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03-Dec-2009
The OECD has established a set of key principles to guide financial policy makers as they look to fundamental reform that will achieve strong, resilient financial systems that play their part in driving economic growth.
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24-Nov-2009
The corporate governance landscape has changed significantly through increased state ownership as governments had to recapitalize financial and other institutions during the crisis. OECD has examined national practices and published its conclusions.
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23-Nov-2009
“The OECD is pleased to see the commitment being made by the UK government to the fight against foreign bribery,” Mr Gurría said.
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20-Nov-2009
In 2009, Colombia celebrates 50 years of competition law. The Peer Review of Competition Law and Policy in Colombia , jointly published by OECD and the IDB, assesses the development and application of Colombia’s law over the last few years and the expected outcomes of its reform earlier this year. The report also provides recommendations for further reforms. This report is available in Spanish .
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01-Aug-2011
This Toolkit helps governments too eliminate barriers to competition by identifying unnecessary restraints on market activities and developing alternative, less restrictive measures that still achieve government policy objectives.
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19-Nov-2009
This article provides an overview of the guarantees that have been expanded and/or introduced as part of the policy packages implemented in response to the recent financial crisis and discusses the costs and benefits of this expansion, as well as issues related to the exit from “unusual” types or levels of guarantees.
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17-Nov-2009
This Recommendation calls for governments to identify existing or proposed public policies that unduly restrict competition and to revise them by adopting more pro-competitive alternatives.
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27-Oct-2009
This article discusses vulnerabilities in selected segments of the insurance sector and identifies specific issues related to the role of the insurance sector in the current financial crisis.
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26-Oct-2009
Pension funds staged a partial recovery in the first half of 2009, generating investment returns of 3.5% in nominal terms. But, as of 30 June 2009, total pension funds assets still remained 14% below their December 2007 levels, according to the latest edition of OECD Pensions Markets in Focus.
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19-Oct-2009
The OECD and the World Bank today announced the preliminary results of their project evaluating the financial performance of pension funds around the world.
The project aims to examine how to measure financial performance of pension funds taking into account the link between participants’ benefits to the performance of financial markets.
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Events
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from 29-Oct-2008 to 30-Oct-2008
The launch of the Working Group on Taxation of the South East Europe Investment Committee on 29-30 October 2008 in Vienna recognises the sovereignty of tax policy in the consideration of policy reform prioritisation in South East Europe. The working group specifically focuses on the tax component of the Investment Reform Index to provide a basis for identifying areas where the OECD may provide technical assistance.
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from 20-May-2009 to 21-May-2009
Taking place in Bangkok, this year's meeting focussed on implementation of the Policy Brief on priorities and recommendations for improving the corporate governance of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Asia using case studies on good practice from around the Asia region.
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from 26-Apr-2009 to 30-Mar-2009
This conference will concentrate on the following issues on which the OECD has developed substantial policy work and expertise over the last years: corporate governance of insurance companies, the role of financial intermediaries in financial education and annuities and pension.
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from 24-Jun-2009 to 26-Jun-2009
The Third OECD Regional Workshop on African Debt Management and Bond Markets was held on 24-26 June 2009. The workshop provided another opportunity to African countries to discuss and debate practical market-infrastructure issues which are of major concern for debt managers in the African debt markets.
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on 18-Mar-2009
This consultation addressed the role of corporate governance in the financial crisis, focusing on monitoring, implementation and enforcement of standards and codes, as well as specific areas for improvement.
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from 27-May-2009 to 28-May-2009
After a successful launch in 2008, the Southern African State Owned Enterprise Network met again on 27-28 May 2009 in Maputo, Mozambique. The substantive issues on the agenda included appropriate legal and regulatory frameworks for SOEs, relations with stakeholders and the equitable treatment of minority shareholders.
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The financial crisis highlighted many corporate governance failures. The OECD is working with governments and industry to develop and put in place more effective corporate governance standards.
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from 19-Feb-2009 to 20-Feb-2009
The 8th OECD Global Forum on Competition brought together senior competition officials from around the world to discuss the importance of competition and the role of competition authorities in the global economy, including: potential conflicts between competition policy and national champions; the impact of the informal economy on competitive markets; the balance between the public interest and competition policy in times of economic crisis; and how young competition agencies can best learn from more experienced colleagues.
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from 02-Mar-2009 to 03-Mar-2009
The 10th Tokyo Roundtable focused on the impact of the global financial crisis on Asia and the Asian response, as well as the implications of current market turmoil on stock and bond markets and unregulated entities; products and markets; financial education and awareness; regulatory efficiency and corporate governance.
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