First MENA-OECD Investment Steering Group Meeting

Amman, Jordan, 30 June-1 July 2004. This meeting focused on key areas of the MENA investment programme: promoting transparent and open investment policies; investment strategies in support of diversification; providing a tax framework for investment; improving corporate ...

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines: A Users Guide to Synergies

This users guide was developed by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in co-operation with, and approved by, the OECD Investment Committee.

Roundtable on Corporate Responsibility: Encouraging the Positive Contribution of Business to Environment

16 June 2004, Paris, France. In conjunction with the 2004 Annual Meeting, National Contact Points held a Roundtable on Corporate Responsibility which focused on encouraging the positive contribution of business to environment through the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Russia discusses OECD policy options to boost foreign direct investment

Senior officials from the Russian Federation and from OECD countries met in Paris on 14 June 2004 to discuss recommendations designed to boost foreign direct investment in Russia.

The Istanbul Ministerial Declaration on Fostering the Growth of Innovative and Internationally Competitive SMEs

The Istanbul Ministerial Declaration on Fostering the Growth of Innovative and Internationally Competitive SMEs

Strengths and Weaknesses of SME Statistics Systems: The Users' Perspective

OECD presentation of identified key issues, Special Workshop on "SME Statistics: Towards a More Systematic Statistical Measurement of SME Behaviour", 2nd OECD Conference of Ministers responsible for SMEs, Istanbul, 3-5 June 2004

Segunda Conferencia de la OCDE de Ministros encargados de Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas (PyMEs): Resumen ejecutivo de los informes de base

2nd OECD Conference of Ministers responsible for SMEs - Executive Summary of Background Reports - Spanish translation

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2nd OECD Conference of Ministers Responsible for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Documentation & Presentations

Documentation for the 2nd OECD Conference of Ministers responsible for SMEs: "Promoting Entrepreneursip and Innovative SMEs in a Global Economy - Towards a More Responsible and Inclusive Globalisation" (Istanbul, 3-5 June 2004)

Small and Medium Enterprises in Turkey: Issues and Policies

SMEs play a particularly important role in the Turkish economy. The government authorities have for many years carried out a variety of programmes to support them. The design and implementation of such programmes have received increasing attention since Turkey joined the Customs Union with the EU.

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Zweite OECD-Konferenz der für Klein- und Mittelunternehmen (KMU) zuständigen Minister: Zusammenfassung der Hintergrunddokumente

2nd OECD Conference of Ministers responsible for SMEs: Executive Summary of the Background Reports - German translation

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