Actualités & Evénements

Actualités

Consumer protection: OECD PISA Financial Literacy Study

15-mars-2011

The OECD is testing 15 year-olds on their knowledge of personal finances and ability to apply it to their financial situation. Financial literacy and consumer protection are among the key agenda items for the French G20 presidency during 2011.

ADB/ADBI workshop on "Climate change and Green Asia" on 28 February-1 March in Tokyo, Japan

14-mars-2011

The OECD Development Centre's Head of regional desks Kiichiro Fukasaku participated as a lead discussant to Session II "Current Pledges to Curb Emissions and National Strategies for Promoting Green Growth" of the two-day International Workshop on "Climate Change and Green Asia". This session aimed to discuss the strategies being formulated/implemented by emerging economies, the economic and developmental benefits of such strategies as well as to identify potential areas for policy intervention.

PESTICIDES: Report of the OECD Seminar on Risk Reduction through Prevention,Detection and Control of the Illegal International Trade in Agricultural Pesticides

11-mars-2011

This report presents the results of an OECD Seminar (OECD, Paris, May 2010) that reviewed various key issues associated with risk reduction through prevention, detection and control of the illegal international trade in agricultural pesticides.  The seminar recommend the setting of an OECD network of experts and inspectors knowledgeable and active in fighting illegal trade of pesticides that could be used for rapid exchange of information on suspicious or rejected shipments.

Trade in raw materials: breaking free from export restrictions

11-mars-2011

Producer countries are making greater use of export restrictions on industrial raw materials such as timber and rare earths. Food commodity exports have also been restricted in recent years. OECD analysis shows that countries can use more effective and less costly alternatives to export restrictions. 

L'Asie face aux pressions inflationnistes et financières selon les indicateurs conjoncturels en Asie

10-mars-2011

Les économies de l'ASEAN devraient en général maintenir  le rythme de croissance au premier trimester 2011, selon  les derniers  indicateurs  conjoncturels en Asie.


Evénements

Fourth Meeting of the Task Force on Infrastructure and Energy: Spurring growth of renewable energies in MENA through private-sector investment

du 15-déc.-2010 au 16-déc.-2010

Following the successful official launch of the MENA-OECD Business Council in November 2009 at the MENA-OECD Ministerial Conference in Marrakech, and in view of the strong mandate given to the task forces of the Business Council at the second meeting of the Council in Paris in May 2010, the fourth meeting of the Task Force on Infrastructure and Energy will take place on 15 December 2010 in Paris, building on the three successful meetings already held in April, July and October.

69th Session of the OECD Steel Committee

du 02-déc.-2010 au 03-déc.-2010

The 69th Session of the OECD Steel Committee meeting was held on 2-3 December 2010 at the OECD Headquarters in Paris. The presentations at the meeting can be found here.

Green Growth in Transport

le 25-nov.-2010

Green growth is a new strategy to decouple the inverse relationship between economic growth and environmental preservation. In a joint event in Paris, the International Transport Forum and the Korean Transport Institute (KOTI) address the issue of growth in transport.

Enhancing the business enabling environment for women in the Middle East and North Africa

le 24-nov.-2010

Taking place in Beirut, this conference focused on concrete solutions for improving the policies, institutions and programmes which impact the environment for women’s entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa.

2010 MENA 100 Business Plan Competition final event in Bahrain

le 10-nov.-2010

More than 130 entrepreneurial teams from 14 MENA economies participated in the 2010 MENA 100 Business Plan Competition. 12 of them were selected as finalists to attend a special coaching session and the MENA 100 Day in Manama, Bahrain on 10 November 2010.

Anti-corruption Network meetings held in Paris, 5-8 December 2010

du 05-déc.-2010 au 08-déc.-2010

The meetings of the Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN) took place on 5-8 December 2010 at the OECD headquarters in Paris. Meetings included the 9th Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan Meeting, the 11th ACN Steering Group Meeting and the Donors Coordination Meeting.

Asia: 2011 Roundtable on Corporate Governance

du 03-oct.-2011 au 04-oct.-2011

Discussions at the 12th Asian Roundtable in Bali focused on challenges and reform priorities in Asia's corporate governance landscape and corporate governance developments in Indonesia.

Kazakhstan could attract further FDI in non-energy sectors

le 03-nov.-2010

A forthcoming OECD report on sector competitiveness in Kazakhstan suggests that the country has a strong competitiveness and FDI potential in key non-energy sectors such as agri-business, fertilizers, logistics, business services and information technology.



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