OECD International Investment Policy

As the world increasingly shifts towards sustainable investing, one crucial question remains: Are Emerging Markets (EMs) getting their fair share of green capital? Discover our most recent paper ➡️What drives capital to green companies in emerging markets: Evidence from investment funds. Following up on our G20 report last year https://brnw.ch/21wPwK9, this paper provides a detailed analysis of 37,000 of the largest investment funds globally to identify key characteristics driving green investment. Learn more about the role of investment funds in financing green companies in EMs here: https://brnw.ch/21wPwK8 Etienne Lepers; Annamaria De Crescenzio #GreenFinance #SustainableInvesting

🆕New OECD Paper on IPAs and Sustainability Metrics This paper looks at the evolving landscape of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) mechanisms among investment promotion agencies (IPAs) in OECD member countries, with a special focus on integrating sustainability metrics. The analysis shows that the global context, marked by declining Foreign Direct Investment, geopolitical tensions, and a growing focus on sustainability, is pushing IPAs to adopt more strategic approaches aligned with public policy objectives. IPAs are also increasingly ensuring that investments contribute meaningfully to sustainability. Despite progress, M&E mechanisms for sustainability are often basic and inconsistent: 📌 Nearly 72% of OECD IPAs have at least one sustainability KPI, but only 6% track all sustainability themes 📌 Over 75% of OECD IPAs have introduced sustainability criteria to classify projects, but just 7% qualify as sustainable 📌 Self-reported IPA data highlights inconsistent definitions and metrics, complicating comparisons To address these challenges, we recommend that IPAs: ✅ Align KPIs with broader policy objectives. ✅ Improve data access and quality. ✅ Broaden the scope of indicators to cover both inputs and outcomes. ✅ Harmonise M&E metrics to foster transparency and comparability. Read the full paper here: https://lnkd.in/ez9zD2uD Ana Laura Sobalbarro; Alexandre de Crombrugghe; Ana Novik; Monika Sztajerowska; Fares Al-Hussami; Taufeeq Nihal Khan Marcos #OECD #Sustainability #Investment #M&E #IPAs #SustainableDevelopment

📊 New Report: Our latest report provides a comprehensive analysis of investment incentive trends and practices across OECD member countries. We examine the role of tax and non-tax incentives in particular, in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) and the involvement of national Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) in the design and governance of these incentives. Read the full report for insights on: 📌 The use of investment incentives to attract or retain foreign investment, as well as the targeted policy goals of incentive schemes. 📌 Design features of incentives, including eligibility criteria, investment size conditions, and the targeting of specific sectors and locations. 📌 The role of OECD IPAs in the governance of incentives, their participation in co-ordination mechanisms for effective implementation, and their involvement in the monitoring and evaluation of incentives. Our findings are based on data from the 2024 OECD Survey on Investment Promotion and Investment Incentives, involving all 35 national IPAs of OECD member countries. Read the report in full here: https://brnw.ch/21wPr1H Alexandre de Crombrugghe; Juan Felipe RODRIGO; Ana Novik; Achim Hartig #InvestmentIncentives #OECD #FDI #EconomicDevelopment #InvestmentPromotion

Over the past few decades, foreign direct investment (#FDI) regulations have become less restrictive worldwide, but the pace of liberalisation has slowed down. Key findings of the updated OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index have just been released, based on our updated data from November. The Index measures statutory restrictions on foreign direct investment across 22 industries in over 100 countries. Our full analysis shows that: ➡️ Foreign direct investment restrictions have eased over time, but the pace of liberalisation has slowed down ➡️ There is a wide variability in FDI restrictiveness across countries and regions ➡️ Economies in Asia, the Middle East and Africa show significant potential for FDI reforms ➡️ Foreign equity restrictions account for most of FDI restrictiveness across countries ➡️ Real estate, transport and agriculture sectors face the highest levels of restrictions ➡️ Between 2018–2023, policy changes primarily focused on investment screening, the removal of sector-specific foreign equity limits, and the introduction of new restrictions 🔗 Read the paper in full here: https://lnkd.in/eGiSgCjP You can also find the full country scores here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ez-4X4g5, and access our regulatory database here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ezGgc_2P For details on our methodology, please visit this link 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e_W_hNpW Fernando Mistura | Clemente Rojas Giacobbe | Laura Kuusela | Martin Wermelinger | Ana Novik | Stephen Thomsen 

📢Call for input: OECD Compendium of Good Practices on Climate Adaptation and Resilience We invite you to share your successful initiatives in climate adaptation for inclusion in our upcoming Compendium of Good Practices. This is a great opportunity to showcase your work and inspire global decision-makers to unlock more investment in adaptation efforts. ➡️ Why participate? Your case study can provide valuable, real-world examples to help shape policy and investment strategies in climate adaptation. ➡️ How to contribute: If you have a case study that demonstrates effective climate adaptation practices, please fill out the form with details about your program, and on its outcomes. The form is available online here: https://lnkd.in/efUZm4eh Our team may reach out to discuss your case study further. Selected case studies will be featured in the Compendium, which will be published in Spring 2025. 📅Deadline for Submission: 20th December 2024 If you have any questions, please contact: konstantin.blondeau@oecd.org Michael Mullan, Iris Mantovani, Konstantin Blondeau-Mikhaïlov

