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ign International investment continues to struggle: Foreign direct investment in figures - December 2014 By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 11:02:00 GMT Global FDI flows for 2014 have stalled at levels substantially below the peak levels reached before the financial crisis and ensuing global recession that began in 2008 according to preliminary estimates in the December 2014 issue of FDI in Figures. Full Article
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ign A new boost to transparency in international tax matters: 6 new countries sign agreement enabling automatic sharing of country-by-country reporting By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 12 May 2016 12:00:00 GMT As part of continuing efforts to boost transparency by multinational enterprises (MNEs), Canada, Iceland, India, Israel, New Zealand and the People’s Republic of China signed today the Multilateral Competent Authority agreement for the automatic exchange of Country-by-Country reports (“CbC MCAA”), bringing the total number of signatories to 39 countries. The signing ceremony took place in Beijing, China. Full Article
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ign Alignment assessment of industry programmes with the OECD minerals guidance By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 12:47:00 GMT 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. Full Article
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ign The determinants of foreign Direct Investment - Do statutory restrictions matter? By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 10:44:00 GMT This paper sheds light on their potential costs in terms of foregone investments. Applying an augmented gravity model, covering 60 advanced and emerging countries over the period 1997–2016, it estimates the elasticity of bilateral FDI positions and cross-border M&A activity to FDI restrictions as measured by the OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. Full Article
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ign Design of funded private pensions needs to be improved By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:00:00 GMT Funded Pension arrangements, in particular defined contribution ones, are playing a growing role in complementing retirement income from public sources in OECD countries and worldwide. However, their design needs to be improved, according to a new OECD report. Full Article
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ign Firm Surveys relating Environmental Policies, Environmental Performance and Innovation: Design Challenges and insights from Empirical Application - Environment Working Paper By dx.doi.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Apr 2016 11:34:00 GMT This report provides a review of recent firm-level and plant-level surveys containing questions on environmental policies, innovation practices or performance which are relevant for environmental policy analysis and assessment. We specifically focus on the core element that relates environmental policies to environmental and economic performance, namely the adoption of innovative practices and environmental innovations by firms. Full Article
ign Carbon pricing efforts are falling short, but even modest collective action can deliver significant progress, OECD says By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 11:00:00 GMT Current carbon prices are falling short of the levels needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change, but even moderate price increases could have a significant impact, according to new OECD research. Full Article
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ign Power struggle: Decarbonising the electricity sector - Effects of climate policies, policy misalignments and political economy factors on decarbonisation - Environment Working Paper By doi.org Published On :: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 08:10:00 GMT This report investigates the effects of select climate policies, non-climate policies, as well as political economy factors on the decarbonisation of electricity in OECD countries from 2000 to 2015. Effects are analysed on the three phases of decarbonisation: (1) increasing the share of renewables installed, (2) increasing the use of renewables in generation, and (3) reducing the emissions from electricity. Full Article
ign Policy approaches to incentivise sustainable plastic design - Environment Working Paper By www.oecd-ilibrary.org Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 11:33:00 GMT Policy instruments can be applied to improve the sustainability of plastics, including regulations, market-based instruments, information and voluntary tools. The report reviews the use of these instruments, provides good practice examples, such as product taxes and charges, eco-design standards, extended producer responsibility and environmental product labels, as well as discussing opportunities for their future applications. Full Article
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ign Making obsolescence obsolete: design to reduce waste - Insights blog By oecdinsights.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:54:00 GMT Let’s be honest, waste reduction doesn’t have much of a ring to it. To many, it’s a complex policy issue without much hope if consumers keep throwing their cans away in the street. Full Article
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ign Aligning Policies for a Low-carbon Economy By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 03 Jul 2015 10:54:00 GMT This major report produced in co-operation with the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Transport Forum (ITF) and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) identifies the misalignments between climate change objectives and policy and regulatory frameworks across a range of policy domains (investment, taxation, innovation and skills, trade, and adaptation) and activities at the heart of climate policy. Full Article
ign Webinar: COP21 and beyond: Aligning Policies for a Low-carbon Economy By www.greengrowthknowledge.org Published On :: Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:13:00 GMT Addressing climate change requires urgent policy action to drive a global infrastructure and technological transformation. The latest report 'Aligning Policies for a Low-carbon Economy' presents the first diagnosis of the alignments of policy and regulatory frameworks with climate policy goals. Join the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) for a webinar exploring these issues on 5 October 2015, 15:00-16:30 (Paris time). Full Article
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ign 2015 Indicators of Regulatory Policy and Governance: Design, Methodology and Key Results By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT This OECD Regulatory Policy Working Paper presents the methodology, key results and statistical analysis of the 2015 Indicators of Regulatory Policy and Governance (iREG) to complement the OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook 2015. Full Article
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