News & Events

4th International Conference on Entrepreneurship: Contexts, Locales and Values - Paris, 22-24 September 2004

10-May-2004

The 4th conference of the International Entrepreneurship Forum (IEF) was jointly organised by the OECD LEED Programme, the University of Essex and the University of Paris Dauphine, France. This event provided for research based insights and a forum for the sharing of experience by policy makers and practitioners.

The Second OECD Ministerial on SMEs, Istanbul, Turkey, 4-5 June 2004

10-May-2004

In the framework of the Bologna Process, the Working Party on SMEs & Entrepreneurship, in close co-operation with the LEED Programme and other OECD bodies, developed 4 themes and 2 cross-cutting issues, which constituted the core agenda for the Second OECD Ministerial Conference on SMEs held in Istanbul.

Privatising State-owned Enterprises: An Overview of Policies and Practices in OECD Countries: Published November 2003

06-May-2004

This publication focusses on the techniques, implementation and management issues of  privatising state-owned enterprises.

Review of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance - Comments Received

11-Feb-2004

Comments were received on the draft revised text of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance from more than 70 individuals, national and international organisations, including the International Corporate Governance Network, Standard and Poors, the International Federation of Accountants, Institutes of Internal Auditors, and others. The comment period is now over.

Foreign Direct Investment Statistics: How Countries Measure FDI

29-Jan-2004

This joint IMF/OECD report on the outcome of the 2001 SIMSDI update highlights the progress made since the 1997 SIMSDI survey and identifies areas where more than 75 percent of countries surveyed now implement the recommended methodology for compiling FDI statistics, as well as those aspects where the majority of countries do not yet follow the international standards.

Paper on Experiences from the Regional Corporate Governance Roundtables released, January 2004

09-Jan-2004

This report draws upon the experiences of the 25 meetings of the Corporate Governance Roundtables for Asia, Eurasia, Latin America, Russia and South East Europe to identify the major corporate governance issues faced by developing and emerging economies as well as potential solutions.

Conference on Women Entrepreneurs and Social Innovation, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 9-10 December 2003

07-Jan-2004

This international workshop was hosted by the Slovenian government, and organised by the LEED Programme in collaboration with the CEI-EBRD, the Municipality of Ljubljana, the Association ZAVOD M.E.T.A. and the Slovenian Ministry of Economy. To know more about the speakers and their expertise please click here. For more information, please contact Antonella.Noya@oecd.org

Latin American White Paper on Corporate Governance

13-Nov-2003

Corporate governance experts from Latin America, the OECD and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) unveiled an action plan for corporate governance reform in Latin America.

CEI Summit, Warsaw, Poland, 19-21 November 2003

The CEI Summit Economic Forum (SEF) is jointly organised by the EBRD and the CEI in partnership with the LEED Programme. It is directed to promote the CEI strategy of regional co-operation, European integration, economic transition and assistance to the least advanced member countries. For more information, please contact Dina.Ionescu@oecd.org

LEED Events on Entrepreneurship 2004

Click here to know more about the LEED Programme forthcoming events on Entrepreneurship for 2004.