The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, better known as the European Convention on Human Rights, entered into force on 3 September 1953. More...
21 octobre 2018
21 octobre 2018
European Heritage Days 2018: Celebrating the Art of Sharing
The European Heritage Days (EHDs), a joint initiative of the Council of Europe and the European Commission, are the most widely celebrated participatory cultural events shared by the citizens of Europe. The pan-European nature of this project contributes to bringing citizens together and highlighting the European dimension and the value of cultural heritage in the 50 signatory States of the European Cultural Convention. More...
21 octobre 2018
Building a peaceful and safer world through collective action in the fight against corruption
Over the last year, political rights and civil liberties around the world have experienced a general deterioration. The rise of populism, misinformation, attacks on civil society, and illicit money in politics have fuelled this decline to a point that they now threaten the very foundations of democracy in countries around the world. More...
21 octobre 2018
The business of promoting investment
All countries are in the business of trying to attract investment to foster job creation and productivity growth. This is why governments set up IPAs. Governments count on them to create awareness of existing investment opportunities and to attract investors that can foster job creation and productivity growth. More...
21 octobre 2018
Got a grievance? Getting to know the National Contact Points
To date, over 400 cases have been handled by NCPs covering 35 OECD countries and 13 non-OECD countries. If it sounds technical, it’s not. NCPs are addressing and resolving issues in the areas of human rights, business responsibility, anti-corruption and much more. More...
21 octobre 2018
Influence: Why the powerful few are more powerful than ever
This cycle that can only be broken through governance systems that ensure that all voices are heard. Yet, political parties and labor unions, once powerful representatives of people’s interests, now face a historical lack of trust. More...
21 octobre 2018
The Blockchain Revolution, The Power of Positive Disruption, Part II
A 100 million AUD ‘kangaroo’ bond that’s allowing the World Bank to take a giant leap in blockchain technology? That’s just one of the real-world applications discussed in the second instalment of our two-part series dedicated to the blockchain revolution. More...
21 octobre 2018
How to make infrastructure investment work for all
The 2017 OECD Business and Finance Outlook demonstrated the importance of a level playing field to ensure the benefits of trade and investment fall more evenly and fairly. It described how OECD standards can help set the ‘rules of the game’ for a level playing field, by promoting mutual market openness, fighting cross-border cartels, discouraging undue government support for internationally-active state owned enterprises (SOEs), preventing transnational bribery to win contracts, and avoiding competitive advantages based on compromised labour and environmental practices. More...
21 octobre 2018
Managing Fiscal Risks in the UK
On 17 July 2018, HM Treasury published its first ever report on Managing Fiscal Risks, the Government’s response to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR’s) Fiscal Risks Report published in July 2016. More...
21 octobre 2018
Strong investment performance pushes private pension assets to new levels
Pension assets rose to record levels in 2017, exceeding USD 40 trillion in the OECD area for the first time ever, according to Pension Markets in Focus. Almost almost all countries showed positive investment results which can be attributed to buoyant stock markets. More...
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