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News & Events
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18-Oct-2006
Despite substantial progress with macroeconomic stabilisation and institutional reform, the recent turmoil in financial markets has highlighted the need for further structural reforms to increase productivity growth, expand the formal sector, and consolidate macroeconomic stability.
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17-Oct-2006
Corporate governance is improving in Turkey but some key issues, including the potential for unfair treatment of minority shareholders, need to be tackled if Turkish firms are to take full advantage of opportunities to grow in coming years, according to a new OECD report.
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13-Oct-2006
A successful outcome from the currently suspended Doha Development Round of WTO trade negotiations is still possible, according to experts meeting in Buenos Aires on 10 -11 October 2006, but agriculture remains a key issue of difficulty.
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11-Oct-2006
Tax revenues, measured as the ratio of tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), are rising in many OECD countries despite deep cuts in tax rates, according to a new OECD report, reflecting both the effects of stronger economic growth, which has led to higher corporate profits, and moves in some countries to offset the effects of cuts in tax rates by broadening the tax base and improving tax compliance.
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Boosting jobs and incomes - Secretary-General's address to G8 Employment and Labour Ministers
11-Oct-2006
Angel Gurría highlights lessons from the restated OECD Jobs Strategy, including the positive impact on employment of effective welfare-to-work strategies and training policies.
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04-Oct-2006
Angel Gurría notes the risks to economic growth and the challenges ahead for OECD countries. He delivered this speech to the Assembly, in Strasbourg, France, on 4 October 2006.
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28-Sep-2006
Young people should spend more time practising their driving skills before getting a licence and governments should introduce probationary periods and toughen drink-drive limits for novice drivers as part of a strategy to lower the numbers of people killed on roads, according to a new report.
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21-Sep-2006
Korea should use energy more efficiently and control green house gas emissions more effectively, according to a new OECD report. While the OECD welcomes Korea’s significant progress in tackling environmental challenges over the past decade, it notes that further steps are needed in the interests both of international environmental cooperation and Korea’s economic development.
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19-Sep-2006
A new OECD report on early childhood policy, Starting Strong II, shows that more countries are making early childhood education and care a priority, with greater attention paid to service quality. Increasingly, it shows, the early years are viewed as the first step in lifelong learning and a key to successful social, family and education policies.
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19-Sep-2006
The OECD Development Assistance Committee welcomed the Netherlands’ continued commitment to maintain high levels of development aid. The Netherlands Official Development Assistance in 2005 was USD 5.11 billion, or 0.82% of Gross National Income, making it one of the world’s most generous donor countries.
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