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OECD Steel Committee sees market outlook bright but slower demand expected in 2007
08-Nov-2006
The global steel market is enjoying its fifth consecutive year of strong output and demand growth. The outlook for 2007 is expected to remain relatively bright, but a less vibrant world economy should slow demand and production growth, according to industry and government officials at the OECD’s Steel Committee meeting in Paris on 7-8 November 2006.
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Too many workers leave the labour market through sickness and disability benefits, says OECD
07-Nov-2006
Norway, Poland and Switzerland should do more to reduce the number of people claiming sickness benefits and help more disabled people to get jobs, according to a new OECD report.
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03-Nov-2006
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has welcomed the publication this week of the Stern Review to the UK government on the economic consequences of climate change. The report was compiled by Sir Nicholas Stern, former chief economist at the World Bank.
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Former OECD Secretary-General Donald Johnston to be awarded Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun
03-Nov-2006
The government of Japan is to award former OECD Secretary-General Donald Johnston the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, the highest-ranked Japanese decoration conferred on foreigners. Mr Johnston will receive the decoration from Emperor Akihito of Japan at a ceremony on 7 November 2006 at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
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Farm support undermining sustainable use of water, says new OECD report
31-Oct-2006
Agriculture, as the main user of water in OECD countries, can also help maintain ecosystems. But government policies to support farm production often discourage the efficient use of water and aggravate pollution. The problem is identified in a new OECD publication on Water and Agriculture: Sustainability, Markets and Policies, a collection of expert papers on how to improve water management in the farming sector.
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19-Oct-2006
Switzerland’s health system meets the important goals of good health outcomes and universal health coverage, but these successes come at a high financial cost. The OECD and the WHO, in a new report on the Swiss health system, praise the quality of the system and make recommendations to control its high spending.
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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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Tax revenues on the rise in many OECD countries, OECD report shows
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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Governments should tighten rules for young drivers to cut road deaths
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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