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20-May-2009
Luxembourg has signed an agreement for the exchange of bank information on request in all tax matters with the U.S., marking a major step forward in international efforts to counter tax evasion.
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19-May-2009
Improving competitiveness is essential to the future prosperity of Japan’s agricultural sector, according to a new OECD report. Recent attempts to focus support on the more efficient farmers can help, but progress will be limited as long as the sector is protected from competition.
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15-May-2009
Governments must urgently adapt their labour market policies to help their most vulnerable citizens in the economic crisis, as was concluded at the High-Level Forum on Sickness, Disability and Work in May 2009. Key to this will be avoiding that the crisis further strengthens a disability benefit culture that pushes many people with disability onto benefit schemes and out of work for the rest of their lives.
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12-May-2009
Taxes on wage earners fell slightly in 2008 in many OECD countries, with Poland and Turkey showing the biggest drop for an unmarried person earning the average wage, according to the OECD’s annual Taxing Wages publication. But the situation for 2009 remains unclear as fiscal stimulus packages often include tax measures.
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11-May-2009
The 2009 edition of the African Economic Outlook (AEO) covers 47 African countries, up from 35 last year. The report finds the region gravely affected by the global economic downturn. Following half a decade of above 5 per cent economic growth, the continent can expect only 2.8 per cent in 2009, less than half of the 5.7 per cent expected before the crisis.
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04-May-2009
The French spend more time sleeping than anyone else in OECD countries. They also devote more time to eating than anyone else and nearly double that of Americans, Canadians or Mexicans. These are some of the insights into the differing ways in which OECD countries use that most fundamental of resources, time, in the latest edition of Society at a Glance.
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Les mesures énergiques prises à l’encontre des paradis fiscaux seront bénéfiques pour les pays en développement
29-Apr-2009
Selon M. Gurría, Secrétaire général de l’OCDE, les mesures énergiques prises pour lutter contre les paradis fiscaux et la fraude fiscale transnationale vont aider les pays en développement à collecter davantage de recettes afin de financer la construction des écoles, des routes et des hôpitaux dont ils ont tant besoin.
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28-Apr-2009
How is France affected by the global economic crisis and how can it eliminate the budget deficit? Can it raise employment rates for youth and older workers and should private research and development be supported by public funding? The Economic Survey looks at the policies needed to help pull the country out of the recession and restore sustained growth.
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28-Apr-2009
How is France affected by the global economic crisis and how can it eliminate the budget deficit? Can it raise employment rates for youth and older workers? The Economic Survey also looks at whether private reasearch and development should be supported by public funding and what measures can foster competition in the services sector.
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28-Apr-2009
Across OECD countries, close to 40% of high-school students who come top in science subjects have no interest in pursuing a science-related career, while almost 45% do not want to continue studying science, according to a new OECD report.
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Events
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on 11-Jul-2007
Egypt is to become the first Arab country to sign the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises. This marks a new stage in Egypt's drive to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI).
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from 20-Jun-2007 to 21-Jun-2007
Infectious tropical diseases exact a heavy toll on families, societies and economies, particularly in developing countries. The World Health Organisation estimates that one billion people suffer from these dieases, but there are few new treatments or cures. The OECD's High Level Forum for Neglected and Emerging Infectious Diseases will look at what can be done to address this gap
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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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