Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) Policy Index

The SME Policy Index is an analytical tool designed by the OECD and the European Commission to measure SME policy development. The SME Policy Index evaluation process is based on the 10 policy dimensions of the European Charter for Small Enterprises.

2012 OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions

The 2012 global forum focused on the pension industry in Latin America, the cost and coverage of pension systems, long-term investing and infrastructure, designing default options and financial education and pensions communication.

Evaluating Financial Education Programmes

These principles relate to the monitoring and evaluation of a wide variety of financial education provisions, from individual courses and seminars to large scale programmes and media campaigns.

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• Financial Education in Schools
• National Strategies for Financial Education

Challenges and Prospects for Large Investors in the Middle East and North Africa Region

OECD organised a first consultation with large private and institutional investors in MENA markets. The meeting was a response to the interest of stock exchanges and investors for a better dialogue on key challenges faced in investing in MENA stock markets.

Corporate Reporting of Intangible Assets: A Progress Report

This report is a contribution to the OECD’s two-year horizontal project on New Sources of Growth: Intangible Assets. It provides an update on the nature and quality of reporting on intangible capital in member countries, building on prior work of the Corporate Governance Committee in this area.

China-OECD corporate governance policy dialogue

Sound and transparent corporate governance policies will play a crucial role in reform initiatives and capital market development in China, as well as attracting the international investors required to sustain China’s long term economic growth. In order to support the these reforms, the OECD shares its experiences in the area of corporate governance with China through regular policy dialogue exchanges.

Conference on International Corporate Responsibility Instruments

Co-organised by OECD and ESCAP in Bangkok, this conference focused on how converging international corporate responsibility instruments can enhance responsible business practices in the Asia Pacific region.

Second meeting of the Latin American Network on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises

The second meeting of the Latin American Network on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises was co-organized with the Latin American Development Bank, with the support of the Spanish Government, and with Corporación FONAFE of Peru serving as the host.

Unilateral Disclosure of Information with Anticompetitive Effects - Competition Policy Roundtable - OECD

Greater transparency in the market is generally efficiency enhancing. It can also produce anticompetitive effects. Given the potential pro- and anti-competitive effects of unilateral announcements, competition agencies face the challenge of deciding how to handle these. These proceedings include an analytical note by Mr. Antonio Capobianco, an executive summary and summary of discussion as well as over 20 national contributions.

Market Definition - Competition Policy Roundtable - OECD

Market definition is one of the most fundamental concepts underpinning any competition analysis. It provides a framework for the ultimate inquiry of whether a particular conduct or transaction is likely to produce anticompetitive effects. The OECD debated the topic in June 2012. These proceedings include the documents from this debate notably a background note by U. Schwalbe and F. Maier-Rigaud and 30 national contributions.