On 24 September 2026, the Investment Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) held an extended webinar dedicated to two initiatives in investment policy. The meeting brought together experts from a number of member states and partner countries of the Organisation, including the United States, Israel, Japan, the United Kingdom and others, as well as representatives of the OECD Secretariat.
The
first topic was the revision of the Recommendation on Private Sector
Participation in Infrastructure.
In
April 2026, the Committee presented a draft revision of the 2007
Recommendation and approved its declassification for consultation
with stakeholders.
Between
May and July 2026, the draft was circulated for comment to 14
organisations; the overall direction and scope of the document were
broadly supported, and the comments received were incorporated into
the current draft.
The
document was reshaped into a more principles-based and less technical
form, which led to the need to develop a separate Technical Guidance
to support its implementation – this is a Committee initiative, is
not subject to approval by the OECD Council, and is being developed
separately from the Recommendation.
Following
the Expert Group meeting on 10 September, feedback was generally
positive, with suggestions to clarify certain definitions, ensure the
section on financial instruments is adaptable to country context, and
continue discussion of the Technical Guidance.
The
second topic was the draft Principles for Better Investment
Incentives. The substance of the document remained unchanged, though
the wording of certain principles was supplemented with more detailed
explanations.
Based
on written comments received in September 2026, the revised format
was well received, and the scope, structure and content of the draft
gained broad support, alongside specific drafting suggestions.
Following
the discussion of the draft Principles, next steps were proposed:
preparing a revised draft that takes into account delegates'
comments, circulating it to OECD Directorates for comment, submitting
it for approval by the Investment Committee under written procedure
in October 2026, and publishing it as a standard OECD publication at
the High-Level Investment Meeting in December 2026.
