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OECD Secretary-General in Tokyo for the G8 Development Ministers' meeting and to launch the Economic Survey of Japan

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Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, attended the G8 Development Ministers' meeting in Tokyo on April 5-6. He gave a keynote speech at the first session: Expanding Partnership for Development.

 

On April 4, he was at the Nippon Press Center to participate in a press conference on the release of the annual Official Development Assistance data (ODA).


On April 7, he participated in the 10th African Partnership Forum. The meeting focused on climate change and the Africa Action Plan. The forum concluded with a session on “Boosting Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction”. Read the meeting reports.

 

The same day, he held a press conference for the release of the Economic Survey of Japan, in the presence of Ms. Hiroko Ohta, the Fiscal Minister of Japan. Read the statement by Angel Gurría.

 

For further information, journalists are invited to contact the OECD Tokyo Centre, at (81-3) 5532-0021.
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