This paper was prepared as a background document to the OECD-European Commission Seminar on “Conditionalities for More Effective Public Investment” held on 28 April 2017 at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, France. It sets a basis for reflection and discussion.This seminar is part of a...

This paper was prepared for the OECD-IEA Climate Change Expert Group (formerly called the Annex I Expert Group) for the purpose of providing useful and timely input on specific topics relevant to international negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)....

The OECD Global Forum on Competition debated "Cross-Border Merger Control: Challenges for Developing and Emerging Economies” in February 2011. This document includes an executive summary of that debate and the documents from the meeting: an analytical note by the OECD and written submissions...

This report takes stock of progress made by development co-operation providers – both bilateral and multilateral – to mobilise private finance in support of sustainable development. It also highlights the contribution of mobilised private finance to narrowing the sustainable development...

This paper presents the findings of an examination of OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members’ efforts to advance women’s economic empowerment (WEE) within their development cooperation and gender equality policies and strategies. It analyses the variety of definitions and...

In 2006, the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Ministers of Development expressed a desire to move towards more effective collective responses to governance issues, particularly as regards corruption. In 2007 the OECD Policy Paper on Anti-Corruption “Setting an Agenda for Collective...

The OECD DAC Blended Finance Principles for Unlocking Commercial Finance for the SDGs give a clear definition and provide a five-point checklist to ensure blended finance meets accepted quality standards and achieves impact, based on a development rationale promoted by Development Assistance...

Financial crimes are increasingly sophisticated, with criminals accumulating significant sums through offences such as drug trafficking, fraud, extortion, corruption and tax evasion. Different government agencies may be involved in detecting, investigating and prosecuting these offences and...

The paper departs from the perception that trade in services in general and developing countries' exports in services in particular are dynamic segments of world trade. Both total trade data as well as US import trade figures do not support this perception. Success episodes such as the recent...

In a report presented at the UN Conference on Financing for Development in March 2002, the World Bank claims that the effectiveness of its financial aid has improved substantially by targeting aid at poor developing countries pursuing sound economic policies. However, the World Bank's success...