The The SEACEN Centre was pleased to host a meeting with Winfrid Blaschke and Etienne Lepers from the International Finance Unit, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) at the Centre's office in Sasana Kijang, Kuala Lumpur, on 19 November 2024.   Among the items discussed were potential areas of strategic collaboration on various training courses, seminars, high-level conferences, and research projects. The visit solidifies the memorandum of understanding on strategic partnership between the SEACEN Centre and OECD, which was signed by Cyn-Young Park, Executive Director of the SEACEN Centre; and Yoshiki Takeuchi, Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD, on 8th November 2024   The Centre was represented by Cyn-Young Park (Executive Director); Ole Rummel (Director of the Macroeconomic and Monetary Policy Management Division); Srichander Ramaswamy (Director of Financial Stability, Supervision, and Payments Division); as well as SEACEN faculty staff.

Our latest G20/OECD report is out now! The report analyses the role of push and pull factors in ensuring longer-term and more stable capital flows to Emerging Markets (EMs), with a focus on the resilience of portfolio flows to global shocks in the post-global financial crisis period.   The report looks at the following areas:   📌 The evolving role of global factors, and the emergence of a new driver: geopolitical risk 📌 The role of policies such as central bank’s independence and fiscal prudence in mitigating the sensitivity to global shocks 📌 Identifying drivers to green investment.   The full report is available here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eHecb3Yd #G20 #resilience #development Annamaria De Crescenzio | Etienne Lepers | Ana Novik | Flore-Anne Messy | G20 Brasil 2024

📢New OECD foreign direct investment (FDI) data and platforms! 📢 Our recently-launched data insights and digital platforms are designed to inform investment discussions and policy decision-making with evidence, and to foster accountability, innovation, and social change. Read our latest blog to find out more about: ➡️FDI in Figures – our latest data on FDI flows ➡️FDI Qualities Visualisation Platform – to navigate the effects of FDI on the low-carbon transition, job creation, human capital, gender equality, and innovation ➡️FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness – which looks at statutory barriers to FDI in over 100 economies Find the blog here: https://brnw.ch/21wOJJO

The latest edition of the OECD/UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Monitoring report on #G20 investment measures is out. The publication identifies investment policy developments introduced by G20 members over the past 12 months, in a context of commitments by these countries not to introduce new barriers to investment. This edition arrives during difficult times for global investment and trade, characterised by geopolitical tensions. Investment policy adjustments made by G20 members show an increased focus on managing security risks associated with certain foreign investments. While earlier editions of this report noted an overall trend towards more open and transparent FDI frameworks, recent analysis shows this tendency is weakening. Read the full inventory from mid-October 2023 to mid-October 2024 here: https://lnkd.in/ex4Sj3Uq

After a busy and productive week for OECD International Investment Policy Investment Policy, I am very happy to share the outcomes of our recent work and summarise our activities! On Tuesday, we hosted the 9th OECD Investment Promotion Agency Network Meeting, this year with a focus on boosting investment in the digital economy and also taking a closer look at investment incentives. For those who were unable to join us, the replays are available here: https://lnkd.in/eRwAJ2Sn Also on Tuesday, we launched our second OECD investment Policy Review of Morocco. The Review analyses Morocco's domestic and foreign investment climate and the challenges and opportunities facing the Government of Morocco in its reform efforts. It identifies several areas for reform and provides policy recommendations for the government. It is available in French here: https://lnkd.in/evPqHx5z On Wednesday, at the 7th Roundtable on Investment and Sustainable Development, we discussed industrial policies and their impact on investment flows. The links between trade and investment the need of transparency good and target designs and monitor and assessment were some issues emerged. Perspectives from developed and developing countries. Thanks all our speakers particularly the inspirational words of Zambia minister Felix Mutati and vice ministre of Costa Rica Indiana Trejos. Furthermore we released two new data platform; the updated FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, and a new FDI Qualities Visualisation Platform. Our latest data findings and links to each of the platforms can he found here: https://lnkd.in/eFG9mCJD We were also please to launch a new report on international investment agreements (IIAs) and sustainable investment in a dedicated panel. The report discusses the rationale for including provisions on sustainable investment in IIAs – addressing issues such as policy coherence, stakeholder awareness, and investment promotion and facilitation – and clarifies their alignment with international standards, Read it in full here: https://lnkd.in/eSsnZW9J We advanced many issues this week to follow up: treaty reforms, incentives, infrastructure and FDI qualities We also continúe working with accession countries, this time. Rumania. Looking forward to engaging more and more countries to the OECD work on Investment. A big Thanks to our Investment Commitee chair Rupert Schlegelmilch and our Director Carmine Di Noia for their support and to all participants during this week, OECD and non OECD countries, business, civil Society and particularly my excellent Investment team at the OECD