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Economic Survey of Russia

27-Nov-2006

Russia has been enjoying a period of robust growth, thanks largely to steadily rising terms of trade. The challenge for policy-makers is to facilitate Russia’s transition into a period of self-sustaining, investment- and innovation-led growth.

Economic Survey of Brazil

24-Nov-2006

Despite progress in macroeconomic stability, Brazil's GDP growth needs to rise to close the income gap relative to the OECD. This will require consolidating macroeconomic adjustment, boosting business innovation and improve formal labour utilisation.

The OECD urges the Czech Republic to introduce liability of legal persons for foreign bribery in order to meet the requirements of the OECD Convention

23-Nov-2006

The Czech Republic needs to establish liability against legal persons for foreign bribery without delay and put in place sanctions that are effective, proportionate and dissuasive, according to a report by the OECD’s Working Group on Bribery.

Mexico’s farm and fisheries policies show good progress but further reforms needed - OECD report

22-Nov-2006

Mexico’s recent agricultural reforms have made policies fairer and reduced market distortions, according to a new OECD report. But it warns that some initiatives are heading in the wrong direction. The Target Income programme to provide support to farmers is ineffective at relieving rural poverty while energy subsidies lead to over-exploitation of natural resources.

Governments should do more to help SMEs expand abroad

10-Nov-2006

Participants at a two-day OECD-APEC conference in Athens agreed that governments should play a more active role in helping small and medium-sized firms trying to expand abroad and provide training in key areas such as marketing and intellectual property.

New Zealand should strengthen laws to hold companies more accountable for foreign bribery, says OECD

09-Nov-2006

New Zealand should strengthen its fight against the bribery of foreign public officials by expanding corporate liability for the criminal offence of foreign bribery, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.

South East Europe should do more to attract foreign investment, says OECD

09-Nov-2006

South Eastern European countries should step up their fight against corruption, further encourage competition and intensify regional co-operation on trade in order to attract more and better foreign direct investment, according to a new OECD report.

OECD Steel Committee sees market outlook bright but slower demand expected in 2007

08-Nov-2006

The global steel market is enjoying its fifth consecutive year of strong output and demand growth. The outlook for 2007 is expected to remain relatively bright, but a less vibrant world economy should slow demand and production growth, according to industry and government officials at the OECD’s Steel Committee meeting in Paris on 7-8 November 2006.

Too many workers leave the labour market through sickness and disability benefits, says OECD

07-Nov-2006

Norway, Poland and Switzerland should do more to reduce the number of people claiming sickness benefits and help more disabled people to get jobs, according to a new OECD report.

OECD’s Gurría welcomes Stern Review into consequences of climate change

03-Nov-2006

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has welcomed the publication this week of the Stern Review to the UK government on the economic consequences of climate change.  The report was compiled by Sir Nicholas Stern, former chief economist at the World Bank.




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