Solving Europe's banking and debt crisis

Europe's sovereign debt crisis has exposed structural weaknesses in economic governance that now threaten the entire euro region. Efforts to reinforce public finances and preserve the currency union must go further than solutions proposed to date.

11th Global Forum on Competition

from 16-Feb-2012 to 17-Feb-2012

Taking place in Paris, discussions at this event will address price volatility in commodities, international co-operation in cartel investigations and state-owned enterprises and competitive neutrality.

Middle East and North Africa: Attract foreign investment that boosts jobs, says OECD/WEF study

27-Jan-2012

Foreign investment in North Africa and the Middle East needs to diversify away from the oil and gas industries and be encouraged to focus on areas which have a greater impact on boosting jobs, according to a new joint study by the OECD and World Economic Forum.

Sovereign debt and financial stability

03-Feb-2012

In-depth analysis from the OECD addresses the financial market dimension of sovereign debt challenges to assist policymakers in designing, adopting, and implementing appropriate policies.

Systemically important banks and capital regulation challenges

16-Dec-2011

The simultaneous failure of markets and regulators to discipline systemically important banks before the financial crisis resulted in significantly negative consequences for economic output and government expenditures. This study discusses aspects of the failure of bank regulation and market discipline.

Sovereign borrowing remains strong in an uncertain environment

12-Dec-2011

This report shows that OECD governments are facing unprecedented challenges in the markets for government securities as a result of continued strong borrowing amid a highly uncertain environment with growing concerns about the pace of recovery, surging borrowing costs, sovereign risk and contagion pressures.

A new agenda for the future - 2011 Annual report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

08-Dec-2011

The 2011 annual report outlines the major improvements brought about by the 5th revision of the Guidelines since they were first adopted in 1976 and describes highlights from a multi-stakeholder brainstorming on how best to implement them.

Proceeds from bribery can- and must- be accurately calculated in order to impose appropriate penalties, finds a joint OECD/StAR Study

28-Nov-2011

Law enforcement must be able to impose appropriate penalties when companies bribe officials to win contracts or gain undue advantages. But calculating and confiscating the proceeds of this crime is difficult. To help governments meet this challenge, the OECD and the World Bank/UNODC Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR) released today a new study on the Identification and Quantification of the Proceeds of Bribery.