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12-Nov-2009
Based on fears that the competitiveness of their domestic industries will be undermined by weak greenhouse gas emission reduction pledges from developing country trading partners, developed countries are calling for border taxes on carbon. But these fears are often exaggerated, and posturing over border taxes diverts attention away from the fundamental need for broad participation in a climate agreement, according to an article by the OECD Secretary-General published in the Financial Times on 4 November 2009: "Carbon has no place in global trade rules".
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26-Nov-2008
OECD countries have reaffirmed their commitments on aid to developing countries and undertaken to abstain from trade protectionism, as part of a concerted drive to shore up the world economy and combat recession.
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18-Nov-2008
The 2008 OECD Global Forum on Trade brought together trade policy makers from OECD countries and a number of emerging economies to discuss global trade policy challenges. The Forum examined two important issues in particular: the impact of emerging economies on recent international market developments and the political economy of trade.
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19-Sep-2008
The OECD with the support of the European Commission and the German Marshall Fund of the United States organized a Policy Dialogue on Aid for Trade during 3-4 November 2008 in the OECD Conference Centre. This two-day event brought together policy makers, development practitioners and academics to discuss ways for these stakeholders to help developing countries to build trade capacity and address supply-side constraints in order to realize the full benefits of integration in the world economy.
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16-Jun-2008
What has caused the recent sharp rises in world food prices? Why are they unlikely to fall back to the levels we have been used to for the past 10 years? What will be the impact on the poor? The questions are discussed in a policy paper presented to ministers from OECD countries on June 5 2008.
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14-May-2008
OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 71. The objective of this paper is to introduce an initial broad set of Brazilian trade and trade related issues for discussion within the OECD enhanced engagement context. Accordingly, the paper takes an historical perspective as an aid to understanding some current trade policy settings in Brazil.
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