UN Global Compact and OECD intensify collaboration

(New York/Paris, 27 October 2009) – The United Nations Global Compact and the OECD have recently begun to enhance their collaborative efforts, particularly in countries that have both Global Compact Local Networks and National Contact Points NCPs on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Insurance Companies and the Financial Crisis

The paper discusses vulnerabilities in selected segments of the insurance sector and identifies specific issues related to the role of the insurance sector in the current financial crisis. The paper is part of a special report on the financial crisis and private pensions and insurance policies which will form part of the “OECD Strategic Response to the Crisis” and it provides a framework for the analysis in that report.

D’après l’OCDE, les fonds de pension se redressent en 2009

Les fonds de pension ont entamé un redressement partiel pendant la première moitié de 2009, générant des retours sur investissement de 3.5 % en termes nominaux. Toutefois, au 30 juin 2009, le total des actifs des fonds de pension reste en retrait de 14% par rapport au niveau de décembre 2007, selon la dernière édition du Point sur le Marché des Pensions de l'OCDE.

Pension Markets in Focus - No 6, October 2009

The 6th issue of Pension Markets in Focus highlights the partial recovery in pension fund investment returns and funding ratios in the first half of 2009 compared to 2008.

Statistiques de l'OCDE sur les pensions - base de données en ligne

Cette base de données fournie un accès gratuit aux statistiques fréquemment démandés sur les pensions.

OECD Recommendation on Competition Assessment

The OECD Recommendation on Competition Assessment calls for governments to identify existing or proposed public policies that unduly restrict competition and to revise them by adopting more pro-competitive alternatives.

Promoting better business regulation in South East Europe through more parliamentary involvement

Policy makers and experts from South East Europe and OECD gathered in Sarajevo to assess ways to streamline co-operation between parliaments and legislative branches to develop a more attractive and competitive business environment in SEE.

Exploring links between an enlarged Europe and its Black Sea neighbours

The OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme was invited to participate in a conference co-organised by the Austro-French Centre for Rapprocehement in Europe, the French Institute for International Relations, and the European Institute of Romania, in Bucharest on 15-16 October 2009.

OCDE Definición Marco de Inversión Extranjera Directa, Cuarta Edición

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