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A core mission of the OECD is to enhance the contribution of international investment to growth and sustainable development worldwide, by advancing investment policy reform and international co-operation. Permanent url www.oecd.org/investment
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08-Dec-2009
International mergers and acquisitions are forecast to decline by 56% in 2009 compared with 2008, the largest year-on-year decline since 1995. This estimate is based on OECD analysis of data for international M&A activity up to 26 November 2009. The full report is available here.
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04-Dec-2009
India needs to strengthen and liberalise its regulatory framework and invest more in infrastructure in order to attract increased foreign direct investment (FDI), according to a new OECD report.
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from 07-Dec-2009 to 08-Dec-2009
The 8th Global Forum on International Investment focused on two core elements of any strategy aimed at ending the crisis and achieving sustainable, long-term economic growth: keeping markets open for international investment and improving investment environments around the world.
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on 08-Dec-2009
This Consultation sought the views of stakeholders on the priority areas for an update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, including needs and options for specific revisions of both the substantive and procedural provisions of this instrument. It took place back-to-back with the Global Forum on International Investment.
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25-Nov-2009
Morocco has joined 41 other countries in signing the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises, in a move that commits it to supporting an open environment for international investors and encouraging responsible investment by multinational companies as a means to promote prosperity and growth.
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24-Nov-2009
Government ministers from Arab and OECD countries ended two days of talks with a Declaration pledging continued cooperation to streamline public services and improve business conditions in the Middle East North African (MENA) region in a drive to attract investment and boost development.
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from 11-Nov-2009 to 12-Nov-2009
African ministers and business leaders met in Johannesburg, South Africa on 11-12 November to discuss how African countries can exit the financial crisis and build stronger and more sustainable economies at the NEPAD-OECD ministerial and roundtable.
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from 02-Nov-2009 to 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.
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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.
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25-Sep-2009
Welcoming the adoption of the Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth by G20 leaders gathered in Pittsburgh for the G20 summit, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said new sources of jobs and growth needed for the global economy to effect a sustained recovery, will only emerge if the right structural policies are adopted by the world’s leading global economies.
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14-Sep-2009
The OECD, World Trade Organisation and the UN’s Conference of Trade and Development have called on the leaders of the G20 countries to make a stronger commitment to open trade and investment as the global economy begins its recovery from the crisis.
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