The OECD Competition Committee debated competition and efficient usage of payment cards in June 2006. This document includes an executive summary and the documents from the meeting: an analytical note by the OECD and written submissions: Australia, Denmark, Finland, the European Commission,...

Regulatory differences across jurisdictions can be costly for traders. While these costs may reflect variations in domestic conditions and preferences, they may also be the result of rule-making processes working in isolation and of a lack of consideration for the international environment....

Under the Paris Agreement, OECD countries agreed to aim for a reduction of their greenhouse gas emissions sufficient to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre industrial levels. This commitment requires a massive effort to decarbonise energy and...