News & Events

6th meeting of the Network on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises in Asia

17-May-2011

The sixth meeting of the Network in Seoul focused on recent progress in SOE reform; good practices in organising SOE boards of directors; and sectoral examples of SOE governance in the financial and power sectors.

Consumer protection: OECD PISA Financial Literacy Study

24-Mar-2011

22/02/2011 - The OECD is testing 15 year-olds on their knowledge of personal finances and ability to apply it to their financial problems. This is the first large-scale international study to assess the financial literacy of young people. The results will be available in the next PISA study, to be released in 2013.

Getting it right in 2011

23-Mar-2011

What is the state of world economy as we enter 2011? Have we made progress over the past 12 to 18 months in putting an end to the worst economic crisis in our lifetimes and laying the foundations for a stronger, cleaner and fairer world?

Private Sector Integrity and Economic Development in Gulf Countries

from 10-May-2011 to 11-May-2011

On 11 May 2011, in close co-operation with the Public Prosecution Office of the State of Qatar, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the U.S. Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) presented a regional conference in Doha, Qatar to focus on integrity in the private sector.

CELE launches series of live web seminars

CELE is pleased to offer its members and associate participants the opportunity to participate in a series of live web conferences. The aim of these conferences is to stimulate exchange of ideas on the latest topics of interest to CELE members.

High-Level Policy Roundtable on International Investment Policies in Asia

from 07-Apr-2011 to 08-Apr-2011

This roundtable looked at how investment policies can contribute to the recovery from the global crisis and improve the development prospects across Asia. It also considered how the G20 Seoul Development Consensus for Shared Growth can promote private sector involvement and innovation.

Growing Micro and Small Enterprises: Tackling Financing Obstacles in the MENA Region

from 22-Feb-2011 to 23-Feb-2011

Summary of Women’s Entrepreneurship Discussions at 22-23 February Working Group 2 Meeting

Participants of this Working Group meeting, including several WBF members, drew attention to financing barriers specific to women-led SMEs and proposed some possible solutions. This contributed to the WBF’s goal of further mainstreaming women’s issues in regional policy fora and identifying areas where targeted intervention is needed to support women-led firms.

International Summit on the Teaching Profession (New York City - March 16-17, 2011)

from 16-Mar-2011 to 17-Mar-2011

The U.S. Department of Education together with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Education International (EI) and U.S.-based organizations – National Education Association (NEA), the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), Asia Society, and WNET will host the Summit. The summit is the first of its kind, designed to engage countries in an intensive discussion about promising practices for recruiting, preparing, developing, supporting, retaining, evaluating, and compensating world-class teachers.