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09-Mar-2009
The economic crisis has hit the entire world economy, with governments stepping in to rescue financial systems and kick-start economic growth. This adds up to a triumph for government fiscal policy, though fiscal policy must be used audaciously, not least in Latin America.
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05-Mar-2009
Lors de la présentation à Bogota des Perspectives Économiques de l’Amérique Latine 2009, le Ministre colombien des Affaires étrangères Jaime Bermúdez a estimé que cette publication constituait une « valeur inestimable pour le développement de la région ». À l’occasion de cet événement qui a rassemblé plus de 300 participants, le Ministre Bermúdez a également souligné l’importance de la récente adhésion de la Colombie au Centre de Développement en juin 2008.
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26-Feb-2009
Indonesia has become the 34th member of the OECD’s Development Centre. A member of the G20 with an estimated population of around 237 million people and a GDP of over 400 billion dollars, Indonesia is a key country in Southeast Asia and an important international player. The OECD considers Indonesia to be one of the countries with which it has the most interest in increased co-operation.
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03-Feb-2009
In this edition: launch of Wikigender 2.0; preparing International Women's Day 2009; informal employment and the economic crisis.
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28-Oct-2008
Are Latin American governments making the most of fiscal policy to boost economic growth and combat poverty and inequality? Or could governments be making better use of debt management, tax systems and public spending to foster development?
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18-Dec-2008
To celebrate the adoption of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families in 1990, the UN General Assembly proclaimed the 18th of December as International Migrants Day. As shown by the work of the Development Centre, migrants continue to be an important factor to promote development in their countries' of origin.
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05-Dec-2008
Over the past 20 years, public attitudes towards aid in OECD countries have remained steadily positive throughout economic ups and downs. At the same time, polling data shows that voters continue to strongly support aid to developing countries, despite the financial crisis.
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01-Dec-2008
For the first time the DevCom Annual Meeting was hosted by the United States. It brought together more than 65 communicators and experts, including new donors such as Israel and Thailand. The issues covered during the sessions were communicating results and aid effectiveness, new trends on the Internet, communication strategies of non-state actors, making development more media-friendly, polling for public opinion. The meeting also provided the opportunity for several members states to share best practices.
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01-Dec-2008
As integration of the Asian Drivers into the world economy has shaped primary commodity markets and the combined contribution of China and India to global growth is substantial, Latin America should rethink its trade strategy to those countries to take advantage of exports complementarity and the rising demand for commodities and agricultural goods.
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20-Nov-2008
The current financial crisis is now hitting developing and emerging countries hard. The Development Centre is currently analysing several aspects of the crisis, with the objective of offering relevant policy insights and solutions to better tackle the consequences of the financial crisis.
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