Workshop on Migration in Central America in Costa Rica

18-juin-2009

In preparation of the next Latin American Economic Outlook 2010, the OECD Development Centre Poverty Reduction and Social Development Unit is co-organising with FLACSO a regional workshop on migration in Central America, taking place next 25 June in San José de Costa Rica.

Séminaires d'experts "migrations et développement en Amérique latine": en route pour LEO 2010

15-mai-2009

Les 18 et 19 mai derniers, le Centre de développement de l'OCDE a réuni à Paris des experts issus de pays latino-américains et de l'OCDE pour discuter des effets de la crise internationale sur les migrations et les transferts familiaux, et de ses conséquences pour le développement de la région. Leurs conclusions et recommandations alimenteront l'édition 2010 du rapport Perspectives économiques de l'Amérique latine, à paraître fin novembre.

Colombian Foreign Minister praises Development Centre's work on Latin America

05-mars-2009

At the presentation of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 in Bogota, Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaime Bermúdez praised the report for having a "priceless value for development in the region". With more than 300 people in attendance, Minister Bermúdez also highlighted the importance of Colombia's recent accession to the OECD Development Centre, in July 2008.

Latin American Economic Outlook presented in Berlin

le 19-janv.-2009

OECD Development Centre Economist Christian Daude presented the main conclusions of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 to a selected audience of academics and policymakers in Berlin, on 19 January 2009, at a seminar hosted by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Paris Forum examined Latin America's economic challenges in 2009

le 26-janv.-2009

As the global financial crisis hits Latin American and Caribbean economies, leading policymakers and business leaders gathered in Paris on 26 January to discuss the region's economic outlook, the impact of fiscal policy on development and the role the private sector can play in fostering progress in the continent.

The future of the middle class in Latin America

OECD Development Centre staff will participate at sessions on Latin America's socioeconomic prospects and the quality of education spending in the region at the fourth Ibero-American Development Agenda seminar taking place in Barcelona.

Quality of life in Latin America: the urban dimension

le 26-sept.-2008

Latin America is the only region in the developing world where the majority of the population lives in urban areas. The OECD and the Inter-American Development Bank presented the results of a research project assessing efforts to improve the quality of life in Latin America's rapidly growing cities.

La Chine et l'Inde en Amérique latine: complémentarité économique?

le 17-juin-2008

Javier Santiso, Directeur du Centre de développement de l'OCDE, présentera les recherches du Centre sur l'impact économique de la Chine et de l'Inde en Amérique latine durant ce séminaire organisé par Casa America et Casa Asia à Madrid.