Guide to Improve the Regulatory Quality of State and Municipal Formalities and boost Mexico's competitiveness

This Guide provides concrete recommendations of high impact reforms to simplify the processes of business start ups, construction permits, property registration, procurement, and to upgrade regulatory transparency and efficiency in the management of formalities in Mexico.

Milan conference programme 2008 in English

This is the programme for the Milan conference on Competitive Cities and Climate Change held there on 9-10 October 2008.

Milan conference programme 2008 in Italian

This is the programme for the Milan conference on Competitive Cities and Climate Change held there on 9-10 October 2008.

Competitive Citites and Climate Change: Milan conference, 9-10 October 2008

This conference was held in Milan, Italy, and it's aim was to identify effective policy strategies for metorpolitan areas.

OECD International Conference on "Sustainable Cities: Linking Competitiveness with Social Cohesion, 13-14 October 2005

This high-level event brought together government leaders, policy makers and practitioners to examine and elaborate on the link between city competitiveness and social cohesion.

International Symposium, Enhancing City Attractiveness for the Future, on 2-3 June 2005, Nagoya, Japan

This conference focussed on enhancing cities' attractiveness.

Compact City Policies: A Comparative Assessment

This comprehensive review of compact city policies will provide food for thought for national, sub-national and municipal governments as they seek to address their economic and environmental challenges through the development and implementation of spatial strategies.

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Global Forum on Governance: Modernising Government: strategies & tools for change

This conference was held in Rio de Janeiro on 22-23 October 2007 and provided an opportunity for participating countries to share their reform experiences in government modernisation and policies aimed at increasing public sector efficiencies.

4th Expert Workshop - Re-Boosting Growth: Overcoming Challenges to Measuring and Reducing Compliance Costs

Participants at this workshop shared approaches and techniques for measuring compliance costs and identifying strategies for cutting regulatory costs that contribute to re-boosting growth and to delivering improved welfare outcomes.

33rd annual meeting of OECD Senior Budget Officials (SBO)

The Icelandic Ministry of Finance hosted the 33rd annual meeting of OECD Senior Budget Officials. Topics included: restoring public finances; political economy of fiscal consolidation; controlling health care expenditures; and draft principles for independent fiscal institutions.

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