bus Latvia: Maintain robust expansion and continue reforms to achieve income convergence and more inclusive growth By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:23:00 GMT Successful implementation of economic reforms has boosted the Latvian economy, leading to strong growth, rising wages and solid public finances. Further policy action is now needed to accelerate productivity growth, create jobs, drive down poverty, improve living standards and ensure that everyone benefits from more inclusive growth, according to a new report from the OECD. Full Article
bus Lowering barriers to entrepreneurship and promoting small business growth in South Africa By dx.doi.org Published On :: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 16:47:00 GMT Lowering high levels of unemployment and inequality are amongst the largest challenges facing South Africa. Full Article
bus Making the business environment more supportive of productivity in Belgium By dx.doi.org Published On :: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 16:52:00 GMT A favourable business environment is crucial to boosting Belgium’s productivity and inclusiveness and to sustain improvements in long-term economic prosperity. Full Article
bus Norway’s economy: maintaining a successful business sector in a changing world By dx.doi.org Published On :: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 09:32:00 GMT Norway’s success in maintaining high living standards, low inequality and good progress in gender balance owes much to its business sector. Full Article
bus Unblocking the productivity potential of local businesses in Ireland By oecdecoscope.wordpress.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:14:00 GMT New firm-level analysis undertaken in tandem with the OECD Economic Survey of Ireland 2018 finds that the majority of businesses in Ireland have actually experienced falling productivity since the mid-2000s. Full Article
bus Financing innovative business investment in Poland By www.oecd-ilibrary.org Published On :: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 11:15:00 GMT Poland’s productivity has grown strongly over the past two decades. However, the public and private capital stock is weak, and investment remains focused on the adoption of existing technologies, which weighs on future productivity gains and innovation. Full Article
bus Improving the quality of business investment in Turkey By oecdecoscope.blog Published On :: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 16:38:00 GMT Turkey’s business sector exhibits one of the highest investment rates among OECD countries. Full Article
bus Reforming the large business groups to promote productivity and inclusion in Korea By www.oecd-ilibrary.org Published On :: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 17:29:00 GMT Large business groups, which played a key role in Korea's economic development, are still dominant today, especially in exporting. Full Article
bus Business brief: Innovation and urban mobility in Brazil By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 18:19:00 GMT “What is the city but the people?” asked Shakespeare in Coriolanus. All city planning focuses on people and the quality of life. The big cities in Brazil took shape from the 1950s, when the country’s population amounted to approximately 52 million inhabitants, only 36.2% of whom lived in cities. Full Article
bus Multi-level governance and robust water allocation regimes needed to secure Brazil’s future water needs By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 02 Sep 2015 19:00:00 GMT The recent droughts in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo states have exposed the need to shift from crisis management to effective risk governance of the country’s water resources, according to a new OECD report. Full Article
bus Business brief: Towards renewal in our business culture By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 05 May 2017 14:58:00 GMT Brazil is steadily investing in the creation of rules and regulations to converge to governance standards already consolidated in developed countries. Complying with these international standards is indispensable if Brazilian companies intend to operate on a global scale. Full Article
bus Abuse of authority provisions adopted by the Senate raise concerns over Brazil’s capacity to ensure independence of prosecutors and judges in fighting corruption By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:00:00 GMT The OECD Working Group on Bribery reaffirms the importance of the independence of prosecutors and judges and is concerned that Brazil’s achievements in fighting corruption may be seriously jeopardised by recent legislative developments. Full Article
bus Reducing red tape in business would boost Greek productivity, OECD says By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 15 May 2014 17:23:00 GMT Greece could save its businesses hundreds of millions of euros a year and improve their competitiveness by reducing administrative burdens, according to a new OECD report. Full Article
bus Fourth Annual High-Level Anti-Corruption Conference for G20 Governments and Business By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 23:25:00 GMT Co-organised by the Italian Co-Chair of the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group and the OECD, participants discussed progress in advancing the key elements of the global anti-corruption agenda and innovative solutions to address the latest challenges facing countries, business and civil society. Full Article
bus Implementation of OECD recommendations to improve business formalities in the Municipality of Hermosillo By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT The second progress report in the implementation of regulatory improvement actions shows a 52% progress for the Municipality of Hermosillo. Full Article
