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23-Jul-2007
On 11 July 2007, Egypt became the first Arab and first African country to sign the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises. This marks a new stage in Egypt's drive to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI). A series of policy reforms have helped to underpin a fifteen-fold increase in Egypt’s FDI between 2001 and 2006. FDI reached a record USD 9 billion in the first three quarters of its 2007 fiscal year. This compares with USD 6.1 billion for the whole of 2006.
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11-Jul-2007
Egypt has made impressive progress in reforming its investment policies in recent years but significant barriers to both foreign and domestic businesses remain. Easing these restrictions would attract more investment, increase competition and benefit the economy as a whole, according to a new OECD report.
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FDI into OECD countries rose 22% in 2006
21-Jun-2007
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into OECD countries in 2006 reached its highest level since 2000 and the near-term outlook for FDI remains strong, buoyed by high corporate profits, low interest rates and robust macroeconomic growth.
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12-Jun-2007
The G8 Summit Declaration of 7 June 2007 called for continuation of the OECD Investment Committee's project on Freedom of Investment, National Security and "Strategic" Industries, additional non-member adherences to the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises, active use of the Policy Framework for Investment in developing countries, effective implementation of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and wider dissemination of the OECD Risk Awareness Tool for Multinational Enterprises in Weak Governance Zones.
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31-May-2007
The presentations from the 62nd Steel Committee meeting and the Roundtable on consolidation in the world steel market, held in Istanbul on 17-18 May 2007 are now available.
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21-May-2007
Driven by buoyant steel-intensive economic activity including construction and infrastructure building in many developing economies, global apparent consumption of steel has increased at an average pace of more than 7% per annum since 2002 to reach a record level of 1.113 billion tonnes last year.
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07-May-2007
G8 Labour and Employment Ministers met in Dresden on 6-8 May 2007 to discuss the opportunities and challenges that globalisation brings with it for the working world. In referring to the contribution companies can make to shaping the social dimension of globalisation, the G8 Chair's conclusions strongly emphasised the role of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
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03-May-2007
Organised in Paris on 30 March 2007, this Roundtable examined the challenge of identifying ultimate beneficiary ownership and control in the case of cross-border investment and procedural considerations for authorities when choosing their model of investment regulation. Download a summary of findings based on an Interim Report adopted by the Investment Committee.
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24-Apr-2007
This note gives an OECD perspective on alternative dispute resolution based on experiences with the specific instances procedure of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. It was prepared for a workshop on "Accountability and Dispute Resolution" organised by Harvard's Kennedy School in support of work in this area by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Business & Human Rights.
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27-Mar-2007
This report provides an assessment of new laws passed by China's National People's Congress abolishing tax incentives for foreign investment and giving equal rights to public and private property. It updates the analysis of the country's regulatory framework for investment in the 2006 OECD Investment Policy Review of China.
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