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Investment Newsletter, June 2010, Issue 13

Investment Newsletter No.13 focuses on global international investment activity, FDI index measuring FDI restrictions, responsible supply chain management of conflict minerals, resisting protectionism in G-20 countries, the launch of an update of the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and the role of the OECD Codes of Liberalisation in becoming a member of the OECD.

10th OECD Roundtable on Corporate Responsibility - Updating the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

The 2010 OECD Corporate Responsibility Roundtable launched an update of the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises with discussions focusing on supply chains, human rights and evironment and climate change.

OECD is a partner of the UN Global Compact

Speaking at the Ministerial Session of the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in New York, OECD Deputy Secretary-General Richard Boucher highlights the complementary roles played by the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Global Compact in promoting corporate responsibility.

Foreign State Immunity and Foreign Government Controlled Investors, OECD Working Papers on International Investment, No. 2010/2

This working paper examines two issues concerning foreign state-controlled investors: whether the doctrine of foreign state immunity may make it difficult for private parties to pursue legitimate claims against them and whether that doctrine creates regulatory enforcement gaps for host countries.

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Consumer Empowerment - 2009 Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

The 2009 edition of the annual report focuses on consumer empowerment and responsible business conduct as well as providing an account of the actions adhering governments have taken over the 12 months to June 2009.

Mandat pour une mise à jour des Principes directeurs à l’intention des entreprises multinationales

Les 42 gouvernements adhérents aux Principes directeurs à l’intention des entreprises multinationales ont adopté le mandat pour une mise à jour de ces Principes. La mise à jour vise de faire en sorte que ces principes conservent leur rôle d’instrument international essentiel pour promouvoir un comportement responsable des entreprises.

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Maroc - Examen des politiques de l’investissement - OCDE

Cet Examen des politiques de l’investissement analyse les résultats accomplis par le Maroc dans la mise en place d’un régime d’investissement plus ouvert et transparent ainsi que ses efforts pour réduire les restrictions aux investissements étrangers.

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• Morocco - Investment Policy Review - OECD

Points de contact nationaux pour les Principes directeurs de l'OCDE à l'intention des entreprises multinationales

Les Principes directeurs sont soutenus par un mécanisme de mise en oeuvre unique, les Points de contact nationaux (PCN), qui aident les entreprises et leurs actionnaires à prendre des mesures appropriées afin de promouvoir les objectifs des Principes directeurs. Ils fournissent une plateforme de médiation et de conciliation pour résoudre les questions pratiques qui peuvent se présenter avec la mise en œuvre des Principes directeurs.

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• National Contact Points for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

Peru - National Contact Point Launch Event

On 16 April 2010, Peru’s Minister of Economy and Finance Mercedes Araoz officially launched Peru´s National Contact Point which is located in Peru's Private Investment Promotion Agency (ProInversíon).

Investment Newsletter, March 2010, Issue 12

Investment Newsletter No.12 focuses on global investment activity, including latest figures for China and India, renewed calls to G20 to resist protectionism, capital controls and the OECD Codes of Liberalisation, business and the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the investment policy review of India.