9-June-2016
English
I am delighted to welcome Prime Minister Cioloş to this Special Session of the OECD Council. Prime Minister Cioloş’ leadership and vision are very important in guiding Romania’s interim government until the legislative elections at the end of this year. Among the main goals of his government are rebuilding trust, increasing transparency and integrity, and implementing structural reforms to achieve more resilient growth.
9-June-2016
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It is my great pleasure to launch this second edition of the OECD Business and Finance Outlook, along with the first edition of an accompanying Business and Finance Scoreboard, which has a wealth of statistical information relating to the Outlook.
8-June-2016
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It is a great honour to be with you today to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Korea’s accession to our Organisation. The invitation to Korea to join the OECD represented the culmination of 35 years of extraordinary growth that transformed it from one of the poorest nations in the world to a major industrial power with one of the highest levels of R&D expenditure relative to GDP in the OECD.
8-June-2016
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Welcome to the 4th Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct. This year we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the OECD’s main instrument for promoting better business practices. This is a good moment to reflect on the potential multilateralism. In the past year the global community has reached a breakthrough climate agreement at COP21 and established an ambitious set of SDGs.
7-June-2016
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I am delighted to welcome you for a performance of Note Etiche. Thank you Ambassador Checchia for this original initiative. It will be wonderful to hear live music and policy debate intertwine! Especially around such a key, topical issue as business integrity and ethics in the financial sector. We could not ask for a better, more pleasant prelude for tomorrow’s Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct.
6-June-2016
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I am delighted to be here in Prague to reflect on the 20 years of a fruitful partnership between the OECD and the Czech Republic. It is in fact a double pleasure given the success story that is the Czech Republic’s transformation; a story that one tells with joy! I would like to thank Minister Zaoralek and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their invitation and for organising this important event.
6-June-2016
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It is a great pleasure to be in Prague to launch the 2016 Economic Survey of the Czech Republic. I would like to thank in particular the Minister of Finance as well as the Minister of Trade and Industry and their teams for their support and input on this Survey.
3-June-2016
Spanish
El desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe no es un suceso es un proceso. La mayor parte de los países de la región está avanzando en este proceso, impulsando reformas estructurales muy importantes, pero la clave está en la implementación.
2-June-2016
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As the OECD's newest member, Latvia will be able to tap into the vast reservoir of OECD expertise to continue to meet its domestic policy goals. At the same time, the OECD will become different – and better – as a result of Latvia's membership. We will benefit from Latvia's unique experiences, from the presence of a new voice and a new outlook as we move forward.
2-June-2016
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It is an honor for me to be here today and to sign the accession agreement of Latvia to the OECD. It is a privilege to become a member of this ‘club of best practices’.