The OECD High Level Risk Forum (HLRF) brings together policy makers from government, practitioners from the private sector and civil society, and experts from think tanks and academia to identify and share good practices with the aim to deepen understanding of how to govern and manage complex national risks.

A major flooding of the Seine River similar to the flood disaster of 1910 could affect up to 5 million residents in the greater Paris area and cause up to 30 billion euros worth of damage, according to a new OECD report.

The OECD has launched a public consultation on its draft principles on the governance of critical risks.

The OECD Recommendation on the Governance of Critical Risks seeks to foster future cooperation between countries and with key partners,including the private sector, building common ground and promoting continuous improvement regarding the governance and management of critical risks.

Jointly organised by the OECD, Duke University and IRGC, this international conference will identify, evaluate and discuss the relevance and effectiveness of new approaches to improving risk governance, both as they result from responding to and learning from crises, and as deliberate innovations in how regulatory power is exercised and shared.

The OECD’s work on resilience is featured prominently in the Global Risks 2015 report of the World Economic Forum.

The OECD event "Risk Governance and Resilient Cities" will examine how risk governance can better manage complex risks and how to improve the resilience of cities to these risks.

Rapid population growth, ageing infrastructure and new weather risks are straining the ability of cities in OECD countries to provide clean water and to protect against floods and droughts, according to a new OECD report. Cities will need large-scale investment and more effective tariffs and taxes to pay for upgrades to water systems.

Colombia has engaged in a sustained process of fiscal decentralisation over the past decades. Evidence is presented that the current framework is conducive to fiscal sustainability, especially after the reforms in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Digital security risk should be treated as an economic rather than a technical issue, and should be part of an organisation’s overall risk management and decision-making, according to a new OECD Recommendation to member countries.

Recent reforms have made pension systems more financially sustainable and pensioners have higher living standards than ever before. But future generations are likely to find their pension entitlements much less generous than today’s and many may face a serious risk of pensioner poverty, according to a new OECD report.

The 5th OECD High Level Risk Forum (HLRF) brought together policy makers from 30 governments, practitioners from the private sector and experts from think tanks and academia to share good practices with the aim to improve the governance and management of complex risks.

Launch of the OECD review of the risk management policies in Morocco. The review provides an objective assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of Morocco's risk management policies by international experts.

This tooklit is a collection of good practices to help co-operation and exchange of ideas across countries on risk governance policies.

The OECD was part of the multi-stakeholder Advisory Board to help prepare the Global Risks 2017 report.

Adopted by the OECD Council on 23 February 2017, this Recommendation provides high-level policy guidance for designing a strategy for addressing the financial impacts of disasters on individuals, businesses and sub-national levels of governments, as well as the implication for public finances.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) coordinates global disaster risk reduction efforts among United Nations agencies and international organisations. The OECD is hosting an event to see how governments and stakeholders can best work together to strengthen economic and social resilience through improve risk governance.

This report analyses the corporate governance framework and practices relating to corporate risk management, in the private sector and in state-owned enterprises. The review covers 26 jurisdictions and is based on a general survey of all participating jurisdictions, as well as an in-depth review of corporate risk management in Norway, Singapore and Switzerland.

Practical actions for companies to identify and address the worst forms of child labour in mineral supply chains is for use by companies to help them identify, mitigate and account for the risks of child labour in their mineral supply chains. It builds on the due diligence framework of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.

This report provides an overview of national approaches to risk management in the state-owned enterprise (SOE) sector in seven Asian economies (Bhutan, India, Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam). It examines risk management requirements and practices at both the level of the state and at the level of individual enterprises.

Reopening states to boost the economy despite the scientific evidence will do more damage than good

A previously simple decision of whether to reopen an office is now freighted with mortal peril

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the EBA report on mounting risk in the European banking system, Goldman Sachs’ first ever investment day and why the pensions of UK banking CEOs are being cut. With special guest Mario Quagliariello, director of economic analysis at the European Banking Authority.

Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Persis Love

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Financial Action Task Force said Gulf state not doing enough to stem dirty financial flows

The death of inflation has been exaggerated and after the pandemic we may need it

Many in Washington say Trump’s mini-deal with Beijing was a vehicle for political boasts

President acts as though Latin America’s second-largest economy is immune to pandemic

Popular funds’ performance woes compounded by coronavirus market sell-off

Pablo Iglesias sets out stall for shift to left with minimum income guarantee proposal

Donald Trump has dashed hopes for an imminent peace deal with the Taliban that were intended to pave the way for the US to withdraw the last of its troops from Afghanistan. Jyotsna Singh discusses how this leaves the war torn country as it prepares for presidential elections at the end of the month, with Stephanie Findlay and Farhan Bokhari.

Contributors: Jyotsna Singh, Delhi reporter, Stephanie Findlay, South Asia correspondent, and Farhan Bokhari, Producers: Jyotsna Singh and Fiona Symon

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US regulator cautions against using chloroquine outside of hospitals or clinical trials

Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets

Analysts fear unintended consequences of central bank’s vast foreign-currency holdings

Governments should borrow more to stave off secular stagnation

Private banks are fighting to advise billionaires who want a lot for their money

Almost half of British companies have scrapped payouts in response to coronavirus

Insurer is well placed to manage pandemic-related losses

Tickets website has to navigate an overhaul of UK rail’s supporting infrastructure

German chemicals group faces surge in plaintiffs alleging cancer link to Roundup

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Those with the fewest rights are least able to demand a safe workplace

This time it is capital markets, rather than banks, that have to reform

European Union lawmakers have set out a first bundle of proposals for a new digital strategy for the bloc, one that’s intended to drive digitalization across all industries and sectors — and enable what Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has described as ‘A Europe fit for the Digital Age‘. It could also be summed […]

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President Lukashenko under fire from neighbouring countries for lax approach to pandemic

The number of detected cyber security incidents in Australia was the highest worldwide in the last 12 months with an increase of 109 percent, compared to a 38.5 percent increase globally.