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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.
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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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04-Dec-2006
China will this year for the first time spend more on research and development (R&D) than Japan and so become the world’s second highest investor in R&D after the United States, according to OECD projections based on recent trends.
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04-Dec-2006
The OECD has taken an important step to reinforce the role of its Principles of Corporate Governance as a global standard by issuing guidance for users in assessing their implementation. The Principles, agreed by governments in 1999 and revised in 2004, are designed to maintain public trust in companies and stock markets.
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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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22-Nov-2006
"The Latin American Roundtable Companies Circle 2nd Edition", featuring the experience of 13 leading Latin American companies, was launched on the occasion of the 4th meeting of the Latin American Roundtable Companies Circle , held on November 22, 2006 in São Paulo, Brazil. The meeting also advanced work on the development of a Companies Circle practical guide to implementation of good corporate governance.
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10-Nov-2006
Participants at a two-day OECD-APEC conference in Athens agreed that governments should play a more active role in helping small and medium-sized firms trying to expand abroad and provide training in key areas such as marketing and intellectual property.
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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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08-Nov-2006
The global steel market is enjoying its fifth consecutive year of strong output and demand growth. The outlook for 2007 is expected to remain relatively bright, but a less vibrant world economy should slow demand and production growth, according to industry and government officials at the OECD’s Steel Committee meeting in Paris on 7-8 November 2006.
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