Exports (Bop) - Commercial And Service Industry Machinery in Canada decreased to 289.80 CAD Million in March from 378.80 CAD Million in February of 2020. Exports (Bop) - Commercial And Service Industry Ma in Canada averaged 178.65 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 438.80 CAD Million in March of 2001 and a record low of 38 CAD Million in December of 1991. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Exports of (bop) - Commercial And Service Industr.

Exports (Bop) - Basic Chemicals And Industrial Chemical Products in Canada decreased to 1423.40 CAD Million in March from 1587.20 CAD Million in February of 2020. Exports (Bop) - Basic Chemicals And Industrial Che in Canada averaged 1114.09 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 2146.90 CAD Million in July of 2008 and a record low of 287.30 CAD Million in December of 1989. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Exports of (bop) - Basic Chemicals And Industrial.

Exports (Bop) - Basic&Industrial Chemical, Plastic Products in Canada decreased to 2611.80 CAD Million in March from 2750.50 CAD Million in February of 2020. Exports (Bop) - Basic&Industrial Chemical, Plastic in Canada averaged 1988.89 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 3322.70 CAD Million in July of 2008 and a record low of 492 CAD Million in December of 1989. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Exports of (bop) - Basic&industrial Chemical, Pla.

Weapons Sales in Australia decreased to 38 USD Million in 2018 from 98 USD Million in 2017. Weapons Sales in Australia averaged 50.54 USD Million from 1952 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 158 USD Million in 1990 and a record low of 2 USD Million in 1961. Weapons Sales are presented as a Trend-Indicator Value based on the known unit production costs of a core set of weapons such as aircraft, air defence systems, anti-submarine warfare weapons, armoured vehicles, artillery, engines, missiles, sensors, satellites, ships and others. The indicator aims to represent the transfer value of military resources rather than the financial value of the transfer.

Weapons Sales in Austria decreased to 5 USD Million in 2018 from 22 USD Million in 2017. Weapons Sales in Austria averaged 32.35 USD Million from 1966 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 248 USD Million in 1985 and a record low of 1 USD Million in 1967. Weapons Sales are presented as a Trend-Indicator Value based on the known unit production costs of a core set of weapons such as aircraft, air defence systems, anti-submarine warfare weapons, armoured vehicles, artillery, engines, missiles, sensors, satellites, ships and others. The indicator aims to represent the transfer value of military resources rather than the financial value of the transfer.

Business Inventories in Australia increased 0.30 percent in December of 2019 over the previous month. Business Inventories in Australia averaged 0.51 percent from 1985 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 2.90 percent in the first quarter of 1999 and a record low of -2.80 percent in the third quarter of 1986. Business Inventories in Australia measure the quarterly percentage changes in inventories from manufacturers, retailers, and wholesalers. Inventories are a key component of gross domestic product. . This page provides - Australia Business Inventories- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Industrial Production in Iraq increased 0.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 over the same quarter in the previous year. Industrial Production in Iraq averaged 4.39 percent from 1999 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 49.37 percent in the second quarter of 2009 and a record low of -28.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2003. In Iraq, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities. This page provides the latest reported value for - Iraq Industrial Production - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Industrial Production in Burundi increased 1.90 percent in September of 2019 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Burundi averaged 3.08 percent from 2011 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 34.70 percent in June of 2011 and a record low of -29 percent in May of 2015. In Burundi, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities. This page provides - Burundi Industrial Production - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Banks Balance Sheet in Australia increased to 5510.55 AUD Billion in the first quarter of 2020 from 4757.86 AUD Billion in the fourth quarter of 2019. Banks Balance Sheet in Australia averaged 1879.47 AUD Billion from 1990 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 5510.55 AUD Billion in the first quarter of 2020 and a record low of 322.97 AUD Billion in the first quarter of 1990. This page provides - Australia Banks Balance Sheet - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Australia recorded a government budget deficit of 9814 AUD Million in March of 2020. Government Budget Value in Australia averaged -604.10 AUD Million from 1973 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 14307 AUD Million in April of 2007 and a record low of -23705 AUD Million in June of 2012. The government budget balance is the difference between government revenues and expenses. The budget is balanced when outlays equal to receipts, the country reports budget surplus when revenues are higher than expenses and deficit when expenses exceed the revenues. This page provides - Australia Government Budget Value - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The OECD, WTO and UNCTAD have called on G20 governments to step up efforts to resist protectionism in the face of continuing high unemployment and a weak economic recovery.

