Building the Public Services of Tomorrow With, For and Around Customers

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20-Oct-2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In his speech at the 5th Quality Conference for Public Administration in the EU, Secretary-General Angel Gurría emphasised that is it important for governments to put citizens at the centre of public services and increase their confidence in the state, especially in times of turmoil.&l

OECD – ILO High-Level Roundtable on Employment and Industrial Relations: Promoting Responsible Business Conduct in a Globalising Economy

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23-Jun-2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In his remarks, Mr. Gurria stated that the business sector needed to practice corporate social responsibility, if globalization were to result in social progress. Business wants governments to provide ...

The Tenth Anniversary of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention: its Impact and its Achievements

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21-Nov-2007

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In a speech delivered on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, Mr. Gurría underlined that 37 countries have already signed it and support anti-bribery policies but ...

OECD Anti-Corruption Division works with South Africa in the Global Fight against Foreign Bribery

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07-Nov-2007

The OECD Anti-Corruption Division won the “Highly Commended” Award in the Smart Regulation category of the 2007 Africa Investor Awards. In his acceptance speech, Patrick Moulette, Head of the OECD Anti-Corruption ...

Panel on Countering Corruption in International Business and Development Activities

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21-Oct-2007

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In his speech, Mr. Gurría reminded that corruption is the cancer of globalisation. It undermines democracy, public policy and social capital, becoming a major hindrance to sustainable development, with a disproportionate impact on poor communities.

Opening statement made by the Secretary-General to the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting 2007: OECD, a relevant hub for global issues

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16-May-2007

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

OECD, a relevant hub for global issues - Opening statement by the Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, to the OECD Ministerial Council meeting.

Improving Governance and Fighting Corruption Conference

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14-Mar-2007

Angel Gurria, OECD Secretary-General

In his opening remarks at this international conference, Mr. Gurría spoke about the importance of stamping out bribery and corruption, and the OECD’s work—notably its Anti-Bribery Convention—to achieve this goal.

Opening Remarks by the Secretary-General at the Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions

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16-Jan-2007

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Opening Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General at the meeting of the Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions.

Principles for fighting corruption: from criminalisation to self-regulation ?

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07-Dec-2006

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Address given by Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, at the MEDEF Colloquium on fighting corruption.

OECD work against bribery

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05-Dec-2006

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Mr. Gurría discussed OECD work against bribery, implications for businesses, and what the future holds, in an address to Eurotradia, in Paris on 5 December 2006.