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July 2009
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Major world economies aim for a “green growth” future. Ministers from 40 countries representing 80% of the world economy discussed at the OECD's annual Ministerial Council Meeting how to combat the crisis and to invest in “green growth”, setting the stage for further climate-change negotiations ahead of the COP-15 meeting in Copenhagen in December: Press Conference | Ministerial Conclusions (PDF - 108 kb) | Declaration on Green Growth (PDF 101 kb) | Conference Website
Korean Prime Minister urges governments to work together for green growth at OECD Forum: Announcement | Conference Website | Videos from Forum and Ministerial
Weak recovery in sight but damage from crisis likely to be long-lasting, says OECD in OECD Economic Outlook: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Crisis highlights the need for sweeping pension reforms, says OECD in Pensions at a Glance: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Further farm policy reform urgent as public finances remain under pressure, says Agricultural Policies of OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation 2009: Press Release | Book Announcement | Highlights (PDF - 6.6 mb) | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Agriculture more resilient to global crisis than other sectors, say OECD and FAO in OECD/FAO Agricultural Outlook: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD (Full Book to come out in August)
Keep doors open to migrant workers to meet long-term labour needs, says OECD International Migration Outlook 2009: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
SECRETARY-GENERAL GURRÍA'S ACTIVITIES
OECD’s Gurría welcomes recent progress in moves to combat tax evasion at a high-level ministerial meeting on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes organised by the German Federal Minister of Finance, Peer Steinbrück, and French Minister for Budget, Public Accounts and Civil Service, Eric Woerth: Remarks | Summary of Meeting
From Grim to Green: Towards a Low-Carbon Future. Speaking at the International Economic Forum of the Americas, Mr. Gurria calls on all countries to use the economic crisis as an opportunity to promote ‘green’ growth: Remarks
Aid for Trade: Maintaining Momentum. Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, for the launch of the Second Global review on Aid for Trade: Remarks
International Migration Outlook. Speech by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, during the press conference organised for the launch of the International Migration Outlook: Speech
The jobs crisis: the labour market and social policy responses: Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General at the G8 Summit Consultation with Social Partners: Remarks
OECD Economic Outlook: Keynote speech by OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, on the occasion of the launch of the OECD Economic Outlook, No.85: Speech
Official visit of the Secretary-General to Slovenia (Ljubljana, 30 June-1 July 2009): Visit
A preliminary version of the OECD iLibrary and its content are now available at subscribing institutions via the SourceOECD home page or at www.oecdilibrary.org. Users at non-subscribing institutions will be able to view free content and browse the site. See the Guided Tour: OECD iLibrary Guided Tour
In this time of economic crisis, OECD Publishing maintains 2009 pricing for 2010 subscriptions: Press Release | 2009 Subscriptions Price List
OECD
publications will be on exhibit at the Following Events in the Coming
Months:
- American Library Association, 9-15 July 2009, Chicago, IL USA
- Oesterreichischer Bibliothekartag, 15-18 September 2009, Graz, Austria
- Frankfurt Book Fair, 14-18 October 2009. Frankfurt, Germany
- International Guadaljara Book Fair 2009, 28 November-6 December 2009, Guadaljara, Mexico
See List of Forthcoming Books: Below
AGRICULTURE / FOOD / FISHERIES
Further farm policy reform urgent as public finances remain under pressure, says Agricultural Policies of OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation 2009: Press Release | Book Announcement | Highlights (PDF - 6.6 mb) | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Agriculture more resilient to global crisis than other sectors, say OECD and FAO in OECD/FAO Agricultural Outlook: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD (Full Book to come out in August)
Finance, business and the crisis. Read about OECD efforts to help governments improve the domestic and global policies that affect business and markets in the wake of the global economic crisis: Website
Crisis highlights the need for sweeping pension reforms,says OECD in Pensions at a Glance: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Money Laundering through the Football Sector. This Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report examines the football sector in economic and social terms and provides case examples identifying areas that could be exploited by those who want to invest illegal money into football: Report (PDF - 725 kb)
Global downturn causes slump in cross-border investment, says OECD in report monitoring investment policy developments: Announcement | Report (PDF - 968 kb)
Finance, Competition and Governance: Priorities for Reform and Strategies to Phase-Out Emergency Measures: Report (PDF - 352 kb)
Dealing with the financial crisis and thinking about the exit strategy: Pre-publication version of Financial Market Trends article (PDF - 563 kb)
Corporate responsibility roundtable on consumer empowerment and responsible business conduct: Website
Aid for Trade is building stronger economies: Press Release | SG Remarks | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
DACnews, June 2009: Good news despite the crisis. Includes articles on Aid for Trade, Climate Change and Development, DAC Action Plan, After Accra, and "Dead Aid" or Recovering Patient? by Eveline Herfkens, UN Millennium Campaign: Newsletter
Africa gravely affected by the global economic downturn says the African Economic Outlook 2009. Overview edition now available: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Internet Access for Development: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
OECD Annual Report 2009: Report (PDF 6.46 mb)
Russia takes key step forward in OECD membership negotiations: Announcement
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G8 Summit to discuss principles and standards for global business dealings: Announcement | Blog
Tackling the financial and economic crisis: OECD updates the website with commentary, analysis and statistics on the crisis we are facing: Updated Website
The following OECD Economic Surveys were released during the past month. Policy Briefs summarising the findings of Surveys released during the past year are available:
- Austria: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
- Belgium: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
- Slovenia: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
- United Kingdom: Announcement : Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
OECD Economics Department Working Papers released during the past month:
- No. 704: Price and Volume Elasticities of Brazilian Foreign Trade (PDF - 295 kb)
- No. 703: Current Account Sustainability in Brazil (PDF - 5.9 mb)
- No. 702: The Incentives to Participate in and the Stability of International Climate Coalitions (PDF - 2.07 mb)
- No. 701: The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation: How to Build the Necessary Global Action in a Cost-effective Manner (PDF - 4.67 mb)
- No. 700: Capital Inflows, Household Debt and the Boom-bust Cycle in Estonia (PDF - 387 kb)
- No. 699: The Effect of Financial Crises on Potential Output (PDF - 361 kb)
- No.
