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OECD study signals the importance of collective efforts by international organisations to improve global standard setting

The role of international organisations (IOs) is critical in the development of rules and standards that can help advance the well-being of citizens in an increasingly globalised world.




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Torreon maintains pace in implementing the OECD recommendations to improve regulatory quality

The Municipality of Torreon has reached 49% progress in implementing the 267 recommendations delivered by OECD to improve its regulatory framework.




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Enhancing Economic Flexibility: What Is in It for Workers?

Reforms that boost growth by enhancing economic flexibility often meet strong opposition related to concerns that they may imply adverse consequences for categories of workers. This study investigates how making product or labour market regulation more flexible changes workers’ risks of moving out of employment and jobless people’s chances of becoming employed.




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Reaping the benefits of global value chains in Turkey

Despite major progress, Turkey still lags behind most comparable countries in terms of exported value added per capita. Its remarkable economic performance over the past 15 years has not been sufficiently backed by gains in export market shares, in particular when measured in value added terms.




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Rebalancing Turkey’s growth by improving resource allocation and productivity in manufacturing

Turkey’s manufacturing sector has expanded considerably but not efficiently and competitively enough.




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The quantification of structural reforms in OECD countries: a new framework

This document describes and discusses a new supply side framework that quantifies the impact of structural reforms on per capita income in OECD countries.




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Malaysia’s economic success story and challenges

Malaysia has sustained over four decades of rapid, inclusive growth, reducing its dependence on agriculture and commodity exports to become a more diversified, modern and open economy.




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Boosting productivity in Malaysia

Productivity growth is essential to providing sustainable increases in living standards. Malaysia has reached a development stage where growth needs to be driven more by productivity gains than the sheer accumulation of capital and labour inputs.




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OSINERGMIN, Peru's energy regulator, begins RIA implementation

OSINERGMIN, the Supervisory Agency for Investment in Energy and Mining of Peru, advances in transparency and accountability to improve its regulation.




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Public consultation on the draft OECD Best Practice Principles on Stakeholder Engagement in Regulatory Policy

Comments on the draft OECD Best Practice Principles on Stakeholder Engagement in Regulatory Policy are to be sent to regstakeholders@oecd.org by 15 March 2017.




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Forum on competition and regulation: In pursuit of market efficiency

Forum on competition and regulation: In pursuit of market efficiency




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4th expert dialogue of the Latin American Network of Good Regulatory Practices

OECD promotes the exchange of experiences and good practices for the improvement of regulation among Latin American countries




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5th meeting of the Latin American and the Caribbean Network on Regulatory Improvement

Promoting co-operation and fostering the exchange of good practices among policy makers in LAC countries, OECD member and non-member countries, and international organisations.




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Reform services trade policies to boost the global economy, OECD says

Better services trade policy can stimulate inclusive economic growth by promoting access to the information, skills, technology, funding and markets needed for success in an increasingly digital global economy, according to a new OECD report.




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Training Workshop on Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA)

Training Workshop on the elaboration and evaluation of regulatory impact assessment (RIA)




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Mexico should continue its overhaul of telecoms and broadcasting

Mexico’s 2013 telecom reform has brought tangible benefits, spurring competition that has increased access and brought down mobile Internet costs from among the highest in advanced economies to among the lowest.




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OECD Conference on Enforcement and Inspection

Access the main conclusions and presentations of the OECD Conference on Enforcement and Inspections, held 9 November 2017 at the OECD Headquarters in Paris.




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Behavioural Insights Conference, Cape Town, South Africa

The OECD Behavioural Insights Conference brings together behavioural practitioners and policy makers from around the world to discuss how using behavioural insights can affect policy change.




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OECD supports the improvement of environmental inspections in Peru

Launch of the review process of Regulatory Inspections and Enforcement in the OEFA.




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OECD good practices to enhance environmental inspections in Peru

Launch of the review process of Regulatory Inspections and Enforcement in the OEFA.




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The Contribution of International Organisations to a Rule-based International System

Key results from the partnership of international organisations for effective international rulemaking




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Schemata Governance Sector Regulators 2018

Schemata Governance Sector Regulators 2018




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Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Brussels on 6 May 2019

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in Brussels on 6 May 2019 to present the OECD publication “The European Union: a People-Centred Agenda - An International Perspective”.




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2018 Questionnaire

2018 Questionnaire PMR




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Indicators and database Governance 2018

Indicators and database Governance 2018




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Public consultation: Draft OECD Best Practice Principles: Reviewing the Stock of Regulation

Comments are to be submitted electronically to bppexpost@oecd.org by 17 July 2019.




