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The OECD Media Division provides up-to-date information on the OECD's work for media around the world. The latest news is below.
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The OECD will be closed May 8-12 2008
from 01-May-2008 to 12-May-2008
The OECD will be closed from May 8-12 2008 (Victory Day and Pentecost).
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on 13-May-2008
To discuss corporate governance issues facing Asian regulators, investors and corporations, the OECD will host a media briefing on Tuesday 13 May 2008 at 09.30 am at the Shangri-La hotel, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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05-May-2008
For most major OECD economies, except Canada and the United Kingdom, unit labour cost growth in industry remained negative in the fourth quarter of 2007.
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05-May-2008
OECD countries and the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS) have agreed new guidelines to help pensions regulators and supervisors improve the way private work-related pension entities, such as pension fund management companies or pension trustees, are managed in order to boost their financial security and performance.
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from 04-Jun-2008 to 05-Jun-2008
The economic impact of climate change, rising food prices and a broad range of other trade, growth and development issues will be discussed at the OECD’s annual ministerial meeting in Paris on 4-5 June 2008. France, represented by Christine Lagarde, Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment, will chair the meeting, with Mexico and Switzerland as Vice-Chairs.
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29-Apr-2008
Ministers discussed environmental priorities and the challenges and opportunities created by the current economic situation and policies, including on biodiversity and climate change.
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29-Apr-2008
Many people have a poor understanding of the financial issues that affect their lives, according to OECD analysis. To help them, OECD countries have agreed new good practices on financial education relating to private pensions and insurance that call on governments and business to work together to improve financial literacy in order to give people the tools they need to secure their future.
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29-Apr-2008
Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 3.5% in the year to March 2008 compared with 3.4% in the year to February 2008. On a monthly basis, the price level rose by 0.7% in March, compared with 0.3% in February.
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on 28-Apr-2008
The first ever OECD Public Management Review, “Ireland: Towards an integrated Public Service”, published on Monday 28 April 2008, asseses reforms over the past 10 years, and looks at how the Public Service can work together better as an integrated whole in response to societal demands and the need to maintain competitiveness.
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