The LEED programme and skills/ the OECD Skills Strategy

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Recession, Recovery and Reinvestment : the role of local economic leadership in a global crisis

Since the current economic crisis began in earnest in September 2007 with the collapse of banks in the UK and USA, we have seen the triggering of a global recession and wider processes of economic restructuring.

Workshop: Skills strategies for inclusive development in India – Accelerating prosperity through policy coherence (New Delhi, India)

The Institute for Competitiveness India, the National Skill Development Corporation India and the OECD LEED Programme in collaboration with the ILO are joining forces to discuss local skills strategies for job-rich and inclusive growth in India.

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Study visit: Partnership strategies for youth employment (Upper Austria, Austria)

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Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2012: An OECD Scoreboard

Access to finance represents one of the most significant challenges for entrepreneurs and for the creation, survival and growth of small businesses. As governments address this challenge, they are running up against a major and longstanding obstacle to policy making: insufficient evidence and da

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Credit crunch squeezing entrepreneurs and small businesses more than big firms

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) requesting loans between 2007 and 2010 faced higher interest rates than for large companies. Loan conditions for SMEs included shortened maturities and increased demands for collateral, suggesting that banks considered smaller firms to be a higher risk.

A Joint OECD / G20 GPFI Special Event on SME Finance

On the occasion of the 41st Session of the Working Party on SMEs and Entrepreneurship (WPSMEE), the OECD and the G20 are organising a special event on SME finance.

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Financing small businesses and entrepreneurs - report launch at SME conference 19 April 2012

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Study visit: Delegation of the Chinese Enterprises Research Institute and the Chinese Development Bank (Trento, Italy)

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Capacity building seminar: Designing and implementing E-government policies - The case of the Palestinian Authority (Trento, Italy)

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