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OECD Health Data 2006 CD-ROM. The 2006 CD-ROM will come out in late June with a reduced price: CD-ROM Listing See notes on other forthcoming titles below. Domestic Reforms Help South Africa Benefit from Freer Agricultural Trade according to OECD's first review of South Africa's agricultural policy: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Using Market Mechanisms to Manage Fisheries: Smoothing the Path: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Trade, Agriculture and Development: Policies Working Together: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD International Standardisation of Fruit and Vegetables Guidelines Now Available on Web Site: Announcement Water and Agriculture: Sustainability, Markets, and Policies: Conclusions and Recommendations (157 kb. Book to be published shortly) Financial Market Trends Examines the Financial Policy Landscape, Risk Capital, and Pension Fund Demand for Long-Term Bonds: Announcement | Periodical on Online Bookshop | Periodical on SourceOECD China Should Cut Barriers to Foreign Investment, says OECD: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Calls for New Approach to Managing Pension Fund Assets: Press Release | Text of Guidelines (63 kb) More Competition and Further Reform Would Boost Growth in Switzerland, says OECD: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Spain Should Introduce Full Corporate Liability and Fines to Better Combat Bribery of Foreign Public Officials, says OECD: Press Release | Report (495 kb) Steps Taken by Countries to Implement the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention: Web Site Barriers to Entry: Summary of Roundtable and Country Reports (1.85 mb) Reform and Challenges for Private Pensions in Russia: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Aid Flows Top US$100 billion in 2005: Press Release DAC Takes Further Steps to Untie More Aid: Announcement (6 kb) OECD Ministers Discuss Development/Environment Trade-Off: Ministerial Web Site | OECD Observer Article Harmonising Donor Practices for Effective Aid Delivery: Volume 2: Budget Support, Sector Wide Approaches and Capacity Development in Public Financial Management: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Trade, Agriculture and Development: Policies Working Together: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Why a Healthy Environment is Essential to Reducing Poverty: Report (488 kb) Putting Climate Change Adaptation in the Development Mainstream: Policy Brief DAC News: April 2006 Issue OECD Economic Surveys released in the past month. Policy Briefs summarising the findings of Surveys released during the past year are available.
No new OECD Economics Department Working Papers were released during the past month. OECD Factbook 2006 Includes Broader Range of Statistics, Countries: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Latest OECD Consumer Prices: Inflation slows: More Latest Purchasing Power Parities: More Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: Moderate expansion continues: More Latest Standardised Unemployment Rates. Unemployment in the OECD area remains at 6.3%: More (40 kb) Quarterly GDP Growth: Quarterly Release | Spreadsheet Main Economic Indicators for Non-Member Countries: More (183 kb) IEA Monthly Oil Market Report More OECD Statistics Portal: Web Site Think Scenarios, Rethink Education: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD 21st Century Learning Environments: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Equity in Education Thematic Reviews: Web Site Labour Force Statistics now on www.oecd.org: Database ENERGY (Also see Nuclear Energy) IEA Commends Slovak Energy Market Reforms, but Urges Further Action on Energy Security, Efficiency and Market Opening: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Latest IEA Oil Market Report: Web Site IEA Monthly Surveys: Listing IEA Statistics Web Page Energy Statistics Web Page Environment at a Glance 2006 presents Key Environmental Indicators: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Ministers Discuss Development/Environment Trade-Off: Ministerial Web Site | OECD Observer Article Why a Healthy Environment is Essential to Reducing Poverty: Report (488 kb) Putting Climate Change Adaptation in the Development Mainstream: Policy Brief Why a Healthy Environment is Essential to Reducing Poverty: Report (488 kb) Innovation in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: Comparing National Innovation Systems at the Sectoral Level: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD INFORMATION/COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY OECD Urges Governments and Industry to Do More to Tackle Spam: Press Release | Anti-Spam Toolkit Europe Moves to Top of Broadband Rankings: Web Site Making Public Sector Information Available over the Internet: Report (654 kb) ICT Diffusion to Business in Austria: Country Report (458 kb) RSS feed for OECD news on Information and Communication Technologies Now Available: Announcement Nuclear Power in NEA Member Countries: New Web Site VENUS-2 MOX-Fueled Reactor Dosimetry Calculations: Free Publication (7.36 mb) State-of-the-Art Report on Systematic Approaches to Safety Management: Report (888 kb) International Handbook of Evaluated Reactor Physics Experiments: Web Site More Competition and Further Reform Would Boost Growth in Switzerland, says OECD: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Innovation in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: Comparing National Innovation Systems at the Sectoral Level: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Research Use of Patented Knowledge:Working Paper Tax Wedges on Earnings Vary Sharply in OECD Countries: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Paolo Ciocca of Italy Appointed Chair of OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs: Announcement OECD Countries Welcome Chile's Participation in the OECD’s Taxation Work: Announcement Strategies for Improving the Take-up Rates of Electronic Services: Document (521 kb) Using
Third Party Information Reports to Assist Taxpayers OECD Aims to Improve International Tax Disputes Mechanisms: Announcement Trade, Agriculture and Development: Policies Working Together: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Trade Committee Discusses State-of-Play in Doha Round during 143rd Meeting: Summary The Impact of Monitoring Equipment on Air Quality Management Capacity in Developing Countries: Working Paper (74 kb) Liberalisation of Trade in Renewable Energy and Associated Technologies: Biodiesel, Solar Thermal and Geothermal Energy: Working Paper (171 kb) Competition Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements: Working Paper (376 kb) OECD Guiding Principles for Regulatory Quality and Performance: Document (124 kb) APEC-OECD Integrated Checklist on Regulatory Reform: Document (437 kb) ECMT Ministerial to be held 17-18 May 2006 in Dublin: Web Site URBAN, RURAL, AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS/ENTREPRENEURSHIP Global City Forum to be held in Lyon, May 17-19: Announcement African Economic Outlook 2005/2006. This edition will include StatLinks: Book Listing Building, Measuring and Improving Public Confidence in the Nuclear Regulator. NEA conference proceedings. Book Listing OECD Employment Outlook 2006: Boosting Jobs and Incomes: Includes StatLinks: Book Listing Energy Policies of IEA Countries: New Zealand 2006: Book Listing OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Korea: Book Listing OECD Health Data 2006: The 2006 edition will be released late in June. CD-ROM Listing Improving Transport Accessibility for All: Guide to Good Practice. From the ECMT. Book Listing International Migration Outlook 2006. This new and improved International Trends in Migration includes Statlinks: Book Listing Light's Labour's Lost: Policies for Energy-Efficient Lighting. From the IEA: Book Listing Understanding National Accounts: An OECD Manual. An excellent guide to national accounts by the OECD authorities on the topic: Book Listing Uranium 2005: Resources, Production and Demand. A new edition of the NEA's biannual "Red Book": Book Listing Where Immigrant Students Succeed: A Comparative Review of Performance and Engagement. An exciting new book from the OECD PISA programme: Book Listing
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