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Country Risk Classification

23-Oct-2009

The Country Risk Classification and the Multilateral/Regional Financial Institutions Risk Classification as of 23 October 2009 are available.

How good is trust? Measuring trust and its role for the progress of societies

21-Oct-2009

Statistics Working Paper 2009/3 - This paper investigates the notion and role of trust in modern societies as a first step towards the construction of indicators that could better inform our understanding of societal progress.

List of Low-Income Countries Subject to IMF/World Bank Concessionality Requirements

14-Sep-2009

This is the current list of countries that are currently subject to concessionality requirements from the IMF and/or IDA.

For those IDA-only countries without concessionality requirements to the IMF and to IDA,the provision of official export credits should take into account the results of the most recent IMF/World Bank country-specific debt sustainability analyses (DSAs) conducted within the joint Debt Sustainability Framework.

Monthly Update of Interest Rates

06-Nov-2009

The Export Credits interest rates (CIRR, ASU, Renewable Energy, Nuclear) valid from 15 November to 14 December 2009 have been published (Ctrl-F5 to obtain the latest rates).

G20: International standards on structural policies key to emerging from crisis

25-Sep-2009

Welcoming the adoption of the Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth by G20 leaders gathered in Pittsburgh for the G20 summit, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said new sources of jobs and growth needed for the global economy to effect a sustained recovery, will only emerge if the right structural policies are adopted by the world’s leading global economies.

OECD, WTO and UNCTAD call on G20 for stronger commitment to more open trade and investment

14-Sep-2009

The OECD, World Trade Organisation and the UN’s Conference of Trade and Development have called on the leaders of the G20 countries to make a stronger commitment to open trade and investment as the global economy begins its recovery from the crisis.

The trade and trade policy implications of different policy responses to societal concerns

24-Aug-2009

Societal concerns as they pertain to farming activities play an important role today in the development of national policies. How such concerns are perceived varies from one society to another as do the policy responses (economic instruments and regulations) that governments put in place.

Economic Impacts of the Phase-Out in 2005 of Quantitative Restrictions Under The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

21-Aug-2009

This paper discusses the economic impacts of the phase-out of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA), which was provided for under the 1994 Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC).


Events

Meeting of the Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Trade in Services Statistics (WPTGS), Paris, 16-18 November 2009

from 16-Nov-2009 to 18-Nov-2009

The meeting of the Working Party on International Trade in Goods and Trade in Services Statistics (WPTGS) will be held on 16-18 November 2009 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris.

Crisis is an opportunity to revive trade reforms

Resisting protectionism and reviving stalled trade reforms would help the major emerging economies build on the progress achieved over the past two decades and emerge from the crisis with their trade performance strengthened, according to the OECD publication Globalisation and Emerging Economies

OECD, WTO to release Aid for Trade at a Glance 2009 on 06 July

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).

Ask the economists: Made in China. Is the game changing?

on 17-Jan-2007

Will China remain open to foreign investment? What sort of investor will China be abroad? Click here to read the questions and answers from this online debate with OECD economist Ken Davies about investment and China.

OECD Work on G8 Priorities for 2006 Summit

from 15-Jul-2006 to 17-Jul-2006

This year's G8 Summit took place in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The top priorities laid down by President Vladimir Putin were global energy security, education and fighting infectious diseases. Go here for OECD work on these and other issues discussed at the 2006 Summit.



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