News & Events

The OECD Competition Committee adopts Guidelines for Fighting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement

12-Mar-2009

The Guidelines, which draw on the experience of more than 30 countries, provide the most comprehensive strategy available today for designing tenders to hinder bid rigging conspiracies and for uncovering existing conspiracies. They can be applied in a decentralised manner across government at both national and local levels and are simple enough for use by officials with no specialised economics or competition policy training. 

Israel joins OECD Anti-bribery Convention

11-Mar-2009

On 11 March 2009, Israel became the 38th signatory to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention which outlaws bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions. Israel’s accession to the Convention represents an important commitment to the international fight against corruption.

OECD Journal of Competition Law and Policy, Volume 9/No.3

02-Mar-2009

This Issue includes: Cartels - Sanctions against individuals; Prosecuting cartels without direct evidence of agreement; Korea - Updated report on competition law and institutions

Corporate Governance Lessons from the Financial Crisis

25-Feb-2009

This new report analyses the impact of failures and weaknesses in corporate governance on the financial crisis, including risk management systems and executive salaries.

OECD’s Gurría calls for strong competition policy to speed recovery

19-Feb-2009

Governments must resist protectionism and keep markets open to competition as they seek ways to get their economies going again, according to OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría.

OECD’s Gurría welcomes G7 move to establish set of ethical principles on global business

16-Feb-2009

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has welcomed the decision by G7 Finance Ministers to work towards setting up a set of common principles on integrity, transparency and propriety in global financial and business transactions.

Statement on IMF-OECD-World Bank seminar on the response to the crisis and exit strategies

13-Feb-2009

In a statement issued today (12 February 2009), the OECD, the IMF and the World Bank underscored the urgent need for measures to restore banks’ lending capacity and for fiscal stimulus to combat the economic crisis. They also warned against protectionist policies, which they said would slow down global recovery. The statement was issued following a joint seminar held at OECD headquarters on 4 February 2009 to discuss the response to the crisis.

OECD launches Private Pensions Outlook

12-Feb-2009

As the role of private pension systems grows in importance, the OECD is monitoring their development and reviewing their performance in an international context. This new publication provides essential data on investments, membership, benefits, and industry structure based on the latest official statistics available, as well as featuring a special report on the implications of the financial crisis for pensions and private pensions policy.

Reform private pensions, says OECD

12-Feb-2009

Private pension funds should be more transparent and better regulated. Their governance and risk management need to be much improved, according to a new OECD report, Private Pensions Outlook.

OECD publishes study on State-Owned Enterprises in China

03-Feb-2009

This study of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in China examines trends in SOEs shares of the national economy, sectoral distribution, listing on stock exchanges and internationalisation.   

3rd OECD Forum on African Public Debt Management

from 04-Dec-2008 to 05-Sep-2008

This year the forum discussions focused on an exchange of information on ongoing activities regarding African Public Debt Management and Bond Markets,  it took place in Paris, and was organised  back-to-back with the 18th OECD Global Forum on Public Debt Management.

18th OECD Global Forum on Public Debt Management and Emerging Government Securities Markets

from 03-Dec-2008 to 04-Dec-2008

Held in Paris back-to-back with the forum on African Public Debt Management, discussions focused on sovereign asset liability management, the use of short-term government paper and regional roundtables on challenges and opportunities for issuers in view of the credit/liquidity crisis.

Latin-American Regional Conference: Commitment and Co-operation in the Fight Against Corruption and Transnational Bribery

from 29-Sep-2008 to 30-Sep-2008

This conference aimed to reaffirm regional commitment to fighting corruption and upholding international standards, foster exchange of information and improve co-operation, and contribute to countries’ national anti-bribery strategies.

High-level meeting on economic and governance policy reforms in Iraq

from 08-Jul-2008 to 10-Jul-2008

High-level representatives from the Government of Iraq and OECD-member countries met in Paris on 08-10 July 2008 to discuss Iraq's investment climate, anti-corruption policies and aid management -- three issues identified as priorities by Iraqi officials during prior meetings held under the framework of the International Compact with Iraq. The meeting was organised by the MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Iraq.

Working Party on Public Debt Management

from 14-Oct-2008 to 15-Oct-2008

Discussions at the annual meeting of the Working Party focused on sovereign asset liability management, impact of international investors on domestic government bond markets and changes in the use of short-term government paper.

OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions: Mombasa, Kenya, 30-31 October 2008

from 30-Oct-2008 to 31-Oct-2008

The OECD/IOPS Global Forum addressed a wide range of issues of high relevance to national policy debate on retirement savings in both developed and emerging economies. Special attention was devoted to developments in the pension industry on the African continent.

Keynote presentation by Professor John G. Ruggie

from 24-Jun-2008 to 25-Jun-2008

Professor John G. Ruggie, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Business and Human Rights, delivered the keynote presentation on the occasion of the 8th annual meeting of National Contact Points in Paris on 24 June 2008.

Eastern European and Central Asian countries gather in Tbilisi to step up their fight against corruption

Senior government officials, non-governmental and business groups from almost 30 countries will meet on 25-27 June 2008 in Tbilisi, Georgia, at the 7th General Meeting of the OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN) to step up their fight against corruption.

Network on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises in Asia, 19-20 April 2007, Cebu, the Philippines

from 19-Apr-2006 to 20-Apr-2006

The Asia Network on Corporate Governance of SOEs met on 19-20 April 2007 in Cebu, the Philippines. This second meeting focused on the role of the board and the relations with stakeholders (two chapters of the OECD guidelines on corporate governance of state owned enterprises, namely the responsibilities of the boards and relations with stakeholders in chapters VI and IV).

OECD Secretary-General opens the 2008 International Corporate Goverance Network (ICGN) Conference

from 18-Jun-2008 to 20-Jun-2008

This event, which took place in Seoul, focused on the globalisation of capital markets and its impact on corporate governance. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, gave a keynote address on the progress of international corporate governance reform and next steps.