698: Employment-Productivity Trade-off and Labour Composition
(PDF - 537 kb)
Bookmark the OECD Factbook 2009 - Mobile Edition on your iPhone, Blackberry or any phone, and access the 100 top OECD indicators from anywhere: Factbook 2009 - Mobile Edition
OECD Statistics Newsletter features articles migration statistics, synergies between official and private source data, the query wizard for development data, China's statistical system, and information economic product definitions: Newsletter
Latest OECD Consumer Prices: Inflation slows sharply in OECD area: More
Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: OECD Composite Leading Indicators continue to show signs of improvement in most OECD economies: More
Latest Harmonised Unemployment Rates. Unemployment in the OECD area rises to 8.3%: More
Unit Labour Cost growth continued to rise in Fourth Quarter 2008: More
Quarterly GDP Growth: Quarterly Release | Spreadsheet
Trade flows collapse continues in Q1 2009 but signs of falls easing in early 2009: More (PDF 326 kb)
Main Economic Indicators for Enhanced Engagement Countries: More (PDF - 183 kb)
Key World Energy Statistics 2008: Pocket Book ( PDF - 2.37 mb)
IEA Monthly Oil Market Report: More
OECD Statistics Portal: Website
Teacher effectiveness hampered by lack of incentives and bad behaviour in classrooms says OECD's Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS): Press Release | About TALIS | Introductory Remarks by Secretary-General | Book Announcement | Executive Summary with Initial Findings (PDF - 2.17 mb) | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD (Full Book to be published shortly).
educationtoday - OECD’s education lighthouse for the way out of the crisis. This collaborative space offers you evidence and analysis on the impact of the crisis on education, concrete examples of how governments and institutions in different countries are coping, information on high priority issues such as education budgets, stimulus packages, the effects of unemployment on motivation and learning attitudes, and much more. Register now and contribute to this information sharing platform with other members of the fast-growing OECD social network: educationtoday
Informal Meeting of OECD Education Ministers on Equity in Education, Oslo, 9-10 June 2009: Summary
School Buildings in Today's Crisis: CELE Exchange Article (1.03 mb)
Portugal’s Secondary School Modernisation Programme: CELE Exchange Article (577 kb)
Rebuilding Schools after the Wenchuan Earthquake: CELE Exchange Article (961 kb)
Keep doors open to migrant workers to meet long-term labour needs, says OECD International Migration Outlook 2009: Press Release | SG Speech | Policy Brief (PDF - 185 kb)| Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Unemployment in OECD countries to approach 10% in 2010, says OECD: Announcement
Crisis highlights the need for sweeping pension reforms, says OECD in Pensions at a Glance: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
At the High-Level Policy Forum on Migration, ministers and senior officials discussed the impact of the current economic crisis on international migration, management of labour migration movements and labour market integration of immigrants and their children: Conference Website
ENERGY (Also see Nuclear Energy)
IEA says that G8 call for increased investment in energy supply, energy efficiency and low-carbon technology is timely and urgent: Press Release
Oil prices may be rebounding says Medium-Term Oil Market Report. Report also warns of overhang in oil refining capacity: Press Release (Will not appear on SourceOECD)
IEA calls oil and natural gas outlook very uncertain in Natural Gas Market Review 2009: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Closer IEA Energy Co-operation with Indonesia: Announcement
Renewables have a key role to play says IEA ED Tanaka at Renewable Energy Finance Forum: Presentation
IEA to Host New IPEEC Energy Efficiency Secretariat: Announcement
ENTREPRENEURSHIP / SMEs / LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
Universities, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Good Practice Workshop, Halle, Germany, 12 June 2009: Conference Website
ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Major world economies aim for a “green growth” future. Ministers from 40 countries representing 80% of the world economy discussed at the OECD's annual Ministerial Council Meeting how to combat the crisis and to invest in “green growth”, setting the stage for further climate-change negotiations ahead of the COP-15 meeting in Copenhagen in December: Press Conference | Ministerial Conclusions (PDF - 108 kb) | Declaration on Green Growth (PDF 101 kb) | Conference Web Site
Korean Prime Minister urges governments to work together for green growth at OECD Forum: Announcement | Conference Web Site | Videos from Forum and Ministerial | OECD Messages on Green Growth
OECD countries boost official support for renewable and nuclear energy exports: Announcement
