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OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and Norway: Report on Progress of the implementation of the Phase 2 Recommendations since April 2004

20-Mar-2007

Follow-up Report on the Implementation by Norway of the Phase 2 Recommendations on the Application of the OECD Convention and the 1997 Revised Recommendation on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.

OECD to conduct a further examination of UK efforts against bribery

14-Mar-2007

At its March 2007 meeting, the OECD Working Group on Bribery reaffirmed its serious concerns about the United Kingdom’s discontinuance of the BAE Al Yamamah investigation and outlined continued shortcomings in UK Anti-Bribery legislation.

More effort needed to reach foreign aid targets, says OECD Report

22-Feb-2007

Aid donors will have to increase funding for aid programmes faster that any other public expenditure in order to fulfil their commitments to increase aid to $130 billion and double aid to Africa by 2010, says the OECD’s Development Co-operation Report. Aid funding, recently rising by 5% per year, would have to rise by 11% every year from 2008 to 2010.

Implementing OECD's Policy Framework for Investment

09-Feb-2007

Adopted in May 2006, the Policy Framework for Investment (PFI) was designed as a flexible instrument that governments can adapt to their specific circumstances, objectives and needs while at the same time providing a common platform for dialogue and peer learning.  The PFI is being put into action through regional investment initiatives, investment policy peer reviews, and by international organisations working with developing countries.

Poland should strengthen corporate liability laws that apply to foreign bribery

01-Feb-2007

Poland should strengthen its corporate liability laws and close a significant loophole that makes it difficult to prosecute companies that bribe foreign public officials, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.

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.




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