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Aid and Coherence of OECD Country Policies

21-Aug-2006

Foreign aid flows disproportionately to the poorest among the developing countries: that is, countries that account for the poorest fifth of world’s population receive more than a fifth of aid spending from OECD countries.

China: A Helping Hand for Latin America?

18-Aug-2006

China’s trade impact on Latin America is positive via an export boom and indirectly better terms of trade.  Its emergence is also a wake up call for the region: more reforms are needed, especially in infrastructure, in order to maintain Latin America’s comparative advantage.

The Impact of Asian Drivers on the Developing World

10-Apr-2006

Development Centre is taking part in this globally networked research programme focusing on the impact of newly dynamic Asian economies on low-income economies. The programme is co-ordinated by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex.

Trade Capacity Building: What Are the Priorities?

02-Aug-2004

The Doha Declaration stresses the 'important role' of 'well targeted, sustainably financed technical assistance and capacity-building programmes'. What does this mean in practice? What exactly is the purpose of 'trade capacity building'(TCB)? Who should provide this assistance and how?

WTO and OECD Launched Requests for Information to Support Doha Development Agenda

01-Apr-2003

OECD Ministers issued an urgent call at their 2002 ministerial meeting in Paris for action to address the trade concerns of developing countries, including market access, welcoming the OECD work with the World Trade Organisation to create a database in support of the Doha Development Agenda.

Development Centre Seminars: Regional Integration in Africa

15-Jun-2002

Regional integration and co-ordination are not a panacea but they could hold the key to African countries' long-awaited participation in the world economy. This was one of the conclusions of the second International Forum on African Perspectives organised in February 2001.

The OECD and the New Partnership for Africa's Development

17-May-2002

OECD Ministers and Ministers from Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal, and South Africa, had very fruitful discussions on the New Partnership for Africa's Development initiative, in Paris, on May 16, 2002.

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