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Governments and industry should invest more in financial education, warns OECD

29-Apr-2008

Many people have a poor understanding of the financial issues that affect their lives, according to OECD analysis. To help them, OECD countries have agreed new good practices on financial education relating to private pensions and insurance that call on governments and business to work together to improve financial literacy in order to give people the tools they need to secure their future.

OECD Financial Markets Committee calls for fundamental reform of financial markets

15-Apr-2008

Fundamental reform of the financial system and its regulation is needed to address the issues highlighted by the current financial markets crisis, according to the OECD Financial Markets Committee. Priority should be given to private sector initiatives to speed up the recovery of financial markets but government intervention may be needed.

Managing for and Communicating about Development Results

10-Apr-2008

This DevCom Network meeting was organised in collaboration with the Joint Venture on Managing for Development Results and attended by representatives of more than twenty bilateral and multilateral aid agencies. Policy makers and development communicators were able to share their respective views on development results. Discussions constituted a first step in the development of guiding principles on the role of communications in managing results.

OECD countries stay open to commercial investments by sovereign wealth funds

09-Apr-2008

OECD countries are committed to keeping their investment frontiers open to sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) as long as these funds invest for commercial, not political ends. That is the message in a letter from OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría to G7 Finance Ministers detailing a common OECD position on policies towards sovereign wealth funds.

Factbook 2008 shows wide variations in productivity across OECD countries

08-Apr-2008

Labour productivity has grown strongly in the Slovak Republic, Hungary and Korea in recent years while  growth rates in some other OECD countries such as Italy, Mexico, Portugal and New Zealand have slowed markedly.

OECD launches Global Network on Privatisation and Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises

06-Mar-2008

The OECD launched its Global Network on Privatisation and Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises with an inaugural meeting in Paris on 5 March 2008. Participants from 45 countries agreed that the Global Network will serve as a platform for policy dialogue and exchange of experience in the areas of corporate governance of state-owned enterprises and privatisation. This meeting also provided Network members with the opportunity to discuss the draft Implementation Guide for Transparency and Accountability in State Ownership.

Public consultation on an Implementation Guide to Ensure Accountability and Transparency in State Ownership

06-Mar-2008

Adopted in 2005, the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises have become a global benchmark. To assist countries in implementing the Guidelines, the OECD is developing an implementation guide in the area of accountability and transparency. The draft text was made available for public comment through an online consultation between 15 February and 3 March 2008.

Japan-OECD-Vietnam Public Private Partnership Forum

29-Feb-2008

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) is becoming increasingly important as a means to finance and provide the range of services needed to sustain growth and poverty reduction.  In recognition of this, the Government of Vietnam and the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan are hosting a forum in Hanoi on 3d March.  Development Centre’s Counsellor, Kiichiro Fukasaku, has been invited to provide a review of policy issues in this area.

The OECD examines the issue of proportionality and corporate governance

07-Feb-2008

At its meeting on 14 November 2007, the Steering Group on Corporate Governance agreed on a common position based on the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance about the issue of whether there should be proportionality between ownership and control (also known as one-share-one-vote)  in listed companies. 

The OECD will release good practices on financial education relating to private pensions in 2008

30-Jan-2008

After taking into consideration comments and updates received during the public consultation held between 26 June and 1 September 2007, the OECD will release `Good Practices on Financial Education relating to Private Pensions’ and a background report in 2008. 


Events

OECD/IOPS Conference on Private Pensions in Asia

from 27-Apr-2005 to 28-Apr-2005

This conference, jointly organised by OECD and IOPS, took place on 27-28 April 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand. It aimed to provide an international forum for the discussion on specific policy issues and challenges in the implementation of pension reforms in Asia, with a particular focus to be laid on the reform process in Thailand and on “best practice” regulatory mechanisms used in the OECD countries to ensure efficient and appropriate pension provision under diversified approaches in the design of the retirement schemes.

OECD Consultative Meeting with non-member countries on the Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Assets

on 12-Oct-2004

A Consultative meeting was held at the IEA in Paris with representatives from Ministries and State-owned institutions in key non-member countries in order to have their input in the drafting of the Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Assets.   

OECD Consultative Meeting on the Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Assets with Member Countries

on 13-Oct-2004

A consultative meeting was held at the IEA in Paris with key representatives from Ministries and state-owned enterprises in member countries. This meeting came directly after the non-member consultation to once again provide valuable input in the drafting of the Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Assets.

Fourth OECD Workshop on Housing Finance in Transition Economies

from 14-Dec-2004 to 15-Dec-2004

This workshop, held in Paris, France, focused on five issues: overview of mortgage markets in the region; effective housing finance systems for the low-income market; safety and soundness of mortgage markets;  innovations in mortgage insurance; and development of different secondary mortgage markets and instruments.

Cheaper Money for Southern Africa - Unlocking Growth, 7 October 2004 at OECD Headquarters, Paris

on 07-Oct-2004

On 7 October 2004, experts and policy makers debated a central aspect of this deficit in the growth of southern Africa: the weakness of domestic and foreign investment. One of the main aims of the discussion was to explain the high cost of capital faced by both government and the private sector on the local capital markets, and to evaluate the economic impact of these costs.

South East Europe Corporate Governance Roundtable held its 5th meeting in Ohrid, Macedonia

from 10-Jun-2004 to 11-Jun-2004

The Roundtable meeting included a workshop on transparency and disclosure and related issues in implementation and enforcement; a presentation of the revised 2004 edition of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance; and reviews of corporate governance reform in Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Romania.

OECD presented its report: 'Corporate Governance in Eurasia: A Comparative Overview' in Kyiv, Ukraine

from 17-May-2004 to 18-May-2004

The OECD presented the draft of a new report on corporate governance in the region which provides a comprehensive overview of the legal framework, actual practice and reform priorities. The meeting discussed the 2004 OECD Principles of Corporate Governance and corporate governance reform in Ukraine.



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