bus OECD and Ukraine to step up co-operation on anti-corruption, rule of law and business environment By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 17:04:00 GMT The OECD and Ukraine today signed an Action Plan for strengthening co-operation to help tackle corruption, improve public governance and the rule of law, boost investment and foster a dynamic business environment. Full Article
bus Multi-level governance and robust water allocation regimes needed to secure Brazil’s future water needs By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 02 Sep 2015 19:00:00 GMT The recent droughts in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo states have exposed the need to shift from crisis management to effective risk governance of the country’s water resources, according to a new OECD report. Full Article
bus Adjusting fiscal balances for the business cycle: new tax and expenditure elasticity estimates for OECD countries By dx.doi.org Published On :: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 15:34:00 GMT This paper re-estimates the elasticities of government revenue and expenditure items with respect to the output gap for OECD countries. These elasticities are used by the OECD to calculate cyclically adjusted fiscal balances. The study updates the earlier 2005 study using the most recent datasets and tax codes, the coverage being confined in this paper to 35 countries, the 34 OECD member states and Latvia. Full Article
bus Take the money and run: the uses and abuses of political funding By www.oecdinsights.org Published On :: Mon, 02 May 2016 11:58:00 GMT Blog article asks if our democratic processes are more responsive to the rich than they are to the poor and the middle class? Full Article
bus Sport, corruption and responsible business conduct By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 22:35:00 GMT Significant corruption, labour, human rights and environmental risks are associated with the organisation of large sporting events. The OECD has instruments and expertise in implementation of complex projects can help host governments, event organisers and their business partners ensure that the world of sport remains associated with the traditional values of excellence and fair play. Full Article
bus Competitive Neutrality: Maintaining a level playing field between public and private business By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT This publication catalogues national practices that illustrate implementation of aspects or elements of competitive neutrality and highlights examples of challenges that may be encountered. Full Article
bus Making Responsible Business Conduct Everyone’s Business By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 14:21:00 GMT Without propriety, integrity, transparency and the engagement of all stakeholders, markets cannot function well. Governments must protect fundamental rights and ensure good governance, fair regulations and transparency, while businesses must acknowledge that operating globally also implies a responsibility for their impact locally. Full Article
bus Trade and Investment Week kicks off with responsible business practice conference By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 14:18:00 GMT 18 November 2013 - Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Week 2013 opened in Bangkok today with a regional conference on responsible business practices jointly organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Full Article
bus Conference on advancing responsible business practices in the Asia-Pacific region By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 18:09:00 GMT Jointly organised by the OECD and ESCAP, this conference focused on the role of governments in supporting and facilitating more sustainable and inclusive business practices in the Asia-Pacific region. Full Article
bus OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises - Responsible Business Conduct Matters By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 07:00:00 GMT Available in several languages, this booklet provides basic information about the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the most comprehensive set of government-backed recommendations on responsible business conduct in existence today. Adhering governments aim to encourage the positive contributions MNEs can make to sustainable development and to minimise the difficulties to which their various operations may give rise. Full Article
bus Ministerial Communiqué on Responsible Business Conduct By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:06:00 GMT Communiqué by Ministers participating in the informal ministerial meeting on responsible business conduct that took place at the OECD on 26 June 2014. Full Article
bus Fact finding survey on investment treaty law, sustainable development responsible business conduct By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:06:00 GMT This survey was presented at the Informal ministerial meeting on responsible business conduct held in Paris on 26 June 2014. Full Article
bus Investment Treaty Law, Sustainable Development and Responsible Business Conduct: A Fact Finding Survey, International Investment Working Paper 2014/1 By dx.doi.org Published On :: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:32:00 GMT Investment treaties are often thought to be silent on investors’ responsibilities to host societies and on their contributions to sustainable development. This paper establishes a factual and statistical basis for understanding the relationship between investment treaty law and governments’ ability to advance the sustainable development agenda and promote responsible business conduct. Full Article
