10th OECD Roundtable on Freedom of Investment, National Security and “Strategic” Industries: Summary of discussions

Organised in Paris on 26 March 2009, discussions at this roundtable focused on a review of recent investment policy developments in participating countries, investment policies and past economic crises, recipient country investment policies relating to national security, and finalising the report for the 2009 OECD ministerial meeting.

Employment and industrial relations - 2008 Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

This Annual Report provides an account of the actions the 41 adhering governments have taken over the 12 months to June 2008 to enhance the contribution of the Guidelines to the improved functioning of the global economy. It also highlights key findings of the High-Level OECD-ILO Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility.

Private Sector Participation in Water Infrastructure: OECD Checklist for Public Action

Many countries have sought the involvement of the private sector to upgrade and develop their water and sanitation infrastructure and improve the efficiency of water systems. This book provides a coherent catalogue of policy directions, including appropriate allocation of roles, risks and responsibilities, framework conditions and contractual arrangements necessary to make the best of private sector participation and to harness more

Private Sector Participation in Water Infrastructure: OECD Checklist for Public Action

This booklet contains practical guidance for governments wishing to engage the private sector in water infrastructure, building on the OECD Principles for Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure. The guidance is presented in the form of a checklist which outlines the main policy considerations unique to private sector participation in the water and sanitation sector. It is extracted from the publication, Private Sector

Responses to the economic and financial crisis and the road to recovery

Latin America has a major role to play in building a new international financial and economic system, since it has accumulated substantial experience in managing financial crises and recovery programs, according to the OECD Secretary-General.

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Respuestas a la crisis económica y financiera y el camino hacia la recuperación

El papel de América Latina en la construcción de un nuevo sistema financiero y económico internacional tiene que ser relevante. La experiencia acumulada en la gestión de crisis financieras y programas de recuperación en la región es importante, según el Secretario general de la OCDE.

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Foreign government-controlled investors and recipient country investment policies: a scoping paper

This paper was prepared to support multilateral discussions of recipient country investment policies towards foreign government-controlled investors (FGCIs) at the eighth and ninth Freedom of Investment (FOI) Roundtables, convened under the auspices of the OECD Investment Committee.

OECD Investment Policy Perspectives

OECD Investment Policy Perspectives focuses on multidisciplinary empirical and analytical research of practical relevance for the global investment policy community.

Investment guarantees and political risk insurance - Institutions, incentives and development

Institutional features and policy practices of investment guarantee programmes - institutional features of the public and private segments of the political risk insurance market - issues of potential relevance for the investment policy community. Typically, international investment projects for which such insurance is sought are located in developing countries. In recent years, the value of investment guarantees has averaged about

Competition law and foreign-government controlled investors

Prepared for the 9th Roundtable on Freedom of Investment, this paper by Secretariat of the Competition Committee describes its perspective on investments by foreign government-controlled investors.