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09-Apr-2008
OECD countries are committed to keeping their investment frontiers open to sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) as long as these funds invest for commercial, not political ends. That is the message in a letter from OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría to G7 Finance Ministers detailing a common OECD position on policies towards sovereign wealth funds.
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08-Apr-2008
Labour productivity has grown strongly in the Slovak Republic, Hungary and Korea in recent years while growth rates in some other OECD countries such as Italy, Mexico, Portugal and New Zealand have slowed markedly.
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07-Apr-2008
Despite the longest economic expansion in its post-war history, Japan faces many challenges. Perhaps most urgent is addressing the fiscal situation through comprehensive tax reform. There is also significant scope for policies to accelerate productivity growth in the service sector, which has lagged behind manufacturing. In addition, measures to reverse the rise in labour market dualism would be beneficial for both growth and equity.
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04-Apr-2008
Development aid in 2007 indicates that the 22 member countries of the OECD Development Assistance Committee, the world’s major donors, provided USD 103.7 billion in aid in 2007.
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27-Mar-2008
Luxembourg urgently needs to establish liability against legal persons for foreign bribery and put in place sanctions that are effective, proportionate and dissuasive, according to a report by the OECD's Working Group on Bribery.
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17-Mar-2008
Following its successful PISA programme for testing the educational attainments of 15-year old high-school students, OECD is launching a challenging new project to assess the knowledge and skills of adults.
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11-Mar-2008
Families with children have paid less in tax as a percentage of their income in recent years in Australia, Hungary, Ireland and New Zealand, thanks to family-friendly tax policies, but wage-earners in some other OECD countries, including Greece, Iceland, Korea and Mexico, have wound up with higher tax bills due to so-called fiscal drag.
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07-Mar-2008
Family-friendly workplace practices and attention to gender equity in hiring and management help to improve productivity and economic performance, OECD studies show. To mark International Women's Day, OECD is highlighting aspects of its work on gender issues and promoting diversity in its workforce.
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05-Mar-2008
"Solutions to the key environmental challenges are available, achievable and affordable, especially when compared to the expected economic growth and the costs and consequences of inaction", OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria said at the worldwide launch of the 2008 OECD Environmental Outlook in Oslo, hosted by Norway's Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg.
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04-Mar-2008
Governments in many OECD countries have made good but uneven progress over the past 12 months in implementing the economic reforms needed to improve living standards, according to the OECD's latest Going for Growth report.
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Events
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from 27-Jun-2007 to 30-Jun-2007
How can societies better measure their progress or setbacks? The question lies at the heart of a long-term OECD project to explore how the effective use of information can benefit democracy, empower individual citizens and stimulate a global debate on what progress means. See the webcast available at www.oecd.org/oecdworldforum/webcast
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from 02-May-2007 to 03-May-2007
During his official visit to Portugal, Angel Gurría met with government officials and business leaders, and spoke at a seminar on Climate Change, Innovation and Economic Growth.
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from 29-Mar-2007 to 05-Apr-2007
Is there a perfect pension scheme? Do people understand their pension systems?
A live online question and answer session on the issue of pension reform took place on Thursday 5 April.
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from 04-Apr-2007 to 05-Apr-2007
During his official visit to the Slovak Republic, Angel Gurría met with government officials and attended several speaking engagements, including the launch of the OECD Economic Survey of the Slovak Republic.
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from 29-Mar-2007 to 30-Mar-2007
Globalisation is increasing competition between major urban centres eager to take advantage of international economic opportunities. While some are thriving, attracting foreign investment or profiting from the ‘off-shoring’ of manufacturing and services sectors, others are falling behind and all are struggling with social and environmental problems.
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from 13-Mar-2007 to 15-Mar-2007
During his official visit to Belgium, Angel Gurría met with government officials and business leaders, and attended several speaking engagements including a press conference to launch the OECD Economic Survey of Belgium.
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from 06-Mar-2007 to 07-Mar-2007
During his official visit to Switzerland, Angel Gurría met with government officials and business leaders, and attended several speaking engagements.
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from 22-Feb-2007 to 24-Feb-2007
During his official visit to Italy, Angel Gurría met with government officials and business leaders, and attended several speaking engagements.
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from 07-Feb-2007 to 08-Feb-2007
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría will participate in this forum, jointly organised by the OECD and other international organisations, which aims to identify and share knowledge about the main social and economic challenges facing Mexico in the short and medium term.
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from 23-Jan-2007 to 24-Jan-2007
Policymakers from Southeast Asian and OECD countries will meet in Jakarta on 23-24 January 2007 to discuss the role and utility of the ‘peer review’ mechanism which is at the heart of the OECD’s working methods, with a view to providing direction for policy reform and enhanced international co-operation.
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