Finance and enterprise affairs: Call for papers

Deadline for submission: 31 March 2014. We are looking for new and interesting thinking on how policy options in the areas of competition, corporate governance, capital markets and financial services, international investment and foreign bribery can have an impact on our well-being as defined by the OECD's Better Life Initiative.

OECD Global Forum on Competition

Paris, France. The 2014 OECD Global Forum on Competition focussed on competition and corruption; competition issues in the pharmaceuticals sector; and, a peer review of Romania's competition law and policy.

Taxation and Competition Policy

We need to fight distortions to competition that can arise from tax avoidance, just like we do from other forms of government intervention, such as regulation, said OECD Secretary-General.

Greece: Competition Assessment Project

The Greek government and the OECD are working together to assess the costs and benefits of regulations restricting competition in the tourism, retail trade, food processing and construction materials sectors and to propose specific recommendations for change.

Grèce : des centaines de dispositions législatives et réglementaires faussent la concurrence, selon l'OCDE

Au terme d'une enquête de 11 mois menée par l'OCDE en coopération avec les autorités grecques, il a été mis en évidence un large éventail de dispositions législatives et réglementaires qui nuisent à la concurrence.

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• Greece: OECD identifies hundreds of competition-distorting rules and provisions

Competition in Road Fuel, 2013

This document compiles the material discussed in a competition policy roundtable on road fuel, including a summary of the discussion, country contributions and a background note that discusses the main determinants of gasoline prices and highlights relevant competition features of the markets for road fuel along the supply chain.

Fighting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement in Mexico - The ISSSTE Report, 2013

This report documents procurement regulations and practices in Mexico's State's Employees' Social Security and Social Services Institute(ISSSTE) and makes policy recommendations in key procurement areas.

France : renforcer la compétitivité est essentiel pour relancer l’emploi et la croissance

Améliorer la compétitivité de l’économie française est indispensable pour relancer la croissance, créer des emplois et permettre aux citoyens et aux entreprises de déployer tout leur potentiel, selon un nouveau rapport de l’OCDE.

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• France : Reinforcing competitiveness is key to boosting jobs and growth

The Role and Management of Quality in Competition Analysis, 2013

This document compiles the material discussed in a competition policy roundtable on quality in competition analysis, including a summary of the discussion, country contributions, a background note and expert contribution on how quality factors are handled under U.S. law in the litigated assessment of the competitive effects of resale price maintenance.

OECD applauds Mexico's decision on reverse auctions for medicines

The OECD welcomes the initiative by the Mexican Institute for Social Security (IMSS) to organise reverse auctions for the procurement of medicines. This is a further step forward in the fight against collusion in public procurement and the latest in a series of improvements in procurement by IMSS that have already saved the taxpayer billions of pesos.

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• La OCDE celebra la decisión de México para llevar a cabo subastas inversas en la compra de medicamentos