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News
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06-Aug-2009
The Participants to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits have updated their responses [TAD/PG(2009)17/FINAL], as at 30 June 2009, to questions concerning the measures taken at a national level in response to the global financial crisis.
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23-Jul-2009
Guidelines for Recipient Country Investment Policies relating to National Security have been adopted by the OECD to help governments maintain fair treatment of international investors while meeting their countries' security needs.
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22-Jul-2009
The 30 OECD country positions under the legally binding OECD Codes of Liberalisation of Capital Movements and of Current Invisible Operations, as well as the companion OECD National Treatment instrument, have been revised in a report issued by the OECD Council.
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25-Jun-2009
Following the 108th Participants Meeting, the Participants to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits have agreed to some modifications to the rules of the Arrangement.
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25-Jun-2009
Following the 108th Participants Meeting, the Participants to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits have agreed to some modifications to the rules of the Arrangement.
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24-Jun-2009
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into 17 OECD countries, including France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US, fell by 50% in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the last quarter of 2008, according to estimates by the OECD released at the OECD Forum in Paris.
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22-Jun-2009
On 19 June 2009, the 38 country Working Group on Bribery adopted a Policy Statement on Bribery in International Business Transactions, reaffirming the importance of the Convention and its implementation.
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18-Jun-2009
The Western Balkans continue making significant progress in the implementation of policies supporting the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to the 2009 SME Policy Index Report released in Brussels on 17 June 2009.
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03-Jun-2009
With the the global economic crisis, governments are now focused on restoring national economic and employment growth and financial stability which also poses risks for freedom of investment. If they all recognise that open markets will ultimately contribute to a sustainable recovery, they might be tempted to adopt “beggar thy neighbour” policies, including investment protectionism and unfair incentives to attract or retain investments, according to the OECD Secretary-General.
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03-Jun-2009
The current economic crisis has exposed the deficiencies of economic global governance and the risk of having a highly integrated global economy with fragmented global economic decision-making and regulation. To improve our impact, we do need stronger, more inclusive and better coordinated international organisations, warned the OECD Secretary-General.
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Events
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from 06-Nov-2006 to 07-Nov-2006
Organised in Istanbul, Turkey, the 2006 Global Forum on International Investment focused on international investor participation in infrastructure and investment policy using the Policy Framework for Investment.
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from 14-Nov-2005 to 15-Nov-2005
Organised by the OECD Investment Committee in co-operation with APEC, this seminar took place on 14-15 November 2005 in Busan, Korea. Discussions focused on defining investment for development and how to encourage greater investment mobility.
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from 08-Dec-2005 to 09-Dec-2005
This Symposium, which took place in Beijing, China, focused on specific aspects of policies towards cross-border mergers and acquisitions, namely: ownership restrictions and strategic sectors; streamlining the approval process for cross-border M&As; and, strengthening corporate transparency and disclosure for more effective due diligence.
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on 12-Dec-2005
This Symposium, organised jointly by ICSID, OECD and UNCTAD, enabled non-governmental actors to share their perspectives on emerging investment arbitration issues identified by governments and their international organisations; to explore and advance the agenda which developed and developing country parties to investment agreements have in common; and to consider ways for the three organisations and other interested institutions to best work together and respond to the needs of their members and the investment community.
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from 25-Oct-2005 to 27-Oct-2005
Hosted by the Government of Brazil with the support of the BNDES and organised under the auspices of the OECD Investment Committee in partnership with the World Bank, this conference aimed to draw lessons from Brazil’s experience with improving the enabling environment for investment and sustainable growth. It also focused on strengthening developing country perspectives on the Policy Framework for Investment.
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from 05-Jul-2005 to 06-Jul-2005
Hosted by the Government of Indonesia and organised under the auspices of the OECD Investment Committee in co-operation with UNESCAP and ADB, this conference focused on investment for development, improving the investment climate, ODA/investment synergies and the policy framework for investment.
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on 04-Apr-2005
Paris, France. The Steering Group meeting focused on reviewing progress to date and next steps in implementing the MENA-OECD Investment Programme. The key areas of focus were transparent and open investment policies, investment promotion, a tax framework for investment, policies for financial sector and enterprise development and corporate governance practices.
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from 25-May-2005 to 27-May-2005
Organised in the context of the NEPAD/OECD Africa Investment Initiative, this Roundtable held in Entebbe, Uganda, on 25-27 May 2005, focused on the regulatory environment for foreign direct investment in African countries and private participation in infrastructure and the utilities sectors.
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from 07-Mar-2005 to 08-Mar-2005
Organised in the context of the OECD/NEPAD Investment Initiative, this conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 7-8 March 2005 focused on an emerging integrity framework for Africa and business perspectives on integrity and transparency in the African context.
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on 19-Nov-2004
This meeting, which took place in Paris, explored the complementary roles of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme and the G-8 Investment Task Force in promoting key reforms to improve the investment climate and fostering private sector development in the MENA region.
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