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UK : OECD's Gurría proposes action plan to strengthen UK recovery13-Jul-2010 The UK should build on its strong foundations to boost its recovery and restore confidence, according to "United Kingdom: Policies for Sustainable Recovery", a new OECD report that Secretary-General Angel Gurria discussed with Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and other members of the government in London. |
Economy: U.K. budget “courageous”, provides support for recovery, says OECD22-Jun-2010 OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría hailed the budgetary measures announced today by U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne as a courage move that will underpin fiscal consolidation while supporting economic recovery. |
Dedicated Public-Private Partnership Units - OECD publication11-Mar-2010 Dedicated public-private partnership (PPP) units are organisations set up with full or partial aid of the government to ensure that the skills needed to handle third-party provision of goods and services are made available and clustered together within government. Although a relatively recent phenomenon, in 2009 more than half of all OECD countries reported the existence of a dedicated unit of some kind. This book provides an overview of dedicated PPP units in OECD countries and in South Africa, an OECD enhanced engagement country. |
Tax Expenditures in OECD Countries - OECD publication13-Apr-2010 This book sheds light on the use of tax expenditures, mainly through the study of ten OECD countries: Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. It highlights key trends and successful practices. |
Corruption : OECD’s Gurría welcomes passage into law of UK Bribery Bill08-Apr-2010 OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría today welcomed the passage into law of the UK Bribery Bill. “The OECD has highlighted the key role its members must play in the global fight against foreign bribery. With these tougher laws, the UK is now well placed to help lead this fight.” |
OECD’s Gurría welcomes UK government climate change map22-Oct-2009 Widespread drought, falling agricultural production and rising sea levels are just some of the devastating effects of climate change graphically illustrated in a new map produced by UK government’s Meteorological Office. |
Better Regulation in Europe - The EU 15 project02-Oct-2009 In the wake of worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, the importance of effective regulation has never been as obvious as it is now. EU15 aims to stimulate debate on regulatory policy and how to do it better, to bring about real reform that improves lives. |
Spend early on children, says OECD01-Sep-2009 Governments should invest more money on children in the first six years of their lives to reduce social inequality and help all children, especially the most vulnerable, have happier lives, according to the OECD. |
Liechtenstein and UK agree package of measures to improve tax compliance11-Aug-2009 The OECD welcomes the announcement today of a package of measures between Liechtenstein and the United Kingdom intended to ensure effective exchange of information for tax purposes between the two countries and to address the important issue of undeclared funds in a cooperative way. |
Jersey signs tax information exchange agreement with the United Kingdom10-Mar-2009 Jersey and the United Kingdom have today signed a bilateral agreement for exchange of information for tax purposes bringing to 11 the number of such agreements entered into by Jersey. |
Events
OECD Secretary-General delivered a speech at the “Financial Times – World Energy Council Energy Leaders Summit” in Londonfrom 15-Sep-2008 to 16-Sep-2008 During this summit, key players of the energy industry, governments and the financial world discussed the issue of investment opportunities in clean energy businesses. |
OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Eventsfrom 27-Oct-2008 to 18-Sep-2010 The conferences and symposia listed at www.nea.fr/html/general/conferences.html are either organised by the NEA or by national or international bodies for which NEA co-sponsorship or co-operation has been granted. |
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