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01-Feb-2010
The OECD Development Centre and the African Union (AU) have agreed to examine together the economic impact of open access to new high capacity cables along Africa’s West and East coasts. The study, which will be presented at the 2010 AU ministerial meeting in Nigeria, will highlight how these developments can provide consumers with more choices for equipment and services. The decision was reached during the 27 January AU Summit of Heads of State in Addis Ababa where Laura Recuero-Virto, author of the 2009 study, was invited to participate in an ICT infrastructure and applications seminar.
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25-Jan-2010
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Inter- American Development Bank (IDB) agreed to collaborate more closely in generating and disseminating good practices and public policy that will favor economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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25-Jan-2010
L’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE) et la Banque interaméricaine de développement (BID) sont convenues ce jour de collaborer plus étroitement à la conception et à la diffusion de bonnes pratiques et de bonnes politiques publiques qui favoriseront le développement économique et social de l’Amérique latine et des Caraïbes.
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25-Jan-2010
Latin American and Caribbean countries have not escaped the global financial crisis, but have weathered the storm more successfully than in past downturns, due to better macroeconomic management, more efficient structural policies, and a vigorous business sector. However, important challenges lie ahead for the region. These are some of the conclusions reached by the 500 policy makers, business leaders and economists participating at the II International Economic Forum – Latin America and the Caribbean 2010, held today in Paris.
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25-Jan-2010
Les pays d'Amérique latine et Caraïbes n'ont pas échappé à la crise financière globale, mais ils y ont fait face avec plus de succès que lors de crises précédentes grâce à une meilleure direction macroéconomique, des politiques commerciales et industrielles plus efficaces, et un secteur des affaires vigoureux. Cependant, des défis importants demeurent. Voici certaines des conclusions tirées par 500 décideurs politiques, les dirigeants du secteur des affaires et les économistes experts participant au IIème Forum Economique International sur l’Amérique latine et Caraïbes 2010.
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20-Jan-2010
The catastrophic earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January 2010 has levelled Port-au-Prince, inflicting enormous pain in the poorest country in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is a terrible blow to the cause of development in the region, in a country that has inspired unusual collective action among its Latin American neighbours. This collective action must be mobilised to aid Haiti in its rebuilding, recovery and future development.
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13-Dec-2009
The OECD Development Centre, the African Development Bank and the UN Economic Commission for Africa gathered experts in Paris to discuss public resource mobilization and its role in reducing Africa’s dependence on external financial flows especially aid. Academics, development practitioners and experts from Africa and OECD used the December 14th meeting to debate the extent and sustainability of taxation’s contribution to Africa’s development. The discussions will provide inputs to the 2010 African Economic Outlook, which will be launched in May in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
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11-Dec-2009
The World Economy mini-symposium, co-edited by Development Centre economists, presents findings about the economic impact of China and India in Saharan African countries by Africa-based economists. ‘The Asian Drivers and Africa’ presents case studies on Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal and South Africa. These papers form part of a broader Development Centre project which documents the economic, political and social impacts of the two Asian giants on sub-Saharan African countries.
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09-Dec-2009
Le Bureau des Amériques organise, lundi 14 Décembre à Paris, un séminaire sur la lutte contre la corruption en Amérique Latine et présente le rapport de Carlos Santiso "L’économie politique de l’audit des finances publiques : La gouvernance financière et d’état de droit en Amérique latine et au-delà".
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07-Dec-2009
The OECD Development Centre welcomed on Wednesday 3 November the Dominican Republic as its 39th member country. Speaking at OECD headquarters on this occasion, President Leonel Fernández said “Joining the Development Centre is going to be of crucial help in defining the policies for our national development.” The first Caribbean member of the Centre, the Dominican Republic is already playing an active role in our work. In particular, it is helping us set up a policy network that brings together OECD and Latin American experts.
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on 07-Oct-2004
On 7 October 2004, experts and policy makers debated a central aspect of this deficit in the growth of southern Africa: the weakness of domestic and foreign investment. One of the main aims of the discussion was to explain the high cost of capital faced by both government and the private sector on the local capital markets, and to evaluate the economic impact of these costs.
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