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FDI from OECD countries jumps 50% in 2007 but set to fall in 2008

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24-Jun-2008

Foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from OECD countries in 2007 leapt to a record USD 1.82 trillion from USD 1.2 trillion in 2006 but are projected to fall sharply in 2008, according to estimates from the OECD.

“We must do better” Trends in Development Assistance

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04-Apr-2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary General

Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary General, delivered at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on 4 of April 2008, for the publication of the ODA figures 2007.

OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and Japan - Report on Progress of the Implementation of the Phase 2 Recommendations since June 2006

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07-Nov-2007

Follow-up Report on the Implementation by Japan of the Phase 2 Recommendations on the Application of the OECD Convention and the 1997 Recommendation on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.

Strengthening the integration of Japan in the world economy to benefit more fully from globalisation

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07-Dec-2006

Randall S. Jones and Taesik Yoon

To lift productivity, Japan needs greater inflows of FDI and more openness to trade and inflows of foreign workers. Economics Department Working Paper 526.

Economic Survey of Japan 2006: of Japan in the world economy to benefit more fully from globalisation

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20-Jul-2006

Japan has the lowest import penetration and stock of inward FDI relative to GDP in the OECD. Policy reforms are needed to make greater use of goods, services, capital and human resources from abroad.

What the OECD is doing for business

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20-Jul-2006

Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD

Address to the Keidanren, the Japan Buisness Federation. Mr. Gurría explains why business has an enormous stake in the success of the OECD's mission. The business community contributes to our work in ...

Making the most of the Policy Framework for Investment

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20-Jul-2006

Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD

Opening remarks made at the OECD Tokyo Policy Forum on Investing for Development. The Secretary-General spoke about the two overarching themes that run through the PFI. Firstly, he noted that the PFI is ...

OECD says Japan needs to be proactive in foreign bribery cases

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29-Jun-2006

Japan should do more to investigate and prosecute foreign bribery cases as part of its obligations as a signatory of the OECD Convention on Combating the Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, according to a report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.

Japan - Phase 2bis: Report on Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

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29-Jun-2006

The Phase 2bis Report assesses Japan’s efforts to investigate and prosecute foreign bribery cases following the Working Group’s Phase 2 recommendation for a second on-site visit to Japan. The new report recommends, inter alia, that Japan actively pursue evidence in foreign bribery cases.

Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level, 2005: Enabling Globalisation

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02-May-2005

This year’s OECD Ministerial Council Meeting will be held at OECD Headquarters on 3-4 May 2005 under the chairmanship of Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden, with the overarching theme of “Enabling ...