, environment and health.
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from 15-Sep-2008 to 16-Oct-2008
The IRI is the South East Europe Investment Compact’s flagship publication, providing a comprehensive assessment of policy reform, institutional settings and achievements in key dimensions of policy that impact the business climate, from infrastructure to human capital development. The IRI 2009 was launched at a seminar in Sarajevo attended by representatives from throughout South East Europe.
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