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OECD adopts stronger environmental rules for export credits

13-Jun-2007

OECD countries have agreed to a Recommendation that calls for stronger environment-related requirements for export deals to qualify for export credit backing from their governments’ Export Credit Agencies (ECAs).

Export processing zones: Past and future role in trade and development

04-Jun-2007

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 53.  This paper on Export processing zones provides an overview on the current trends surrounding EPZs, a review of the economic costs and benefits of EPZs and an analysis from the rules perspective that focuses on the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.

OECD Trade Policy Working Papers

14-May-2007

Full series of OECD Policy Working Papers on Trade Policy.

Review of export credit rules for civil aircraft

04-May-2007

The Parties to the review of the Sector Understanding on export credits for civil aircraft met in Paris last week at the OECD to progress their negotiations for a revision of the current rules which are annexed to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits.

Linkages between foreign direct investment, trade and trade policy - An economic analysis with application to the food sector in OECD countries and case studies in Ghana, Mozambique, Tunisia and Uganda

24-Apr-2007

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 50.  Through empirical analysis and case studies, this document explores the relationships amongst foreign direct investment, trade and trade-related policies in OECD and four African countries.

Regulatory reform and market openness: Processes to assess effectively the trade and investment impact of regulation

20-Mar-2007

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 48.  This study seeks to identify regulatory processes, tools and policies adopted by OECD countries in order to assess the effects of domestic regulation on trade and investment and to ensure that the regulatory environment is supportive of an open market and improves trade and investment opportunities.

Farm support low in major emerging markets but protectionist pressure rising - OECD report

15-Mar-2007

Government support to agriculture is far lower in the major emerging economies than on average in the developed countries of the OECD. But it is nevertheless rising as pressure mounts to protect farmers in an increasingly competitive global marketplace, says a new OECD report.

Using Market Mechanisms to Manage Fisheries: Smoothing the Path

30-May-2006

In demystifying the concept of market-like insruments, this study explains how to make better use of market-like insruments in fisheries management by identifying practical steps that can be taken to further their use.

CSR and trade: Informing consumers about social and environmental conditions of globalised production (Part I and II)

12-Jan-2007

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 47 (Part I and Part II).  This paper investigates communication strategies used to inform consumers about the social and environmental conditions under which products sold in OECD markets are produced.

A new OECD Recommendation has been adopted by the OECD Council to deter bribery in officially supported export credits

20-Dec-2006

A new OECD Recommendation has been adopted by the OECD Council to deter bribery in officially supported export credits; the Recommendation builds on experience gained since the implementation of the 2000 Action Statement on anti-bribery measures agreed by the OECD Member countries of the Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees.




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