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04-Feb-2011
The Egyptian government has taken great steps in the past years to develop and promote the use and uptake of technologies. But the recent shutdown of Internet and communications services will have a pronounced economic impact.
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03-Feb-2011
Agricultural research faces new issues, from food security to ecological concerns to land use. Recent progress and future challenges in agricultural research were discussed at a conference organised by the OECD Co-operative Research Programme (CRP) and held in Prague in April 2009 with the co-operation of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic. This book is a collection of papers from the conference.
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03-Feb-2011
Europe has been beset by an interrelated banking crisis and sovereign debt crisis. Bond spreads faced by Greece and Ireland, and to a lesser extent Portugal followed by Spain, have increased. This paper explores these issues from the perspective of financial markets, focusing mainly on these 4 countries.
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02-Feb-2011
Administrative simplification in Viet Nam has reached a defining moment.This report details Project 30 and related initiatives. Using international comparisons and incorporating experience from similar reforms in other countries, it explores how Viet Nam can rapidly bring about the full potential of Project 30 and introduce a complete range of regulatory reform instruments in the near future.
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Launch of report on pension systems in SADC region
02-Feb-2011
Oxford Policy Management for FinMark Trust and the DSD have today launched a report on the evaluation of retirement systems of countries within the Southern African Development Community: http://www.tinyurl.com/628dcfo
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Events
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from 01-Mar-2010 to 05-Mar-2010
This study visit was organised to develop a coherent programme of work and prepare the first activities of the Regional Centre for Expertise in Regulatory Quality in Tunisia. This Centre provides expertise for Arab countries in improving regulatory policy and therefore reinforces the Rule of Law and legal security for citizens and business.
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on 29-Mar-2010
The MENA-OECD Women’s Business Network, with the support of the World Association of Women Entrepreneurs, met in Tunis on 29 March 2010 to discuss innovative ways of boosting women’s entrepreneurship and employment in MENA economies. Melanne Verveer, US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, addressed a message of support to members of the Network.
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from 15-Feb-2010 to 16-Feb-2010
On 15-16 February 2010, the meeting of the Working Group 1 on Investment Policies and Promotion was held in Amman, Jordan under the patronage of H.E. Minister of industry and Trade, Eng. Amer Hadidi, and in co-operation with the Jordan Investment Board.
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from 07-Jun-2010 to 09-Jun-2010
The 13th OECD Japan Seminar will take place from 7-9 June 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. The topic is “Pursuing Professional Development and Attaining Program Management and Leadership Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)”. The seminar will be co-hosted by the University of Tokyo, the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), and the OECD.
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on 18-Mar-2010
A workshop on Strengthening Integrity in the Private Sector in Iraq: Public Procurement was organised in Manama, Bahrain, on 18 March 2010 by the MENA-OECD Investment Programme in co-operation with the MENA Investment Center of the Bahrain Economic Development Board.
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10th International Forum on Tourism Statistics, Lisbon
from 22-Nov-2010 to 23-Nov-2010
The International Forum on Tourism Statistics is a unique platform for regular exchanges of views, to share good practices from all over the world and to discuss key topics for developing Tourism Statistics. Download the first announcement and call for papers for the forum (pdf, 541Kb).
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from 10-Mar-2010 to 12-Mar-2010
On 10-12 March 2010, a training workshop for the Iraq National Investment Commission on One Stop Shop Services for Investors in the MENA region was organized by the MENA-OECD Investment Programme. The workshop, which took place in Beirut, was organised in co-operation with the Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL).
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