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News & Events
This heading compiles OECD-wide news and events. Click on any one of the topics or departments listed on the left and the news will be sorted automatically. Click here for a selection of key upcoming meetings and events. If you are looking for press releases or media contacts, visit the NEWSROOM .
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22-May-2007
The chairman of the OECD's Steel Committee, Risaburo Nezo, issued a statement assessing world steel markets following a two-day meeting of the Committee in Istanbul.
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16-May-2007
OECD countries agreed to invite Chile, Estonia, Israel, Russia and Slovenia to open discussions for membership of the Organisation and offered enhanced engagement, with a view to possible membership, to Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa.
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16-May-2007
Spain was honoured to chair the 2007 Ministerial Council Meeting, which focused on the theme Innovation: Advancing the OECD Agenda for Growth and Equity.
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15-May-2007
Opening statement by the OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, to the Ministerial Council meeting, 15 -16 May 2007 - Innovation: Advancing the OECD Agenda for Growth and Equity
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10-May-2007
Spain has made significant progress over the past decade in improving employment prospects of young people, but there is still much to be done to improve the regulations that affect young people’s chances of finding jobs, according to a new OECD report.
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10-May-2007
OECD countries have agreed new guidelines for governments and regulators designed to improve how certain types of pension funds are run with a view to making employees’ pensions more secure.
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23-Apr-2007
Macroeconomic imbalances are weighting on growth prospects and are only started to unwind. Looking forward, major economic challenges remain for pension and retirement savings policies, financial markets and the tax system.
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20-Apr-2007
In his statement of 20 April 2007, Secretary-General Angel Gurría responded to an article published in The Economist.
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05-Apr-2007
Following major economic reforms, the Slovak economy has grown strongly in recent years. Nevertheless, there is still considerable scope to strengthen growth prospects and to ensure that the benefits of growth are more widely distributed by raising employment rates, improving education outcomes (including by reducing the impact of socio-economic background), and by removing barriers to product-market competition.
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05-Apr-2007
New Zealand has improved its environmental performance over the past decade, but should reinforce water and waste management, energy efficiency and climate protection efforts.
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