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Japan-OECD-Vietnam Public Private Partnership Forum

29-Feb-2008

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) is becoming increasingly important as a means to finance and provide the range of services needed to sustain growth and poverty reduction.  In recognition of this, the Government of Vietnam and the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan are hosting a forum in Hanoi on 3d March.  Development Centre’s Counsellor, Kiichiro Fukasaku, has been invited to provide a review of policy issues in this area.

2008: A Milestone Year for Financing Development

28-Nov-2007

Our second newsletter on Financing Development covers the Development Centre's latest work on developing-country ownership, debt sustainability, communication about aid effectiveness and more.

Aid for Trade: Meeting New Challenges

24-Sep-2007

The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the OECD Development Centre have jointly organised a seminar in Bangkok to take stock of the progress made so far in the international Aid-for-Trade initiatives and discuss the ways forward from an Asia-Pacific perspective.

Business for Development: Fostering the Private Sector 2007

12-Jun-2007

This book is a comprehensive roundup of the ways in which private enterprise development can help economic growth and poverty reduction in poor countries. It details the activities of the private sector in developing and emerging economies and it demonstrates how these activities are inter-related with government policies. To this end, several case studies are presented to provide concrete examples from Africa, Asia and elsewhere.

Meeting the Challenge of Private Sector Development: Evidence from the Mekong Sub-region

12-Jun-2007

This book explores how governments can help firms in developing countries better seize the opportunities created by globalisation and contribute to improving employment opportunities and poverty reduction. Based on country case studies, it analyses how local firms can get involved in global value chains, access distant and more profitable markets and upgrade their capabilities.

New report: Financing Development: Aid and Beyond (2007)

27-Apr-2007

Aid alone cannot finance development; new actors and fresh sources of finance are essential complements to it. This highly stimulating book takes a deep look at the changes in the "international development finance architecture".

Quelle politique de réendettement pour les pays africains après une decennie de remise de dette ? (Repère n° 36)

19-Jan-2007

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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