Business and Finance at the OECD

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, which focuses on preventing and sanctioning #bribery in international business transactions. While strong progress has been made, bribery remains a challenge globally. We asked 6 representatives actively involved in the fight against #corruption what actions can be taken to better address bribery from the perspective of government, businesses and civil society. Listen to their responses in this video! #IACC2024 ▶️ https://lnkd.in/dS8uyWK8 Nicola Allocca; Inge De Venter; Susan Hawley; Navin Beekarry; Julia Fromholz

📢 Join us for the launch of the new OECD PISA 2022 Financial Literacy Assessment 📅 Discover the latest insights into 15-year-old students' understanding of money matters across 20 countries and economies and explore how financial literacy varies across socio-demographic factors, differences into students' financial behaviour and attitudes, and their exposure to financial literacy in school. Opening remarks by OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann, followed by presentations by Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director for Education and Skills and Carmine Di Noia, OECD Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs. Don't miss this opportunity to gain a comprehensive overview of the financial literacy of students and discuss the implications for policy. 📰 27 June 2024 @ 11am CEST 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dB3j8rpB #PISA2022 #FinancialLiteracy #OECD #Education #Finance Elsa Favre-Baron, CAIA, Chiara Monticone

We are delighted to announce that the OECD Working Group on #Bribery has selected Kathleen Roussel from Canada to serve as its new Chair. Ms. Roussel will lead the Working Group in its mandate to combat bribery in international business transactions, including through monitoring the implementation and enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, the 2021 Anti-Bribery Recommendation, and other related instruments. Kathleen Roussel has been Director of Public Prosecutions and Deputy Attorney General of Canada since June 2017, a post she will leave this month. Read the press release: https://lnkd.in/day8ufma

Join us online tomorrow and Friday for the Digital Finance in Africa Workshop to discuss #DeFi and crypto-assets, #AI in finance, #FinTech lending, Open Banking and Open Finance, and regulatory sandboxes and other innovation facilitators in sub-Saharan African economies. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d8bq8d75 The event will connect senior policy makers from across the continent with the latest international analysis and key policy developments to support domestic and regional responses that guide responsible innovation in financial technologies. Lead speakers will include MARDAYAH KONA YERUKUNONDU, Chairperson, Financial Services Commission, Mauritius; Carmine Di Noia, OECD Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs; Harvesh Seegolam, Governor of the Bank of Mauritius; and Katherine Gibson, Deputy Commissioner, Financial Sector Conduct Authority of South Africa. The event is organised with the Regional Centre of Excellence , Mauritius ('RCE'). Iota - Kaousar Nassr | Oliver Garrett-Jones | Giuseppe Bianco

Just released at the Tunisia Investment Forum 2024! #TIF2024   Our report assesses how foreign direct investment (FDI) supports Tunisia in achieving the #SustainableDevelopmentGoals and its ambition of becoming a leading knowledge-based economy that creates #qualityjobs.   It highlights that FDI in Tunisia could further boost productivity and support better job creation, including for the highly-skilled and women.   Thanks to FIPA-Tunisia, Union Européenne en Tunisie and the EU-OECD Programme on Investment in the Mediterranean for the support Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/e28W7iR7   Jalel TEBIB | Ana Novik | Fares Al-Hussami |Paula Adamczyk |Stratos D. Kamenis |Martin Wermelinger | Alexandre de Crombrugghe

The 2024 OECD Forum on Gender Equality this week focused on advancing gender equality amid the green and digital transitions. We explored opportunities, innovative strategies, and policies to empower women to thrive in the digital age and ensure their equal participation in sustainability efforts. The corporate sector has a crucial role in creating these opportunities and empowering women. To learn more about enhancing women's participation on company boards and the recommendations of the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, rewatch our webinar with the European Women on Boards (EWOB) featuring Carmine Di Noia (OECD), Natacha Valla (Sciences Po) and Vassiliki Lazarakou (HCMC). ➡️Read more about the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance: https://lnkd.in/ePFuJtWU 🔎Find out more about the OECD Gender Forum: https://lnkd.in/d7sq8Rxa #OECDgender

Our latest monthly newsletter is out now! brnw.ch/21wKEdA ⌛ Save the date for the launch of PISA 2022 Volume IV: How Financially Smart Are Students? 27 June at 11:00 CEST, LIVE Broadcast. 🎥 Watch the replay of the OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains. 📚 Read our latest reports on #AI, #competition and sustainability & responsible business conduct in Latin America. Don’t forget to subscribe to get OECD Business and Finance updates directly in your inbox each month: lnkd.in/d64kjwsx

Yesterday we wrapped up the two-day OECD Global Forum on Public Debt Management, bringing together experts from around the globe to discuss key topics such as funding conditions, bond distribution, cash management, retail debt programmes, and debt-for-nature swaps. As global finance pressures and financial volatility increase, the relevance of these discussions is more significant than ever. Emerging markets, now major players, face challenges akin to those in advanced markets, underscoring the need for a collaborative approach to implementing best practices in this crucial policy area. A huge thank you to all participants for their invaluable contributions! 📘 Read the Global Debt Report: lnkd.in/dhzs-mJv 🔎 More on the Forum: lnkd.in/dviSTGKk Fatos Koc; Sam Foxall; Layla Khalaf

Today the OECD released new figures showing developed countries provided and mobilised a total of USD 115.9 billion in climate finance for developing countries in 2022. This is a 30% increase, or USD 26.3 billion, from 2021. Read the press release ➡️ oe.cd/5z1 The OECD published additional analysis this week highlighting key aspects to consider as Parties to the UN Climate Change negotiate the New Collective Quantified Goal (#NCQG) on climate finance for the post-2025 period. Find the analysis here ➡️ oe.cd/il/5z6

Don’t miss our new paper! "Sustainability initiatives and responsible business conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean". 🌱 🔍 The paper analyses the use of industry, government and multi-stakeholder initiatives in the agricultural and mining sectors in LAC, based on a mapping of nearly 40 initiatives and a survey of over 300 business representatives. Over the past two decades, the landscape of sustainability initiatives in LAC has expanded and diversified significantly. Credible and well-designed sustainability initiatives can be a key tool to support responsible business practices and risk-based due diligence in key economic sectors of the region. However, information gaps risk leading businesses and governments to use sustainability initiatives without properly understanding their specific scope, quality and limitations. Discover more about the landscape of sustainability initiatives in LAC and some of the trends, challenges, and opportunities around how they are used. 🔗📈 Find it here, in English and Spanish: https://brnw.ch/21wKcSn #Sustainability #ResponsibleBusinessConduct #SustainabilityInitiatives #RBCLAC #Agriculture #Mining Allan Lerberg Jørgensen Froukje Boele Germán Zarama Sebastian Weber Emily Norton