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What's New@OECD
June 2008
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Topics Highlights | Secretary-General's Activities | OECD Publishing News | Agriculture/Food/Fisheries | Business & Markets | Development | Economic Developments | Economic Statistics | Education | Employment and Social Affairs | Energy | Entrepreneurship/SMEs/Local Development | Environment and Sustainable Development | Health | Information/Communications Technology | Nuclear Energy | Public Management/Governance | Science/Innovation/Industry | Taxation | Trade | Transportation | Urban, Rural, and Regional Affairs | FORTHCOMING Chair's summary of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level, Paris, 4-5 June 2008: Summary OECD Economic Outlook sees weak growth and inflation remaining high: Announcement | Subscribe on Online Bookshop | View Preliminary Edition on SourceOECD OECD proposes roadmap for the future of the internet economy at OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy: Press Release | Meeting Website OECD and FAO see agricultural commodity prices remaining high and growing more volatile in OECD/FAO Agricultural Outlook: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD | Podcast of Press Conference U.S. President George W. Bush visits OECD, urges Middle East, Afghanistan peace drive: Press Release with links to Speech SECRETARY-GENERAL GURRÍA'S ACTIVITIES Secretary-General welcomes US President Bush to OECD on 13 June: Podcast of Welcome Speech Changing Climate Change: The New Dimension of Economics: Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, at the Opening session of the OECD Forum 2008: Speech | BBC Interview Resource productivity and the "3Rs", OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría's Speech to G8 Environment Ministers: Speech Secretary-General Gurría's welcome remarks at the 46th Development Assistance Committee (DAC) High Level Meeting: Speech Official Visit of the Secretary-General to the Canada (8-11 June 2008): Visit | Speech on Release of OECD Economic Survey OECD Factbook 2008 data is now available in Gapminder Trendalizer dynamic graphics: Factbook 2008 on SourceOECD OECD Will Attend the Following Events in the Coming Months
See List of Forthcoming Books: Below AGRICULTURE / FOOD / FISHERIES OECD and FAO see agricultural commodity prices remaining high and growing more volatile in OECD/FAO Agricultural Outlook: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD | Podcast of Press Conference Water pollution found to exceed drinking-standard limits in many OECD farming areas says Environmental Performance of OECD Agriculture: Press Release | Complete Edition on Online Bookshop | At a Glance Version on Online Bookshop | Webbook (At a Glance version) on SourceOECD | Complete Edition PDF on SourceOECD Multifunctionality in Agriculture: Evaluating the Degree of Jointness, Policy Implications: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Aid, development and policy reforms needed to lessen impact of high food prices according to paper on Rising Food Prices: Report (250 kb) Latest Financial Markets Trends includes articles on the size, deleveraging and policy issues of the subprime crisis; lessons regarding deposit insurance; issues related to financial guarantee insurance; sovereign wealth and pension fund issues; pension funding regulations and risk-sharing; and the use of derivatives in public debt management: Press Release | Subscribe on Online Bookshop | Issue on SourceOECD OECD Ministers adopt declaration on sovereign wealth funds: Announcement Public consultation on the review of OECD anti-bribery instruments: Website OECD work on preventing investment protectionism: Summary OECD and IOPS set out blueprint for a licensing regime in the pensions industry: Announcement OECD Benchmark Definition of Foreign Direct Investment, Fourth Edition: Announcement DAC Chair Announces Agreement to Untie Aid to More Countries: Announcement Secretary-General Gurría's welcome remarks at the 46th Development Assistance Committee (DAC) High Level Meeting: Speech Financing Development 2008: Whose Ownership? Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Business for Development 2008: Promoting Commercial Agriculture in Africa: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Survey on Aid Allocation Policies and Indicative Forward Spending Plans: Website OECD takes up the torch of gender equality and women’s empowerment: Announcement OECD Global Forum on Development: Strengthening Country Ownership: Conference Website The Development Assistance Committee commends Luxembourg on its aid commitment – encourages further efforts on aid effectiveness: Announcement Full report to appear in the OECD Journal shortly. OECD Economic Outlook sees weak growth and inflation remaining high: Announcement | Subscribe on Online Bookshop | View Preliminary Edition on SourceOECD New Country Websites (including Statistical Profiles) are now available on www.oecd.org for Accession and Enhanced Engagement Countries: Chile | Estonia | Israel | Russia | Slovenia | Brazil | China | India | Indonesia | South Africa: 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 :
OECD Economics Department Working Papers released during the past month:
