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News & Events
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16-Dec-2008
“Increasing the Attractiveness of Places through Cultural Resources” is a study recently completed by the OECD Tourism Committee. The main documents and case studies have been summarised in the publication "The Impact of Culture on Tourism".
Two follow-up seminars disseminated and explored the outcomes: “Culture and Tourism: A Strategic Partnership” in Mexico; and “A New Design for Tourism: Culture, Tourism and Creative Industries; Driving Forces for Local Development” in Austria.
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05-Dec-2008
“OECD and partner countries welcome investments from SWFs as a positive force for development and global financial stability”, Mr. Gurría said in Washington on 11 October. “Taken together, the OECD guidance for recipient countries and the Santiago Principles for SWFs provide the international community with a robust framework for promoting mutual trust and confidence and reaping the full benefits of SWFs for home and host countries.”
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02-Dec-2008
This new working paper reflects an initial analysis employing a pioneering new OECD database. It is among the first systematic attempts to analyse comparatively the distribution of innovative activity across regions in OECD economies with a set of homogenous measures for both input and output in the process of knowledge production and dissemination.
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01-Dec-2008
Analysis of the Chinese government's efforts to encourage responsible business conduct in China and by Chinese enterprises operating abroad, highlighting in particular efforts to strengthen environmental protection and respect for core labour standards.
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21-Nov-2008
This Review, undertaken as a part of Peru's adherence process and in co-operation with Peruvian authorities, shows the country's achievements in establishing an open and transparent investment regime with a limited number of restrictions, enabling Peru to rank among the most open economies.
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18-Nov-2008
As the financial crisis has evolved into a global economic crisis, the outlook for FDI has likewise darkened. On current trend, inflows will be down 13% and outflows by 6% by the end of the year. But, given the speed with which the global economic crisis deepened during Q3 and into Q4 of 2008, it seems likely flows will fall sharply in the second half of 2008 and continue to decline into 2009.
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06-Nov-2008
OECD and Central Asian countries are to work together on a regional initiative to boost the business climate, drawing on OECD countries’ experience in policy reforms aimed at spurring investment and competitiveness.
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13-Oct-2008
The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has issued a resolution acknowledging the important contribution of the OECD to the development of standards of corporate governance and strongly supporting the work of the OECD in this area.
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13-Oct-2008
Jointly organised by OECD and ILO, this conference was devoted to the theme of "Employment and Industrial Relations: Promoting Responsible Business Conduct in a Globalising Economy". Discussions focused on wider dissemination of good corporate labour practices and better understanding and use of the OECD and ILO instruments. The key findings from this conference are now available.
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07-Oct-2008
Businesses are increasingly internationalising their innovation activities and working with external partners. This new publication examines what drives companies to collaborate on R&D with international partners and how global networks fit into overall business strategies.
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Events
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on 17-Jan-2007
Will China remain open to foreign investment? What sort of investor will China be abroad? Click here to read the questions and answers from this online debate with OECD economist Ken Davies about investment and China.
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from 10-Dec-2008 to 11-Dec-2008
Organised in Kampala, this meeting explored measures for implementing concrete plans for sustainably improving the investment climates in African countries. An expert roundtable on investment in transport infrastructure and regional integration identified the factors that are holding investment back in African countries’ transport sector, drawing on experience sharing and best practices.
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from 13-Nov-2006 to 15-Nov-2006
This conference was an attempt to provoke practical reflection and generate proposals that will help define local strategies for the growth of companies with projections for the future. It was promoted and organised by Barcelona Activa with the support of CIDEU, EBN, IASP and the OECD LEED Programme.
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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 15-May-2006 to 16-May-2006
A new Asia Network is developing into a high-level hub for a structured policy dialogue on corporate governance of State Owned Enterprises, using the OECD Guidelines as a framework for discussion.
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from 16-Feb-2006 to 17-Feb-2006
On 16 and 17 February 2006 the Indian Ministry of Company Affairs together with the OECD organised the 2006 Policy Dialogue on Corporate Governance in India.
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from 31-Aug-2006 to 02-Sep-2006
The 6th IEF conference will address the theme “New Ventures and the Creative Trajectory: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity in Business”. This event is a collaborative venture between the Riga International School for Economics and Business Administration, the University of Essex Southend, and the OECD LEED Programme.
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Festival of Economics "Wealth and Poverty", Trento, Italy
from 01-Jun-2006 to 04-Jun-2006
This event was organised by the Autonomous Province of Trento in cooperation with its numerous partners. The festival broughttogether internationally renowned experts who sought to promote a better understanding of the global key issues such as poverty and inequality.
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from 10-Jul-2006 to 12-Jul-2006
The seminar will bring together the policy makers and practitioners from the CEE and SEE countries allowing for discussion i) how to best introduce and implement prior assessment so that it serves as a tool for local strategy design and delivery ii) how to best support the local level so that evaluation becomes an opportunity for learning and stops being perceived as a threat.
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from 27-Mar-2006 to 30-Mar-2006
Access to finance is one of the biggest obstacles to the creation, growth and development of small businesses, according to OECD analysis. How governments can help entrepreneurs get the funds to develop their business was the focus of this high-level international conference organised jointly by the OECD and Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.
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