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Economy : OECD Interim Economic Assessment to be released on 9 September

on 09-Sep-2010

OECD Chief economist Pier Carlo Padoan will present an interim assessment of the economic situation in Europe, the United States and Japan at a news briefing, including live webcast, at 11.00 a.m. on Thursday 9 September 2010 at OECD headquarters.

Accession: Israel becomes the OECD’s 33rd member

07-Sep-2010

On 7 September 2010, Israel deposited its instrument of accession to the OECD Convention, thereby becoming a member of the Organisation. Israel was invited by OECD countries to open negotiations for membership in May 2007.

Education: Governments should expand tertiary studies to boost jobs and tax revenues

07-Sep-2010

Governments need to go for world-class quality in their education systems to ensure long-term economic growth, according to the latest edition of the OECD’s annual Education at a Glance.

Statistics : Annual inflation in OECD area edges up to 1.6% in July 2010

31-Aug-2010

Consumer prices in the OECD area  rose by 1.6% in the year to July 2010, up from 1.5 % in June. This small increase mainly reflected developments in energy and food prices, which increased by 6.2% and 1.1% respectively in the year to July, compared with rises of 4.7% and 0.6% in June.

Statistics : Germany and UK drive stronger GDP growth in European Union but growth slows in Japan and US

18-Aug-2010

Gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area rose by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2010, the same rate as in the previous quarter.

Banking : The EU stress test and sovereign debt exposures

13-Aug-2010

This working paper summarises the recently completed EU stress test for banks and, using new data on bank exposures to sovereign debt, appraises the way the tests have treated the sovereign debt crisis. It comments on market concerns about banking sector exposure to sovereign debt during and beyond the period of the stress test.

Statistics : Composite leading indicators point to a possible peak in expansion

06-Aug-2010

OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for June 2010 point to a possible peak in expansion. The CLI for the OECD area decreased by 0.1 point in June 2010.

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