Corporate Reporting of Intangible Assets: A Progress Report:Report (PDF - 403 kb)
Outcomes of the Plenary meeting of the FATF, Paris, 17-19 October 2012:Webpage
Forthcoming
-OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises
-Financial Education in Schools: Policy Guidance, Challenges and Case Studies: Book listing -OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas,Second Edition: Book listing
-Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 2012:Mediation and Consensus Building: Book listing
-OECD International Direct Investment Statistics 2012: Book listing
-OECD Insurance Statistics Yearbook 2011: Book listing
DEVELOPMENT
OECD Development Centre Newsletter, October 2012features articles on the Africa Forum, the OECD Network of Foundations, peer reviews on territorial cohesion, Asian economies, EU-LAC relations, and the internet in Africa: Newsletter
Forthcoming
-Tax and Development: Aid Modalities for Strengthening Tax Systems:Book listing
-Evaluating Peacebuilding Activities in Settings of Conflict and Fragility:
Improving Learning for Results: Book listing
-Development Co-operation Report 2012: Book listing
-Latin American Economic Outlook 2013: Book listing
OECD Economics Department Working Papers -992: Choosing the Pace of Fiscal Consolidation -993:Public Debt, Economic Growth and Nonlinear Effects: Myth or Reality?
-994:Portugal: Rebalancing the Economy and Returning to Growth Through Job Creation and Better Capital Allocation
-995: Promoting SME development in Indonesia -996:Public Policy and Resource Allocation: Evidence from Firms in OECD Countries
Forthcoming -OECD Economic Surveys: Australia 2012
-OECD Economic Surveys: Slovak Republic 2012: Book listing
-OECD Economic Surveys: Spain 2012
-OECD Economic Outlook, Volume 2012, Issue 2: Book listing
ECONOMIC STATISTICS
Measuring well-being needs to be at the heart of policy-making, says OECD World Forum:Press release
OECD employment rate at 65.0% in second quarter 2012, 1.5 percentage points below pre-crisis level:Press release
OECD annual inflation rate up to 2.2% in September 2012:Press release
OECD Statistics Newsletter, October 2012includes articles on re-engineering the Japanese statisical system, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, statistical co-operation with China and more: Newsletter
Bilateral Trade in Goods by Industry and End-use Category
:Database Update
Do Today’s 15-Year-Olds Feel Environmentally Responsible?PISA in Focus
educationtoday: OECD’s blog on global perspectives on education:Blog
Forthcoming
-OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Teacher Evaluation in Chile 2012:Book listing
-OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Mexico 2012:Book listing
-OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Slovak Republic 2012: Book listing
-OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training: Skills beyond School Review of Switzerland:Book listing
-Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: Norway 2012: Book listing
-Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: Sweden 2012: Book listing -Financial Education in Schools:Policy Guidance, Challenges and Case Studies: Book listing -Higher Education in Regional and City Development: Post-Secondary Vocational Education and Training: Book listing
EMPLOYMENT
& SOCIAL AFFAIRS
OECD Social and Welfare Statistics database now available on OECD iLibrary:Database on OECD iLibrary
IEA report sets a course for doubling hydroelectricity output by 2050.Technology Roadmap: Hydropower sees scope for preventing up to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions annually: Press release | Report (PDF - 4.93 mb)
Auto manufacturers and policy makers discuss next phase of electric vehicle deployment:Press release
Forthcoming -Electricity Security and a Climate-Constrained World: Book listing -World Energy Outlook 2012:Book listing -Energy and Climate Policy: Bending the Technology Trajectory: Book listing -Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Australia 2012: Book listing
Forthcoming: -OECD Insights: Water: Book listing
-Water Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean:A Multi-level ApproachBook listing
-Energy and Climate Policy: Bending the Technology Trajectory: Book listing -OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Mexico 2013
Forthcoming
-Waiting Time Policies in the Health Sector: What Works: Book listing -Health at a Glance: Europe 2012: Book listing
-Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2012: Book listing
INFORMATION
AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Internet Traffic Exchange: Market Developments and Policy Challenges:Blog post | Working paper
E-books: Developments and Policy Considerations: Working paper
Forthcoming:
-OECD Integrity Review of Brazil: Managing Risks for a Cleaner Public Service:Book listing
-Water Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean:A Multi-level ApproachBook listing -Better
Regulation in Europe: Greece 2012: Book listing
-Restoring Public Finances: 2012 Update: Book listing -Public Sector Compensation in Times of Austerity: Book listing
Local Job Creation: How Employment and Training Agencies Can Help: The Labour Agency of the Autonomous Province of Trento - Italy:Working paper
Forthcoming -SME Policy Index: Western Balkans and Turkey 2012: Book listing -New Entrepreneurs and High Performance Enterprises in the Middle East and North Africa: Book listing
TAXATION
Tax: Revenues rising slowly across the OECD after 2008-9 declines, says Revenue Statistics 2012:Press release | Database on OECD iLibrary (Book to come out shortly)
Global Forum on Tax Transparency welcomes new members and reviews 12 countries: Press release (See listing of new reports below)
OECD and ATAF strengthen tax co-operation with Africa:Press release
OECD seriously concerned by lack of foreign bribery convictions, but encouraged by recent efforts by the Australian Federal Police:Press release
OECD seriously concerned at lack of foreign bribery convictions in France, but recognises recent efforts to ensure independence of prosecutors:Press release
The Global Forum on Tax Transparency welcomes Burkina Faso and Cameroon as new members: Press release
Revised complete edition of public comments received on the discussion draft on timing issues relating to transfer pricing:Comments
Revised complete edition of public comments received on the discussion draft on the Transfer Pricing Aspects of Intangibles:Comments
Revised complete edition of public comments received on the discussion draft on Safe Harbours:Comments
OECD Model Tax Convention: revised discussion draft on tax treaty issues related to emissions permits and credits:Discussion draft
OECD Model Tax Convention: revised discussion draft on the definition of “permanent establishment”:Discussion draft
OECD Model Tax Convention: revised discussion draft on the meaning of “beneficial owner”:Discussion draft
Forthcoming: -Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital 2010: Full Electronic Version (eMTC) On USB Flash Memory Key: Listing -Consumption Tax Trends 2012: Book listing
Forthcoming -Sharing Road Safety: Developing an International Framework for Crash Modification Functions: Book listing
URBAN, RURAL AND REGIONAL POLICY
Local Job Creation: How Employment and Training Agencies Can Help: The Labour Agency of the Autonomous Province of Trento - Italy:Working paper
Promoting Graduate Intrepreneurship in Tunisian Universities:Working paper
Forthcoming -Promoting Growth in All Regions: Book listing
-Higher Education in Regional and City Development: Post-Secondary Vocational Education and Training: Book listing
World Food Day: Let’s cooperateLast year, the world spent the equivalent of $2000 on arms for every one of the planet’s 870 million malnourished people. Other than giving the gun money (or guns) to the hungry, how else could we fight malnutrition? On its annual World Food Day, the FAO argues that agricultural cooperatives are the “key to feeding the world”. Co-ops are far more important than most of us realise. According to the FAO, around 1 billion people worldwide are members, and cooperatives provide over 100 million jobs across all sectors, 20% more than multinationals. Read more
So, how’s it going? It’s a big day here today, with French President François Hollande and senior ministers coming to find out what the heads of the OECD, World Bank, IMF, WTO and ILO have to say about the global economic outlook as well as the European and French economies. They’re discussing policies needed to return to growth, redress global imbalances, improve competitiveness and alleviate the social impact of the crisis.
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