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Public consultation: Draft OECD Best Practice Principles on Regulatory Impact Assessment

Comments are to be submitted electronically to bppria@oecd.org by 17 July 2019.




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Sector-wide Schemata PMR 2018

Sector-wide Schemata PMR 2018




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Economy-wide Schemata 2018 PMR Economy-wide

Economy-wide Schemata 2018 PMR Economy-wide




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Economy wide PMR Indicators (July 2019)

Economy wide PMR Indicators (July 2019)




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Sectoral PMR Indicators (July 2019)

Sectoral PMR Indicators (July 2019)




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Sectoral PMR 2018 Database

Sectoral PMR 2018 Database




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OECD PMR database July 2019- Economy wide

OECD PMR database July 2019 - Economy wide




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OECD World Bank Economy wide PMR Indicators

OECD World Bank Economy wide PMR Indicators




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OECD WBG Sector Indicators in Excel

OECD WBG Sector Indicators in Excel




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A Study of International Regulatory Co-operation (IRC) arrangements for air quality - OECD Working Paper

This paper identifies the existing arrangements for air quality co-operation in North East Asia and provides guidance to advance regulatory co-operation.




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OECD Global Conference on Governance Innovation: Towards Agile Regulatory Frameworks in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Conference to exchange information on the need for and experience with governance innovation in the context of different sectors and different countries, both within and outside of the OECD, and to inform future OECD work.




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Independence of Regulators and Protection against Undue Influence

OECD work on the independence of regulators and how to protect them from undue influence. Information includes new data from a survey of 48 regulators across the world.




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OECD Network Sector Regulation Indicators

OECD Network Sector Regulation Indicators




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Regulatory Impact Assessment in the Netherlands

This report provides an analysis of RIA in the Netherlands




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Methodology paper

A detailed explanation of the methodology used to build the OECD PMR indicators




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Regulatory Quality and COVID-19: Managing the Risks and Supporting the Recovery

Regulatory decisions are vital at nearly every stage of resolving the health crisis and its social and economic effects. The current situation makes the need for trusted, evidence-based, internationally co-ordinated and well-enforced regulation particularly acute.




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Iceland: Better coordination among authorities needed to tackle foreign bribery, says OECD

Iceland must do more to ensure its law enforcement authorities are coordinated and adequately resourced to investigate and prosecute economic and financial crime, including foreign bribery, says the OECD in a new report.




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Corruption : OECD recognises Norway’s commitment to the fight against foreign bribery and recommends further improvements

Norway has made significant progress in its efforts against the bribery of foreign public officials in recent years, according to a new OECD report. But more could be done to strengthen enforcement, including by focusing on the confiscation from companies of the proceeds of bribery.




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Corruption: Luxembourg must implement without delay its legislation against the bribery of foreign public officials, says OECD

Luxembourg must step up its efforts to detect and prosecute cases of bribery of foreign public officials, particularly now that its legal framework has been strengthened, in compliance with the Anti-Bribery Convention




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Openness and Transparency - Pillars for Democracy, Trust and Progress

Openness is one of the key values that guide the OECD vision for a stronger, cleaner, fairer world. This is why the OECD welcomes the launch of the Open Government Partnership today and the efforts led by Presidents Obama and Rousseff to promote government transparency, fight corruption, empower citizens and maximise the potential of new technologies to strengthen accountability and foster participation in public affairs.




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The OECD acknowledges progress made, and says Mexico should further prioritise fighting foreign bribery

Mexico has improved, but needs to give greater priority to the criminal enforcement of bribery and ensure that its criminal law enforcement authorities have all the resources and expertise they need to seriously investigate all allegations, according to a new OECD report.




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Korea making notable progress on fighting foreign bribery; further improvements needed, says OECD

Korea has improved its information and intelligence gathering capacity in foreign bribery cases, but should be more proactive in investigating allegations, according to a new OECD report.




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Serious Concerns Remain over Japan’s Enforcement of Foreign Bribery Law, Despite Some Positive Developments

The Phase 3 Report on Japan by the OECD Working Group on Bribery evaluates and makes recommendations on Japan'simplementation and application of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and related instruments.




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In support of its active enforcement efforts, Italy should urgently extend timeframe for prosecuting foreign bribery

The Phase 3 Report on Italy by the OECD Working Group on Bribery evaluates and makes recommendations on Italy's implementation and application of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and related instruments.