From Grim to Green: Towards a Low-Carbon Future. Speaking at the International Economic Forum of the Americas, OECD SG Gurria calls on all countries to use the economic crisis as an opportunity to promote ‘green’ growth: Remarks
Some countries hiring more foreign-trained doctors, but GPs continue to earn less than specialists says OECD Health Data 2009: Press Release | Announcement | CD-ROM on Online Bookshop | Online Database on SourceOECD
Education and Obesity in Four OECD Countries (Australia, Canada, England, Korea): Working Paper (1.32 mb)
INFORMATION / COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Internet Access for Development: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL): Developments and Policy Issues: Report (PDF - 460 kb)
ENUM: Converging telephone numbers and addresses in next generation networks: Report (PDF - 910 kb)
Ministers stress the role of ICTs as part of global green growth agenda: Webpage
The Role of Digital Identity Management in the Internet Economy: A Primer for Policy Makers: Report (PDF - 330 kb)
OECD releases new ICT product definitions: Report (PDF - 251 kb)
OECD countries boost official support for renewable and nuclear energy exports: Announcement
NEA News, Vol. 27. Includes articles on Nuclear Power and the Public and Science and Values in Radiological Protection; updates on decommissioning, ageing management, and stakeholder confidence, and newsbriefs on the RWMC Regulators' Forum, calculating the cost of generating electricity, NEA joint projects, and Obituaries for Howard Shapar and Kunihiko Uematsu: Newsletter
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT / GOVERNANCE / URBAN, RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS
OECD Workshop on Re-launching the Economy after the L'Aquila Earthquake: Website
OECD Rural Policy Reviews, Italy 2009: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
SCIENCE / INNOVATION / INDUSTRY
Innovation at risk from crisis, says OECD in "Policy Responses to the Economic Crisis: Investing in Innovation for Long Term Growth": Announcement | Report (PDF - 500 kb)
OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital, Electronic Version July 2008 is now available on SourceOECD. USB Flash Memory Key version now also available: Web Version on SourceOECD | USB Key on Online Bookshop
OECD’s Gurría welcomes recent progress in moves to combat tax evasion at a high-level ministerial meeting on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes organised by the German Federal Minister of Finance, Peer Steinbrück, and French Minister for Budget, Public Accounts and Civil Service, Eric Woerth: Remarks | Summary of Meeting
New TIEA signed between the Cayman Islands and Ireland. The Cayman Islands and Ireland signed a bilateral agreement for the exchange of information for tax purposes, bringing to 10 the number of such agreements entered into by the Cayman Islands: Agreement (PDF - 78 kb)
Bermuda signs tax information accord with Germany: Accord (PDF - 83 kb)
Gibraltar has signed a bilateral agreement for the exchange of information for tax purposes with Ireland: Agreement (PDF - 103 kb)
OECD holds Consultation with Business on Transfer Pricing Aspects of Business Restructurings: Announcement
Register now for the conference "Transfer Pricing and Treaties in a Changing World," to be held at OECD in Paris 21-22 September 2009: Announcement | Website
Trade and the road to economic recovery: Website
Aid for Trade is building stronger economies: Press Release | SG Remarks | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
OECD countries boost official support for renewable and nuclear energy exports: Announcement
Trends in the Transport Sector 2009: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Port Competition and Hinterland Connections: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Building Transparent Tax Compliance by Banks: Book Listing
Citizens' and Businesses' Use of e-Government Services: Book Listing
Clusters, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Book Listing
Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Portugal 2009: Book Listing
Doing Better for Children: Book Listing
Improving Incentives in Donor Agencies (First Edition): Good Practice and Self-Assessment Tool: Book Listing
Innovation in Firms: A Microeconomic Perspective: Book Listing
OECD Communications Outlook 2009: Book Listing
OECD Environmental Performance Reviews, Greece: Book Listing
OECD Insights International Migration: The human side of globalisation: Book Listing
OECD Economic Outlook, Volume 2009 Issue 1: Book Listing
OECD Economic Surveys: Brazil 2009: Book Listing
OECD Economic Surveys: Russian Federation 2009: Book Listing
OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform: Italy 2009: Better Regulation to Strengthen Market Dynamics: Book Listing
OECD Territorial Review of Chile: Book Listing
Piracy of Digital Content: Book Listing
Regional Atlas on West Africa: Book Listing
Review of Fisheries in OECD Countries: Policies and Summary Statistics 2008: Book Listing
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