Launch of the report on mutual review of development effectiveness in Africa 2010

Attending the UN summit on the Millenium Development Goals, Angel Gurría highlighted four priority issues for Africa: we need to complement Africa’s efforts in domestic resource mobilisation by an effective international action to tackle tax havens, illicit financial flows, bribery and corruption. We also need to re-double our efforts to drive forward multilateral trade liberalisation. We must direct aid to where the need is greatest

Millennium Development Goals: A job well done?

OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría encourages all countries to meet their commitments to the world’s poorest by achieving the MDGs by 2015.

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Economy : Does the developing world hold the key to building a stronger global economy ?

Heading into the G-20 Summit in Toronto, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria encourages leaders to recognize the present contribution and future potential of emerging and developing economies.

Perspectives on Global Development: Shifting Wealth

Speaking at the launch of the Perspectives on Global Development 2010, Angel Gurría says that the centre of economic gravity is moving from West to East, from the industrialised economies to the large developing economies, particularly China and India. The latest forecasts anticipate that emerging and developing economies will account for nearly 60% of world GDP by 2030.

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Haiti: Are we on course to build back better?

At an international panel discussion on Haïti, the OECD Secretary General, A. Gurría said that "we have a great responsibility, in line with international commitments, to make our aid more effective and the multiple facets of our engagement more coherent, with greater impact".

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OECD Secretariat Projections of ODA in 2010: First Estimates

Presenting the projections of ODA in 2010, A. Gurría stated that it is crucial that aid pledges must be honoured because they represent an investment in the emergence of effective and decent states around the globe.

Deuxième Forum économique international "Amérique latine et Caraïbes"

Lors de son discours d'ouverture, Angel Gurría a souhaité que la décennie qui s'ouvre en Amérique latine et aux Caraïbes soit celle de la réduction de la pauvreté et des inégalités, de la croissance verte et de l’amélioration durable de la qualité de la vie dans la région.

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Presentation: The evidence from SIGI: gender and social institutions.

Presentation by Johannes Jütting, OECD Development Centre.

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The Asian Drivers and Africa: now available online in The World Economy

World Economy mini-symposium, co-edited by Development Centre economists, presents findings about the economic impact of China and India in Saharan African countries by Africa-based economists.

Lanzamiento de Perspectivas Económicas de América Latina 2010 de la OCDE

El año 2010 será un “año de recuperación” crítico para América Latina y las decisiones que se tomen en esta fase serán cruciales para determinar el futuro de estos países, segun el Secretario General de la OCDE.