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<title><![CDATA[OECD-SADC-IFC-JICA seminar on private sector participation in Africa's infrastructure
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<description><![CDATA[This seminar will focus on overcoming challenges to private sector participation in infrastructure in Southern Africa.

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<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 18:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Forum on implementing due diligence in the 3Ts and Gold supply chains ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Participants in this multi-stakeholder meeting launched the Gold Implementation programme and advanced implementation of due diligence in the 3Ts supply chain to ensure that companies avoid contributing to conflict through their mineral or metal purchasing decisions and practices.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/inv/mne/multistakeholder-forum-may-2013.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 16:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Financing small business: a key to economic recovery]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Access to finance remains a key challenge for small and medium-sized enterprises and a stumbling block to recovery in most countries, according to a new OECD report. 

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<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/financing-small-business-key-to-economic-recovery.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Panel at the 2013 World Bank/IMF Civil Society Policy Forum 
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<description><![CDATA[Government, business, trade and civil society representatives came together at this panel session to discuss the first year of implementation following the 2011 Update of the Guidelines.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/inv/mne/2013-civil-society-forum-guidelines-panel.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FDI in Figures, April 2013]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Despite a 22% increase in the last quarter, global FDI flows in 2012 declined by 14% to USD 1.4 trillion compared to 2011 figures, according to preliminary estimates in the April 2013 issue of FDI in Figures.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/inv/FDI in figures.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Beyond Industrial Policy: Emerging Issues and New Trends]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper reviews the evidence on emerging thinking and new trends in the sphere of industrial policy. Using a broad and inclusive definition of industrial policy, it proposes a new typology based on the orientation of policy and the policy domain and a framework based on growth accounting, which parallels the evolution of thinking about the rationale for industrial policy interventions.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k4869clw0xp-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Growth Knowledge Platform 2013 annual conference]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The GGKP’s second annual conference will be held at the OECD Headquarters in Paris on 4-5 April 2013. The discussion will be framed around two headline themes: Greening global value chains and Measurement and reporting for green growth.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/ggkp2013annualconference.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What Drives the Dynamics of Business Growth?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This policy paper provides new evidence on the link of labour market regulation, bankruptcy legislation, financial market development and R&D support policies with growth dynamics. The study goes beyond looking at differences in average growth rates as it analyses changes in the whole distribution of firms.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k486qtttq46-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Knowledge is growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The growing awareness that knowledge-based capital (KBC) is driving economic growth is prevalent in today’s global marketplace. The creation and application of knowledge is especially critical to the ability of firms and organisations to develop in a competitive global economy and to create high-wage employment.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/knowledge-is-growth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD to assist Tunisia in investment reform and infrastructure projects]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD, together with the African Development Bank and International Finance Corporation, will assist the Tunisian authorities in implementing a new law on public-private partnerships(PPPs)and a new investment code in order to increase transparency, openness and predictability for investors.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/inv/investment-policy/oecdtoassisttunisiaininvestmentreformandinfrastructureprojects.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Growth, Innovation And Competitiveness: Maximising The Benefits Of Knowledge-Based Capital]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Growth, Innovation And Competitiveness: Maximising The Benefits Of Knowledge-Based Capital]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/growthinnovationandcompetitivenesskbc.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Compendium of Productivity Indicators 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The productivity compendium provides data and methodological notes and describes the measurement challenges and the data choices that were made, as well as the remaining measurement problems.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/2012oecdcompendiumofproductivityindicators.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apprenticeships in London: Boosting Skills in a City Economy with Comment on Lessons
from Germany]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The London Apprenticeship Campaign was launched in 2010 to boost the number of apprentices in London. It was developed as part of an ongoing policy focus to tackle long-standing skill shortfalls in the city, shortages which have been constraining employment, social opportunity and productivity.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/apprenticeshipslondon.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Panel on private investment in the food and agriculture sectors
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<description><![CDATA[Private investment in the food and agriculture sectors can enhance productivity, drive job creation and income growth, increase food supply and improve food security, according to panel participants. The panel also recognised the need to attract more private private investment in the food and agriculture sectors, and called on governments to design coherent policy frameworks and implement reforms to improve the investment climate.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/inv/investment-policy/highlevelpanelonprivateinvestmentinthefoodandagriculturesectors.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New OECD-WTO analysis highlights changing face of global trade]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Business competitiveness and export performance are increasingly tied to countries’ integration into global production chains and a willingness to open markets to wider imports, according to  preliminary international trade data released today by the OECD and the WTO.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/newoecd-wtoanalysishighlightschangingfaceofglobaltrade.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Boosting local entrepreneurship and enterprise creation in Lombardy Region (Italy)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship and the development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are key drivers of economic growth and job creation. The OECD review series on Boosting Local Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Creation, of which this study is a part, examines the capacity of local economies to support successful new enterprise creation and the growth of small enterprises.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/enterprisecreationinlombardyreport.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Canada: Leveraging Training and Skills Development in SMEs - An analysis of two urban regions Montreal and Winnipeg]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper looks at a study carried out among 80 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in two Canadian cities, Montréal and Winnipeg, based on a survey and case studies, which show the importance of innovation among Canadian SMEs. These innovations in turn create new demands for skill development, both through formal training and in informal activities.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/Canada report FINAL formatted.