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07-Jan-2009
Many Asian countries will need to reform their pension systems in order to deliver sustainable and adequate retirement incomes for today’s workers, according to a new OECD report.
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22-Dec-2008
The economic downturn will hit the Internet economy hard in 2009, according to the latest available OECD estimates. The IT Outlook 2008 says that the IT industry is likely to have grown by 4% at most in 2008 compared to the previous year. But with the outlook for the global economy worsening and business and consumer confidence plumetting, growth will remain flat or decline in 2009.
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18-Dec-2008
Young people in Japan are finding it increasingly hard to get permanent jobs and the Japanese authorities should expand vocational training schemes and increase social security coverage for young non-regular workers in order to help them.
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16-Dec-2008
Ireland should urgently expand corporate liability for acts of foreign bribery, according to a review of Ireland’s enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.
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16-Dec-2008
Turkey compares well with other OECD countries in terms of biodiversity and its relatively low level of greenhouse gas emissions per head of population, but it faces significant future environmental challenges due to unsustainable patterns of production and consumption.
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09-Dec-2008
Israel has officially joined the OECD Working Group on Bribery, an important step in its accession to OECD membership. OECD has also launched a partnership with the African Development Bank (AFDB) to support the efforts of African governments and business to fight bribery and corruption and boost corporate integrity.
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01-Dec-2008
Governments should crack down on tax evasion to raise tax revenues as part of broader efforts to help maintain the flow of aid to developing countries during the global economic downturn, said OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría in a speech at the UN International Conference on Financing for Development.
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01-Dec-2008
Analysis of the Chinese government's efforts to encourage responsible business conduct in China and by Chinese enterprises operating abroad, highlighting in particular efforts to strengthen environmental protection and respect for core labour standards.
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26-Nov-2008
To help ensure that the financial crisis does not create a development crisis, DAC donors have joined in an Aid Pledge – initiated by OECD - reaffirming the aid commitments they made at Gleneagles and elsewhere and agreeing to maintain aid flows consistent with them.
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26-Nov-2008
OECD countries have reaffirmed their commitments on aid to developing countries and undertaken to abstain from trade protectionism, as part of a concerted drive to shore up the world economy and combat recession.
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