Development Centre's Social Cohesion Flagship travels to Parliament

Italian and German parliaments discuss policy implications of the Development Centre's Perspectives on Global Development 2012

The messages of this year's Perspectives on Global Development 2012: Social Cohesion have found their way to the Italian and German parliaments. Mario Pezzini, Director, presented the main findings to members of the Italian parliament during a workshop hosted by the Italian Chamber of Deputies, in collaborations with the Centro Studi di Politica Internazionale (CeSPI) and the Osservatorio di Politica Internazionale. Johannes Jütting, Head of the Report Team, discussed with German Parliamentarians the policy implications of the rising ambition of an emerging middle class as well as what role donors could play.

DEV contributes to knowledge sharing between Italy and ASEAN countries

The Development Centre's work was central to discussions on increasing economic collaboration and understanding economic ties between the two regions.

Mario Pezzini, Director, and Annalisa Primi, Economist, participated in the ASEAN Awareness Forum co-organized by ASEAN and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Participants were interested in better understanding the economic ties between Italy and ASEAN countries. High-level representatives from ASEAN countries explored options to increase economic collaboration by strengthening networks for innovation.

The Centre offered its latest thinking on the regional economic outlook and policy challenges for Southeast Asia, and presented the preliminary findings of the Perspectives of Global Development Report 2013. The Forum served as a platform for dialogue by providing new policy insights on the relationship between ASEAN countries and Italy and key indicators on ASEAN economic performance. Among the potential areas for further economic co-operation, representatives from countries and international organizations discussed the idea of fostering a policy dialogue between countries involved in upgrading their participation in global value chains.

How to improve the effectiveness of public policies in Latin America?

The Latin American Economic Outlook was presented at the 5th anniversary of the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development of the Dominican Republic.

Sebastián Nieto Parra of the OECD Development Centre presented the flagship Latin American Economic Outlook 2012 in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). The presentation was held as part of the fifth anniversary of the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development on 14 March 2012.

The discussion centred on the effectiveness of public policies in Latin America. One key aspect of the discussion was the identification of main bottlenecks in education, infrastructure and innovation policies in the region and how they can foster economic growth and equality. Additionally, increased domestic resource mobilisation and a more progressive taxation system are crucial for countries to successfully meet the challenges of development and achieve higher living standards for all their people.

Juan Temístocles Montás, Minister of Economy, Planning and Development of the Dominican Republic, attended this presentation and Enmanuel Pinto Moreira, Chief Economist at the World Bank office in Dominican Republic commented on the report.

More information here (in Spanish).

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

23-24 DevCom Seminar on "Communicating Development Results" jointly organised with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Washington D.C.

DevCom invites development communication practitioners to contribute short Think Pieces on successful approaches and strategies in communicating development results. These Think Pieces will constitute background documents for debates during the IDB/DevCom Seminar.

For more information: Dev.Com@oecd.org

24 Official Launch of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2012 by Mario Pezzini and Rolando Avendaño at the Maison de l'Amerique Latine in Paris. For more information contact Dev.Americas@oecd.org

8 Presentation of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2012, in collaboration with the China Academy for Social Sciences (CASS). Dev.Americas@oecd.org for more information.

25 The 4th edition of the International Economic Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean will take place in Paris. Co-organised by the OECD Development Centre, the Inter-American Development Bank and the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry.
Watch the Forum website for more information : www.latameconomicforum.org

28 Launch of the 2012 African Economic Outlook in Arusha, Tanzania. For more information, go to AfricanEcoomicOutlook.org or e-mail us at Dev.Emea@oecd.org

DID YOU KNOW?

 In countries where people don't trust each other, more than 1/3 of the population find tax evasion acceptable. The number drops to 1/10 of citizens in countries where people trust each other most.

 In 2009, public spending as a share of GDP is on average 22 percentage points lower in Latin America than the average for OECD countries, from 46% to 24%.

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