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15-May-2009
Africaneconomicoutlook.org, a new resource for monitoring African economies online, was launched today by the OECD Development Centre, the African Development Bank and the UN Economic Commission for Africa.
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11-May-2009
The 2009 edition of the African Economic Outlook (AEO) covers 47 African countries, up from 35 last year. The report finds the region gravely affected by the global economic downturn. Following half a decade of above 5 per cent economic growth, the continent can expect only 2.8 per cent in 2009, less than half of the 5.7 per cent expected before the crisis.
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2009 AEO finds Africa’s growth streak shut down by the crisis
10-May-2009
After half a decade at over 5%, Africa’s growth rate is projected to halve from the 5.7 per cent estimated for 2008 to 2.8 per cent in 2009, according to the 2009 African Economic Outlook (AEO).
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29-Apr-2009
ASEAN Secretariat and OECD Development Centre launched a collaborative project, the Southeast Asian Economic Outlook at the 2nd OECD- Southeast Asia Regional Forum, Bangkok, 27 April 2009.
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Le Centre de développement de l'OCDE réalisera une étude sur la mobilisation des ressources domestiques
28-Apr-2009
Le bureau Afrique et Moyen-Orient du centre de développement de l'OCDE entreprendra une étude qui traitera des stratégies que peuvent adopter les Etats africains pour un usage plus effectif de la mobilisation des ressources domestiques (MRD). La MRD sera cruciale pour compenser les déficits de finances publics engendrés par la chute actuelle de l’activité économique globale et l'effondrement des cours des matières premières. L'étude est financée par le Ministère italien des Affaires Étrangères et servira de référence au gouvernement Italien en vue de la préparation du sommet du G8 de 2009.
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OECD Development Centre to produce domestic resource mobilization study
24-Apr-2009
The Africa and Middle East Desk of the OECD Development Centre is undertaking a study on how African states can more effectively mobilise domestic resources. A key objective is to offset the public financing shortages created by the current fall in global economic activity and the collapse of commodity prices. Contact: dev.africa@oecd.org
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17-Apr-2009
Public debt levels are still high in Latin America, although considerable progress has been made during the last decade. Today, both the public and private bond markets face important challenges as a result of foreign exchange volatility, reduced liquidity and forthcoming elections. Development Centre Economist Sebastian Nieto presented these issues in Montevideo, at the Annual Meeting of Debt Management Specialists organised by the IADB and the Uruguayan Ministry of Finance.
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14-Apr-2009
A press conference presenting the Development Centre’s work on fiscal policy in Latin America took place on 15 April at the World Economic Forum regional meeting in Rio de Janeiro. OECD Development Centre Director, Javier Santiso, explained which reforms can help boost growth while combating inequality. He was accompanied by Joaquim Levy, Secretary of Finance of the State of Rio de Janeiro, and by Arminio Fraga, former Governor of Brazil's Central Bank.
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08-Apr-2009
Informal employment is at record levels worldwide with severe consequences for poverty in poor countries, according to Is Informal Normal?, a new report by the OECD Development Centre.
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Events
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on 10-Aug-2008
The Library of the Development Centre participated in the 74th World Library and Information Congress organised by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), in Québec, Canada, in August 2008.
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Le Bureau de la Banque Africaine de Développement en Tanzanie, le Centre de Développement de l'OCDE et le gouvernement Italien ont rassemblé des représentants des décideurs politiques travaillant dans le secteur du développement enTanzanie, pour discuter de l'avenir de l'agriculture dans le pays et sur le continent en général. Le séminaire qui s’est tenu à Dar-es-Salam, a permis aux experts agricoles et aux économistes de discuter avec les invités sur les crises alimentaire et pétrolière actuelles entre autres, et sur les obstacles pour accroître la productivité agricole dans la région.
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The African Development Bank Tanzania Office, the OECD Development Centre and the Italian government gathered representatives from Tanzania's development policy making community to discuss the future of agriculture in the country and on the continent as a whole. Held in Dar es Salaam, the seminar's brought agriculture experts and economists to discuss with guests, among other issues, the current food and oil crises and obstacles to increasing agricultural productivity in the region.
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on 27-Jun-2008
"Migration and Development: Policy Coherence and Effective Partnerships", organised at the 12th General Conference of EADI, took stock of what we know about the effects of migration on development. Participants shared their specific country or regional experiences to illustrate the mechanisms that link migration and development, in particular related to labour-market effects, the brain drain, remittances, diaspora networks and return migration.
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from 10-Jul-2008 to 11-Jul-2008
This meeting generated critical feedback on ongoing work for the Development Centre’s agenda on migration, gathered new insights from both academia and field practitioners and provided a platform for dialogue on key issues surrounding migration and development.
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Federica Marzo, économiste au Centre de développement de l’OCDE, et Colm Foy, directeur de la publication et des relations avec les media se sont rendus à Jérusalem pour assister à la conférence «Israël et la révolution verte africaine» qui s’est tenue au sein du ministère des Affaires étrangères israélien.
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OECD Development Centre Economist Federica Marzo and Head of Publications and Media Colm Foy travelled to Jerusalem for the "Israel and the African Green Revolution" conference at the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the meeting, Marzo discussed the findings of the 2008 African Economic Outlook and their implications for the continent's agricultural sector. Israel is one of three new members of the Development Centre and the conference provided an opportunity to strengthen the growing relationship between the Centre, government, local researchers and experts.
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from 04-Jul-2008 to 06-Jul-2008
"The Nationality of companies" was one of the main topics of discussion at this year's Aix-en-Provence Economic Forum. Javier Santiso, Director of the Development Centre, discussed the emergence of latin multinationals.
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from 19-Jun-2008 to 20-Jun-2008
Javier Santiso, Director of the OECD Development Centre, was invited to participate in the G20 roundtable on Fiscal Space for Stability, Growth and Social Inclusion taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 19 and 20 June 2008. Mr Santiso presented the findings of the Latin American Economic Outlook report.
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on 17-Jun-2008
OECD Development Centre Director Javier Santiso will present 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.
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