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Fiscal policy takes central stage at WEF in Rio

14-Apr-2009

A press conference presenting the Development Centre’s work on fiscal policy in Latin America took place on 15 April at the World Economic Forum regional meeting in Rio de Janeiro. OECD Development Centre Director, Javier Santiso, explained which reforms can help boost growth while combating inequality. He was accompanied by Joaquim Levy, Secretary of Finance of the State of Rio de Janeiro, and by Arminio Fraga, former Governor of Brazil's Central Bank.

OECD work on Latin American Fiscal Policy discussed in Washington

25-Mar-2009

OECD Development Centre Director Javier Santiso made several presentations of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 in Washington DC, including at the U.S Department of State and the U.S. Congress. Santiso brought attention to the need to strenghten regional efforts to reform fiscal policy with a view to boosting development and well-being. Public presentations were also held at the Inter-American Dialogue and the Organisation of American States.

Chinese translations of Development Centre's reports presented in Beijing

12-Mar-2009

OECD Deputy Secretary General Thelma Askey participated on March 2 at the Beijing International Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean 2008-2009, organised by the Institute for Latin American Studies and attended by high-level officials from the Chinese Government. The Chinese version of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 was presented at this important policymaking seminar, together with other publications on Latin America by the Development Centre.

Is fiscal policy back?

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.

Le Ministre colombien des Affaires étrangères félicite le Centre de Développement pour son travail sur l’Amérique Latine

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.

Making Fiscal Policy Work for Development in Latin America (Policy Brief)

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?

Latin America should take advantage of new opportunities emerging from increasing trade with China and India

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.

Latin America needs better taxes and better spending

28-Oct-2008

Fiscal policy, says the latest Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO 2009) from the OECD’s Development Centre, can be a powerful tool for economic, political and social development in Latin America if taxes are raised efficiently and fairly and spending is directed to promoting growth and reducing poverty and inequality.

Presentation on the macro management of commodity booms, UNU-Wider project meeting, Johannesburg, 5-6 September

09-Sep-2008

OECD Development Centre researcher Rolando Avendaño made a presentation based on the Centre's resent work on the macro management of commodity booms in Africa and Latin America at the UNU-WIDER meeting on Southern engines of global growth that took place on 5-6 September in Johannesburg, South Africa.

How can Latin America benefit from the boom in commodity prices?

09-Sep-2008

Natural resources and development can go hand in hand. An OECD Development Centre Policy Brief and shorter Policy Insight analyse how countries like Chile and Norway offer lessons on how to use the bonanza from commodity exports to foster the economy and improve living conditions. The key policies: good governance, fiscal responsibility and future vision.

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