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Conference: Innovation in skills development for SMEs competitiveness (Ankara, Turkey)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The conference discussed the results of the project as well as policy recommendations on training and skills development for the creation of an innovative and competitive SME sector in OECD countries. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/tsmeconferenceturkey.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2012 Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 2012 annual report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises provides an account of the actions taken by the adhering governments over the 12 months to June 2012 to enhance the contribution of the Guidelines to the improved functioning of the global economy and focuses on how NCPs are working to improve their mediation skills.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/inv/mne/2012annualreportontheguidelinesformnes.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Innovation In Tourism ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This working paper on Green Innovation in Tourism Services seeks to analyse the role of green innovation in the transition of tourism enterprises (hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, tour operators) to a green economy; how green innovation in tourism is supported in OECD countries (e.g. specific structures, mechanisms and good practices); and what can be done to accelerate the diffusion of green innovation in the sector. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/greeninnovationtourism.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Steel Committee Statement]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD Steel Committee Statement]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/Steel _Chairman Statement7Dec.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Workshop: Measuring the potential of green growth in Chile (Santiago, Chile)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Chile's OECD membership presents challenges both in the context of changing patterns of production and consumption, and in the framework of a more sustainable economy. Specifically, green growth emphasizes improving growth rates, particularly through greening existing industries, as well as through new eco-businesses.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/lowcarbonworkshopchile.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tunisia - Investment Policy Review - OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This Investment Policy Review examines Tunisia's achievements in developing an open and transparent investment regime and its efforts to reduce restrictions on international investment. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/inv/investment-policy/tunisia-investmentpolicyreview-oecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Skills Formation Strategies in Queensland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Australian state government of Queensland developed a set of Skills Formation Strategies as a new way to respond to skill shortages and mismatches.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/queenslandskills.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New SME policies needed to boost Latin America's growth, say OECD and ECLAC]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Latin American governments must act now to strengthen growth and development and counter these risks, according to the 2013 Latin American Economic Outlook, jointly produced by the OECD Development Centre and ECLAC.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/newsmepoliciesneededtoboostlatinamericasgrowthsayoecdandeclac.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Business start-up rates diverging across OECD economies]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Diverging patterns of business start-up rates are emerging across OECD economies five years after the sharp, synchronized falls recorded at the beginning of the financial crisis.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/business-stats/businessstart-upratesdivergingacrossoecdeconomies.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD and National Human Rights Institutions join forces to promote respect of human rights by multinational companies ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[07/11/12 - the OECD and the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions concluded a Memorandum of Understanding to promote respect by multinational enterprises of the new human rights chapter of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights upon which the OECD Guidelines are based.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/inv/mne/oecdandnationalhumanrightsinstitutionsjoinforces.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Unleashing business innovation in Canada]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper discusses how to improve Canada’s business innovation in order to boost labour productivity and output growth. Many general framework conditions are highly favourable to business risk taking and innovation, including macro stability, openness, strong human capital, low corporate tax rates, low barriers to firm entry and flexible labour markets.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/unleashing-business-innovation-in-canada_5k912j63dn25-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Latin America and Caribbean: Conference on international value chains ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This meeting aimed to identify practical policy options for Latin American governments in the formulation of their investment promotion strategies with a specific focus on international value chains.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/inv/mne/conferenceonglobalvalue-chainsandcompetitiveness.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Promoting Graduate Entrepreneurship in Tunisian Universities]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report provides the main findings and recommendations of a case study review of entrepreneurship education and business start-up support in Tunisian universities and universities of applied sciences as part of a series of reviews on Skills and Competences for Entrepreneurship carried out by the LEED Programme of the OECD.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD launches online portal to boost product safety]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD has launched an online portal to give consumers, businesses and governments quick and easy access to the latest information on products recalled from the market in Australia, Canada, Europe and the United States.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/oecdlaunchesonlineportaltoboostproductsafety.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[High-level seminar on capital flow management and liberalisation: the role of international co-operation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This seminar aimed to advance shared understandings on policies to make the most of cross-border capital flows in support of growth and development and on the value of international co-operation, including the OECD Codes of Liberalisation, in the current context of serious global financial turbulence.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/inv/investment-policy/seminaroncapitalflowmanagementandliberalisation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green transformation of small businesses: Achieving and going beyond environmental requirements - Environment Working Paper No. 47]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report aims to help environmental and other competent authorities in OECD countries to promote green business practices among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It analyses different ways to establish environmental regulatory requirements for facilities with low environmental risk (most of which are SMEs).]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k92r8nmfgxp-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Resurrecting Industrial Policy
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<description><![CDATA[Can governments play a positive role in boosting their countries’ industrial sectors? This OECD Observer article investigates.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/3814/Resurrecting_industrial_policy.html</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Forum on the Knowledge Economy: Towards Strong, Clean and Inclusive Growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Global Forum on the Knowledge Economy: Towards Strong, Clean and Inclusive Growth]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Innovation: Economic crisis and weak outlook hit R&D, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Business spending on research and development has been hit hard by the economic crisis, with nearly all OECD countries seeing a fall in investment which could impact innovation and long-term growth, according to a new OECD report.
