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24-Sep-2009
Switzerland has signed a protocol to its tax treaty with the United States that incorporates the internationally agreed tax information standard. This is the 11th agreement for the exchange of information in tax matters signed by Switzerland that meets the OECD standard. The agreement with the United States continues the trend of agreements signed by Switzerland with its major economic partners.
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14-Aug-2009
New Zealand has signed tax information exchange agreements with the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands, bringing to 12 the number of agreements that the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands have on exchange of information for tax purposes.
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15-Jun-2009
Speaking at the International Economic Forum of the Americas, Mr. Gurria called on all countries to use the economic crisis as an opportunity to promote ‘green’ growth. Collective action and bold political will, he said, will be necessary to draft environmentally sound stimulus packages, reduce emissions, foster green innovation, and work towards a successful UN Climate Change Conference at the end of the year.
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10-Jun-2009
Dambisa Moyo, economist and author of Dead Aid, opened OECD discussions which called for a fundamental overhaul of the existing development assistance system.
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26-May-2009
Human capital will be crucial to re-building prosperity following the global economic slowdown. Skilled people are not only less vulnerable to redundancy, but will also help companies to innovate, adapt to change and harness technology on the route back to productivity.
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19-May-2009
With world trade volumes likely to shrink by as much as 13 percent in 2009 from 2008 levels, the OECD is urging governments to avoid protectionist measures and keep markets open in order to allow economies to benefit from the recovery when it comes.
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Etude économique de la Nouvelle-Zélande
10-Apr-2009
La nouvelle étude économique de la Nouvelle-Zélande, publiée le jeudi 16 avril, examine les défis auxquels le pays est confronté dans le contexte de la crise mondiale. L'étude sera disponible en anglais sur le site protégé pour les journalistes à 7h00 heure de Paris (17h00 à Wellington ; 05h00 GMT) pour diffusion immédiate. Une synthèse donnant les principales conclusions sera accessible en anglais et français sur le site de l’OCDE : www.oecd.org/eco/etudes/nz.
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30-Mar-2009
In a letter to OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, the Republic of San Marino has announced its willingness to strengthen its participation in international efforts to combat non-compliance with other countries tax laws by entering into bilateral agreements to exchange information in all tax matters in accordance with the OECD standard.
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27-Mar-2009
New tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs) signed in recent days by the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey mean that the three jurisdictions now have exchange of information agreements with many of their major economic partners.
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09-Mar-2009
OECD Secretary-General has warned of a “crisis of globalisation” if governments succumb to protectionist pressures. Speaking to the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, he said emergency stimulus measures taken by governments during the crisis needed to be carefully conceived and monitored to preserve the long-term strength of the economy.
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