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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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11-Jan-2008
In November 2007, the members of the Informal Network of DAC Development Communicators met in Lisbon for two days of brainstorming about the current state and future of development communication. The summary report gives an overview of the discussions and projects for the coming year.
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11-Jan-2008
After a slow start, public awareness about the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is rising steadily in OECD countries, especially where publicity campaigns are run. Our study of three OECD countries shows that successful MDG campaigns are long-term, funded adequately, and involve local authorities, civil society organisations and the private sector.
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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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Events
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on 20-Jun-2007
The OECD Development Centre co-organised with the World Bank and the office of the Secretary-General a presentation and discussion of the World Bank's report on Governance in Mexico. The meeting took place at OECD Headquarters on 20 June, from 9.30 to 11.30 a.m, in Room G.
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on 21-Jun-2007
We regret we have to inform you that the seminar "Which Partnership Agreements after Cotonou Agreements?", which was to take place at the Salle du Parlement européen (Paris), Thursday 21 June, has been canceled for reasons beyond our control.
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La mise en œuvre successive des plans d'allègement de la dette PPTE et IADM ont permis de réduire considérablement la charge du service de la dette pour les pays africains qui en ont bénéficié. Dotés d'une solvabilité restaurée et par ailleurs confrontés à des besoins de financement importants, ces pays souhaitent désormais se ré-endetter. Ce Repère dont la publication fait suite à un séminaire d'experts consacré aux économies africaines et organisé conjointement le 8 juin 2006 par l'AFD et le Centre de Développement, évalue les conditions d'un tel processus de ré-endettement.
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Informal Institutions and Development Workshop, World Bank Conference Centre, Paris
from 11-Dec-2006 to 12-Dec-2006
The aim of this seminar is to take stock of the role of informal institutions in the development process; to asses their development outcomes and to analyse the linkages and possible conflicts between informal and formal institutions.
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from 03-Jul-2006 to 04-Jul-2006
This experts' workshop organised by the Development Centre in collaboration with DAC/DCD kick-started the Global Forum on Development. Experts were invited to brainstorm on a range of issues and identify those which could be taken forward in the Global Forum process.
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on 21-Feb-2006
The 14-member CFA Franc Zone in West and Central Africa predate the European Monetary Union by decades. With monetary unions planned for other parts of Africa in the near future, a new WIDER study focuses on some of the challenges facing the Franc Zone today.
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African Economic Outlook Media Briefing in Paris, France
on 16-May-2006
The media presentation of the 2006 edition of the annual African Economic Outlook (AEO), jointly published by the OECD Development Centre and the African Development Bank will take place at the Centre d’accueil de la presse étrangère (CAPE). Contact: Colm.Foy@oecd.org .
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Informal Experts' Workshop: Development Finance: Flows, Channels and Pools (by invitation), Paris
from 03-Jul-2006 to 04-Jul-2005
Contact: Henri-Bernard Solignac Lecomte: hbsl@oecd.org .
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Meeting: Policy Coherence and African Development, Nairobi (date tbc)
from 13-Mar-2006 to 14-Mar-2006
Ministerial-level meeting co-organised with the German Marshall Fund. Contact: Jeff.Dayton-Johnson@oecd.org .
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