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HIGHLIGHTS
December 2004
OECD Economic Outlook says Oil Price
Hike is Slowing Growth, but that the Setback is Temporary. More.
Also see related OECD
Observer article
Top-Performer
Finland Improves Further in New PISA Educational Achievement
Survey as Gap Between Countries Widens. More
New WTO rules
for textiles and clothing will come into effect at the end of 2004.
How will governments and the industry adapt to this drastically
altered trading environment? See A
New World Map in Textiles and Clothing. Also see related OECD
Observer article.
OECD
Information Technology Outlook 2004 Released More
Top
AGRICULTURE/FOOD/FISHERIES
Alive,
Alive Doha: OECD
Observer letter to the editor
OECD
List of Seed Varieties Eligible for Certification, 2004-2005:
More
Top
DEVELOPMENT
Statistical
Annex of the OECD Development Co-operation Report, 2004:
Excel
Tables (Full DAC Report for 2004 to come out early in 2005)
OECD
Commends Norway’s High Aid Levels, Focus on Fighting
Poverty. More
The
MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development
More
DAC Partnership
Forum on Improving Donor Effectiveness in Combatting Corruption:
More
Funding
the Global Fight against Poverty: OECD
Observer article
Top
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENTS
December 2004
OECD Economic Outlook says Oil Price
Hike is Slowing Growth, but that the Setback is Temporary. More.
Also see related OECD
Observer article
The following
OECD Economic Surveys have been released. Policy
Briefs summarizing the findings of Surveys are available.
OECD Economics
Department Working Papers Released during the Past Month:
- No.
410. Banking Reforn in Russia: Problems and Prospects (272
kb)
- No.
411. Wealth Effects on Money Demand in EMU: Econometric Evidence
(146 kb)
OECD Committees and Groups Database: Web
Version of the OECD List of Bodies. Lists all committees, working
groups, etc. and describes their membership and mandates.
Top
ECONOMIC
STATISTICS
OECD
Statistics Newsletter, December 2004 features articles
on Statistical Survey of Web Content as an Indicator of Internet
Development in Japan; First Results from the U.S. Census Bureau's
Quarterly Services Survey; Main Economic Indicators - Financial
Statistics; Building OECD's New Statistical Information System;
Access on Line Development:Free of Charge Dissemination by Eurostat;
ISI Meeting 2005. More
(3 mb)
Luxembourg
had the highest GDP per head in 2003, at over $50,000.
See the OECDObserver
article
Latest OECD
Consumer Prices: More
Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: More
Latest Standardised Unemployment Rates: More
Main
Economic Indicators for Non-Member Countries: More
(175 kb)
Quarterly
Growth Rates of GDP at Constant Prices: Excel
file
Joint
BIS-IMF-OECD-WB Statistics on External Debt: 30
November 2004 Update
IEA
Monthly Oil Market Report More
Top
EDUCATION
Top-Performer
Finland Improves Further in New PISA 2003 Educational Achievement
Survey as Gap Between Countries Widens. More
Early
Childhood Education and Care Policy: Germany: Country
Note (430 kb)
Messages
from PISA 2000: The final summary report from the
PISA 2000 survey: Purchase Book Book on SourceOECD
Denmark:
Lessons from PISA 2000: Purchase Book Book on SourceOECD
Co-Financing
Lifelong Learning: Purchase Book Book on SourceOECD
Career
Guidance: A Handbook for Policy Makers: Purchase Book Book on SourceOECD
Top
EMPLOYMENT
New Edition
of Benefits and Wages released: More
Migration
for Employment: Bilateral Agreements at a Crossroads:
More
Book on SourceOECD
Average
and Marginal Effective Tax Rates Facing Workers in the EU:
Working
Paper (614 kb)
Top
ENERGY
Energy
Policies of IEA Countries – 2004 Review Special
Edition Review of the last 30 years – Cross-Country-Overview:
Press Release Purchase Book Book on SourceOECD
IEA Monthly
Oil Market Report OMR
Web Page
IEA
Statistics Web Page Energy
Statistics Web Page
Monthly Oil,
Gas, Electricity and Energy Prices Reports Monthly
Energy Reports
Top
ENTERPRISE/INDUSTRY/SERVICES
OECD
Urges Russia to Boost Inward Investment by Easing Foreign
Ownership Rules. Press Release Purchase Book Book on SourceOECD
Report on the
Application of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention in Italy,
Phase 2: More
(340 kb)
Corporate
Goverance in Asia: A Comparative Overview. More
(695 kb)
STAN
Database Updated: More
Top
ENVIRONMENT
OECD Review
of Sweden's Environmental Performance: OECD
Observer article Purchase
Book Book on SourceOECD
New
Studies Released for COP-10 in Buenos Aires: More
Economic
Aspects of Environmental Compliace Assurance: Conference
Papers
Top
FINANCE/INVESTMENT
OECD
Urges Russia to Boost Inward Investment by Easing Foreign
Ownership Rules. More
Purchase
Book Book on
SourceOECD
OECD
Urges Better Claim Handling by Insurance Companies. More
Conclusions
of the OECD Conference on Catastrophic Risks and Insurance.
More
(22 kb)
New Edition
of International Direct Investment Statistics Yearbook
published:
Purchase
Book Book on
SourceOECD Database
on SourceOECD (previously published)
Top
HEALTH
Selecting Indicators
for the Quality of Patient Safety at the Health Systems
Level in OECD Countries: Health
Technical Paper (237 kb)
Top
INFORMATION/COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
OECD
Information Technology Outlook 2004 Released More
Top
PUBLIC
MANAGEMENT
The
MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development
More
OECD/UNDP
Arab Good Governance Programme: More
Top
SCIENCE/INNOVATION
OECD
Science, Technology, and Industry Outlook to come
out in January: More
Top
TAXATION
Fair Tax Competition:
A Pillar of Postive Economic Reform: Power
Point Presentation given by Jeffrey Owens at the International Conference for Economic Reforms in Europe.
Attribution
of Profits to a Permanent Establishment: Revised Timetable
for Completion. More
Top
TRADE
New
WTO rules for textiles and clothing will come into effect
at the end of 2004. How will governments and the industry adapt
to this drastically altered trading environment? See A
New World map in Textiles and Clothing. Also see related
OECD
Observer article.
Top
TRANSPORTATION
Just Published:
National Policies to Promote Cycling:
Purchase Book
Book on SourceOECD
Top
URBAN,
RURAL, AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS
Territorial
Review of Mexico City: Full Report
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