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		      <description><![CDATA[The Americas Desk at the OECD Development Centre analyses the region’s development challenges, with a special focus on communicating policy recommendations to relevant stakeholders. The Desk publishes the Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO), OECD’s annual reference publication on Latin American development, and is preparing a groundbreaking report benchmarking the various dimensions of innovation in Latin America. (more...)]]></description>
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		      <pubDate>Mon Nov 30 17:15:45 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD recommendations to boost the Latin American economy]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Latin America as a whole is showing signs of recovery and stabilization. Economic activity is helped by improving conditions in global financial and commodity markets, as well as recovering exports. It is also underpinned by the stronger policy frameworks developed during the past decade, which have promoted resilience and allowed the implementation of timely responses to counter the crisis.]]></description>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Benchmarking innovation in Latin America: Buenos Aires Meeting]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Leading experts from Latin American and OECD countries met in Buenos Aires on 30 September and 1 October to discuss new ways of benchmarking innovation in the region, with a focus on how innovation policies can help boost development.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Oct 07 18:20:17 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Workshop on Migration in Central America in Costa Rica]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[In preparation of the next Latin American Economic Outlook 2010, the OECD Development Centre Poverty Reduction and Social Development Unit is co-organising with FLACSO a regional workshop on migration in Central America, taking place next 25 June in San José de Costa Rica.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Democracy and fiscal legitimacy in Latin America]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Latinobarometro and the OECD Development Centre organised a joint seminar on democracy and fiscal legitimacy in Latin America on 29 May at the Maison de l'Amérique latine, in Paris. Renowed experts discussed public attitudes towards democratic institutions in the region and the impact of fiscal policy on democratic legitimacy.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Latin America and the Global Economic Crisis: What are the Prospects? ]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[The IDB and the OECD Development Centre co-organised a seminar entitled "Latin America and the Global Economic Crisis: What are the Prospects?" on 20 May at the Maison de l’Amérique latine in Paris. The discussion focused on the challenges that the current economic crisis poses to the region, and provided some general policy principles for governments and international institutions.  ]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed May 20 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Experts invited to discuss migration challenges in Latin America]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[On 18-19 May, experts from Latin American and OECD countries met in Paris to discuss how the international crisis is affecting migration and remittances, and its various implications for development in the region. Conclusions and recommendations will feed into the forthcoming Latin American Economic Outlook 2010, to be published in late November of this year. ]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri May 15 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Challenges ahead for public debt management in Latin America]]></title>
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Public debt levels are still high in Latin America, although considerable progress has been made during the last decade. Today, both the public and private bond markets face important challenges as a result of foreign exchange volatility, reduced liquidity and forthcoming elections. Development Centre Economist Sebastian Nieto presented these issues in Montevideo, at the Annual Meeting of Debt Management Specialists organised by the IADB and the Uruguayan Ministry of Finance.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Fiscal policy takes central stage at WEF in Rio]]></title>
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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. ]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD work on Latin American Fiscal Policy discussed in Washington]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Chinese translations of Development Centre's reports presented in Beijing]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Is fiscal policy back?]]></title>
							         <link><![CDATA[http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/2781/]]></link>
							         <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Colombian Foreign Minister praises Development Centre's work on Latin America]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[At the presentation of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 in Bogota, Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaime Bermúdez praised the report for having a "priceless value for development in the region". With more than 300 people in attendance, Minister Bermúdez also highlighted the importance of Colombia's recent accession to the OECD Development Centre, in July 2008.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Paris Forum examined Latin America's economic challenges in 2009]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[As the global financial crisis hits Latin American and Caribbean economies, leading policymakers and business leaders gathered in Paris on 26 January to discuss the region's economic outlook, the impact of fiscal policy on development and the role the private sector can play in fostering progress in the continent.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Jan 27 10:25:01 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Latin American Economic Outlook presented in Berlin]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[OECD Development Centre Economist Christian Daude presented the main conclusions of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 to a selected audience of academics and policymakers in Berlin, on 19 January 2009, at a seminar hosted by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Jan 22 10:08:37 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Presentation of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 in Chile]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[The Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 was presented in Santiago de Chile on 28 November 2008. Two presentations of the report took place at the Chilean capital. The first one hosted by the Ministry of Finance and the second by the Universidad Católica de Chile.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 CET 2008</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Presentation of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 in Madrid]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[The director of the OECD Development Centre, Javier Santiso presented the Latin American Economic Outlook 2009  in Madrid on 18 November 2008, at a seminar hosted by Casa de América. This is the second year that the Spanish presentation of the report takes place in this well-known Madrid venue.
