Second MENA-OECD Investment Steering Group Meeting

Amman, Jordan, 15 September 2004. The primary purpose of this meeting was to build on the momentum created by the first meeting of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme, reaffirming decisions, broadening participation/support and launching the initial phase of the Action Plan agreed at Amman.

Investment incentives and Foreign Direct Investment in selected ASEAN countries

ASEAN is perhaps the developing country region that has been the most successful at attracting foreign direct investment and at incorporating foreign firms into national development strategies. There has nevertheless been a secular decline in investments in the region by multinational enterprises which began in some countries even before the Asian financial crisis in 1997. This trend, together with far greater investment going into

Hilfeleistungen zur Aids-Bekämpfung steigen

Eine neue Studie des OECD-Ausschusses für Entwicklungshilfe (DAC) und des Gemeinsamen Programms der Vereinten Nationen zu HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) zeigt einen eindeutigen Trend in Richtung einer Erhöhung der Hilfeleistungen bei der Aids-Bekämpfung.

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A new study by the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) demonstrates a clear trend toward rising aid donations to fight HIV/AIDS.

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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.

Focus on aid in support of HIV/AIDS control

Statistics on Official Development Assistance (ODA) in support of HIV/AIDS control. Data is based on donors’ reporting on ODA commitments and disbursements to the Creditor Reporting System (CRS) Aid Activity Database.

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.

Effektivität der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit des größten europäischen Geberlandes verbesserungsbedürftig

Der Prüfbericht des OECD-Ausschusses für Entwicklungshilfe über die französische Entwicklungspolitik und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (EZ) würdigte den Anstieg der für die öffentliche Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (ODA)...

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