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04-Aug-2008
The OECD is inviting public comment on draft guidelines to help pensions regulators and supervisory authorities improve pension fund governance. They are part of a broader OECD effort to strengthen public confidence in private pension systems.
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31-Jul-2008
Russia’s international investment flows reached record levels in 2007, with USD 52 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, but more needs to be done to improve the investment climate, according to a new OECD report.
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31-Jul-2008
Peru has become the 41st adherent to the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises, in recognition of its impressive progress in pursuing investment policy reforms to improve the country's business climate and reduce poverty.
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30-Jul-2008
More than 30 representatives of civil society, the private sector, multi-lateral institutions and the legal profession met with the Working Group on Bribery on 16 June. Individuals and organisations had an opportunity to clarify and expand upon their written responses to the Consultation Paper on the review of the OECD anti-bribery instruments. The ongoing review of the anti-bribery instruments is tentatively due for completion in the first half of 2009.
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28-Jul-2008
The Investment Compact for South East Europe and the Regional Co-operation Council have launched a partnership to boost South East Europe's business climate. Both partners and governments of the region have agreed to introduce an integrated approach to reform that will involve evaluations of business climate policy, agreement on priorities and capacity building to improve competitiveness in the region.
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09-Jul-2008
Argentina should promptly establish effective liability and sanctions for companies for the offence of foreign bribery and significantly improve its capacity to investigate and prosecute the offence, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.
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03-Jul-2008
Estonia should take measures in both the public and private sectors to prevent, detect, and raise awareness of foreign bribery, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.
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03-Jul-2008
Estonia has focused its anti-corruption efforts to date on domestic bribery only, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery. The Estonian public and private sectors accordingly have very low awareness of the foreign bribery offence and the OECD Convention.
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03-Jul-2008
In March 2008, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) published proposed changes to International Accounting Standard No. 19 (IAS 19). If enacted, these changes are expected to have a significant impact on company financials on a global basis. This paper identifies and discusses some of the proposed changes, as well as their likely impact on exchange-listed companies reporting in accordance with IAS 19.
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30-Jun-2008
The OECD Competition Committee debated Guidance to Business on Monopolisation and Abuse of Dominance in June 2007. This document includes an executive summary and the documents from the meeting: written submissions from the Czech Republic, the European Commission, Finland, Ireland, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, South Africa, Chinese Taipei, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States as well as an aide-memoire of the discussion.
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Events
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from 26-Feb-2007 to 27-Feb-2007
Hyderabad, India, 26-27 February 2007. This conference, organised under the auspices of the OECD International Network on the Financial Management of Large Scale Catastrophes was hosted by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) of India, with the sponsorship of the Government of Japan and the General Insurance Corporation of India.
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on 17-Jan-2007
Will China remain open to foreign investment? What sort of investor will China be abroad? Click here to read the questions and answers from this online debate with OECD economist Ken Davies about investment and China.
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from 06-Dec-2006 to 07-Dec-2006
The 16th OECD Global Forum on Public Debt Management which took place in Amsterdam on 6-7 December 2006 focused on recent trends and developments in public debt management in emerging markets; the role of retail instruments in issuing strategies and risk management of government debt.
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on 01-Dec-2006
The Symposium explored the importance of financial literacy and what's happening in New Zealand and overseas.
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on 09-Nov-2006
The OECD international seminar on "Pension Fund Regulation and Risk Management", sponsored by Risklab and Allianz Global Investors (AGI), was held back to back with the OECD Global Forum on Private Pension in Istanbul, Turkey on 9 November 2006.
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from 10-Dec-2008 to 11-Dec-2008
Organised in Kampala, this meeting explored measures for implementing concrete plans for sustainably improving the investment climates in African countries. An expert roundtable on investment in transport infrastructure and regional integration identified the factors that are holding investment back in African countries’ transport sector, drawing on experience sharing and best practices.
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from 29-Nov-2006 to 30-Nov-2006
This Conference, convened under the auspices of Russia' G8 Presidency, will be held in Moscow on 29-30 November 2006. The aim of the conference is to recognise the increased need for financial education in both developed and developing countries.
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from 07-Nov-2006 to 08-Nov-2006
7-8 November 2006, Istanbul, Turkey. The Forum aimed to inform and enlighten the current policy debate on major issues related to private pension reform and encouraged an exchange of experiences derived from innovative policies and programmes across the countries participating.
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from 06-Nov-2006 to 07-Nov-2006
Organised in Istanbul, Turkey, the 2006 Global Forum on International Investment focused on international investor participation in infrastructure and investment policy using the Policy Framework for Investment.
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from 15-May-2006 to 16-May-2006
A new Asia Network is developing into a high-level hub for a structured policy dialogue on corporate governance of State Owned Enterprises, using the OECD Guidelines as a framework for discussion.
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