Responses to the economic and financial crisis and the road to recovery

Latin America has a major role to play in building a new international financial and economic system, since it has accumulated substantial experience in managing financial crises and recovery programs, according to the OECD Secretary-General.

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El papel de América Latina en la construcción de un nuevo sistema financiero y económico internacional tiene que ser relevante. La experiencia acumulada en la gestión de crisis financieras y programas de recuperación en la región es importante, según el Secretario general de la OCDE.

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Programme MENA(Moyen Orient et Afrique du Nord)-OCDE pour l’investissement

Le Programme MENA – (pays du Moyen Orient et d’Afrique du Nord) – OCDE pour l’investissement a pour objet de promouvoir de vastes réformes visant à améliorer le climat des investissements, à renforcer les partenariats régionaux et internationaux et à favoriser une croissance économique durable dans toute la région. Ce programme fait partie de l’Initiative MENA-OCDE sur la gouvernance et l’investissement (www.oecd.org/mena).

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Investment Compact for South East Europe

Investment Compact for South East Europe (South East Europe Compact for Reform, Investment, Integrity and Growth) is a leading programme designed to improve the investment climate and to encourage private sector development in South East Europe (SEE).

L’éthique des affaires et les principes de l’OCDE : que faire pour éviter une nouvelle crise ?

Selon M. Gurría, l’éthique des affaires devra être au cœur de toute nouvelle feuille de route pour l’économie mondiale. Les marchés ne doivent pas seulement être plus stables mais aussi moralement acceptables. Il a affirmé qu'il était temps de réconcilier l’éthique et l’économie en s'appuyant sur des règles solides, transparentes et d’actualité.

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• Business ethics and OECD principles: What can be done to avoid another crisis?

Foreign government-controlled investors and recipient country investment policies: a scoping paper

This paper was prepared to support multilateral discussions of recipient country investment policies towards foreign government-controlled investors (FGCIs) at the eighth and ninth Freedom of Investment (FOI) Roundtables, convened under the auspices of the OECD Investment Committee.

Investment guarantees and political risk insurance - Institutions, incentives and development

Institutional features and policy practices of investment guarantee programmes - institutional features of the public and private segments of the political risk insurance market - issues of potential relevance for the investment policy community. Typically, international investment projects for which such insurance is sought are located in developing countries. In recent years, the value of investment guarantees has averaged about

OECD Investment Policy Perspectives

OECD Investment Policy Perspectives focuses on multidisciplinary empirical and analytical research of practical relevance for the global investment policy community.

Competition law and foreign-government controlled investors

Prepared for the 9th Roundtable on Freedom of Investment, this paper by Secretariat of the Competition Committee describes its perspective on investments by foreign government-controlled investors.

9th OECD Roundtable on Freedom of Investment, National Security and “Strategic” Industries: Summary of discussions

Organised in Paris on 17 December 2008, discussions at this roundtable focused on a review of recent investment policy developments in participating countries, multiple approval processes and foreign government-controlled investment.