Mobilising financial resources - boosting energy investment and carbon finance in Africa

from 11-Nov-2009 to 12-Nov-2009

African ministers and business leaders will meet in Johannesburg, South Africa on 11-12 November to discuss how African countries can exit the financial crisis and build stronger and more sustainable economies at the NEPAD-OECD ministerial and roundtable.

Workshop: ICTs for Development

from 10-Sep-2009 to 11-Sep-2009

ICTs are crucial to reducing poverty, improving access to health and education services and  creating new sources of income and employment for the poor. But there are substantial discrepancies in access to ICTs between countries, but also within countries, depending on gender, rural coverage, skills and educational levels.

This workshop, organised jointly by the World Bank/infoDev and the OECD, aims to share and highlight best practices in coherent approaches to meeting development objectives laid out by Ministers.

Participation is by invitation only.

 

Promoting Pro-Poor Growth: Lessons from China's Experience at Home and in Africa

on 21-Feb-2008

Since the late 1970s, China has learnt much from the successes and failures of its diverse domestic poverty reduction initiatives. Despite the political, socio-cultural and demographic differences, many of these lessons can also be applied in Africa.

The DAC Network on Poverty Reduction (POVNET) and the Chinese government organised a workshop February 21 to review China’s experience in poverty reduction, concluding that increased cooperation between the DAC members and China would be beneficial for both sides.

OECD – Iraq Media Briefing - 26 May 2008 in Paris

from 23-May-2008 to 26-May-2008

A high-level Iraqi government delegation led by H.E. Baqr Jabor Al-Zubaidy, Minister of Finance of Iraq, will visit OECD, May 26 – 27, to discuss a number of issues including development aid, investment, taxation and anti-corruption measures. The meeting is organised by OECD and UNDP.

OECD and FAO to present world Agricultural Outlook - Paris news conference 29 May 2008

on 29-May-2008

Have we entered a new era of high food prices?  What factors will be driving agricultural prices and farm policies over the coming years? Such questions are  tackled by OECD and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation in their latest joint study.

OECD presented its first Latin American Economic Outlook in Santiago de Chile

on 07-Nov-2007

The OECD’s Secretary General, Angel Gurría, presented the OECD Development Centre’s first Latin American Economic Outlook in Santiago de Chile on 7 November 2007.

Informalité : sortie et exclusion

on 02-Jul-2007

Dans le cadre de la série des Séminaires du Centre de Développement pour 2007, Messrs Guillermo Perry et William Maloney interviendront sur le thème de “ Informalité : issue et exclusion "

Development Centre Seminar on "Informality: Exit and Exclusion"

on 02-Jul-2007

In the framework of the OECD Development Centre 2007 Seminar Series, Guillermo Perry, Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean at the World Bank, and William Maloney, Lead Economist, presented their report on: “Informality: Exit and Exclusion".

International Seminar on Informal Institutions and Development

from 11-Dec-2006 to 12-Dec-2006

The aim of this seminar, jointly organised by the OECD Development Centre & the DAC Network on Governance,  was to take stock of the role of informal institutions in the development process; to assess their impact on development outcomes; to analyze the linkages and possible conflicts between informal and formal institutions; to derive policy lessons on how best to put informal institutions to the service of development; and, to identify areas for future work and collaboration.

2006 Asian Regional Forum on Aid Effectiveness

from 18-Oct-2006 to 20-Oct-2006

The 2006 Asian Regional Forum on Aid Effectiveness is a three-day event to be hosted by Asian Development Bank and co-sponsored by the Government of Japan, UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the World Bank. The objective of the Forum is to facilitate implementation of the Paris Declaration in the Asian and Pacific regions at the political level as well as at the working level among Asian and Pacific partner countries and donors.

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