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High-level Policy Seminar on International Capital Flows

This high-level seminar, co-organised with Japan as 2019 G20 Presidency, will bring together senior policy officials and academics to discuss current issues linked to global financial integration and the role that international frameworks can play to maximise benefits and minimise drawbacks.

Promoting investment in the Mediterranean

This joint EU-OECD programme supports Mediterranean governments to attract quality investment for job creation, local development, economic diversification and stability.

How to Solve the Investment Promotion Puzzle: A Mapping of Investment Promotion Agencies in Latin America and the Caribbean and OECD Countries

This joint OECD and IDB report presents rich new information on the organization, activities, and operative practices of IPAs in 51 countries, comprising 32 OECD countries and 19 Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) countries (outside of the OECD area), providing a thorough understanding of who agencies are, what they do, and how they do it.

Annual reports on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

The annual reports on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises provide an account of the actions the adhering governments have taken over the previous 12 months to enhance the contribution of the guidelines to the improved functioning of the global economy.

OECD Codes of Liberalisation of Capital Movements and Current Invisible Operations: User's Guide

The purpose of this user's guide is to contribute to a better understanding of the principles and procedures of the OECD Codes. It provides detailed explanations of the coverage of the Codes and serves as a manual for Code users. This edition has been adjusted to take recent developments into account, specifically, revised insurance and private pensions provisions of the Code of Liberalisation of Current Invisible Operations.

Women Shaping Global Economic Governance

This publication brings together contributions from leading female policy makers and thought leaders from all across the world on how to shape our economies.

The broad policy toolkit for financial stability: Foundations, fences, and fire doors

The post financial crisis period has been associated with increased countercyclical use of various financial policies, including residency-based measures. This paper analyses in a single analytical framework the relative effectiveness of three types of financial policies – macroprudential (foundations), currency-based (fences), and residency-based measures (fire doors).

Investment for development: Regional and country initiatives

International investment is one of the main drivers of globalisation so sound policies towards investment are vital for world prosperity and stability. The OECD works with regions and economies around the world to help improve the investment climate.

OECD Investment Policy Reviews: Croatia 2019

OECD countries adopt a strengthened framework for ensuring orderly capital flows

For almost 60 years, the OECD Code of Liberalisation of Capital Movements has provided a balanced framework for allowing countries to progressively remove barriers to the movement of capital, while providing flexibility to cope with situations of economic and financial instability. A review of the Code was adopted in 2019 to strengthen the instrument and respond to new financial stability challenges.