108th Session of the OECD’s Council Working Party on Shipbuilding,

Description of the 108th session of the OECD’s Council Working Party on Shipbuilding (WP6).

Discussion on the impact of the economic downturn on the shipbuilding industry, 9-10 July 2009

Presentations made during the discussion on the impact of the economic downturn on the shipbuilding industry at the 108th Session of the OECD's Council Working Party on Shipbuilding on 9-10 July 2009.

Global downturn hurts cross-border investments

Following the release of latest figures for foreign direct investment, BNN Canada chats with OECD investment expert, Mike Gestrin.

OECD Roundtable on Corporate Responsibility: Consumer empowerment and responsible business conduct

The 2009 Roundtable on Corporate Responsiblity focused on the responsibilities of multinational companies toward consumers and how consumers can encourage multinational enterprises to live up to the recommendations of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

OECD Steel Committee Meeting 8-9 June 2009

The 66th session of the Steel Committee took place in Paris on 8-9 June 2009.

2nd OECD-Southeast Asia Regional Forum: Enhancing Competitiveness through Regional Integration

Government officials from ASEAN countries and investment experts gathered to discuss on various efforts to create a more attractive investment climate in Southeast Asia at the Forum. OECD’s investment instruments and peer review methods were presented and well received by participants as they can help advance their own agenda of investment policy reforms. The Forum took place in Bangkok, Thailand on 27-28 April 2009.

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.

Turin Round Table to help SMEs deal with the global financial crisis

SMEs are suffering under the credit crunch, with banks demanding tougher loan terms while sales weaken and debtors delay payments. How can governments help? A Round Table organised under the auspices of the OECD to discuss possible policy options will take place on 26-27 March in Turin.

High Level OECD Tourism Committee Meeting

A high level OECD Committee meeting on Tourism in Riva del Garda (Italy) on 9-10 October 2008 involving ministers and industry experts from 27 OECD countries and 12 non-member countries.

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