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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.

OECD’s Development Centre attracts new members

19-Mar-2008

Three new countries have joined the Organisation’s Development Centre. Egypt, Israel and Vietnam officially took their seats at the Centre’s Governing Board meeting on 18 March 2008. This represents a significant extension of the Development Centre’s membership in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Earlier in February, Poland rejoined the Centre, whose members now total 32.

LEO receives warm welcome in Brazil

12-Mar-2008

The Latin American Economic Outlook was successfully presented in Brasilia, hosted by the Central Bank of Brazil, and in Rio de Janeiro, at the Spring annual meeting of the Institute of International Finance.

Rome hosts Italian presentation of LEO

12-Mar-2008

The Istituto Italo-Latino Americano hosted the presentation in Italy of the Latin American Economic Outlook, which gathered top representatives from the Italian government, Latin American embassies and companies with investments in the region.

Swiss authorities discuss LEO at Bern presentation

12-Mar-2008

The Latin American Economic Outlook was the object of interesting roundtable discussions in Bern. The Swiss Development Cooperation Agency made the report findings the object of its "Traverse" debate series on international cooperation topics.

LEO and Latin America at Davos 2008

12-Mar-2008

OECD Secretary General, Angel Gurría, and new Development Centre Director, Javier Santiso, participated at various seminars and roundtable discussions on Latin America at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos. They shared the conclusions of the Latin American Economic Outlook with a selected audience of policy makers and business leaders.

Japan-OECD-Vietnam Public Private Partnership Forum

29-Feb-2008

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) is becoming increasingly important as a means to finance and provide the range of services needed to sustain growth and poverty reduction. In recognition of this, the Government of Vietnam and the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan are hosting a forum in Hanoi on 3d March. Development Centre’s Counsellor, Kiichiro Fukasaku, has been invited to provide a review of policy issues in this area.

Informal Employment Re-loaded

15-Jan-2008

Informal employment is back on the research and policy agenda. This working paper discusses the diverse forms of informal employment, focussing on incentives and constraints determining labour market outcomes. “Reloading” informal employment argues for a re-thinking of the current policy agenda and maps out important further directions for research.

OECD at World Economic Forum, Davos 2008

14-Jan-2008

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría spoke at several key debates at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, from 23-27 January 2008. The subjects ranged from fighting corruption and managing financial risk to sustaining economic growth and ensuring safe water for the future.

Migration and Developing Countries - On the Road

20-Dec-2007

Findings of the report were presented to the Dutch Minister for Development Co-operation, Mr. Bert Koenders. The report was also introduced to German Technical Co-operation (GTZ), in the framework of a conference on “Mobility for Local and Regional Labour Markets”.

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