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23-Jun-2009
This report provides further information on the context in which the OECD has actively taken a leadership role in proposing policy actions related to the protection and awareness of financial consumers in light of the financial crisis, especially through the elaboration of the Good Practices on Financial Education and Awareness Relating to Credit.
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23-Jun-2009
This report provides, further information on the context in
which the OECD has actively taken a leadership role in proposing policy actions related to the protection and awareness of financial consumers in light of the financial crisis, especially through the elaboration of the Good Practices on Financial Education and Awareness Relating to Credit.
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22-Jun-2009
On 19 June 2009, the 38 country Working Group on Bribery adopted a Policy Statement on Bribery in International Business Transactions, reaffirming the importance of the Convention and its implementation.
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18-Jun-2009
The Western Balkans continue making significant progress in the implementation of policies supporting the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to the 2009 SME Policy Index Report released in Brussels on 17 June 2009.
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18-Jun-2009
This report describes issues that must be addressed to restore public confidence in financial markets and to put incentives in place to encourage a prudent balance between risk and the search for return in (broadly-defined) banking.
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03-Jun-2009
With the the global economic crisis, governments are now focused on restoring national economic and employment growth and financial stability which also poses risks for freedom of investment. If they all recognise that open markets will ultimately contribute to a sustainable recovery, they might be tempted to adopt “beggar thy neighbour” policies, including investment protectionism and unfair incentives to attract or retain investments, according to the OECD Secretary-General.
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03-Jun-2009
The current economic crisis has exposed the deficiencies of economic global governance and the risk of having a highly integrated global economy with fragmented global economic decision-making and regulation. To improve our impact, we do need stronger, more inclusive and better coordinated international organisations, warned the OECD Secretary-General.
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18-May-2009
The OECD invited public comments on draft General Guidance on a Policy Framework for Effective and Efficient Financial Regulation and a related High-level Checklist. The General Guidance contains principles that should be adopted or considered to promote an effective and efficient framework for government intervention and regulation in the financial system.
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13-May-2009
The economic crisis has generated an urgent need to restore confidence in our future and make the world economy stronger, cleaner and fairer. There is growing political consensus on the need to develop a set of common principles and standards in order to ensure a more stable and sustainable development of the global economy, according to the OECD Secretary-General.
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21-Apr-2009
This paper discusses responses to the current financial and economic crisis by regulators, supervisors and policy makers in the area of private pensions. It focuses on the role of private pensions in complementing public systems and on how to design pension systems to introduce some degree of protection, improve sustainability of funding, enhance management and supervision, and step up disclosure and communication.
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Events
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from 05-Sep-2007 to 07-Sep-2007
Government representatives and experts from some thirty countries and jurisdictions gathered in Bali, Indonesia, for an international seminar on Asset Recovery and Mutual Legal Assistance. Discussions focused on formal and informal measures to obtain international legal assistance across jurisdictions, particular as this assistance relates to the confiscation and recovery, from foreign jurisdictions, of assets obtained through corrupt practice.
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on 02-Jul-2007
This OECD seminar brought together the heads of the pension protection funds of Germany, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, the USA and the UK for the first time to debate the role that pension protection schemes can play in protecting our retirement income, how they can operate on an economically efficient basis and how they can protect themselves from moral hazard and excessive claims.
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on 18-Jun-2007
Organised in Paris, the 2007 Roundtable focused on current trends in corporate responsibility practices and instruments in the financial sector, as well as discussing how the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises can help support efforts to promote corporate responsibility in this sector.
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from 14-Mar-2007 to 15-Mar-2007
Organised by the World Bank Institute, OECD, and the Belgian government, this two-day event centered on the challenges of creating good governance with the cooperation of the private sector. With more than 400 participants from countries around the world, this event integrated innovative use of technology with an interactive, results-oriented conference format with the hope of creating concrete recommendations for future work.
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from 29-Mar-2007 to 30-Mar-2007
Chairmen of the boards of China’s largest listed companies met with OECD decision-makers to discuss boardroom challenges and how to make improvements, at a meeting hosted by the Shanghai Stock Exchange on 29-30 March, 2007.
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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 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 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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