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05-Oct-2009
OECD has longstanding institutional relations with parliamentarians through the Council of Europe and NATO Parliamentary Assemblies.
Each autumn, the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly debates the work of the OECD. In preparation for this report, the Committee for Economic Affairs and Development of the Parliamentary Assembly visits the OECD for briefings each spring.
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22-Sep-2009
Les gouvernements du monde entier sont parvenus à un consensus sur la nécessité de réduire sensiblement les émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) dans les décennies à venir. Aussi se préparent-ils à conclure un accord international sur les mesures à prendre lors de la quinzième Conférence des Parties (CdP 15) à la Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (CCNUCC) qui se tiendra à Copenhague fin 2009.
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16-Sep-2009
While work is often the best pathway out of poverty, employment does not
always guarantee an adequate living standard. At the outset of the current
economic downturn, the risk of in-work poverty was significant in most
OECD countries.
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16-Sep-2009
The world economy is in a severe economic downturn with potentially
dire consequences for workers and their families. The ultimate dimensions
of this crisis are not yet known, but it is already clear that it will be the
deepest recession of the post-war era for the OECD area, with the average
unemployment rate heading toward an all-time high of nearly 10% at the end
of 2010. While the recession appears to be slowing, the recovery is expected
to be initially weak; and history shows that unemployment is slow to recede,
even once an economic recovery is under way.
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08-Sep-2009
Governments around the world are working towards an international agreement on actions to achieve large cuts in greenhouse gas emissions at the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen at the end of 2009. Considering the costs and risks of inaction, taking action now, even in the midst of a global economic crisis, makes good economic sense. This Policy Brief summarises the key findings from OECD analyses of the policies and actions urgently required to tackle climate change.
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02-Sep-2009
Iceland has been struck by a banking crisis of unprecedented proportions and the economy has plunged into a deep recession. The plight of the banking system was in part the consequence of the shutdown of global capital markets. But Icelandic banks’ aggressive expansion strategies in an atmosphere of ineffective supervision rendered them highly vulnerable. Faced with events having potentially dire economic and social consequences, the government sought the assistance of the international community in support of the medium-term adjustment programme to restore policy credibility and growth.
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31-Jul-2009
Greece has initially held up better during the global economic crisis than many other OECD countries. It is unlikely, however, to avoid a recession as confidence, tourism and shipping receipts have all fallen substantially. The authorities have responded with fiscal measures and a plan to assist the financial sector. However, their room for policy manoeuvre is tightly restricted by the high public debt, repeated fiscal slippages and the large external and internal imbalances, which have been reflected in high sovereign interest-rate spreads since the end of 2008 as risk aversion rose.
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30-Jul-2009
Despite improved fundamentals, Mexico has not escaped the crisis. The global manufacturing downturn and the collapse of trade have depressed the real sector. Reduced availability of credit has started to bear on activity. Low oil prices are putting pressure on budget revenue. The change of sentiment of international investors has led to reduced net capital inflows. Thus, growth is set to be negative this year. The authorities have responded with liquidity measures, lower interest rates, foreign currency interventions and a fiscal stimulus. But there might be room for more policy action.
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15-Jul-2009
The global crisis has put a sudden end to the strong recovery of the Russian economy since the financial crisis of 1998. A slowdown was becoming increasingly likely, given the erosion of favourable factors such as undervaluation of the rouble and spare production capacity and labour resources, but the severity of the crisis is a function of overlapping internal and external factors.
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14-Jul-2009
The global financial and economic crisis has not left Brazil unscathed. But a recovery is getting under way and should gather momentum in the second half of 2009 and into 2010. Continued macroeconomic consolidation together with a much improved external liability position have underpinned the economy’s resilience. Policymakers should nevertheless not lose sight of longer‑term challenges that will need to continue to be addressed to bolster the economy’s growth potential and to close the gap in living standards in relation to the OECD area at a faster pace.
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