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Work on Telecommunications at the 12th EADI General Conference

02-Jul-2008

Economist Juan Ramón de Laiglesia presented  his work on telecommunications and development at the 12th General Conference of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes, at Geneva, on 25 June 2008.

China and India in Iberoamerica: Economic Complementarity?

04-Jun-2008

OECD Development Centre Director Javier Santiso presented 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, on 17 June 2008.

LEO and Bertelsmann Foundation present research on Latin America

04-Jun-2008

The Latin American Economic Outlook team presented the main conclusions of its 2008 report and some preliminary findings of the 2009 study at a seminar in Berlin hosted by the Bertelsmann Foundation, on June 5.

Out now: "Financing Development 2008: Whose Ownership?"

29-May-2008

This book poses fundamental questions about the international "non-system" of development finance. Who really "owns" development policies? Aid-recipient countries or donor agencies? Governments or their citizens? And, with non-governmental donors growing in size, how are they applying widely recognised principles of effective aid?

Two Job Openings at Latin America Desk of the OECD Development Centre

15-May-2008

The Latin America & Caribbean desk of the OECD Development Centre is looking for two Macroeconomists for a 2-year fixed-term position (with the possibility of renewal). Candidates with a proven knowledge of Latin American economies and other emerging markets, and a keen interest in how development policies can be made more effective, should apply via the OECD general job vacancies system (www.oecd.org/hrm/vacancies - Reference 2695) by 30 May 2008.

Africa’s economic growth in 2007 well above the long-term trend for the fifth consecutive year

13-May-2008

Africa’s average real GDP grew by 5.7 per cent in 2007. The 2008 African Economic Outlook report , jointly published by the African Development Bank, the OECD Development Centre and the UNECA expects the rate of GDP growth to strengthen to about 6 per cent in 2008 and in 2009. 

Business for Development 2008 Hits the Road

06-May-2008

The 2008 edition of Business for Development - Promoting Commercial Agriculture in Africa - featuring a business perspective on African agriculture, has been launched on 26 May in Japan.

Fostering think tanks in developing countries

30-Apr-2008

The OECD Development Centre held a high-level meeting with think tanks, official donors and private foundations on how endowments and long-term core-funding support can foster independent, policy-oriented research in developing countries. The main conclusions of the session will be presented at the 2nd Plenary of the Global Forum on Development, on 20 May 2008.

Managing for and Communicating about Development Results

10-Apr-2008

This DevCom Network meeting was organised in collaboration with the Joint Venture on Managing for Development Results and attended by representatives of more than twenty bilateral and multilateral aid agencies. Policy makers and development communicators were able to share their respective views on development results. Discussions constituted a first step in the development of guiding principles on the role of communications in managing results.

Policy Coherence Newsletter - Spring 2008

10-Apr-2008

In this edition: Launch of Wikigender; Presentation of "Migration and Developing Countries" in Mexico; Working Paper on "Household Structures and Saving"; Upcoming Events and Conferences.




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