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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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19-Dec-2005
"Governing the Global Economy, What Role for the OECD?" was the discussion topic when members of the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) had their annual meeting with ambassadors from OECD member countries.
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14-Dec-2005
China, Investment and Technology were top of the agenda when the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC) had their annual meeting with ambassadors from OECD member countries.
For more details of the meeting including Joerg Wuttke's presentation on China, see the BIAC Web site.
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08-Dec-2005
The real estate bubble is the topic of a seminar jointly organised by the OECD and the CEPII Club (Centre d'études prospectives d'informations internationals) 7 December 2005 at the OECD. Participants will debate such questions as « Is the real estate bubble only temporary or is it a permanent phenomenon? How does it relate to the world of finance? Will the bubble burst, or will there be a soft landing?”
Related document: OECD Economic Outlook No 78, Chapter 3: Recent House Price Developments: The Role of Fundamentals
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06-Dec-2005
Critics say that power corrupts and attracts the corruptible, while some businesses argue that paying bribes to public officials, for instance, is simply the way affairs are run in some countries. Little wonder that corruption is one area where government performance is closely watched–and harshly assessed–by the public.
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05-Dec-2005
Appointment of new OECD Secretary-General
I. Feature article: Where internatonal organisations stand with civil society
II. OECD Ministerial meeting on Governance
III. Bulletin board: Coming and recent OECD activities with civil society
IV. Selected reading: OECD publications regarding civil society
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25-Nov-2005
On 17 November, Margaret G. Wachenfeld, consultant, led a seminar for interested staff at the OECD on "International Organisations and Civil Society", describing the impressive progress of many institutions in developing new and more effective modes of dialogue with civil society. However, challenges remain for civil society and the institutions.
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04-Oct-2005
I. Feature Article: The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness -- Reaching towards the MDGs
II. OECD Forum 2005-- Listening to the views of Civil Society
III. Bulletin board: coming and recent OECD activities with civil society
IV. Selected reading: OECD publications regarding civil society
The Newsletter has been prepared by the Public Affairs Division of the OECD for the purpose of informing the public of OECD cooperation with civil society. OECD staff who are in contact with civil society through consultations, workshops or other activities contribute to this newsletter.
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31-May-2005
Special to the 2005 OECD Ministerial Council and OECD Forum. Making globalisation work for all by Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden; The energy challenge, by Secretary-General Donald J. Johnston; On development aid by Professor Jagdish Bhagwati; Is it Africa's moment? by Myles Wickstead, UK Commission for Africa; Can the Middle East and North Africa project work? by Crispin Hawes, political risk consultant. Also, Spain's economy: can it catch up?; Russian reforms. Regular features: databank, new books, calendar and friendly URLs.
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BIAC and TUAC Statements to the OECD Meeting of the Council at Ministerial Level 2005
03-May-2005
Each year the OECD Meeting of the Council at Ministerial Level begins with consultations with the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) and the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC). Read the BIAC statement and the TUAC statement.
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