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23-Nov-2009
Paris, 23 November 2009 - Young Poles have been hit hard by the jobs crisis. To help them, a new OECD report on Poland says that the government should invest more in vocational training schemes, and temporarily cut the cost of employing low-skilled school-leavers.
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23-Nov-2009
The Centre is pleased to announce that the African Economic Outlook, one of the OECD Development Centre’s flagship reports, won the Best in Class Interactive Media Award (IMA) for its website with an overall score of 500. This is the first perfect score in the history of IMA.
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20-Nov-2009
On 19-20 November the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) was launched by the President of Uganda. The ATAF mission is to mobilize domestic resources more effectively and increase the accountability of African States to African citizens whilst actively promoting an improvement in tax administration through sharing experiences, benchmarking and peer reviewing best practices.
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20-Nov-2009
In 2009, Colombia celebrates 50 years of competition law. The Peer Review of Competition Law and Policy in Colombia , jointly published by OECD and the IDB, assesses the development and application of Colombia’s law over the last few years and the expected outcomes of its reform earlier this year. The report also provides recommendations for further reforms. This report is available in Spanish .
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18-Nov-2009
The Journal of Pension Economics and Finance (JPEF), the only academic journal focusing on the economics and finance of pensions and retirement income programs, announces a new editorial structure and a broadening of its mission effective January 2010. Since 2002, the JPEF has provided an invaluable and influential forum for original research and international policy debate in the pensions area.
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18-Nov-2009
This new book reviews the use of pharmacogenetics across all stages of the health innovation cycle from research through to uptake by doctors and patients. It focuses on how to optimise use of pharmacogenetics to deliver effective innovations for public health, and design policies that enhance their economic and social benefits.
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18-Nov-2009
FATF President Paul Vlaanderen highlights the importance of the Consultative Forum, a valuable mechanism to pursue a further strengthening of the exchange of information and views between the FATF and private sector bodies across the globe. Mr Vlaanderen addressed the FATF Consultative Forum in London on 30 September.
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18-Nov-2009
The growing importance of intellectual property in knowledge-based economies has generated concerns about potential adverse effects of counterfeiting and piracy. A recent OECD study attempted to quantify the magnitude of these effects, and based on that framework this short report updates the quantitative results using more recent international trade statistics for the calendar years 2000-2007. The updated estimates suggest that counterfeit and pirated goods in international trade grew steadily over this period and could amount to up to USD 250 billion in 2007.
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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 11-Nov-2009
The MENA Centre for Investment and the MENA-OECD Investment Programme brought together the 16 finalists of the MENA 100 Business Plan Competition in Bahrain.
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from 18-Nov-2009 to 20-Nov-2009
An International Expert Meeting on “The school of the future, today – a systemic approach to technology-based school innovations” held in Santa Catarina (Brazil) conjointly with the Secretariat for Education of the State of Santa Catarina and the OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation on 18-20 November 2009. (Website in Portuguese)
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on 10-Nov-2009
At the 2009 EU Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility, Deputy Secretary-General Aart de Geus talks about how the OECD's approach to corporate responsibility and the UN "Protect, Respect, Remedy" Framework on Business and Human Rights support each other.
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on 13-Oct-2009
What caused the global financial crisis, and what direction should the policy reform agenda take? Why did residential mortgage-backed securities and credit default swaps explode from around 2004? Adrian Blundell-Wignall discusses the origins of the financial crisis and requirements for reform at the New America Foundation.
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on 04-Nov-2009
Angel Gurría was in Dublin to launch the Economic Survey of Ireland and present the conclusions and recommendations of the Environmental Performance review of Ireland, to be published early next year. He also gave a speech at the Institute of International and European Affairs and met several ministers to discuss key policy issues.
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on 04-Nov-2009
In preparation for its meeting during the 22 November MENA-OECD Business Forum and Women Business Leaders Summit, the MENA-OECD Responsible Business Forum will meet in Amman, Jordan, back-to-back with the Corporate Governance and Responsibility (CGR) Forum.
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from 14-Nov-2009 to 18-Nov-2009
The OECD is organizing several events at the IGF in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, including workshops on 'Global ICT services sourcing post-crisis', on 'Expanding access to the Internet and broadband for development' and on 'Using ICTs and the Internet to meet environmental challenges', as well as an open forum on 'The importance of Internet Access and Openness for a sustainable economic recovery'.
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from 04-Nov-2009 to 06-Nov-2009
To be held at the OECD Conference Centre, La Muette from 4 to 6 November 2009 beginning at 9:00 a.m. on the first day.
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Updated continuously - Access the full database of consumer opinion and business tendency indicators for all sectors of the economy covering OECD countries, China, Brazil, Indonesia, India, South Africa and Russia.
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