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27-Nov-2008
The director of the OECD Development Centre, Javier Santiso presented the Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 in Madrid on 18 November 2008, at a seminar hosted by Casa de América. This is the second year that the Spanish presentation of the report takes place in this well-known Madrid venue.
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20-Nov-2008
The current financial crisis is now hitting developing and emerging countries hard. The Development Centre is currently analysing several aspects of the crisis, with the objective of offering relevant policy insights and solutions to better tackle the consequences of the financial crisis.
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18-Nov-2008
In this edition: Global Forum on Migration and Development; Gender Motion Charts; International Workshop "Measuring, Managing and Evaluating Progress in Gender Equality".
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14-Nov-2008
The AEO 2008 was presented last week in Luanda, Angola and Praia, Cape Verde. These public presentations were organised with the support of the Portuguese Government and were held at Portugal's embassies in both capitals.
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06-Nov-2008
In the presence of the French Minister of State for Cooperation and Francophony, Jeff Dayton-Johnson of the Development Centre reminded participants at an international seminar of the importance of greater co-ordination between migration and development policies – in order to meet more effectively both sets of policy goals.
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16-Oct-2008
The 2008 edition of the AEO was presented today in Cairo, Egypt, by a panel of Development Centre and African Development Bank experts. Following the presentation, participants from government, business, civil society and international organisations debated Egypt's growth prospects and the importance of technical and vocational skills development - the thematic focus of this year's AEO - for Africa's economic and social development. The event was opened by Egypt's Minister for International Co-operation Mrs. Fayza Aboulnaga.
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Improving social cohesion in Latin America: making the most of globalisation
09-Oct-2008
While the global economy has created immense opportunities for Latin America, it has not reduced deep inequalities. In his remarks at a Euro-Latin American Forum in Paris, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría stressed that improvement in three crucial areas of public policy -fiscal policy, education and regional development- can foster social cohesion in the region.
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22-Sep-2008
Latin America is the only region in the developing world where the majority of the population lives in urban areas. OECD Development Centre Director, Javier Santiso, participated in this OECD/Inter-American Development Bank seminar analysing the results of a research project assessing efforts to improve the quality of life in Latin America's rapidly growing cities.
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18-Sep-2008
The African Development Bank, the OECD Development Centre and the UN Economic Commission for Africa have chosen 'Innovation in Telecommunications' as the thematic focus of the 2009 edition of the African Economic Outlook (AEO). Every year the AEO takes an in-depth look at an issue of critical importance for the continent's advancement. This year's theme completes the series on infrastructure sectors examined in previous editions: energy supply and poverty (2003), transport infrastructure (2005) and access to drinking water and sanitation (2007).
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16-Sep-2008
The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation will support the Development Centre’s Latin America and Africa desks with a grant worth €450,000. The signature of the Memorandum of Understanding pledging this voluntary contribution took place on the occasion of the visit by the Spanish Ambassador to the OECD, Cristina Narbona, to the Centre.
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