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08-Feb-2011
This review of corporate governance in Chile describes the corporate governance setting including the structure and ownership concentration of listed companies and the structure and operation of the state-owned sector. It also examines the legal and regulatory framework and company practices.
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07-Feb-2011
Ten years ago, corporate governance was a nascent concept in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This article charts the evolution of corporate governance across the MENA region over this time and proposes potential avenues for future work in this area.
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07-Feb-2011
This article looks at the types of risks that may be associated with complex financial groups and analyses the available policy options for satisfying the core policy objectives of safety and soundness, systemic stability, and conduct of business.
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03-Feb-2011
Europe has been beset by an interrelated banking crisis and sovereign debt crisis. Bond spreads faced by Greece and Ireland, and to a lesser extent Portugal followed by Spain, have increased. This paper explores these issues from the perspective of financial markets, focusing mainly on these 4 countries.
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Central Asia: More diversified and competitive economies would attract investors
26-Jan-2011
Economic diversification and increased competitiveness could make Central Asia a new frontier of economic opportunity for global investors, says a new OECD report to be presented tomorrow at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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16-Jan-2012
This report documents procurement regulations and practices in Mexico and makes policy recommendations in procurement areas such as market studies, co-ordination with other parts of government and training activities.
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21-Jan-2011
The Working Group on Bribery adopted a Phase 1ter Report on the United Kingdom’s Bribery Act 2010 on 16 December 2010.
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11-Jan-2011
Jointly developed by IOPS and the OECD, these good practices aim to outline the main features of risk management systems which pension funds employ. They cover the role of management, investment risk, funding risk and operational risk and risk management mechanisms. They also provide guidance for pension fund regulators and supervisors on how to check that such systems are not only in place but are operating effectively.
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21-Dec-2010
Representatives of the financial services sector met in October 2010 to discuss sovereign debt challenges faced by banking systems and bond markets. This article summarises these discussions which covered the current outlook and risks - including capital flows and global rebalancing, sovereign risks and challenges for the banking sector.
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21-Dec-2010
Southeast Asian economies have shown considerable resilience during the current global financial and economic crisis due to national and regional policy responses to the Asian Crisis of 1997/98 that improved the soundness of banking systems, strengthened frameworks to deal with foreign currency liquidity problems, and developed bond markets. This paper discusses the economies and financial systems of Southeast Asia, focusing on current challenges and developments in the region.
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Events
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on 01-Nov-2010
The first OECD investment policy review of Indonesia highlights priority actions Indonesia can implement to improve the business environment and attract new foreign investors. Both this report and the latest economic survey of Indonesia were released by the OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría at a launch event in Jakarta on 1 November 2010.
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on 25-Oct-2010
SMEs make a significant contribution to job creation and drive expansion and innovation in a number of sectors that are key for growth and development. This Working Group meeting focused on SME policy development in Eastern Partnership countries.
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from 20-Jan-2011 to 21-Jan-2011
This forum is a round-table meeting where public debt managers from the OECD area discuss in an in-depth fashion OECD practices, experiences, and policies in the field of government debt management and the development of government and corporate securities markets with their counter-parts from non-OECD countries.
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on 04-Oct-2010
Professor John Ruggie conducted a special consultation with the 42 adhering governments to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and other stakeholders to discuss the potential role of the Guidelines in the operationalisation of the UN “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework.
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on 11-Oct-2010
The UN OSAA, OECD and NEPAD have joined forces to improve international and regional co-operation for growth and development in Africa. This partnership and the first results of their joint work were launched at a public briefing and press conference at UN Headquarters in New York on 11 October.
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from 25-Oct-2010 to 26-Oct-2010
The "Guide on Fighting Abusive Related Party Transactions in Asia" was released in 2009. This meeting focused on challenges associated with implementing recommendations in the Guide.
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from 18-Nov-2010 to 19-Nov-2010
This ASEAN-OECD conference provided an excellent international platform to explore major themes in the area of investment policy reforms, ASEAN investment attractiveness and competitiveness, the role of international investment agreements in ASEAN, and strategic approaches to leverage the positive impact of increasing investment on development.
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from 27-Sep-2010 to 28-Sep-2010
Co-organised by the Chilean Ministry of Finance and the OECD, this meeting focused on investment policy issues in Latin America from a Latin American perspective, taking into account the social and economic development needs and objectives of the region.
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from 04-Oct-2010 to 05-Oct-2010
This meeting took place in Paris and discussions at this meeting included: debt structure and risk metrics; crisis experiences and lessons for debt management from the OECD area; and the measurement of sovereign risk.
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from 29-Sep-2010 to 30-Sep-2010
Jointly organised by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the OECD in Nairobi, Kenya, key players in the supply chain of tin-tantalum-tungsten and gold, government representatives and international and civil society organisations met to finalise the due diligence guidance on responsible supply chain management of conflict minerals.
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