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OECD countries agree sustainable lending principles for official export credits

28-Jan-2008

OECD Member Countries have agreed to adopt a set of principles and guidelines designed to ensure that loans supported by their Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) are in line with sustainable development objectives.

Cutting school drop-out rates key to improve job prospects for disadvantaged youth - OECD report

23-Jan-2008

The Netherlands has a dynamic youth labour market but helping the hard core of disadvantaged young people find jobs will require comprehensive action on a range of fronts, according to a new OECD report.

OECD’s Development Assistance Committee Chair: Eckhard Deutscher succeeds Richard Manning

18-Jan-2008

The member countries of OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC), which groups the world’s major aid donors, have elected Eckhard Deutscher to lead the Committee.

OECD Working Group on Bribery Launches Public Consultation

14-Jan-2008

The OECD Working Group on Bribery invites public comment on its consultation paper: Review of the OECD Instruments on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions Ten Years after Adoption.

OECD at World Economic Forum, Davos 2008

14-Jan-2008

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría spoke at several key debates at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, from 23-27 January 2008. The subjects ranged from fighting corruption and managing financial risk to sustaining economic growth and ensuring safe water for the future.

OECD questions Turkey's implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

08-Jan-2008

The OECD Working Group on Bribery has serious concerns about Turkey's implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. Turkey, a Party to the Convention since 2000, has yet to implement key elements of the Convention, including introducing corporate liability for the bribery of foreign public officials and effectively enforcing its foreign bribery offence.

Korea "could do more" to enhance job prospects for its young generation, says the OECD

20-Dec-2007

Labour market outcomes for young people in Korea deteriorated in the aftermath of the financial crisis of the late 1990s. Though the government has introduced a wide range of measures since the early 2000s, much remains to be done to restore the dynamism of the youth labour market, according to a new OECD report.

OECD anti-corruption work honoured by international awards

19-Dec-2007

Key participants involved in OECD's work in the global fight against corruption have been honoured by two prestigious bodies, Transparency International in its 2007 Integrity Awards and African investor magazine in its annual African Investor Awards.

OECD says governments must help people with reduced work capacity to get jobs

18-Dec-2007

A new OECD report analyses the sickness and disability policies in Australia, Luxembourg, Spain and the United Kingdom. It recommends steps governments should take to reduce the number of people claiming sickness and disability benefits and help beneficiaries back into the labour market.

OECD, World Bank to step up co-operation on sustainable growth, climate change, innovation and other topics

18-Dec-2007

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank have agreed to step up their co-operation in a number of key areas, including efforts to promote sustainable and inclusive growth in emerging economies, the economics of climate change, aid for trade, innovation and the design of comprehensive country frameworks for investment.




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Financial crisis: Save our savings

Amid the worst current financial crisis since the 1930s, EU leaders have pledged to protect savers’ deposits. Already most OECD countries have explicit deposit insurance schemes for savings up to certain limits. In a number of countries these have now been raised temporarily.

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