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Tunisia and Morocco join multilateral business integrity and green growth instruments

23-May-2012

Tunisia and Morocco signed up today to a series of international instruments in areas ranging from business integrity to international investment and green growth. Adherence to these instruments is an expression of a long-standing co-operation between countries in North Africa and the OECD.

Public consultation on investor-state dispute settlement

from 16-May-2012 to 09-Jul-2012

Governments participating in the FOI Roundtable are seeking input on a scoping paper prepared by the OECD Secretariat to support their discussions on investor-state dispute settlement.

Colombia improves its investment policy framework

26-Apr-2012

Launched in Barranquilla on 25 April 2012, this report examines Colombia's progress in fostering investment liberalisation, deepening its international integration and promoting responsible business conduct.

ICGLR-OECD-UN forum on implementation of due diligence in the 3Ts supply chain

from 03-May-2012 to 04-May-2012

Participants in this multi-stakeholder meeting were updated on the findings from interim progress reports on the implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance's Supplement on tin, tantalum and tungsten.

Forum on due diligence in the gold supply-chain

from 02-May-2012 to 03-May-2012

This Forum provided the first opportunity to introduce the finalised Gold Supplement of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, and discuss how best to implement it to tackle the unique challenges for carrying out due diligence on gold.

Greater Mekong Subregion Investment Policy Forum

from 28-Mar-2012 to 29-Mar-2012

This Forum provided a regional platform for participating countries to showcase their current reforms, and increase the subregion's visibility to international investors. It also helped raise awareness of the investment policy challenges in the region and how international initiatives, such as the OECD Policy Framework for Investment, can help address these.

Kazakhstan needs to streamline its foreign investment regime, says OECD

15-Mar-2012

Kazakhstan needs to streamline its foreign investment regime, improve its investment climate and promote responsible business conduct in order to attract more foreign direct investment and help diversify its economy, according to a new OECD Investment Policy Review.

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