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News & Events
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08-Nov-2010
This new OECD project will seek to improve the measurement of intangible assets both at the macro and firm level, analysing their contribution to growth and their relationship to new business models.
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04-Oct-2010
Mining and manufacturing companies have joined forces with governments, regulators and civil society organisations to push for clearer standards to trace the origins of raw materials and to help guarantee their products are untainted by conflict.
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01-Oct-2010
The OECD pilot project in the mining and mineral sector promotes responsible investment in conflict zones and fragile states by fostering the integration of sustainable management of natural resources into core corporate strategies through enhanced due diligence procedures.
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30-Jun-2010
The 2010 scores for the OECD FDI Index, now available for 48 countries, including all G-20 members, and 22 sectors, show that many non-OECD countries have become as open as OECD countries and, in a few cases, even more so.
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17-May-2010
This working paper provides an overview of recent developments in investment treaty practice with regard to the protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs). The analysis departs from traditional IPR studies developed almost exclusively in the context of the WTO-TRIPS Agreement. This study aims to clarify the extent to which and how international investment agreements, including Regional Trade Agreements with an investment chapter, increase the scope of IPR protection beyond TRIPS minimum standards.
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68th Session of the OECD Steel Committee: Chairman Statement
11-May-2010
7/5/2010 - The global steel industry is recovering faster than expected from the recession but the strength and timing of the upturn varies across regions, according to industry and government officials at the OECD’s Steel Committee meeting in Paris on 6-7 May 2010. Further improvements are expected in the short term although it may take years for some parts of the sector to fully recover.
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Steel : OECD Steel Committee says market recovering faster than expected
07-May-2010
The global steel industry is recovering faster than expected from the recession but the strength and timing of the upturn varies across regions, according to industry and government officials at the OECD’s Steel Committee meeting in Paris on 6-7 May 2010.
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06-May-2010
This investment policy review examines Morocco’s achievements in developing an open and transparent investment regime and its efforts to reduce restrictions on international investment.
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26-Apr-2010
As industrialised countries face economic uncertainty and high unemployment, a protectionist instinct may arise to limit international migration, based on the view that the number of jobs are fixed and should therefore go to natives rather than foreign migrants. Such action can be misguided, not only because migrants provide a solution to future demographic pressures, but because migrants often participate in entrepreneurial activities. A new report reviews the factors influencing entrepreneurship among immigrants and how different migration policies may help or hinder.
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30-Mar-2010
South East Europe (SEE) needs to attract more and better inward investment to pull out of the economic downturn and build the basis for long-term sustainable growth. Achieving this will require further major policy reforms, according to a new OECD analysis.
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Events
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from 17-Nov-2010 to 18-Nov-2010
The “Bologna +10” international conference brought together high-level policymakers from OECD and non OECD countries to debate policy successes and failures, identify best practices, promote cooperation and design a roadmap for policymakers and the OECD in the area of SME and Entrepreneurship Policy.
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on 03-Nov-2010
A forthcoming OECD report on sector competitiveness in Kazakhstan suggests that the country has a strong competitiveness and FDI potential in key non-energy sectors such as agri-business, fertilizers, logistics, business services and information technology.
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on 01-Nov-2010
The first OECD investment policy review of Indonesia highlights priority actions Indonesia can implement to improve the business environment and attract new foreign investors. Both this report and the latest economic survey of Indonesia were released by the OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría at a launch event in Jakarta on 1 November 2010.
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on 04-Oct-2010
Professor John Ruggie conducted a special consultation with the 42 adhering governments to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and other stakeholders to discuss the potential role of the Guidelines in the operationalisation of the UN “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework.
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on 11-Oct-2010
The UN OSAA, OECD and NEPAD have joined forces to improve international and regional co-operation for growth and development in Africa. This partnership and the first results of their joint work were launched at a public briefing and press conference at UN Headquarters in New York on 11 October.
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from 18-Nov-2010 to 19-Nov-2010
This ASEAN-OECD conference provided an excellent international platform to explore major themes in the area of investment policy reforms, ASEAN investment attractiveness and competitiveness, the role of international investment agreements in ASEAN, and strategic approaches to leverage the positive impact of increasing investment on development.
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from 27-Sep-2010 to 28-Sep-2010
Co-organised by the Chilean Ministry of Finance and the OECD, this meeting focused on investment policy issues in Latin America from a Latin American perspective, taking into account the social and economic development needs and objectives of the region.
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from 29-Sep-2010 to 30-Sep-2010
Jointly organised by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the OECD in Nairobi, Kenya, key players in the supply chain of tin-tantalum-tungsten and gold, government representatives and international and civil society organisations met to finalise the due diligence guidance on responsible supply chain management of conflict minerals.
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