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06-Dec-2006
Final data on aid flows in 2005 reveal that underlying aid flows to the poorest countries in sub-Saharan Africa have stalled. Official development assistance from members of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee, which groups the world’s major donors, reached USD 106.8 billion in 2005, a record high.
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24-Nov-2006
Multinational enterprises investing in countries characterised by weak or non-existent government need to take special care in handling a range of risks and ethical dilemmas not usually encountered in countries with stronger governance arrangements. OECD's Risk Awareness Tool for Multinational Enterprises in Weak Governance Zones is designed to help them.
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23-Nov-2006
The Czech Republic needs to establish liability against legal persons for foreign bribery without delay and put in place sanctions that are effective, proportionate and dissuasive, according to a report by the OECD’s Working Group on Bribery.
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09-Nov-2006
New Zealand should strengthen its fight against the bribery of foreign public officials by expanding corporate liability for the criminal offence of foreign bribery, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.
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09-Nov-2006
South Eastern European countries should step up their fight against corruption, further encourage competition and intensify regional co-operation on trade in order to attract more and better foreign direct investment, according to a new OECD report.
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31-Oct-2006
Given the very frequent occurrence of the umbrella clause in modern investment treaties, and the different language used in these treaties, this working paper aims to improve an understanding of the interpretations of this clause and thereby assist treaty negotiators and parties in taking informed decisions.
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10-Oct-2006
The UN Secretary General’s Special Representative on business and human rights has just published a survey of the human rights practices of the Fortune Global 500 companies. The survey results include information on the Global 500 companies’ references to external instruments, including to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
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21-Sep-2006
Held in Paris on 19 June 2006, the Roundtable explored the theme of “Developing a proactive approach to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises”. Discussion focused on partnerships for promoting the Guidelines and encouraging the adoption of responsible business practices, as well as using dialogue under the Guidelines to create “win-win” situations for companies and host societies.
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18-Sep-2006
In a statement to the International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting in Singapore on 17 September 2006, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría reviews the world economic outlook and calls on countries to work together to head off a possible resurgence of international investment protectionism.
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16-Aug-2006
These opening remarks by the OECD Secretary-General at the OECD Tokyo Policy Forum on Investing for Development focus on the two overarching themes that run through the Policy Framework for Investment (PFI) - that the PFI is a statement of good policy for attracting investment and that it aims to contribute to the prosperity of countries and their citizens and the fight against poverty.
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