News & Events

News

China and India in Iberoamerica: Economic Complementarity?

04-Jun-2008

OECD Development Centre Director Javier Santiso presented the Centre's research on China's and India's economic impact in Latin America at this seminar organised by Casa America and Casa Asia in Madrid, on 17 June 2008.

LEO and Bertelsmann Foundation present research on Latin America

04-Jun-2008

The Latin American Economic Outlook team presented the main conclusions of its 2008 report and some preliminary findings of the 2009 study at a seminar in Berlin hosted by the Bertelsmann Foundation, on June 5.

Out now: "Financing Development 2008: Whose Ownership?"

29-May-2008

This book poses fundamental questions about the international "non-system" of development finance. Who really "owns" development policies? Aid-recipient countries or donor agencies? Governments or their citizens? And, with non-governmental donors growing in size, how are they applying widely recognised principles of effective aid?

Two Job Openings at Latin America Desk of the OECD Development Centre

15-May-2008

The Latin America & Caribbean desk of the OECD Development Centre is looking for two Macroeconomists for a 2-year fixed-term position (with the possibility of renewal). Candidates with a proven knowledge of Latin American economies and other emerging markets, and a keen interest in how development policies can be made more effective, should apply via the OECD general job vacancies system (www.oecd.org/hrm/vacancies - Reference 2695) by 30 May 2008.

Africa’s economic growth in 2007 well above the long-term trend for the fifth consecutive year

13-May-2008

Africa’s average real GDP grew by 5.7 per cent in 2007. The 2008 African Economic Outlook report , jointly published by the African Development Bank, the OECD Development Centre and the UNECA expects the rate of GDP growth to strengthen to about 6 per cent in 2008 and in 2009. 

Business for Development 2008 Hits the Road

06-May-2008

The 2008 edition of Business for Development - Promoting Commercial Agriculture in Africa - featuring a business perspective on African agriculture, has been launched on 26 May in Japan.

Fostering think tanks in developing countries

30-Apr-2008

The OECD Development Centre held a high-level meeting with think tanks, official donors and private foundations on how endowments and long-term core-funding support can foster independent, policy-oriented research in developing countries. The main conclusions of the session will be presented at the 2nd Plenary of the Global Forum on Development, on 20 May 2008.

Policy Coherence Newsletter - Spring 2008

10-Apr-2008

In this edition: Launch of Wikigender; Presentation of "Migration and Developing Countries" in Mexico; Working Paper on "Household Structures and Saving"; Upcoming Events and Conferences.

LEO at the World Economic Forum on Latin America

09-Apr-2008

OECD Development Centre Director Javier Santiso joined high-level policymakers and business leaders to discuss Latin America’s most pressing issues at the World Economic Forum on Latin America annual meeting. The Latin American Economic Outlook has also been discussed at this year’s gathering in Cancún, last 15, April.

Chinese-Latin American relations debated in Beijing

01-Apr-2008

Expert policymakers and academics discussed in Beijing OECD Development Centre's research on China's growing influence in Latin America. The event, chaired by OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría, was hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and its Institute for Latin American Studies.




Top of page

Stay informed

With Dev Newsletter


Subscribe via RSS


Latest Videos/Dernières Vidéos

Christian Daude on Debt default: the Argentinian experience on France 24 - Christian Daude sur Défaut de dette : l'expérience argentine sur France 24

Watch the video! Regardez la vidéo!

Mario Pezzini interview on Shifting wealth on CNBC Africa - Entretien de Mario Pezzini par CNBC Afrique sur le transfert de richesse

Watch the video! Regardez la vidéo!

3rd annual International Economic Forum Latin America & The Caribbean - 3e édition du Forum Economique International sur l'Amérique Latine et les Caraïbes

Watch the video! Regardez la vidéo!

Mario Pezzini Vanguardia Iberoamericana interview on Education for Social Inclusion - Entretien de Mario Pezzini par Vanguardia Iberoamericana sur Education pour l'inclusion sociale

Watch the video! Regardez la vidéo!

Engage with us!






Meet us on:





Did you know?

The creation of the OECD Development Centre was proposed by US President John F. Kennedy.

Watch the video!