Development Finance International
24 September 2010 - OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises update commences
The 42 governments adhering to the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises have started work on an update. Background information is available here.
7 September 2010: Growing confidence in FDI recovery (UNCTAD)
Transnational corporations are increasingly optimistic about the international investment environment and their own prospects for FDI this year and beyond, according to UNCTAD's World Investment Prospects Survey 2010-2012.
2 September - IMF / FSB - Closing Data Gaps
In response to the global crisis, IMF and FSB have made several recommendations (see more) related to FPC monitoring. These include more effective capturing and monitoring of risk in the financial sector; financial linkages of systemically important financial institutions; cross-border banking flows; investment positions and exposures; vulnerability of domestic economies to shocks; and effective communication of official statistics to enhance awareness of available data for policy purposes.
1 September 2010 - Current state of CSR practice (UNCTAD)
This review of current practices among the 100 largest institutional investors reveals: most large Transnational corporations (TNCs) recognise the importance of CSR yet their standard of communication varies widely. Responsible investment practices have become common features of the world's 100 largest pension funds. At least basic climate change related information is now reported by most large TNCs, but with significant inconsistencies and inadequacies. A number of voluntary initiatives are taking a leading role in designing and facilitating CSR and responsible investment instruments.
30 August - Uganda - PCF results now online
Uganda disseminated preliminary results for its Private Sector Investment Survey 2009 in July. This covered data for 2007-8, and tracked the impact of the global economic crisis. The preliminary report is now available online, along with reports for its earlier surveys.
