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Human rights is an integral part of responsible business conduct

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 ~ oecdonthelevel ~ Leave a comment

Seventy years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, companies now have a responsibility to respect human rights. Christine Kaufmann and Roel Nieuwenkamp look at how companies should integrate this obligation into their company operations.

Towards the global integration of Asian stock markets

November 23, 2018December 6, 2018 ~ oecdonthelevel ~ Leave a comment

With Asian companies now the world’s largest users of public equity financing, OECD's Mats Isaksson looks at what this means for the global integration of Asian capital markets and the international corporate governance dialogue.

Global FDI outflows tumble 44% in the first quarter of 2018 due to US tax reform

July 27, 2018July 28, 2018 ~ oecdonthelevel ~ Leave a comment

OECD data for foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in the first quarter of 2018 reveal that global FDI outflows fell to USD 136 billion from USD 242 billion in the previous quarter. OECD's Maria Borga analyses the cause of this precipitous drop.

Imagining the life of a Fearless Girl

March 7, 2018April 23, 2018 ~ oecdonthelevel ~ Leave a comment

‘Fearless Girl’, the diminutive and plucky bronze statue that’s been staring down the 3-ton ‘Charging Bull’ on Wall Street for the past year, has become a symbol for gender diversity in corporate leadership. What kind of world can she expect to find when she enters the job market some years from now?

What’s gender got to do with competition policy?

March 2, 2018March 7, 2018 ~ oecdonthelevel ~ Leave a comment

Competition policy usually thinks in terms of consumers and firms, government and regulators. But what does the use of a gender lens bring to competition policy? And does the competition perspective reveal additional costs of gender inequality? OECD's Chris Pike reflects on the potential for introducing greater gender awareness into competition policy.

For globalisation to work for all, you have to level the playing field first

October 2, 2017January 16, 2018 ~ oecdonthelevel

Today the debate rages about whether the decline in living standards is due to the effects of globalisation or to poor domestic policies. This article argues that key corporate and financial issues must be addressed if globalisation is to work better for all.

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