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A Tangled Web by Amar Bhattacharya

08-Apr-2009

Everyone agrees on reforming the governance of financial markets, but who will do what remains unclear. Amar Bhattacharya is part of the Non Resident Fellows (NRF) program at OECD Development Centre.

Four more African and Latin American countries join the Development Centre

08-Apr-2009

Mauritius, Morocco, Costa Rica and Peru have become members of the Development Centre. Their engagement confirms the Centre’s role as a unique forum where OECD and emerging economies come together to share their experience of economic and social development. The Development Centre's Governing Board consists of 38 countries, of which 23 are OECD members, plus the European Commission.

The OECD Development Centre TV on Youtube.com

06-Apr-2009

The OECD Development Centre has been on Youtube.com  since May 2007. You can subscribe to our videos in order to receive email notifications whenever new content has been posted on our channel. This will allow you to keep up-to-date on our channel without having to check it all the time.

Meet the OECD Development Centre on Flickr.com

06-Apr-2009

The OECD Development Centre publishes pictures of its main events on Flickr.com. Check out our photostream!

View the Centre's presentations on Slideshare.net

06-Apr-2009

You can browse or download our key presentations.

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06-Apr-2009

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OECD work on Latin American Fiscal Policy discussed in Washington

25-Mar-2009

OECD Development Centre Director Javier Santiso made several presentations of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 in Washington DC, including at the U.S Department of State and the U.S. Congress. Santiso brought attention to the need to strenghten regional efforts to reform fiscal policy with a view to boosting development and well-being. Public presentations were also held at the Inter-American Dialogue and the Organisation of American States.

Development Centre Newsletter - March 2009

23-Mar-2009

Development Centre Newsletter - March 2009

OECD countries launch drive for better development results reporting

19-Mar-2009

Following on the 2008 meeting on development results reporting, OECD countries are developing guidelines to improve aid accountability. The guidelines will promote cooperation in the fields of results based management, evaluation and communication.


Events

Africa Grabs the Spotlight in Paris: Eighth International Forum closes with great success

on 27-Jun-2008

The OECD Development Centre and the African Development Bank hosted the most successful International Forum on African Perspectives to date on Friday June 27, 2008 at the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Employment. People working on and passionate about Africa’s future came out in record numbers (over 500) to listen to rich discussions and exchange with panelists.

OECD Global Forum on Development: Strengthening Country Ownership

on 20-May-2008

This year’s Plenary of the Global Forum brought together senior policy makers and experts to discuss “ownership”, the first principle of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. Participants grappled with controversial issues like conditionality, called for more transparent and predictable aid, and agreed on the need to support Southern research institutions and think tanks.

Creating more and better Jobs: What do we know? What can be done?

on 07-May-2008

OECD-World Bank Policy Forum on "Creating more and better Jobs: What do we know?  What can be done?" in Rabat, Morocco.

Launch of Wikigender (www.wikigender.org)

on 07-Mar-2008

On the occasion of International Women's Day, the OECD Development Centre launched a new interactive website,Wikigender (www.wikigender.org), to share and exchange information on gender equality issues.

Presentation of the report "Migration and Developing Countries" (in French)

on 14-Feb-2008

The French edition of this publications was officially launched at the Agence française de développement (AFD) on 14 February 2008.

African Economic Outlook at EU-Africa Summit - Lisbon, 8 December 2007

on 08-Dec-2007

The EU-Africa Summit in Lisbon featured a presentation of the African Economic Outlook (AEO). The side event “Measuring the Pulse of Africa: the African Economic Outlook” was co-organised by the OECD Development Centre and the African Development Bank at the invitation of the Portuguese Institute for Development Cooperation (IPAD).

Experts Meeting on "Technical Development Skills in Africa" - Paris, 10 December 2007

on 10-Dec-2007

This meeting brought together experts, representatives of government and the private sector, both from Africa and OECD countries, to exchange views on the key issues and challenges facing African countries in promoting technical skills development.

International Economic Co-operation with Africa: Views from Emerging Economies

on 22-Oct-2007

This is the theme of a high-level informal seminar organised by the OECD Development Centre on next Monday 22 October 2007 afternoon, whose scope is encouraging informal dialogue and exchange between emerging economies operators and African operators on the actual ways of implementing the economic co-operation

OECD Washington Center: Breakfast Seminar on Gender Equality and Development

on 19-Sep-2007

In the framework of the OECD Breakfast Series, Johannes Jütting will present main findings on gender equality and development. The event, which will be hosted by the OECD Washington Centre, will discuss the link between gender equality and economic growth, the impact of social norms and culture on gender equality, and innovative ways to promote knowledge.



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