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/innovationeconomiccrisisandweakoutlookhitrdsaysoecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Workshop: Indicators of local transition to low-carbon economy (Regional Growth Core Schönefelder Kreuz, Germany)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Regional Growth Core Schönefelder Kreuz and the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau in partnership with the OECD Local Economic and Employment Development Programme (LEED) are working on defining and collecting measurable indicators at the regional/ local level that can inform over time of transition to low-carbon economic and industrial activities.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/lowcarbonworkshopgermany.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Market Development for Green Cars]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report reviews government policies and attempts to provide a better understanding of the growing market for green vehicles as well as new analytical instruments to identify measures that could be designed to foster the uptake of green cars.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gold Supplement to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This guidance addresses the unique due diligence challenges posed by gold, such as its intrinsic high-value and fungible nature, the non-linear structure of its supply chain, and its multiple downstream uses. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/inv/mne/goldsupplementtotheduediligenceguidance.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green innovation in tourism can trigger major economic, social and environmental benefits]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Tourism experts from international organisations, United Nations agencies and the tourism public and private sector have outlined how green innovation in tourism can drive sustainable]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/tourism/greeninnovationintourismcantriggermajoreconomicsocialandenvironmentalbenefits.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Promote entrepreneurship to exit the crisis, OECD says]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Start-up rates in most countries are edging back toward their pre-crisis levels, but not all countries have seen significant acceleration in new businesses, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/promoteentrepreneurshiptoexitthecrisisoecdsays.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[G20 countries should rely on open markets to reboot global growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[G20 governments should prevent further deterioration in their collective trade and investment policy stance and focus on promoting open markets to re-boot growth in the world economy, according to the OECD, WTO and UNCTAD. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/inv/g20countriesshouldrelyonopenmarketstorebootglobalgrowth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Credit crunch squeezing entrepreneurs and small businesses more than big firms ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) requesting loans between 2007 and 2010 faced higher interest rates than for large companies. Loan conditions for SMEs included shortened maturities and increased demands for collateral, suggesting that banks considered smaller firms to be a higher risk.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/smes/creditcrunchsqueezingentrepreneursandsmallbusinessesmorethanbigfirms.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A new agenda for the future - 2011 Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 2011 annual report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises focuses on adhering countries' committment to new, stronger standards of corporate behaviour in the updated OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/inv/mne/anewagendaforthefuture-2011annualreportontheoecdguidelinesformultinationalenterprises.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Financing High-Growth Firms: The Role of Angel Investors]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This book covers seed stage financing for high-growth companies in OECD and non-OECD countries with a primary focus on angel investment. It provides an overview of angel financing, including a description of how it has evolved and policy interventions taken within some countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/financinghigh-growthfirmstheroleofangelinvestors.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Steel Committee signals growing uncertainty over industry outlook  ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The outlook for the global steel market has become more uncertain, according to industry and government officials at the OECD’s Steel Committee meeting in Paris on 5-6 2011 . Policies to support open markets for raw materials are key, they said.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/49207836.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Business Innovation Policies: Selected Country Comparisons]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This study examines trends in and key features of policies and programmes used by governments to support innovation in the business sector.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/businessinnovationpoliciesselectedcountrycomparisons.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Shipbuilding Industry in Turkey]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report on the shipbuilding industry in Turkey is one of a series studies covering various OECD countries and non-OECD economies, and has been prepared to inform OECD’s Council Working Party on Shipbuilding (WP6) on the status and future prospects of that industry.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/48641944.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Studies on Tourism - Italy: Review of Issues and Policies ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report sets out the main analysis and recommendations of the tourism policy review of Italy and assesses the current state of tourism performance in Italy.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/industry/tourism/oecdstudiesontourism-italyreviewofissuesandpolicies.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[--- Change Me ---]]></title>
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