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The OECD will release good practices for enhanced risk awareness and education on insurance issues in 2008

23-Jan-2008

After taking into consideration comments and updates received during the public consultation held between 26 June and 1 September 2007, the OECD will release `Good Practices for Enhanced Risk Awareness and Education on Insurance Issues’ and a background report in 2008.

OECD Working Group on Bribery Launches Public Consultation

14-Jan-2008

The OECD Working Group on Bribery invites public comment on its consultation paper: Review of the OECD Instruments on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions Ten Years after Adoption.

OECD questions Turkey's implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

08-Jan-2008

The OECD Working Group on Bribery has serious concerns about Turkey's implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. Turkey, a Party to the Convention since 2000, has yet to implement key elements of the Convention, including introducing corporate liability for the bribery of foreign public officials and effectively enforcing its foreign bribery offence.

OECD anti-corruption work honoured by international awards

19-Dec-2007

Key participants involved in OECD's work in the global fight against corruption have been honoured by two prestigious bodies, Transparency International in its 2007 Integrity Awards and African investor magazine in its annual African Investor Awards.

Brazil should strengthen corporate liability laws on foreign bribery, says OECD

18-Dec-2007

Brazil should rapidly amend its legislation to make companies directly liable for the payment of bribes to foreign public officials, and to ensure that effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions are applicable, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.

OECD releases the 2007 update of the user's guide for the OECD Codes of Liberalisation

10-Dec-2007

This users' guide aims to provide an easily accessible summary of the principles of the OECD Codes of Liberalisation of Capital Movements and of Current Invisible Operations, as well as technical commentary to the understandings and interpretations developed in their implementation.

OECD, Arab countries to enter new phase of co-operation on investment, governance

29-Nov-2007

OECD and Arab countries are to enter a new phase of co-operation on investment and governance policies, following a three-day meeting in Cairo of ministers and senior officials responsible for the MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development.

Arab, OECD countries launch new initiatives to promote investment in MENA region

27-Nov-2007

Arab and OECD countries are launching new initiatives to promote investment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including a women business leaders' forum and a landmark "MENA 500 Companies" publication presenting the region's leading commercial groups, as part of an ongoing drive to boost economic growth through their MENA-OECD Investment Programme.

More political commitment needed to fight international corruption, says OECD Secretary-General

21-Nov-2007

"Much more needs to be done" to fight international corruption, said OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría today at a conference in Rome to mark the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.

OECD Anti-Corruption Division wins “Highly Commended” Award in Smart Regulation category of the 2007 Africa Investor Awards

12-Nov-2007

In his acceptance speech, Patrick Moulette, Head of the OECD Anti-Corruption Division, highlights the benefits that South Africa’s membership of the Convention will bring to the fight against corruption in Africa.




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