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							         <pubDate>Thu Nov 27 00:00:00 CET 2008</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Improving social cohesion in Latin America: making the most of globalisation]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[While the global economy has created immense opportunities for Latin America, it has not reduced deep inequalities. In his remarks at a Euro-Latin American Forum in Paris, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría stressed that improvement in three crucial areas of public policy -fiscal policy, education and regional development- can foster social cohesion in the region.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Oct 09 00:00:00 CEST 2008</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[The future of the middle class in Latin America]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[OECD Development Centre staff will participate at sessions on Latin America's socioeconomic prospects and the quality of education spending in the region at the fourth Ibero-American Development Agenda seminar taking place in Barcelona.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Oct 03 16:24:05 CEST 2008</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Quality of life in Latin America: the urban dimension]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Latin America is the only region in the developing world where the majority of the population lives in urban areas. OECD Development Centre Director, Javier Santiso, participated in this OECD/Inter-American Development Bank seminar analysing the results of a research project assessing efforts to improve the quality of life in Latin America's rapidly growing cities.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Mon Sep 22 00:00:00 CEST 2008</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Spain strengthens support for Centre's Latin America and Africa work]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation will support the Development Centre’s Latin America and Africa desks with a grant worth €450,000.  The signature of the Memorandum of Understanding pledging this voluntary contribution took place on the occasion of the visit by the Spanish Ambassador to the OECD, Cristina Narbona, to the Centre.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Sep 16 00:00:00 CEST 2008</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[How can Latin America benefit from the boom in commodity prices? ]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Sep 09 00:00:00 CEST 2008</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Presentation on the macro management of commodity booms, UNU-Wider project meeting, Johannesburg, 5-6 September]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Sep 09 00:00:00 CEST 2008</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[The emerging force of Latin American multinationals]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[In this article published by the CEPAL Review, OECD Development Centre Director Javier Santiso analyses how Latin American multinationals, or multilatinas, compete with the largest conglomerates from the developed world in terms of their manufacturing and financial strength.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Sep 02 00:00:00 CEST 2008</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Colombia joins the OECD Development Centre]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Colombia is the 10th non-OECD member to join the Development Centre. Colombia's engagement in the Centre provides a great opportunity for the country and the OECD to learn from each other and strengthen collaboration (view the slideshow). Earlier this year, Poland, Egypt, Israel and Vietnam  took their seats at the Centre’s Governing Board as well.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Jul 30 00:00:00 CEST 2008</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Work on Sovereign Debt Crises at World Congress of the International Economic Association]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[OECD Development Centre Economist Sebastian Nieto presented  his work "Sovereign Debt Crises through the Prism of Primary Bond Market" at the 15th World Congress of the International Economic Association, in Istanbul on 28 June 2008]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Jul 03 11:00:00 CEST 2008</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Work on Telecommunications at the 12th EADI General Conference]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Economist Juan Ramón de Laiglesia presented  his work on telecommunications and development at the 12th General Conference of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes, at Geneva, on 25 June 2008.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Jul 02 00:00:00 CEST 2008</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD Development Centre at the G-20 Workshop on Fiscal Space]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Javier Santiso, Director of the OECD Development Centre, was invited to participate in the G20 roundtable on Fiscal Space for Stability, Growth and Social Inclusion taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 19 and 20 June 2008.  Mr Santiso presented  the findings of the Latin American Economic Outlook report.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Jul 03 09:15:50 CEST 2008</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[China and India in Iberoamerica: Economic Complementarity?]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[OECD Development Centre Director Javier Santiso presented the Centre's research on China's and India's economic impact in Latin America at this seminar organised by Casa America and Casa Asia in Madrid, on 17 June 2008.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Jun 04 00:00:00 CEST 2008</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[LEO and Bertelsmann Foundation present research on Latin America]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[The Latin American Economic Outlook team presented the main conclusions of its 2008 report and some preliminary findings of the 2009 study at a seminar in Berlin hosted by the Bertelsmann Foundation, on June 5.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Jun 04 00:00:00 CEST 2008</pubDate>
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