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Factbook 2008 shows wide variations in productivity across OECD countries

08-Apr-2008

Labour productivity has grown strongly in the Slovak Republic, Hungary and Korea in recent years while  growth rates in some other OECD countries such as Italy, Mexico, Portugal and New Zealand have slowed markedly.

Market structure in the distribution sector and merchandise trade

04-Feb-2008

OECD Working Paper No. 68. This study explores how recent developments in the retail sector affect trade in consumer goods. It focuses on three developments in the retail sector: i) internationalization; ii) market structure; and iii) the growing market share of retailers’ private labels, using the gravity model.

Services Trade Liberalisation and Tourism Development

30-Jan-2008

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 57. This study analyses the role that services trade liberalisation could play in fostering tourism growth in developing countries.

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.

Les approches bilatérales et régionales adoptées pour réduire les obstacles techniques au commerce convergent-elles vers le système commercial multilatéral

08-Jan-2008

Document de travail de l'OCDE sur la politique des échanges No.58. Cette étude examine les dispositions relatives aux « obstacles techniques au commerce » (autrement dit, les règlements techniques, les normes et les procédures d’évaluation de la conformité) d’un échantillon d’accords commerciaux bilatéraux et régionaux ainsi que leur degré de similarité et de convergence avec l'Accord de l’OMC sur les obstacles techniques au commerce

2007 Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Ships

11-Oct-2007

This Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Ships which came into force on 8 October 2007; it replaces the previous version of that Understanding, in force since 2002.

Economic survey of the European Union 2007: Ever closer union? Moving forward in the single market

20-Sep-2007

The single market has delivered major benefits for European citizens. But the process of integration is slowing down. A fresh impetus is needed, especially in services and the energy industry.

Brazil joins OECD countries in landmark pact on civil aircraft export credits

30-Jul-2007

The world’s major civil aircraft exporting countries, including OECD countries and Brazil, announced a landmark agreement limiting government support for export deals in an effort to end acrimonious trade disputes and encourage manufacturers and airlines to focus on price and quality rather than on financial packages of government support.




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