bus Holding business to account By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:43:00 GMT The promotion of responsible business conduct has taken an important step forward with the launch of a new reporting framework. Businesses now have no excuse for not explaining how they’re meeting their human rights obligations. Full Article
bus Legislation on responsible business conduct must reinforce the wheel, not reinvent it By oecdinsights.org Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:24:00 GMT This article by Roel Nieuwenkamp talks about the trend of hardening of soft law in the domain of responsible business conduct. It argues that legislative proposals related to existing international instruments should not seek to reinvent the wheel, but to reinforce it. Existing instruments that are widely recognised and proven to be effective and reasonable should represent a foundation for their legally-binding counterparts. Full Article
bus When businesses are bad, who you gonna call? By wp.me Published On :: Mon, 03 Aug 2015 12:13:00 GMT Most businesses are good. They pay their taxes, they create employment, they abide by the laws, and they generally contribute to the societies in which they operate. But what can be done when businesses behave badly? This blog discusses the National Contact Points, the unique grievance mechanism of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and how could be improved to better fulfill their potential. Full Article
bus Promoting inclusive business through responsible business. Part 1 – Outsource production not responsibility By wp.me Published On :: Wed, 09 Sep 2015 14:55:00 GMT The private sector plays an important role in economic development. However to be beneficial to local populations, business must act responsibly. Part 1 of this blog discusses how business can do this, as laid out in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and make a positive contribution to economic, environmental and social progress with a view to achieving sustainable development. Full Article
bus Promoting inclusive business through responsible business. Part 2 – Shared value and community-based development By wp.me Published On :: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:55:00 GMT The private sector plays an important role in economic development. However to be beneficial to local populations, business must act responsibly. Part 2 of this blog focuses on how community engagement can help business achieve this, in harmony with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and reinforce the link between responsible business and inclusive growth. Full Article
bus Workshop in Ukraine on responsible business conduct By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 17:17:00 GMT The purpose of this workshop was to share information with the Ukrainian authorities about the obligations of governments under the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises related to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, one of four instruments of the Declaration. Full Article
bus Corporate Governance and Business Integrity: A Stocktaking of Corporate Practices By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:41:00 GMT This report takes stock of corporate practices tying business integrity considerations into corporate governance frameworks, strategy and operations. It also assesses what factors influence business decisions to implement business integrity measures in practice. This report is a timely response to a succession of disturbing corporate scandals to which no industry or country appears to be immune. Full Article
bus Inclusive business can help solve the sustainability equation By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 10:16:00 GMT From the early 2000s, sustainability has emerged as a central policy-making consideration as climate change and population growth have heightened concerns about already-stretched natural resources. Full Article
bus Organising sporting events: Preventing corruption and promoting responsible business conduct By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 12 May 2016 08:13:00 GMT This brochure looks at the corruption, labour, human rights and environmental risks associated with the organisation of large sporting events. It describes how OECD instruments and expertise in implementation of complex projects can help host governments, event organisers and their business partners ensure that the world of sport remains associated with the traditional values of excellence and fair play. Full Article
bus What is blocking business investment and productivity growth? By oecdinsights.org Published On :: Sat, 21 May 2016 12:36:00 GMT 21/05/2016 - It is seven years since the global crisis and despite easy monetary policy, financial regulatory reform, and G20 resolutions favouring structural measures, the world economy is not making a lot of progress. Adrian Blundell-Wignall gives a preview of what’s in the 2016 edition of the OECD Business and Finance Outlook. Full Article
bus Business and finance: The size of the reversal of the supercycle is bigger than you think By oecdinsights.org Published On :: Fri, 27 May 2016 12:31:00 GMT 27/05/2016 - The real economy will always seem to be disconnected from the financial economy during periods when the need for structural change is so overwhelming that it can hardly be otherwise. We have had the easiest monetary policy of any historical era outside of hyperinflations, and productivity fails to grow, economic activity is weak... Full Article
