Publications & Documents

Policy Framework for Investment - Pocket Edition 2015

The Policy Framework for Investment (PFI) is a comprehensive and systematic tool for improving investment conditions. The pocket edition of the PFI contains the full text of the 2015 update minus the supplemental questions and reference lists. Find the integral text and other tools online at www.oecd.org/investment/pfi.htm

Capital flows and the OECD Code of Liberalisation of Capital Movements

The Capital Movements Code provides a balanced framework for capital account openness. It is the only multilateral legal instrument with comprehensive coverage of capital movements. This includes inflows and outflows, long-term and short-term operations.

Taxation of SMEs in OECD and G20 Countries

Tax systems to support creation and success of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

SMEs form the vast majority of businesses in most countries and contribute strongly to employment and economic growth, but they face particular challenges, particularly as concerns access to finance. Governments have a range of policy levers, including tax policies, that can and should be used to support the growth and development of SMEs, according to a new OECD report.

Cooperation on approaches to macro-prudential and capital flow management measures: Update by the IMF and the OECD

Presented to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in September 2015, this document provides an update on progress in cooperation on respective approaches to measures that are both macro-prudential measures (MPMs) and capital flow management measures (CFMs).

Implementing new international standards for compiling FDI statistics

In 2014, many countries implemented the latest international guidelines for compiling FDI statistics. The new standards have resulted in significant changes in FDI statistics, including new measures of FDI at the global level.

Les taux de création d’entreprises continuent de se redresser mais restent relativement faibles dans la zone euro

Les taux de création d’entreprises sont en augmentation depuis la crise dans les pays de l’OCDE – en particulier en Australie et au Royaume Uni – mais ils demeurent inférieurs à leurs niveaux d’avant 2008 dans de nombreuses économies de la zone euro.

When businesses are bad, who you gonna call?

Most businesses are good. They pay their taxes, they create employment, they abide by the laws, and they generally contribute to the societies in which they operate. But what can be done when businesses behave badly? This blog discusses the National Contact Points, the unique grievance mechanism of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and how could be improved to better fulfill their potential.

Podium : La République tchèque et la quatrième révolution industrielle

La République tchèque se distingue depuis longtemps par sa capacité d’innovation et sa créativité. Après tout, elle est la patrie de l’écrivain Karel Čapek, qui a inventé le mot « robot » en 1921. Soixante-dix ans plus tard, Jan et Zdenak Sverak définissaient la créativité tchèque dans leur film L’École élémentaire, nominé aux Oscars, à travers le personnage du bricoleur sachant tout faire, tout réparer.

Meeting on the Investment Policy Framework for the Southern African Development Community

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) partnered with the OECD in 2013 to create an Investment Policy Framework (IPF) specific to the SADC region. The framework is now been finalised and this meeting set the implementation priorities for SADC member states over the coming months.