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Education : OECD to release Education at a Glance 2010 on Tuesday 7 September

on 07-Sep-2010

The economic and social benefits of investing in education are among the issues analysed in the 2010 edition of the OECD’s Education at a Glance, to be published on Tuesday 7 September. Four media presentations of this year’s edition are planned : in London, Paris, Berlin and Brussels.

Statistics : Annual inflation in OECD area edges up to 1.6% in July 2010

31-Aug-2010

Consumer prices in the OECD area  rose by 1.6% in the year to July 2010, up from 1.5 % in June. This small increase mainly reflected developments in energy and food prices, which increased by 6.2% and 1.1% respectively in the year to July, compared with rises of 4.7% and 0.6% in June.

Statistics : Germany and UK drive stronger GDP growth in European Union but growth slows in Japan and US

18-Aug-2010

Gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area rose by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2010, the same rate as in the previous quarter.

Banking : The EU stress test and sovereign debt exposures

13-Aug-2010

This working paper summarises the recently completed EU stress test for banks and, using new data on bank exposures to sovereign debt, appraises the way the tests have treated the sovereign debt crisis. It comments on market concerns about banking sector exposure to sovereign debt during and beyond the period of the stress test.

Statistics : Composite leading indicators point to a possible peak in expansion

06-Aug-2010

OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for June 2010 point to a possible peak in expansion. The CLI for the OECD area decreased by 0.1 point in June 2010.

Accession : Slovenia becomes the OECD’s 32nd member

22-Jul-2010

On 21 July 2010, Slovenia deposited its instrument of accession to the OECD Convention, thereby becoming a member of the Organisation. Slovenia was invited by OECD countries to open negotiations for membership in May 2007.

Foreign bribery : South Africa should take a more proactive stance, says OECD

19-Jul-2010

South Africa should step up its efforts to detect, investigate and prosecute cases of bribery in international business deals, according to a new report by the OECD’s Working Group on Bribery.

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