Sovereign Wealth Funds and recipient countries - Working together to maintain and expand freedom of investment

This brochure, prepared for the International Monetary and Financial Committee on 11 October 2008, presents OECD guidance for recipient country policies towards SWFs, as well as an overview of OECD work on Freedom of Investment.

OECD Guidance on Sovereign Wealth Funds

The OECD guidance for recipient country investment policies relating to national security OECD was adopted by the OECD Investment Committee on 8 October 2008. Taken together, the OECD guidance for recipient countries and the Santiago Principles for SWFs provide the international community with a robust framework for promoting mutual trust and confidence and reaping the full benefits of SWFs for home and host countries

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• OECD work on freedom of investment

Open Innovation in Global Networks

Businesses are increasingly internationalising their innovation activities and working with external partners. This publication examines what drives companies to collaborate on R&D with international partners and how global networks fit into overall business strategies.

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• The Internationalisation of Business R&D: Evidence, Impacts and Implications
• OECD Business Symposium on Open Innovation in Global Networks, Copenhagen, 25-26 February 2008

Making Reforms Succeed: Moving Forward with the MENA Investment Policy Agenda

This publication highlights key outcomes of the work of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme from 2005-2007, including reforms achieved to date in investment policies and promotion, corporate governance, financial-sector development, and tax policies. It also contains information on the Programme’s activities, highlighting business-climate developments in MENA countries.

Examens de l'OCDE des politiques de l'investissement : Fédération de Russie

En 2007, les flux d’investissements internationaux de la Russie ont atteint des niveaux record qui font de ce pays l’un des principaux destinataires et émetteurs d’IDE dans le monde. La Russie pourrait accroître sa capacité d’attirer les investissements internationaux en renforçant la concurrence bénéfique et en ouvrant de nouvelles perspectives d’investissement. L’adoption par les entreprises russes de pratiques commerciales

Mathematics in Industry

This report contains findings emphasising the significant (and largely unrealised) potential of applying advanced mathematics to modern industrial problems. Mechanisms of proven efficacy are described, for implementation by universities, institutes, companies and government agencies.

Initiativen und Instrumente für ein Gessellschaftlich Verantwortliches Unternehmerisches Handeln

Dieses Dokument erläutert den einzigartigen Status und die ganz besonderen Merkmale der ILO- und OECD-Instrumente wie auch des UNGC. Die ILO-Erklärung, die OECD-Leitsätze und der UNGC ergänzen die vom Privatsektor ergriffenen CSR-Initiativen und bilden wesentliche Elemente des umfassenderen Systems öffentlicher und privater Governance-Strukturen, auf dessen Grundlage private Initiativen entstehen.

The Economic Impact of Counterfeiting and Piracy

Responding to concerns of governments and the business community, this study develops and applies a rigorous methodology to estimate the incidence of counterfeit and pirated items in world trade.

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The Internationalisation of Business R&D: Evidence, Impacts and Implications

Intensified global competition has forced companies to innovate and develop commercially viable products and services faster. This report brings together the empirical evidence on the internationalisation of business research and development.

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Actifs intellectuels et création de valeur : Rapport de synthèse

Cette brochure présente une synthèse des principales conclusions de travaux menés récemment par l’OCDE sur les actifs intellectuels et la création de valeur, sous trois angles majeurs : le niveau macroéconomique, le niveau régional, et au niveau des entreprises.

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