Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct
29-30 June 2017. The Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct was launched by the OECD in 2013 and It reached its 5th edition this year. It aims at strenghtening international dialogue on Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) and fostering corporate responsibility instruments such as the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. The Italian Representation at the OECD […]
Read moreRENEWAL OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE OECD INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY FOR TAX CRIME INVESTIGATION
Rome, Lido di Ostia – Giorgio Toschi, General Commander of the Italian Guardia di Finanza, and Pascal Saint-Amans Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration on behalf of the OECD, signed the renewal of the Memorandum of understanding that provides the legal framework for co-operation between the Parties, concerning the Academy’s programme at […]
Read moreINTERNATIONAL PARIS AIR SHOW – LE BOURGET
On Wednesday June 21, the Italian Ambassador to OECD, Alessandro Busacca, payed a visit to the Director of the European Space Agency, Johann-Dietrich Woerner, at Le Bourget (ESA) and assisted to the “Agora Talk with Industry: Space 4. Our Future” meeting. Ambassador Busacca met with the President of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), Roberto Battiston, […]
Read moreThe “Alessandro Di Battista” Fellowship 2017-2018
The Italian Government, in collaboration with the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTPA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), offers the Alessandro Di Battista Fellowship 2017-2018. The main objective of the Di Battista Fellowship is to allow a young Italian economist to be on loan from his/her current employer to the […]
Read moreAmbassador Busacca speaks at the IEA Energy Efficiency Training Week
Ambassador Busacca took part in the opening day of the Third Energy Efficiency in Emerging Economies Training Week organized by the International Energy Agency. After the initial remarks by the Executive Director Fatih Birol, the Permanent Representative presented to more than 130 participants experiences and best practices on successful domestic energy efficiency policy implementation in […]
Read moreOECD 2017 MINISTERIAL MEETING. SPEECH BY ITALIAN UNDER-SECRETARY DELLA VEDOVA
The session dedicated to “International Trade and Investment for the Benefit of All” highlighted the key role played by multilateral trade systems in fostering international level-playing field as well as opportunities for SME to benefit from international trade, production and exchanges. Also the importance of dialogue with the civil society in order restore confidence in […]
Read more2017 OECD MINISTERIAL MEETING. SPEECH DELIVERED BY ITALIAN MINISTER PADOAN
Mr. Pier Carlo Padoan, the Italian Minister of Economy and Finance, delivered a speech during the “Building inclusive globalization by implementing better policies for improved competition and capital allocation, wealth dynamics” session. He underlined how the crisis of 2008, which started in the USA before going global, spurred reflection about the need to change economic […]
Read moreSIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE BEPS MULTILATERAN CONVENTION
At the OECD Headquarters in Paris, Italian Minister of Economy and Finance Pier Carlo Padoan, signed the “Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting-MLI”. The MLI transposes results from the OECD/G20 BEPS Project into bilateral tax treaties and allows Governments to strengthen their tax treaty network in […]
Read moreOECD Forum 2017
Mr. Sandro Gozi, the Italian Secretary of State for European Affairs, was among the appreciated speakers at the OECD Forum, the annual OECD flagship event along with the Ministerial Council Meeting (the MCM).In particular, Mr. Gozi was among the protagonists of the IdeaFactory “A Survivor’s guide to a Post-Truth World”, a specially interactive conference-debate which […]
Read moreOECD MINISTERIAL MEETING (Paris, 7-8 JUNE). SIGNING CEREMONY OF THE MULTILATERAL BEPS CONVENTION (7 JUNE) – PRESS RELEASE
The annual Ministerial meeting of the OECD Council (MCM), which is entitled “Making Globalization Work: Better Lives for All”, will take place on June 7 and 8. Danemark will chair the meeting, with the UK and Australia as co-chairs. Benefits and downsides of globalization and trade will be discussed, as well as national policies to […]
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