OECD countries stay open to commercial investments by sovereign wealth funds

OECD countries are committed to keeping their investment frontiers open to sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) as long as these funds invest for commercial, not political ends. A newly published OECD report, “Sovereign Wealth Funds and Recipient Country Policies”, recognises that “sovereign wealth funds bring benefits to home and host countries.” OECD investment instruments recognise the right of member countries to take actions to protect national security, and investments by SWFs can raise concerns as to whether their objectives are commercial or driven by political, defense or foreign policy considerations. However, OECD countries have accepted that the national security clause should be applied with restraint and not be used as a general escape clause from their commitments to open investment policies.

Creating Sustainable Enterprise

Impact are global leaders in sustainable business transformation and people development. Our learning journeys and training solutions inspire new thinking and generate the meaningful dialogue needed to create and develop sustainable enterprise. Impact help people work more effectively together. As experts in behavioural change and leadership deve. . .

Added by  Carmen Villegas Caballero  April 28, 2008
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World Investment Directory, Volume X, Africa 2008

This publication covers 53 economies of the African region, with FDI profiles based on data available as of December 2007.

Added by  Persephone Economou  April 21, 2008
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Global Monitoring Report 2008

This 2008 World Bank-IMF report warns that most countries will fall short on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a set of eight globally agreed development goals with a due date of 2015. Though much of the world is set to cut extreme poverty in half by then, prospects are gravest for the goals of reducing child and maternal mortality. Serious . . .

Added by  John Daly  April 21, 2008
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World Investment Forum 2008 - WAIPA

The annual WAIPA event that took place in Ghana during 18-21 April 2008.

Added by  Persephone Economou  April 21, 2008
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Invest in Ghana: Focus Kumasi

The Guide, the first city investment guide in West Africa, was prepared by the Millennium Cities Initiative (MCI) in cooperation with the Columbia Program on International Investment (CPII) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), with the support of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the . . .

Added by  Persephone Economou  April 21, 2008
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Lamy: Doha Round conclusion will reassure world financial markets

Director-General Pascal Lamy, in his intervention at the International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting on 12 April 2008 in Washington, urged financial leaders to push “now” for the conclusion of the Doha Round. He said: “I am completely convinced that we have it within our means, politically and technically, to finish the Doha Round this y. . .

Added by  Shu-Quan HE  April 21, 2008
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Black-Tie Optional: 'Stepsister' Cities Flourish in the Shadows

Author: Josh Stephens - Say you're a big city. But right next door is an even bigger big city. What do you do to stand out? Josh Stephens explores the unique plight of America's so-called stepsister cities.

Added by  Giulia D'Amico  April 21, 2008
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UN Population Division

The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations provides many important reports that can be downloaded without charge. The reports and data include not only historical data and projects of population, but also analysis of urbanization , international migration and the impacts of population trends on ed. . .

Added by  John Daly  April 21, 2008
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State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World

The coming century of climate change, and how to manage and survive it. Forthcoming in January 2009 from the Worldwatch Institute. It's New Year's Day, 2101. Somehow, humanity survived the worst of global warming—the higher temperatures and sea levels and the more intense droughts and storms—and succeeded in stabilizing the Earth's climate.. . .

Added by  Giulia D'Amico  April 21, 2008
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Brechas Salariales de Género en la Vida Laboral - One Pager No. 20

Nos complace anunciar las versiones en portugués y español de la publicación One Pager No. 20 del CIP: " Brechas Salariales de Género en la Vida Laboral". La autora, Hyun Son, ex investigadora del CIP, señala que los salarios por hora de las mujeres podrían coincidir con, o incluso superar, los de los hombres a comienzos de la carrera profesional . . .

Added by  International Poverty Centre (IPC/UNDP)  April 21, 2008
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