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OECD Secretary-General stresses governments’ role in anti-corruption drive

18-Jan-2007

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría stressed the important role of governments in preserving the credibility and integrity of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, at the session of the OECD Working Group on Bribery held in Paris on 16-18 January 2007.

Opening Remarks by the Secretary-General at the Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions

17-Jan-2007

Opening Remarks by the Secretary-General at the meeting of the Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions.

The OECD urges Ukraine to strengthen its fight against corruption

15-Dec-2006

Ukraine needs to urgently tackle corruption in political and judicial circles as part of a broad campaign to strengthen its fight against corruption, according to a new report by the OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

OECD recommends China to reconsider its new rules on cross-border mergers and acquisitions

11-Dec-2006

China should reconsider some of its new regulations and policies concerning cross-border mergers and acquisitions that were introduced on 9 November 2006 by the National Development and Reform Commission, according to a new OECD report.

Recent developments in China's policies towards cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

08-Dec-2006

This supplement to the 2006 Investment Policy Review of China  provides an assessment of the latest developments in China's policies towards cross-border M&As. It is a contribution to the OECD’s co-operation with China to promote transparent and non-discriminatory investment policies in support of China’s development.

DAC Chair calls on donors to deliver on their Gleneagles commitments

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.

OECD's risk awareness tool offers guidance for multinationals in “weak governance” zones

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.

The OECD urges the Czech Republic to introduce liability of legal persons for foreign bribery in order to meet the requirements of the OECD Convention

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.

New Zealand should strengthen laws to hold companies more accountable for foreign bribery, says OECD

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.

South East Europe should do more to attract foreign investment, says OECD

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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