The OECD strategy on Investment for Development: Creating a Framework for Dialogue and Learning

This speech was made by Mr. Richard Hecklinger, Deputy-Secretary General, OECD, at the Global Forum on International Investment held in Johannesburg on 17-18 November 2003.

Composite Indicators of Country Performance: A Critical Assessment (STI Working Paper 2003/16)

This paper reviews the steps in constructing composite indicators and their inherent weaknesses. It also offers suggestions on how to improve the transparency and use of composite indicators for analytical and policy purposes.

Public Sector Transparency and the International Investor

This booklet brings together the results of work conducted in 2003 by the OECD on the issue of public sector transparency in international investment policy. This is part of a broader initiative to promote the role of international investment in economic development and to contribute to the implementation of the Monterrey Consensus and to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Parts of this booklet are taken from

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Embodied in International Trade of Goods (STI Working Paper 2003/15)

This paper explores trade in goods by creating an indicator that estimates CO2 emissions related to domestic demand for 24 countries (responsible for 80% of global CO2 emissions) as a complement to the more common emission indicator used in the Kyoto Protocol

An Overview of Corporate Environmental Management Practices: OECD/EIRIS Study

This study by OECD and EIRIS presents internationally comparable information on an important trend in international business: the development and adoption of advanced environmental management practices.

Comparing Labour Productivity Growth in the OECD Area: The Role of Measurement (STI Working Paper 2003/14)

This paper examines how measurement problems affect international comparisons of labour productivity.

Foreign Direct Investment Statistics: How Countries Measure FDI

This joint IMF/OECD report highlights the progress made since the 1997 SIMSDI survey and identifies areas where more than 75 percent of countries surveyed now implement the recommended methodology for compiling FDI statistics, as well as ...

Réunion annuelle des Points de contacts nationaux, 2003 : Rapport du Président

Ce document contient le rapport par le Président de la Réunion annuelle des points de contact nationaux du 23-24 juin 2003. Il fera partie de la publication de l'OCDE "Rapport annuel sur les Principes directeurs de l'OCDE à l'intention des entreprises multinationales : Édition 2003".

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Table ronde sur la responsabilité des entreprises: Renforcer le rôle des entreprises dans la lutte contre la corruption: Compte rendu

Ce document contient le compte rendu de la Table ronde du 25 juin 2003. Il fera partie de la publication de l'OCDE à paraître "Rapport annuel sur les Principes directeurs de l'OCDE à l'intention des entreprises multinationales : Édition 2003".

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2003/2 - L'approche des entreprises dans la lutte contre les pratiques entachées de corruption

Les efforts contre la corruption des milieux d'affaires internationaux constituent des composantes essentielles de dispositifs plus vastes de lutte contre les pratiques commerciales entachées de corruption...

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