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Farm policy reform urgent amid rising world food prices - OECD report
26-Jun-2008
The rise in global food prices has made further reform of market-distorting farm policies all the more urgent, says Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries: At a Glance. Current policies are limiting the ability of farmers to respond to market signals, to become more competitive and innovative, and thus contribute to improving the global food situation.
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26-Jun-2008
A combination of slower growth in spending on healthcare and expanding economies has led to a stabilisation of health spending as a proportion of GDP in many OECD countries, according to OECD Health Data 2008.
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17-Jun-2008
Luxembourg is a generous and committed donor. Its aid rose in real terms by almost 12% from 2006 (constant USD 291 million) and 2007 (constant USD 325 million) to 0.90% of its GNI, making Luxembourg the third most generous donor in percentage terms.
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03-Jun-2008
The Finnish economy has been performing well but risks are mounting. Imbalances are building in the labour market and the wage negotiation framework needs to be overhauled. There is scope for improvement in the municipal sector as well as in tertiary education, and the tax mix could be made more efficient.
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23-May-2008
The world steel market remains strong in spite of heightened risks to the global economy, according to industry and government officials at the OECD’s Steel Committee meeting in Paris on 22-23 May 2008.
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15-Apr-2008
The chemical industry and OECD governments test hundreds of chemicals every year, spending millions of euros to ensure the safety of chemical products. Now OECD has devised an innovative product, the (Q)SAR Application Toolbox, to estimate the hazardous properties of chemicals by analysing their molecular structure.
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Factbook 2008 shows wide variations in productivity across OECD countries
08-Apr-2008
Labour productivity has grown strongly in the Slovak Republic, Hungary and Korea in recent years while growth rates in some other OECD countries such as Italy, Mexico, Portugal and New Zealand have slowed markedly.
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27-Sep-2007
Over one thousand five hundred people came together at OECD Forum 2007 to discuss and debate the hottest issues on the international policy agenda. The full story of OECD Forum 2007 is told in the Highlights magazine - download an electronic copy or request a paper copy by sending a message to oecd.forum@oecd.org.
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13-Sep-2007
The OECD’s first economic survey of the European Union, to be published on Thursday 20 September 2007, assesses the effectiveness of EU-wide policies in boosting growth and living standards among the 27 member countries. It looks at the progress towards a single market and sets out the reforms necessary to open up energy and other network industries, improve cross-border worker mobility and make regional and agricultural policies more effective.
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19-Dec-2005
"Governing the Global Economy, What Role for the OECD?" was the discussion topic when members of the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) had their annual meeting with ambassadors from OECD member countries.
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