Consultation on an update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

Organised in Paris on 8 December 2009, this consultation sought the views of stakeholders on the priority areas for an update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, including needs and options for specific revisions of both the substantive and procedural provisions of this instrument.

8th Global Forum on International Investment - International investment for a stronger, cleaner, fairer global economy

Organised in Paris on 7-8 December 2009, this event focused on 2 core elements of any strategy aimed at ending the crisis and achieving sustainable, long-term economic growth: the need to improve investment environments around the world and the need to avoid the spread of investment protectionism.

Workshop on Market Distorting Factors in the Shipbuilding Sector, Paris, 3-4 December 2009 - Programme and presentations

Description of the OECD Workshop on Market Distorting Factors in the Shipbuilding Sector, Paris, 3-4 December 2009.

Objectives of the Workshop on Market Distorting Factors in the Shipbuilding Sector, 3-4 December 2009

Description of the purpose of the Workshop.

67th Session of the Steel Committee

68th Session of the OECD Steel Committee meeting

Presentations made at the 68th Session of the Steel Committee on 6-7 May 2010.

2009 NEPAD-OECD High-Level Meeting and Expert Roundtable

The 2009 NEPAD-OECD meetings focused on mobilising financial resources in Africa against the crisis and on boosting private investment in African energy infrastructure, drawing on country experiences and best practices to identify and address the factors holding back investment in African countries’ energy sectors.

Mobilising financial resources - Boosting energy investment and carbon finance in Africa

NEPAD-OECD Ministerial Meeting & Expert Roundtable, 11-12 November 2009, Johannesburg, South Africa. Mobilising Financial Resources - Boosting Energy Investment & Carbon Finance in Africa.

Conference on corporate responsibility in Asia: Why responsible business conduct matters

Co-organised by OECD and ESCAP in Bangkok, this conference focused on OECD and Asian country responses to the main challenges in responsible business conduct, with a special focus on climate change, finance and education.

11th OECD Roundtable on Freedom of Investment, National Security and “Strategic” Industries: Summary of discussions

Organised in Paris on 7 October 2009, discussions at this roundtable focused on a review of recent investment policy developments in participating countries and foreign state immunity.