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News & Events
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27-Jun-2008
Speech delivered by Jørgen Elmeskov, Acting Head of the OECD Economics Department, at the Wirtschaftsrat Economic conference: Growth engine world economy: Seizing chances - controlling risks which took place on 18 June 2008 in Berlin, Germany.
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25-Jun-2008
Portugal can benefit more from globalisation. This requires further reducing the cost of doing business, promoting competition and improving regulations in infrastructure sectors that provide services to firms.
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23-Jun-2008
How do South Africa’s anti-bribery laws conform to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention? This report evaluates whether the legal texts through which South Africa has implemented the Anti-Bribery Convention meet the standards set by the Convention and 1997 Revised Recommendation, and highlights actions to implement the 1996 Recommendation on the tax deductibility of bribes to foreign public officials. The report also describes features of South Africa’s framework for enforcing the Anti-Bribery Convention.
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16-Jun-2008
Summary of the 102nd Meeting of the Participants to the Arrangement on 23-24 April 2008.
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10-Jun-2008
As ongoing corporate bribery investigations and scandals make headlines around the world, Transparency International (TI) has published a working paper on the OECD’s Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, a set of social, labour, environmental and anti-corruption standards for transnational companies. This working paper explains the Guidelines and their relevance in fighting corruption in the private sector. Case studies illustrate recent instances when civil society has filed complaints in different countries related to bribery and other violations.
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07-Jul-2008
The Commercial Interest Reference Rates for Civil Aircraft valid from 15 July to 14 August 2008 have been published.
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06-Jun-2008
As an essential part of its review, the Working Group on Bribery conducted a three-month online consultation with stakeholders and partners on the effectiveness of the OECD anti-bribery instruments since their adoption ten years ago. This consultation process aims to assist the Working Group in its analysis on ways to improve the current OECD anti-bribery system. Responses received are now available online.
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Events
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from 27-Mar-2008 to 28-Mar-2008
What can developing countries do to attract more and better investment? And how can the momentum of investment globalisation be maintained amid rising protectionism?
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on 21-Nov-2007
Governments and business have made some progress in their fight against corruption since the 1997 signing of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. But is it enough? Is the political commitment expressed by governments being followed up by action?
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from 27-Nov-2007 to 29-Nov-2007
Ministers from Middle East and North African countries and from OECD countries will meet in Cairo on 28-29 November to discuss progress in reforms to encourage investment and improve public governance in the MENA region.
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from 27-Nov-2007 to 29-Nov-2007
Ministers from Middle East and North African countries and from OECD countries will meet in Cairo on 28-29 November to discuss progress in reforms to encourage investment and improve public governance in the MENA region.
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from 20-Nov-2007 to 21-Nov-2007
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary celebration of the adoption of the Anti-Bribery Convention, signatory countries issued a statement reaffirming their commitment to fight bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions.
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from 05-Sep-2007 to 07-Sep-2007
Government representatives and experts from some thirty countries and jurisdictions gathered in Bali, Indonesia, for an international seminar on Asset Recovery and Mutual Legal Assistance. Discussions focused on formal and informal measures to obtain international legal assistance across jurisdictions, particular as this assistance relates to the confiscation and recovery, from foreign jurisdictions, of assets obtained through corrupt practice.
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on 11-Jul-2007
Egypt is to become the first Arab country to sign the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises. This marks a new stage in Egypt's drive to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI).
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on 18-Jun-2007
Organised in Paris, the 2007 Roundtable focused on current trends in corporate responsibility practices and instruments in the financial sector, as well as discussing how the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises can help support efforts to promote corporate responsibility in this sector.
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Global Forum on International Investment VII
27-28 March 2008, Paris, France
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