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News & Events
News
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17-Nov-2009
The Donor Assistance Committee/ Working Party of the Trade Committee on Aid for Trade met to discuss ongoing OECD work on improving the effectiveness of aid for trade on November 10th. Issues discussed included Evaluation of Aid for Trade, Management for Development Results, Binding Constraints to Trade Expansion, and Aid for Trade and the Green Growth Agenda.
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12-Nov-2009
Hyperinflation was once the scourge of Latin America. Today the median inflation rate in South Asia is more than twice that of Latin America and the Caribbean. Should South Asia’s policymakers look at this information and wonder whether they are doing something wrong? Eliana Cardoso discusses. Eliana is an OECD Non-Residential Fellow and the Chief Economist for the South Asia Region at the World Bank.
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09-Nov-2009
Switzerland’s aid volume was USD 2.02 billion in 2008 (2.19 billion CHF), an increase of more than 6% over the previous year, and a total of 0.421% of its gross national income (GNI).
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30-Oct-2009
The side event at the UN Climate Change Talks in Barcelona - "Financing for Enhanced Climate Change Action: Mitigation and Adaptation" at 15:30 on 3 November - will discuss the following critical issues with expert speakers and discussants from both Annex I and Non-Annex I countries: Overall financial architecture and MRV of financial support; Delivery of development finance to support climate change action; Matching support with actions and the role of registries.
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29-Oct-2009
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and OECD Development Centre are holding a Workshop on 'Equality, Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development' in Helsinki, Finland on 1-2 December 2009. The workshop will provide a forum to discuss equality issues and to promote social and gender equality in development work.
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23-Oct-2009
The US dollar has been the dominant reserve currency for several decades, accounting for about two-thirds of global reserves, but change on international markets is under way. Are the Chinese reminbi or the Euro going to overtake the US Dollar as the world's currency of reference?
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22-Oct-2009
Over time, traditional donors of aid to developing countries have set standards and best practices for development cooperation through the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC). How should these established donors respond to the arrival of new non-DAC donors such as India and China, who may not play by the same rules? The OECD Development Centre’s Sebastian Paulo and Helmut Reisen argue we need to prepare a new set of shared rules that work for emerging economies and traditional donors alike.
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22-Oct-2009
The Centre’s Andrew Mold and Annalisa Prizzon contributed a background paper to the European Report on Development (ERD) ‘Overcoming Fragility in Africa’. The paper looks at commodity booms and export performance in the context of sub-Saharan Africa, looking at the record from the perspective of export volumes rather than values.The authors argue that the average export performance during the period of high commodity prices was not as impressive as the previous period when African countries were confronted with very low prices.
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16-Oct-2009
Why is the Paris Declaration important, what objectives have been set and what still needs to be accomplished? This is the guide to Aid Effectiveness in its most accessible form ever.
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Events
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on 08-Dec-2009
This Consultation will seek the views of stakeholders on the priority areas for an update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, including needs and options for specific revisions of both the substantive and procedural provisions of this instrument. It will take place back-to-back with the Global Forum on International Investment.
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on 26-Oct-2009
 Watch the webcast of the seminar here .
Stephen Lewis, Co-director of AIDS-free World, called upon the OECD to be tough and uncompromising when it comes to policy coherence for development. He asked that increased attention be paid to the implications on human health of climate change; the transfer of technology; and gender equality. Deputy Secretary-General Aart de Geus responded to this by stating that there was new and increasing attention paid to gender equality at the OECD, and that it was important in improving health conditions.
See the Summary of the meeting.
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from 05-Oct-2009 to 06-Oct-2009
Trade is a major driver of growth for both developed and developing countries. Technical standards and regulations serve legitimate public policy goals, but can also have an important, and sometimes detrimental influence on market access and export opportunities for businesses.The Workshop will provide a platform for policymakers, experts and practicioners from developing and developed countries to share their experiences and exchange views on effective Technical Barriers to Trade policy orientations from an open market perspective.
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from 30-Sep-2009 to 01-Oct-2009
Leading experts from Latin American and OECD countries met in Buenos Aires on 30 September and 1 October to discuss new ways of benchmarking innovation in the region, with a focus on how innovation policies can help boost development.
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from 11-Nov-2009 to 12-Nov-2009
African ministers and business leaders met in Johannesburg, South Africa on 11-12 November to discuss how African countries can exit the financial crisis and build stronger and more sustainable economies at the NEPAD-OECD ministerial and roundtable.
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on 03-Sep-2009
Le forum pour le partenariat avec l’Afrique a tenu une réunion sur le Changement Climatique au siège de la CEA-ONU à Addis Abeba en Éthiopie le 3 Septembre 2009. Cet évènement s'est concentré sur les principales préoccupations et attentes de l'Afrique en vue de la Conférence des Partis de la Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (COP15) en décembre 2009.
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on 03-Sep-2009
The Africa Partnership Forum held a Special Session on Climate Change on 3 September 2009 at UNECA headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This event addressed Africa’s key concerns and expectations in the run up to the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP15) in December 2009.
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from 02-Nov-2009 to 03-Nov-2009
Co-organised by OECD and ESCAP in Bangkok, this conference focused on OECD and Asian country responses to the main challenges in responsible business conduct, with a special focus on climate change, finance and education.
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from 06-Jul-2009 to 07-Jul-2009
This second monitoring report will examine recent developments, present a comprehensive analysis of donor and partner country engagement, address the regional dimension of Aid for Trade, and present country factsheets assessing the outcomes and impacts of the initiative. OECD Secretary-General A.Gurria and WTO Director-General P.Lamy will launch the report during the Second Global Review of Aid for Trade (Geneva, 06-07 July).
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