Human rights, alternative dispute resolution and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

This briefing note gives an OECD perspective on alternative dispute resolution based on experiences with the specific instances procedure of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. It was prepared for a workshop on "Accountability and Dispute Resolution" organised by Harvard's Kennedy School in support of work in this area by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Business & Human Rights.

Conference on Improving Governance and Fighting Corruption: New Frontiers in Public-Private Partnerships

"Improving Governance and Fighting Corruption: New Frontiers in Public-Private Partnerships" was a two-day event organised by the World Bank Institute, OECD, and the Belgian government. It centered on the challenges of creating good governance with the cooperation of the private sector.

Investment Newsletter, February 2007, Issue 3

Investment Newsletter, No.3 provides the latest FDI statistics for OECD countries, covers implementing the Policy Framework for Investment in Africa and South East Europe, reviews recent changes in China’s policies towards cross-border M&As and reports on measuring FDI regulatory restrictiveness.

Table ronde du NEPAD-OCDE : Mobiliser l’investissement privé en Afrique au service du développement: poser les bases d’un progrès soutenu

La table ronde organisée par le NEPAD et l’OCDE à Brazzaville les 12-13 décembre 2006 a abordé la question de comment mobiliser l’investissement privé en Afrique au service du développement à l’aide du Cadre d’action pour l’investissement, un nouvel instrument à l’élaboration duquel les pays africains ont participé.

Recent developments in China's policies towards cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

This supplement to the 2006 Investment Policy Review of China provides an assessment of the latest developments in China's policies towards cross-border M&As.

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OECD's FDI regulatory restrictiveness index: Revision and extension to more economies - Working Paper 2006/4

This working paper provides a revised measure of regulatory restrictions on inward foreign direct investment (FDI) for OECD countries and extends the approach to 13 non-member countries.

Third OECD Roundtable on Freedom of Investment, National Security and “Strategic” Industries: Summary of Discussions

The third OECD Roundtable on Freedom of Investment, National Security and “Strategic” Industries took place in Paris on 6 December 2006. This document by the OECD Secretariat summarises findings from the discussions so far.

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Rapport annuel sur les Principes directeurs à l'intention des entreprises multinationales : Edition 2006

Ce rapport annuel dresse un état des mesures prises entre juin 2005 et juin 2006 par les 39 gouvernements adhérents pour renforcer la contribution des Principes directeurs à un meilleur fonctionnement de l’économie mondiale. L’un des faits marquants de la période couverte aura été l’achèvement du travail de formulation d’orientations à l’intention des entreprises opérant dans des zones à faible gouvernance.

The Investment Policy Perspective on the Internationalisation of SMEs

This speech focuses on the role played by FDI in the internationalisation of SMEs and the obstacles limiting this process, as well as the implications for international investment policy and how OECD work on investment helps SMEs to thrive. It was delivered on the occasion of the OECD-APEC Global Conference for the Removal of Barriers to SME Access to International Markets which took place in Athens on 8 November 2006,

OECD Global Forum on International Investment “Enhancing the investment climate: the case of infrastructure”

Organised in Istanbul, Turkey, on 6-7 November 2006, the main topics of the 2006 Global Forum on International Investment were international investor participation in infrastructure and investment policy using the Policy Framework for Investment.