Harnessing the political economy in support of an open multilateral trading system

30-Sep-2008

The benefits of an open multilateral trading system are increasingly being questioned. Despite strong growth in international trade and investment, multilateral liberalisation faces considerable challenges and is becoming ever more elusive.

Policy Dialogue on Aid for Trade, 3-4 November 2008

19-Sep-2008

The OECD with the support of the European Commission and the German Marshall Fund of the United States organized a Policy Dialogue on Aid for Trade during 3-4 November 2008 in the OECD Conference Centre. This two-day event brought together policy makers, development practitioners and academics to discuss ways for these stakeholders to help developing countries to build trade capacity and address supply-side constraints in order to realize the full benefits of integration in the world economy.

Major Challenges for Fishery Policy Reform: A Political Economy Perspective

12-Sep-2008

This paper discusses the present challenges of fisheries by utilising political economy as an analytic tool to examine some of the potential threats to successful fisheries governance and management.

Rising Agricultural Prices: Causes, Consequences and Responses (Policy Brief)

11-Sep-2008

World prices of wheat, coarse grains (in particular corn), rice and oilseed
crops nearly doubled between 2005 and 2007 and continued to rise in early
2008. These prices, along with those of meat, sugar and dairy products, are
likely to ease somewhat in the next 10 years, but are likely to stay well above
the average of the past decade.

A Review of Policy Measures Supporting Bioenergy

21-Jul-2008

This study provides a review of policy measures in OECD and major non OECD countries for supporting bioenergy. After presenting the objectives underlying this support and the targets that have been settled in many countries, the report presents the different types of measures currently implemented.

Biofuel policies in OECD countries costly and ineffective, says report

16-Jul-2008

Government support of  biofuel production in OECD countries is costly, has a limited impact on reducing greenhouse gases and improving energy security, and has a significant impact on world crop prices, according to a new study of policies to promote greater production and use of biofuel in OECD countries.

Principles and Guidelines to promote Sustainable Lending practices in the provision of Official Export Credits to low income countries

20-Jun-2008

The provision of official export credits to public and publicly guaranteed buyers in low income countries should reflect Sustainable Lending practices (lending that supports a borrowing country’s economic and social progress without endangering its financial future and long-term development prospects). 

ECG Members agree to apply principles to obtain reasonable assurances that their commercial lending decisions are not likely to contribute to debt distress in the future in relation to any official export credit with a repayment term of one year or more.

Meeting of the Participants to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits

16-Jun-2008

Summary of the 102nd Meeting of the Participants to the Arrangement on 23-24 April 2008.

Aid, development and policy reforms needed to lessen impact of high food prices

16-Jun-2008

What has caused the recent sharp rises in world food prices? Why are they unlikely to fall back to the levels we have been used to for the past 10 years? What will be the impact on the poor? The questions are discussed in a policy paper presented to ministers from OECD countries on June 5 2008.  

Brazil: Selected Trade Issues

14-May-2008

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 71. The objective of this paper is to introduce an initial broad set of Brazilian trade and trade related issues for discussion within the OECD enhanced engagement context. Accordingly, the paper takes an historical perspective as an aid to understanding some current trade policy settings in Brazil.