The OECD Working Group on Bribery regrets that Austria has not had a conviction of bribing foreign public officials despite a number of allegations, 13 years after ratifying the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. However, enforcement appears to be picking up, with one case being tried, two more cases soon to be tried, and four ongoing investigations.

The Netherlands is failing to vigorously pursue foreign bribery allegations and must do more to enforce its foreign bribery laws. Fourteen out of 22 foreign bribery allegations have not triggered the opening of an investigation, calling into question the Netherlands’ ability and proactivity in investigating and prosecuting this crime.

Denmark’s enforcement of its foreign bribery laws has been weak. Only 13 foreign bribery allegations have surfaced, and sanctions have been imposed in just one case that falls under the Convention. Law enforcement authorities have not been sufficiently proactive, and cases have been prematurely closed without complete investigations. Denmark must take more investigative steps and make greater efforts to gather evidence from abroad.

Investment strategies almost never consider external costs to the environment when calculating potential returns. But incorporating environmental risk and sustainability into investor mindsets is possible– and urgent.

The 2013 Forum was held on 5-6 December and discussed how governments can improve their investment policy framework to reduce the risk and attract long-term private finance in support of green growth.

Ireland should increase its resources to detect and investigate foreign bribery more efficiently. Resources have, in recent years, been largely devoted to investigating non-bribery cases in the financial sector. Ireland has not prosecuted a foreign bribery case in the twelve years since its foreign bribery offence came into force, and law enforcement has taken few proactive steps to investigate allegations.

Serious steps must be taken by Slovenia to ensure that it effectively detects, investigates and prosecutes allegations of transnational bribery.

This survey was presented at the Informal ministerial meeting on responsible business conduct held in Paris on 26 June 2014.

3-4 September 2014, Phnom Penh, Cambodia: This conference focused on the key levers for restoring trust in government and building trust by and in the private sector and civil society.

Kazakhstan’s new anti-corruption strategy must be better defined, involving key stakeholders, with targeted actions and goals that address the key corruption challenges facing the country, says a new OECD report by the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan (IAP).

We therefore need a “copernician” change in our approach to the growth – inequality nexus: let’s not think growth first, and inequality thereafter but let’s consider both of them, together, in their circularity. In other words, let’s think “Inclusive Growth”, right from the start, and let’s make it another touchstone of our efforts and complement the Pittsburgh tryptic of strong, sustainable and balanced growth!

Widespread corruption continues to be a major challenge for Kyrgyzstan’s development, despite efforts to streamline its anti-corruption policy and strengthen the institutional framework since 2012.

Widespread corruption was one of the main reasons that led to the change of the political regime in Ukraine in 2014. The new administration pledged to fight corruption, a challenging task in the current context of the economic crisis and military conflict in the East of the country.

This year’s OECD Ministerial Council Meeting, which we are honoured to chair, will address the issue of investment. The timing could not be better. Growth prospects have improved, but there is still a lot of work to be done. Investment has been hit especially hard since the crisis started and has yet to recover.

With a focus on the Asia-Pacific region, this conference addressed what the Sustainable Development Goals will mean for business and how business sustainability strategies can be aligned to support their implementation.

OECD Ministers have endorsed updated guidelines to help national governments and regional groups create the right conditions to attract domestic and foreign investment.

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría today called on all countries to fully engage with the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and said advanced and emerging economies had a particular responsibility to translate the global goals into national policy and to support developing countries in doing the same.

Uzbekistan has adopted its first anti-corruption action plan and established an anti-corruption coordination commission. Nevertheless corruption is widespread in Uzbekistan and remains a key obstacle for business.

The OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Transactions has repeatedly over 15 years urged Argentina to strengthen its efforts to fight corruption and foreign bribery. During that time, the Working Group has recommended that Argentina change its laws to hold companies liable for corruption and to extend jurisdiction to Argentines who commit foreign bribery overseas.

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.

Further structural reforms are needed to help the business sector boost productivity growth and overcome the key challenges of sluggish investment in advanced economies and excess capacity in emerging economies, according to a new OECD report.

The OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Transactions has continuously urged Japan since 2002 to strengthen its efforts to fight bribery by Japanese companies in their foreign business activities, and implementation of the Convention on Combating the Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.

Middle Eastern and North African countries should press ahead with further economic and structural reforms to boost flagging trade and investment, restore public trust and create jobs for the region’s young population, the OECD told ministers from the region today.

Ukraine has made considerable progress in the area of anti-corruption reform but faces significant challenges to implement some important tools for combating corruption, according to a recent OECD report.

Brandon L. Garrett is the Justice Thurgood Marshall Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law and author of Convicting the Innocent (2011) and Too Big to Jail (2014). These comments on corporate criminal liability are a contribution to a public consultation conducted by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.

Some 16 years after joining the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, Argentina remains in serious non-compliance.

The Czech Republic must strengthen its efforts to detect, investigate and prosecute foreign bribery. Seventeen years after ratifying the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, the Czech Republic has yet to prosecute a case involving the bribery of foreign public officials.

Chile must make further progress on key recommendations of the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions, more than three years after its Phase 3 evaluation in March 2014.

The OECD Working Group on Bribery has serious concerns regarding Russia’s continued failure to implement key legislative reforms to enable it to effectively investigate, prosecute and sanction the offence of foreign bribery.

Australia has stepped up its enforcement of foreign bribery since 2012, when the OECD Working Group on Bribery last evaluated Australia’s implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, with seven convictions in two cases and 19 ongoing investigations.

When companies involve stakeholders, such as local communities, in their decision making, it enables them to identify, and account for the impacts of their activities, and contribute to positive social and economic development. To address the challenges raised when engaging with stakeholders, the OECD is preparing a user guide on how to undertake due diligence in engaging with stakeholders for mining, oil and gas enterprises.

Poland must make urgent progress on carrying out key recommendations of the OECD Working Group on Bribery that remain unimplemented, more than four years after its Phase 3 evaluation in June 2013.

The OECD Due Diligence Guidance is being used as the basis and benchmark by many industry initiatives created to ensure the responsible sourcing of minerals. This report presents the findings of a pilot alignment assessment of five industry programmes against the recommendations of the OECD Guidance to gauge the coherence, effectiveness and credibility of these initiatives.

Housing Index in Australia decreased to -3 percent in the first quarter of 2019 from -2.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018. Housing Index in Australia averaged 1.43 percent from 2002 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 6.10 percent in the second quarter of 2002 and a record low of -3 percent in the first quarter of 2019. In Australia, House Price Index measures weighted average of price movements for residential properties for eight capital cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, Darwin and Perth. Residential properties are defined as detached residential dwellings on their own block of land regardless of age. . This page provides the latest reported value for - Australia House Price Index - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Industrial Production in Angola decreased 3.20 percent in the third quarter of 2019 over the same quarter in the previous year. Industrial Production in Angola averaged -0.46 percent from 2011 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 12.20 percent in the first quarter of 2015 and a record low of -9.90 percent in the first quarter of 2017. In Angola, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in the industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities. This page provides - Angola Industrial Production - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

An overview of the long-term care situation in Austria is available here.

An overview of the long-term care situation in Australia is available here.

This book examines international drivers, enabling technologies fast-tracking industrial biotechnology, industry trends, some products appearing on the market, industry structure and finance, and policy measures and trends. It examines separately biofuels, biobased chemicals and bioplastics.

The Swiss health system is one of the world’s best but must adapt to deal with rising costs and higher rates of cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, according to a new OECD/WHO report.