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Governments must maintain reforms for long-term growth during crisis, says OECD

03-Mar-2009

The current crisis offers governments the opportunity of combining emergency action with the important structural reforms needed to improve long-term growth and resilience in their economies, according to OECD’s latest Going for Growth.

OECD tracks gender inequality in developing countries

03-Mar-2009

The OECD's Development Centre measures discrimintation that restricts women's ability to access resources in 102 developing countries. The centre will present this new measure on 5 March 2009 at the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations.

Isle of Man signs tax information pact with Germany

02-Mar-2009

The Isle of Man and Germany announced that they have signed a bilateral agreement for the exchange of information for tax purposes, bringing to 13 the number of such agreements entered into by the Isle of Man.

OECD’s Gurría calls for strong competition policy to speed recovery

19-Feb-2009

Governments must resist protectionism and keep markets open to competition as they seek ways to get their economies going again, according to OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría.

Rebalancing the World Economy: OECD Development Co-operation Report 2009

18-Feb-2009

The 2009 Development Co-operation Report calls upon the international community to stand by its commitment to fight poverty and promote economic development in poor countries.

OECD’s Gurría welcomes G7 move to establish set of ethical principles on global business

16-Feb-2009

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has welcomed the decision by G7 Finance Ministers to work towards setting up a set of common principles on integrity, transparency and propriety in global financial and business transactions.

Statement on IMF-OECD-World Bank seminar on the response to the crisis and exit strategies

13-Feb-2009

In a statement issued today (12 February 2009), the OECD, the IMF and the World Bank underscored the urgent need for measures to restore banks’ lending capacity and for fiscal stimulus to combat the economic crisis. They also warned against protectionist policies, which they said would slow down global recovery. The statement was issued following a joint seminar held at OECD headquarters on 4 February 2009 to discuss the response to the crisis.

The challenge of the financial crisis and faith in multilateralism

23-Jan-2009

The crisis has shown the vulnerability of a global economy based on the idea that ever increasing production and consumption were the key to success, says OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría. But this crisis is “a big opportunity for change, a colossal opportunity to bring about a greener economic growth and a more inclusive and reliable globalisation.”

Business ethics and OECD principles: What can be done to avoid another crisis?

23-Jan-2009

The global economic crisis was partly caused by a failure of business ethics. In response, the OECD is developing a framework to help countries enhance transparency in areas like finance, competition, corporate governance, taxation and pensions, building on instruments such as its Principles of Corporate Governance and Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 

Banking regulations must be strengthened

09-Jan-2009

Governments and policy makers must address major failings in risk management, corporate governance and bonus schemes in the financial sector, according to an article(“The current financial crisis: causes and policy issues”) in the latest edition of OECD Financial Market Trends  .




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