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OECD gives good marks to Scottish schools, recommends further improvements
11-Dec-2007
Scotland's schools receive high marks in the latest OECD Review of National Policies for Education, which notes that Scotland has one of the most equitable and best performing education systems in OECD countries.
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OECD launches programme to test the safety of manufactured nanomaterials
10-Dec-2007
OECD member countries, as well as some non-member economies and other stakeholders, are pooling expertise and funding to test the human health and environmental safety effects of a number of nanomaterials.
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10-Dec-2007
Stefan Tangermann, the OECD's Director of Trade and Agriculture, has been awarded Germany's Order of Merit (First Class) for his outstanding accomplishments as scientist and political adviser.
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07-Dec-2007
OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría presented the Latin American Economic Outlook 2008 to policy makers and analysts in Washington DC on Thursday 6 December at an event hosted by the Organisation of American States. Watch Mr. Gurría's presentation.
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According to the OECD, Luxembourg has transport and environmental challenges to address
06-Dec-2007
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has successfully undertaken an in-depth transformation of its economy in the space of a few decades but, in order to ensure its economic future, it needs to reconcile various imperatives in the fields of transport and the environment, according to a new OECD study.
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OECD Steel Committee says market remains strong but growing risks cloud outlook
05-Dec-2007
The global steel market is in its sixth year of strong output and demand growth. But the outlook for 2008 is less buoyant amid weaker prospects for global economic growth, according to industry and government officials at the OECD’s Steel Committee meeting in Paris on 3-4 December 2007.
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04-Dec-2007
OECD’s latest PISA survey of the knowledge and skills of 15-year-olds shows that some countries have seen significant improvements in student performance since 2000.
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OECD welcomes tax information exchange arrangement between Bermuda and the United Kingdom
04-Dec-2007
Bermuda and the United Kingdom have signed a bilateral arrangement for the exchange of information for tax purposes, marking another step forward in international efforts to implement the principles of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes developed by the OECD's Global Forum on Taxation.
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04-Dec-2007
The impact of climate change and urban development could more than triple the number of people around the world exposed to coastal flooding by 2070, according to a new report by the OECD, co-authored by experts from academia and the private sector.
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03-Dec-2007
OECD countries have given a green light for the start of accession talks with five prospective new members -- Chile, Estonia, Israel, Russia and Slovenia, signaling a new stage in the Organisation's drive to broaden and deepen its involvement with emerging new players in the global economy.
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