bus OECD Report to G7 Leaders on Responsible Business Conduct By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 07 Jun 2016 11:00:00 GMT This note describes work undertaken by the OECD to support the implementation of the 2015 G7 Leaders’ Declaration in the area of responsible business conduct. Four areas of action are covered: outreach on responsible business conduct (RBC) standards to other countries; development of guidance for supply chain due diligence; monitoring of multi-stakeholder initiatives; and strengthening National Contact Points. Full Article
bus Changing business models of stock exchanges and stock market fragmentation By dx.doi.org Published On :: Thu, 09 Jun 2016 23:36:00 GMT This report reviews structural changes in the stock exchange industry and provides data on M&A changes in the aggregate revenue structure of major stock exchanges. It describes the fragmentation of the stock market resulting from an increase in stock exchange-like trading venues, such as alternative trading systems (ATSs) and multilateral trading facilities (MTFs), and a split between dark (non-displayed) and lit (displayed) trading. Full Article
bus Promoting sustainable development through responsible business conduct By www.oecd-ilibrary.org Published On :: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 13:15:00 GMT Investment can help raise standards of living through job creation, skills and technology development, and distribution of wealth. Achieving these impacts, however, depends on the quality of the investment as much as the quantity. This chapter from the 2016 Development Co-operation Report discusses how responsible business conduct can directly contribute to achieving the SDGs, while also being good for business. Full Article
bus Supporting responsible business conduct and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in Ukraine By dx.doi.org Published On :: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:49:00 GMT Responsible business conduct (RBC) is recognised as an important part of the investment climate and is increasingly integrated within public policies aimed at attracting better investment and enhancing sustainable development. Full Article
bus Conference on business, finance and gender By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 08 Mar 2017 16:09:00 GMT Paris, 8 March 2017: Taking place on International Women's Day, this OECD-hosted conference considered questions such as gender differences in financial literacy and inclusion; women working in the informal economy and the role of business: gender differences in the changing pensions landscape; empowering women to fight back against corruption and engaging men to support gender equality in the workplace. Full Article
bus Responsible business conduct in the financial sector By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 12:36:00 GMT Promoting responsible business conduct in the financial sector is vital to building a sustainable global economy. Although the Guidelines’ due diligence recommendations can help financial institutions, the inherent complexities in the sector create challenges. This paper highlights key considerations for institutional investors in carrying out due diligence that will help to identify and respond to environmental and social risks. Full Article
bus Responsible business conduct for institutional investors: Key considerations for due diligence under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 23:08:00 GMT Promoting responsible business conduct in the financial sector is vital to building a sustainable global economy. This paper will help institutional investors implement the due diligence recommendations of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in order to prevent or address adverse impacts related to human and labour rights, the environment, and corruption in their investment portfolios. Full Article
bus Business brief: Towards renewal in our business culture By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 05 May 2017 14:58:00 GMT Brazil is steadily investing in the creation of rules and regulations to converge to governance standards already consolidated in developed countries. Complying with these international standards is indispensable if Brazilian companies intend to operate on a global scale. Full Article
bus Responsible business conduct and competition: The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and responsible supply chain management By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 18 May 2017 16:05:00 GMT Surprised looks with colleagues or students are commonplace when I observe that the OECD plays an important part in the promotion of responsible business conduct (RBC), not just in OECD countries, but also globally. RBC is OECD “speak” for corporate social responsibility, corporate sustainability and other terms indicating an expectation that businesses take responsibility for their impact on society. Full Article
bus OECD Business and Finance Scoreboard By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 30 May 2017 09:22:00 GMT The OECD Business and Finance Scoreboard accompanies the OECD Business and Finance Outlook by providing a commented overview of selected indicators and data related to corporate performance, banking, capital markets, pensions and investments. Full Article
bus Living up to expectations on responsible business conduct By bit.ly Published On :: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 16:09:00 GMT 21 July 2017 - Recent noteworthy developments have created a new momentum on responsible business conduct worldwide, confirming the prominence of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and their in-built implementation mechanism, the National Contact Points. This article by Roel Nieuwenkamp looks at the expectations that come with this heightened recognition. Full Article