Investment Newsletter, May 2011

Investment Newsletter No.15 focuses on an ambitious multilateral agenda for responsible business conduct.

The OECD Declaration and Decisions on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises

This document reproduces the basic texts of the OECD Declaration and Decisions on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises and its four inter-related elements. All parts of the Declaration are subject to periodical reviews. The most recent review - completed in May 2011 - concerned the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Principes directeurs de l'OCDE à l'intention des entreprises multinationales

Le texte, les procédures de mise en oeuvre et les commentaires de la mise à jour des Principes directeurs de l'OCDE à l'intention des entreprises multinationales qui a été adopté le 25 mai 2011.

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• OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

Les restrictions commerciales augmentent mais l’investissement mondial reste ouvert, selon un rapport conjoint de l’OCDE, la CNUCED et l’OMC

La plupart des gouvernements du G20 ont mis en place des mesures commerciales restrictives au cours de ces six derniers mois mais ont tenu leur promesse de maintenir l’investissement international ouvert.

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• Investment: Trade restrictions increasing but global investment remains open, says OECD-UNCTAD-WTO report

ICGLR-OECD-UN Meeting on implementing due diligence recommendations for responsible mineral supply chains

This ICGLR-OECD-UN meeting focused on implementation of the OECD-UN due diligence recommendations for responsible mineral supply chains.

Harnessing Freedom of Investment for Green Growth

Harnessing Freedom of Investment for Green Growth addresses how the international investment policy community can help countries achieve green growth.

Working group meeting on due diligence in the gold supply chain

The working group meeting on due diligence in the gold supply chain discussed specific due diligence recommendations tailored to the various actors in the gold supply chain.

Conférence sur la mobilisation d'investissement dans les infrastructures et l'agriculture en Afrique

Cette réunion a exploré les moyens d'accélération des réformes destinées à améliorer le climat des affaires en Afrique et a identifié les principaux défis et les conditions d’un accroissement de l’investissement dans des secteurs essentiels au renforcement des ses capacités productives

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• Conference on mobilising investment in infrastructure and agriculture in Africa

Inventory of investment measures taken between 16 September 2010 and 15 February 2011

This report covers investment measures taken between 16 September 2010 and 15 February 2011. Information presented in this report has also been used for two joint reports by WTO, OECD and UNCTAD, released on 14 June and 4 November 2010, respectively, in response to the G20 Leaders' request of 2 April 2009 for quarterly public reporting on their adherence to their trade and investment policy commitments.

Policies for investment in Africa's agriculture

Many African countries are attractive destinations for agricultural investment. African governments are working to strengthen their capacities to design policies that will enhance the development returns of more and better investment in agriculture.