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News & Events
OECD attaches great importance to co-operation with business, labour, parliamentarians, civil society and the general public. They make an important contribution to the work of the OECD. This co-operation builds trust in public institutions and promotes understanding of economic and social change.
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07-May-2008
The Economics and Security Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly has recently released reports on Afghanistan, Russia, India, East Asia, Georgia and Moldova.
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17-Mar-2008
Chile has made important progress in raising incomes and reducing poverty. Real per capita incomes have more than doubled since the restoration of democracy in 1990, and the incidence of poverty (as measured by the cost of two basic food baskets) has fallen by nearly two-thirds, from 38.6% of the population in 1990 to 13.7% in 2006. Over the same period extreme poverty, as measured by the cost of one basic food basket, has been almost eradicated, falling from 12.5% to 3.2%.
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28-Feb-2008
Tourism is one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing industries and its importance for economic development is widely acknowledged. What makes tourism different from many other services is that the supplier stays where he is, and the tourist comes to him rather than the supplier taking his services to the consumer. Tourism can thus play a key role in poverty alleviation, bringing jobs for unskilled or semi-skilled workers in hotels, resorts and at cultural sites, as well as encouraging job creation in supply industries.
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from 19-Mar-2008 to 27-Mar-2008
What needs to be done and who should pay to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change? Read the questions and answers from the online debate on this issue that took place on Thursday 27 March 2008.
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on 21-Feb-2008
What benefits would the Internet bring to the developing world? And what impact would the arrival of several billion new users have on the Internet as we know it today? Click here to read the questions and answers from this online debate with OECD economist Sam Paltridge.
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on 21-Feb-2008
Financial markets issues have recently risen to the top of the international policy agenda attracting widespread media attention. The OECD has been very active in conducting research and analysis, much of which has been published in Financial Market Trends. This seminar provides an opportunity for an exchange of views with colleagues and OECD experts on recent financial market trends, the subprime crisis, the private equity boom and sovereign wealth funds.
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from 22-Nov-2007 to 23-Nov-2007
OECD and CEPII held a seminar on New Developments in International Trade in Services. How is trade liberalisation affecting corporate strategy...specific service sectors… the world economy? What barriers remain? Leading economists, trade negotiators, business representatives and academics will assess new developments and reflect on global consequences. Please contact meggan.dissly@oecd.org for further information regarding this seminar. Presentations of the seminar are available.
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on 03-Oct-2007
Read the questions and answers from an online question and answer session on the future of education that took place on Wednesday 3 October with Andreas Schleicher, head of the OECD's Education Indicators and Analysis division.
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on 04-Oct-2007
Obstacles to strengthening innovation performance and productivity, and the policies most likely to improve the adjustment capacity of the economy will be identified. In view of the persistence of growing inequalities and the risk of job loss, discussion will include the impact of globalisation on wage and income distribution, and analysis of necessary adjustment costs and why governments need to take them seriously. Relevant recent OECD reports: Staying Competitive in the Global Economy: Moving Up the Value Chain and Offshoring and Employment: Trends and Impact, etc.
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Read the questions and answers from this online debate on the role and future of statistics with Enrico Giovannini, the OECD’s Chief Statistician.
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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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