Actualités & Evénements

2008 Survey of Investment Regulation of Pension Funds

23-oct.-2009

This survey describes quantitative investment regulations on pension funds in OECD and selected non-OECD countries as of end December 2008. The information collected concerns all forms of quantitative portfolio restrictions (minima and maxima) applied to autonomous pension funds in OECD countries at different legal levels (law, regulation, industry norms, etc).

Private pensions need long-term, appropriate performance benchmarks

19-oct.-2009

The OECD and the World Bank today announced the preliminary results of their project evaluating the financial performance of pension funds around the world.

The project aims to examine how to measure financial performance of pension funds taking into account the link between participants’ benefits to the performance of financial markets.

OECD Benchmark Definition of Foreign Direct Investment - Fourth Edition 2008

16-oct.-2009

This publication sets the world standard for FDI statistics. It provides a single point of reference for statisticians and users on all aspect of FDI statistics, while remaining compatible with other internationally accepted statistical standards.

Private pensions in Latin America have emerged stronger after the financial and economic crisis

16-oct.-2009

Participants at the annual IOPS/OECD Global Forum on Private Pensions discussed the impact and policy responses to the financial and economic crisis on the pension industry, with a particular focus on the major policy developments in the Brazilian pension industry.

Le rôle des intermédiaires dans les transactions commerciales internationales

15-oct.-2009

Intermediaries fulfil a key role in international business transactions. While many of them perform lawful tasks, many also engage in bribery of foreign public officials. This study, initiated in 2007, focuses on the use of intermediaries in cases of bribery of foreign public officials. Uniquement disponible en anglais. [La version française sera disponible prochainement].

Resale Price Maintenance

06-oct.-2009

The term "resale price maintenance" refers to a practice in which suppliers and resellers come to an understanding that places restrictions on the prices resellers may charge. There are several types of such agreements, the most common involves a supplier agreeing with retailers not to charge less than a certain price for the supplier's product.  RPM may harm consumers by restricting intrabrand price competition, but RPM may benefit consumers by promoting interbrand competition. Despite these mixed effects, most OECD countries treat RPM as a per se violation of their competition laws.

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.

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. 

OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions in Latin America

du 14-oct.-2009 au 15-oct.-2009

The Global Forum examined reform progress and recent pension fund industry developments in Brazil and the Latin American region, focusing on the main challenges facing defined contribution, privately-managed individual pension schemes.

Improving skills for the ICT sector in the Western Balkans

le 17-sept.-2009

The OECD Investment Compact organised the 3rd Human Capital Working Group for the Western Balkans in Zagreb on 17 September 2009 with a focus on improving skills for the ICT sector.

Forum des entreprises et Sommet des Femmes Entrepreneurs du Programme d’investissement MENA-OCDE

le 22-nov.-2009

Le Forum des entreprises et le Sommet des Femmes Entrepreneurs du Programme d'investissement MENA-OCDE a continué l'engagement des secteurs privé et publique à enforcer le dialogue public-privé, tisser des réseaux de haut niveau,
générer des nouvelles opportunités d’affaires etappuyer l’échange et l’apprentissage.

Conférence Ministérielle MENA-OCDE 2009

du 22-nov.-2009 au 23-nov.-2009

Accueillie gracieusement par le Royaume du Maroc, la Conférence Ministérielle 2009 de l’Initiative MENA-OCDE s'est tenue au plus haut niveau politique pour faire passer un message clair : les pays des régions MENA et OCDE, en partenariat avec le monde des affaires et leurs citoyens, travaillent ensemble pour remettre l’économie de la région en marche vers une croissance forte et vers l’emploi.

Mobiliser des ressources financières en Afrique

du 11-nov.-2009 au 12-nov.-2009

Des ministres et des acteurs économiques et politiques africains se sont concentrés sur la mobilisation des ressources en Afrique pour faire face à la crise et sur la stimulation de l’investissement privé dans les infrastructures énergétiques, y compris grâce au financement carbone à la réunion annuelle du NEPAD-OCDE et à la table ronde d’experts.

Corporate governance in Asia – conference and press briefing – Manila, the Philippines, 9 September 2009

le 09-sept.-2009

The financial crisis revealed serious shortcomings in corporate governance around the world. What lessons can companies and regulators learn from the crisis? And what role can they play in improving global governance standards to help rebuild trust and confidence in financial markets?

Annual Working Party on Debt Management

du 20-oct.-2009 au 21-oct.-2009

The next annual meeting of the Working Party on Debt Management (WPDM) was held in Paris on 20-21 October 2009.  Following on the discussions held during the Second Special Session of the Working Party on Debt Management , topics for the WPDM included:
- Impact of guarantees on the operations by DMOs
- Rating issues, including the impact (if any) of the increase in borrowing requirements and guarantees on sovereign ratings
- Secondary market liquidity and the scope and usefulness of market-making obligations 

Conference on corporate responsibility in Asia: Why responsible business conduct matters

du 02-nov.-2009 au 03-nov.-2009

Co-organised by OECD and ESCAP in Bangkok, this conference focused on OECD and Asian country responses to the main challenges in responsible business conduct, with a special focus on climate change, finance and education.

South Caucasus and Ukraine address investment strategies in times of economic crisis and beyond

le 03-juil.-2009

The OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme and governments from the South Caucasus and Ukraine met in Bodrum, Turkey, on 3 July 2009 to initiate dialogue on investment climate policy and promotion.

OECD-Brazilian International Conference on Financial Education

du 15-déc.-2009 au 16-déc.-2009

Taking place in Rio de Janeiro, this conference seeks to advance and elevate the dialogue on financial education in the international arena, particularly in Latin America. This event is co-organised by the OECD and the Brazilian government, with sponsorship from the Japanese government.