12th OECD-World Bank Group-IMF Global Bond Market Forum

Discussions at the forum focused on latest developments in global bond markets, including the impact of the financial crisis on market functioning and debt levels and other emerging issues.

Harnessing Freedom of Investment for Green Growth

Harnessing Freedom of Investment for Green Growth addresses how the international investment policy community can help countries achieve green growth.

ICGLR-OECD-UN Meeting on implementing due diligence recommendations for responsible mineral supply chains

This ICGLR-OECD-UN meeting focused on implementation of the OECD-UN due diligence recommendations for responsible mineral supply chains.

Working group meeting on due diligence in the gold supply chain

The working group meeting on due diligence in the gold supply chain discussed specific due diligence recommendations tailored to the various actors in the gold supply chain.

Enhancing the role of the boards of directors of state-owned enterprises, OECD Corporate Governance Working Papers, No. 2

Board autonomy and competences is one of the key challenges in making state-owned enterprises operate on truly commercial terms. This paper examines the challenges facing SOE boards, relative to private enterprises and vis-à-vis their government owners, based on interviews with a large number of serving Chairs and other key board members.

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Competitive neutrality and state-owned enterprises, OECD Corporate Governance Working Papers, No. 1

This paper examines sources of competitive advantages and incentives for SOE managers, boards and government owners to use them and national approaches to countering these practices. It outlines options available to competition agencies to counter anti-competitive practices by SOEs and to help enhance competitive neutrality.

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Funding in Public Sector Pension Plans: International Evidence, OECD Working Paper on Finance, Insurance and Private Pensions, No.8

This paper gathers evidence on public sector pension plans regarding the type of pension promise and quantifies the future tax burden related to these pension promises. The reported liabilities are recalculated using both a fair value approach (local market discount rates) and a common, fixed discount rate across all countries which reflects projected growth in national income.

Catastrophe Financing for Governments: Learning from the 2009-2012 MultiCat Program in Mexico, OECD Working Paper on Finance, Insurance and Private Pensions, No.9

This paper proposes a framework to help policymakers think about how best develop a national strategy to hedge against the massive economic burden of extreme events that could hit their country tomorrow, focusing specifically on the role that risk transfer mechanisms alternative to traditional insurance can play.

اتفاقية مكافحة رشوة الموظفين العموميين الأجانب في المعاملات التجارية الدولية - وما يتصل بها من وثائق (Anti-Bribery Convention, Arabic)

OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, and related instruments, available in Arabic.

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Ensemble contre la corruption : Entreprises et pouvoirs publics du G20

Se félicitant de la volonté politique forte du G20 de combattre la corruption, M. Gurría a rappelé que l'OCDE figure aux avant-postes de cette lutte grâce à l'élaboration de normes internationales dans le domaine des pots-de-vin, des marchés publics, des crédits à l’exportation, de l’aide internationale ou encore des paradis fiscaux.