Actualités & Evénements

The Financial Crisis: Reform and Exit Strategies

17-sept.-2009

The financial crisis required governments to make massive interventions in their financial systems. This book sets out priorities for reforming incentives in financial markets as well as for phasing out these emergency measures.

L’OCDE, l’OMC et la CNUCED invitent les pays du G20 à s’engager plus résolument à ouvrir leurs frontières aux échanges et à l’investissement

14-sept.-2009

L’OCDE, l’Organisation mondiale du commerce et la Conférence des Nations unies sur le commerce et le développement appellent les chefs d’État et de gouvernement des pays du G20 à prendre des engagements plus fermes en faveur de l’ouverture des échanges et de l’investissement, au moment où s’amorce une reprise de l’économie mondiale  suite à la crise.

Fighting abusive related party transactions in Asia

09-sept.-2009

Where a party in control of a company enters into a transaction to the detriment of non controlling shareholders – is one of the biggest corporate governance challenges facing the Asian business landscape. This Guide provides options for monitoring and curbing such abusive related party transactions. 

Publication of the Practical Guide to Corporate Governance

09-sept.-2009

The Practical Guide to Corporate Governance: Experiences from the Latin American Companies Circle highlights the challenges, priorities and tangible benefits of adopting leading corporate governance practices in the region. The publication offers a first look at Latin American company results during the recent period of financial crisis showing that firms recognized for better corporate governance practices suffered less damage than average listed Latin American companies. It is now available for dowload. 

Refusals to Deal

08-sept.-2009

The term “refusal to deal” describes a situation in which one firm refuses to sell to another firm, or is willing to sell only at a price that is considered “too high” or only under conditions that are deemed unacceptable. RTDs may harm competition by preventing entry that would have eroded or eliminated the dominant firm’s position.  They may also restrict competition in markets where the dominant firm’s product is an input or a complement.

Financing retirement and healthcare in a rapidly ageing world

02-sept.-2009

Demographic trends challenge the financial sustainability of pay-as-you-go pension and healthcare systems, as well as capital-funded systems and risk undermining access and quality. Published by the World Economic Forum, with the support of the OECD and Mercer, this report highlights options to better cater for changing retirement and healthcare expectations.

Dernières données sur les actifs et l'allocation d'actifs des fonds de pension de l'OCDE

Dans la zone OCDE, le ratio moyen pondéré des actifs des fonds de pension/PIB a diminué de 75.5 % en 2007 à 63.4 % en 2008, les Etats-Unis ayant enregistré une chute de 24.2 % de la valeur de leurs actifs l'an dernier, ce qui équivaut à une perte de 2 600 milliards USD. En 2008, seuls trois pays ont affiché un ratio actifs/PIB supérieur à 100 %, à savoir la Suisse (119 %), les Pays-Bas (113 %) et l'Islande (113 %).

Privatisation in the 21st Century: Recent experiences in OECD countries

06-août-2009

This report on good practices in privatisation is based on OECD country experiences since 2000. It reviews the main challenges during the privatisation process and offers advice to public authorities on how to address them.

OECD adopts guidelines to avoid protectionist use of national security measures

23-juil.-2009

Guidelines for Recipient Country Investment Policies relating to National Security have been adopted by the OECD to help governments maintain fair treatment of international investors while meeting their countries' security needs.

OECD countries improve their investment commitments under the Codes of Liberalisation

22-juil.-2009

The 30 OECD country positions under the legally binding OECD Codes of Liberalisation of Capital Movements and of Current Invisible Operations, as well as the companion OECD National Treatment instrument, have been revised in a report issued by the OECD Council.

Keynote presentation by Professor John G. Ruggie

du 24-juin-2008 au 25-juin-2008

Professor John G. Ruggie, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Business and Human Rights, delivered the keynote presentation on the occasion of the 8th annual meeting of National Contact Points in Paris on 24 June 2008.

Eastern European and Central Asian countries gather in Tbilisi to step up their fight against corruption

Senior government officials, non-governmental and business groups from almost 30 countries will meet on 25-27 June 2008 in Tbilisi, Georgia, at the 7th General Meeting of the OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN) to step up their fight against corruption.

OECD Secretary-General opens the 2008 International Corporate Goverance Network (ICGN) Conference

du 18-juin-2008 au 20-juin-2008

This event, which took place in Seoul, focused on the globalisation of capital markets and its impact on corporate governance. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, gave a keynote address on the progress of international corporate governance reform and next steps.

Table ronde de l'Asie sur le gouvernement d'entreprise

du 13-mai-2008 au 14-mai-2008

Les 13 et 14 mai prochain de grands décisionnaires de l'OCDE et d'économies asiatiques se réunissent à Hong Kong, Chine, en vue d'améliorer le suivi et la divulgation des relations avec les parties liées.

OECD-ILO Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility

du 23-juin-2008 au 24-juin-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.

Forum mondial sur l'investissement international

du 27-mars-2008 au 28-mars-2008

Organisé à Paris les 27-28 mars 2008, ce Forum mondial avait pour thème les meilleures pratiques permettant de promouvoir l'investissement au service du développement. Il a débuté par une table ronde ministérielle sur « L’économie politique de la réforme de la politique d’investissement » présidée par les secrétaires généraux de l’OCDE et de la CNUCED. Cet événement a rassemblé le réseau mondial de représentants des gouvernements, des entreprises, des syndicats, de la société civile, et d’autres organisations internationales responsables des défis de la politique d’investissement.

Ninth roundtable on Capital Market Reform in Asia

du 26-févr.-2008 au 27-févr.-2008

This year’s Roundtable focuses on: Ten years after: Implications of the Current Financial Market turmoil; Enhancing Regulatory Framework; Bond Markets Development; Equity Markets Development; Roles of Capital Market in Infrastructure Financing; Corporate Governance and Capital Market Developments.

First Meeting of the Task Force on Corporate Governance of Banks in Eurasia

le 17-mai-2007

The Eurasian Corporate Governance Roundtable established a task force to develop a policy options paper (“policy brief”) addressing corporate governance challenges shared by commercial banks in Eurasia. Based on some existing norms developed by the OECD or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the policy brief is to be developed through active discussion within the Task Force that includes experts from Eurasian countries, OECD member countries and international organisations.  The Task Force has its meeting to discuss the draft policy brief in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 17 May 2007.

La célébration du dixième Anniversaire de la Convention anti-corruption de l'OCDE

du 20-nov.-2007 au 21-nov.-2007

A l’occasion de la célébration du dixième anniversaire de l’adoption de la Convention anti-corruption de l’OCDE, les 37 pays parties à cette Convention, ont publié une déclaration réaffirmant leur volonté de combattre la corruption d’agents publics étrangers dans les transactions commerciales internationales.

OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions

du 14-nov.-2007 au 15-nov.-2007

Organised in Beijing, China, the OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions covered a wide range of topics which are of importance to both countries that either have mature and developed funded pension systems and countries that have only recently undertaken pension reforms, therefore seeking to modify their existing un-sustainable retirement security arrangements. The issues are also of relevance for the current developments in the Chinese pension system.