OECD to release Economic Outlook Tuesday 25 November 2008

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21-Nov-2008

OECD’s Economic Outlook containing analysis and projections for all OECD countries and other major world economies will be published at 11.00 a.m. Paris time (10.00 GMT) on Tuesday 25 November 2008.

OECD says governments must continue reforms of disability systems

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20-Nov-2008

OECD governments should continue reforming their sickness and disability systems and help people with health problems to retain their jobs or find new ones, according to a new OECD report.

OECD Quarterly National Accounts - Third Quarter 2008

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20-Nov-2008

Gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area declined by 0.1% in the third quarter of 2008, the lowest growth rate observed in seven years, according to preliminary estimates.

OECD supports European Commission food-facility plan for developing-country farmers

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19-Nov-2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

On 21 November 2008, the European Parliament will discuss the budgetary aspects of a European Commission proposal to fund a €1 billion Food Facility to assist farmers in developing countries. In a statement, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría affirmed OECD’s support for the proposal. 

OECD-Eurostat entrepreneurship indicators aim to support new business creation

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18-Nov-2008

Strong growth and economic restructuring has provided fertile ground for dynamic entrepreneurial activity in countries such as Romania, Hungary and the Slovak Republic over recent years.

Helping immigrants and their children find work should be a priority, says OECD

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17-Nov-2008

Immigrants and their children in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Portugal are more likely to be unemployed or doing a job for which they are overqualified than people born in that country, according to a new OECD report.

OECD welcomes G20 Declaration and offers support

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17-Nov-2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

OECD will support the global concerted effort to re-launch the world economy with analysis and recommendations for more effective regulation and policies for a return to sustainable growth.

OECD Economic Survey of Spain to be published Wednesday, 19 November 2008

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17-Nov-2008

OECD’s latest economic survey of Spain will be published on Wednesday, 19 November 2008. It will include new forecasts and assess the policy challenges facing the country as the global downturn weighs on activity. Special chapters focus on jobs, education and competition.

OECD forecasts a protracted economic slowdown in US, Japan and Euro area

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13-Nov-2008

Economic activity is expected to fall in the US, in the Euro area and in Japan next year as OECD countries enter a protracted slowdown. Watch the news conference to present GDP, inflation and unemployment forecasts for the three economies ahead of the G20 summit on the financial crisis.

OECD preparing two-pillar action plan in response to crisis, says Gurría

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12-Nov-2008

OECD is preparing a two-pillar action plan for governments, as part of a global response to the world financial crisis, calling for tighter regulation and oversight of financial markets and improved national policies to promote economic growth.