OECD Factbook 2008 in Gapminder Graphs: Announcement/Link Latest OECD Consumer Prices: Inflation at 3.4% in OECD area: More Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: Slowdown signaled in most major OECD economies: More Latest Standardised Unemployment Rates. Unemployment in the OECD area remains stable at 5.5%: More Unit Labour Costs growth negative in most OECD countries: More Quarterly GDP Growth: Quarterly Release | Spreadsheet G7 merchandise trade picks up in fourth quarter 2007: More Main Economic Indicators for Non-member Countries: More (183 kb) IEA Monthly Oil Market Report: More OECD Statistics Portal: Website PEB Exchange, the newsletter of the OECD Programme on Educational Building, is now available electronically free-of-charge. Sign up under newsletters at http://www.oecd.org/oecddirect Canada’s youth labour market outperforms most OECD countries but a small group is left behind according to Jobs for Youth: Canada: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Serbia: A Labour Market in Transition: Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * The Joint Distribution of Household Income and Wealth: Working Paper The Database on Immigrants in OECD countries (DIOC) is LIVE: Announcement ENERGY (Also see Nuclear Energy) IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2008 shows pathways to sustained economic growth based on clean and affordable energy technology: Press Release | Fact Sheet | Power Point | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD IEA urges clarification on the role of nuclear power in Sweden: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD IEA urges Japan to strengthen domestic energy and climate policies: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Development of Competitive Gas Trading in Continental Europe: Report ENTREPRENEURSHIP / SMEs / LOCAL DEVELOPMENT Making Local Strategies Work: Building the Evidence Base: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Conference on "Partnerships for Social Inclusion" to be held in Melbourne, Australia: Announcement ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Changing Climate Change: The New Dimension of Economics: Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, at the Opening session of the OECD Forum 2008: Speech Economic Instruments in the Fight against Climate Change by Christine Lagarde, Minister of Economy, Industry and Employment, France, and Chair of the 2008 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting: OECD Observer Article Resource productivity and the "3Rs", OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría's Speech to G8 Environment Ministers: Speech Economic Aspects of Adaptation to Climate Change: Costs, Benefits and Policy Instruments: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD The Health Costs of Inaction with Respect to Air Pollution: Working Paper OECD Health Data 2008 will be released on to SourceOECD on 26 June 2008: Purchase CD-ROM on Online Bookshop | Access on SourceOECD The Health Costs of Inaction with Respect to Air Pollution: Working Paper Health Workforce and International Migration: Working Paper INFORMATION / COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY OECD proposes roadmap for the future of the internet economy at OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy: Press Release | Meeting Website | OECD Policy Brief Related OECD Observer Articles: The Internet Economy | Security and the Internet | Online Identity Theft | Widening Broadband's Reach | The Next Several Billion | An E-World Apart | Broadband Wind Rises | Removing Road Blocks on the Information Highway | Space to Grow OECD and YouTube launch “Future of the Internet” initiative: Announcement The Future of the Internet Economy: Statistical Profile: Report (12.8 mb) Convergence and Next Generation Networks: Report(1.26 mb) Broadband and the Economy: Report (924 kb) Malicious Software (Malware): A Security Threat to the Internet Economy: Report (1.61 mb) Enhancing Competition in Telecommunications: Protecting and Empowering Consumers: Report (652 kb) Scoping Paper on Online Identity Theft: Report (1.05 mb) OECD updates Broadband Portal with December 2007 data: Announcement/Link Uranium resources sufficient to meet projected nuclear energy requirements long into the future says Uranium 2007: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Timing of High-Level Waste Disposal: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD PUBLIC MANAGEMENT / GOVERNANCE / URBAN, RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS OECD Rural Policy Reviews: Netherlands: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Public Management Review: Ireland: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Public-Private Partnerships: In Pursuit of Risk Sharing and Value for Money: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Regulatory Institutions: A Blueprint for the Russian Federation: Working Paper SCIENCE / INNOVATION / INDUSTRY The Internationalisation of Business R&D: Evidence, Impacts and Implications: Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Steel Committee says market remains strong, despite risks to global economy: Report on Steel Committee Meeting Intellectual Assets and Value Creation: Report (747 kb) Staying Competitive in the Global Economy: Compendium of Studies on Global Value Chains: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECDPublic comments on draft contents of the 2008 Update to the OECD Model Tax Convention: Website Brazil: Selected Trade Issues: Working Paper International Transport Forum 2008: Conference Web Site Oil Dependence: Is Transport Running Out of Affordable Fuel? Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Trends
in the Transport Sector: 1970-2006 , 2008 Edition:
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on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Black Sea and Central Asia: Promoting Work and Well-Being: Book Listing Conducting Sustainability Assessments: Book Listing Deploying Renewables: Principles for Effective Policies: Book Listing The Economic Impact of Counterfeiting and Piracy: Book Listing OECD Economic Surveys: Indonesia - Economic Assessment 2008: Book Listing OECD Economic Surveys: Luxembourg 2008: Book Listing OECD Economic Surveys: Norway 2008: Book Listing OECD Economic Surveys: Portugal 2008: Book Listing OECD Economic Surveys: Turkey 2008: Book Listing OECD Economic Surveys: South Africa Economic Assessment 2008: Book Listing OECD Employment Outlook - 2008 Edition: Book Listing Energy in the Western Balkans: The Path to Reform and Reconstruction: Book Listing Jobs for Youth: United Kingdom: Book Listing * For a few books, SourceOECD links may not yet be live. They should be active within a few days |
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