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HIGHLIGHTS
OECD
Meeting of Social Affairs Ministers, 31 March to 1 April 2005:
Web
Site Communiqué
OECD
Countries Start Search for New OECD Secretary-General:
Announcement
OECD
Ministerial Meetings Announced: Press
Release
OECD
Forum 2005, to be held in Paris on 2-3 May 2005, is a “multi-stakeholder
summit” which brings together business and labour leaders,
civil society personalities, government ministers and leaders of
international organisations to discuss the key issues of the 21st
century. What is unique about the OECD Forum is that it enables
participants to shape the outcome of the annual OECD ministerial
summit which will be held on 3-4 May 2005. See the Forum
Web site for registration and other information.
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AGRICULTURE/FOOD/FISHERIES
Preferential
Trading Arrangements in Agricultural and Food Markets -
The Case of the European Union and the United States Announcement
Online
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DEVELOPMENT
Official
Development Assistance Increases - But 2006 Targets Still a Challenge:
DAC
Press Release on 2004 Official Development Assistance (foreign
aid) flows to receiving countries.
Jakarta
Expert Meeting Identifies Measures to Prevent Corruption in
Tsunami Assistance: Press
Release
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ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENTS
New
Indicators of Product Market Regulation Database Available:
Database
Homepage
The following
OECD Economic Surveys have been released. Policy
Briefs summarizing the findings of Surveys are available. Please
note that OECD Economic Surveys are now presented in a
new larger format.
OECD
Economics Department Working Papers Released during the
Past Month:
- No.
420: The Impact of Ageing on Demand, Factor Markets, and Growth
(956 kb)
- No.
421: Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in
Canada (222 kb)
- No.
422: Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in
the Netherlands (255 kb)
- No.
423: Estimating a Fiscal Reaction Function: The Case of Debt
Sustainability in Brazil (186 kb)
- No.
424: Education Attainment in Brazil: The Experience of FUNDEF
(157 kb)
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ECONOMIC
STATISTICS
Is GDP
a Satisfactory Measure of Growth? OECD
Observer Article
GDP
and GNI: OECD
Observer Article
Main
Economic Indicators Articles: Focus
on Financial Statistics (120 kb) and Planned
Changes to the MEI “Hourly Earnings” Subject Table
(84 kb)
Latest OECD
Consumer Prices: More
Latest OECD
Composite Leading Indicators: More
Latest Standardised
Unemployment Rates: More
Main
Economic Indicators for Non-Member Countries: More
(176 kb)
Quarterly
GDP Growth Rates: More
IEA
Monthly Oil Market Report More
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EDUCATION
School
Factors Related to Quality and Equity: Results from PISA 2000:
Online
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Planning,
Designing and Managing Higher Education Institutions Conference
to be held in California: Announcement
Conference
on Fostering Entrepreneurship: The Role of Higher Education,
Trento, Italy, 23-24 June 2005 Announcement
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EMPLOYMENT
& SOCIAL AFFAIRS
OECD
Meeting of Social Affairs Ministers, 31 March to 1 April 2005:
Web
Site Communiqué
Making
Social Policy Work: OECD
Observer Article by Donald Johnston
Time
to Change: Towards an Active Social Policy Agenda: OECD
Observer Article by John Martin
Solving
the Pensions Puzzle: OECD
Policy Brief (862 kb)
Combating
Poverty and Exclusion through Work: OECD
Policy Brief (187 kb)
What
OECD Ministers are Doing OECD
Observer Article
Migration
Flows to Major OECD Countries Seem to be Stabilizing, according
to new Trends in International Migration. Press
Release Online
Bookshop SourceOECD
Ageing
and Employment Policies: France: Announcement
Online
Bookshop SourceOECD
Ageing
Populations : High Time for Action: Background Papers prepared
by the OECD for the Meeting of G8 Employment and Labour Ministers,
London, 10-11 March 2005: PDF
(100 kb)
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ENERGY
Russian
Electricity Reform: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities
Press
Release Online
Bookshop SourceOECD
Latest IEA
Oil Market Report: Web
Site
IEA
Monthly Surveys: Listing
IEA
Statistics Web Page Energy
Statistics Web Page
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ENTERPRISE/INDUSTRY/SERVICES
Global
Markets and Satisfied Shoppers - Making Dispute Resolution Work
for Consumers. OECD Workshop in Washington DC, 19-20 April
2005 Announcement
Conference
on Fostering Entrepreneurship: The Role of Higher Education,
Trento, Italy, 23-24 June 2005 Announcement
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ENVIRONMENT
OECD
Environmental Data Compendium 2004 OECD
Online Bookshop SourceOECD
Sustainable
Development in OECD Countries - Getting the Policies Right
Online
Bookshop SourceOECD
Environment,
Health and Safety Newsletter
Environmental
Management in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
Online
Bookshop SourceOECD
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FINANCE/INVESTMENT
White
Paper on Governance of Collective Investment Schemes: PDF
(204 kb)
Highlights
of Recent Trends in Financial Markets:
Introductory Chapter of Financial Market Trends, March 2005: Press
Release SourceOECD
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HEALTH
OECD
Reviews of Health Systems: Mexico: Secretary-General's
Comments on Release of Spanish Version (English version to be
published soon)
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INFORMATION/COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
Digital
Broadband Content: Full
Report (1 mb)
Status
and Overview of Official ICT Indicators for China: STI
Working Paper (241 kb)
Global
Markets and Satisfied Shoppers - Making Dispute Resolution Work
for Consumers. OECD Workshop in Washington DC, 19-20 April
2005 Announcement
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NUCLEAR
ENERGY
International
Ministerial Conference: Nuclear Power for the 21st Century:
Final
Statement Remarks
of OECD Secretary-General Donald Johnston
New
Figures on the Costs of Generating Electricity Released:
New edition of Projected Costs of Generating Electricity:
Press
Release Online
Bookshop SourceOECD
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PUBLIC
MANAGEMENT
Double
Safe? OECD
Observer Article Online
Bookshop SourceOECD
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SCIENCE/INNOVATION
Global
Markets and Satisfied Shoppers - Making Dispute Resolution Work
for Consumers. OECD Workshop in Washington DC, 19-20 April
2005 Announcement
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TAXATION
Electronic
Version of Model Tax Convention to be published shortly:
Announcement
Public
Discussion Draft of 2005 Update to the Model Tax Convention:
PDF
350 kb
Tax
Reform: An International Perspective: Speech
and Presentation
by Jeffrey Owens to the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax
Reform, San Francisco, March 31, 2005.
Value
Added Tax System in a Global Environment: International
Tax Dialogue Conference: Summary
of the Conference
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TRADE
Agreement
on Untied ODA Credits Transparency: Background
Report 20 kb
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TRANSPORTATION
Container
Transport Security Across Modes Online
Bookshop SourceOECD
Economic
Evaluation of Long-Life Pavements:
Online
Bookshop SourceOECD
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URBAN,
RURAL, AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS
Seminar
on Employment, Economic Development and Local Governance in Lithuania:
Web
Site
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