Official visit of the Secretary-General to the Russian Federation (Moscow, 25-26 April 2011)

During his official visit, Angel Gurría met with the President of the Russian Federation and other government officials to discuss Russia's ongoing negotiations to join the OECD.

Official visit of the OECD Secretary-General to Japan (Tokyo, 21st - 22nd April 2011)

During his official visit, OECD Secretary-General will meet with Prime Minister Kan and members of the Japanese government to discuss how the OECD could support Japan in the aftermath of the Tohoku events. He will also present the latest Economic Survey of Japan.

Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: April 2011

The OECD area unemployment rate fell again in February 2011 to 8.2%, down 0.1 percentage point from January.

OCDE aconselha Portugal a manter o mesmo rumo no domínio ambiental

Apesar dos difíceis desafios económicos e políticos que está a enfrentar, Portugal está a desenvolver esforços no sentido de manter o seu compromisso com a melhoria das condições ambientais.

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Despite Portugal’s economic and political challenges, it is still committed to improving the environment. The government sees green investment in its stimulus package and green tax reform as part of the solution to the national budget deficit.

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Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs), OECD, April 2011

Composite leading indicators (CLIs) for February 2011, designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trend, continue pointing to expansion in most OECD countries.

Quarterly National Accounts - Contributions to GDP growth - Fourth Quarter 2010, OECD

Real GDP in the OECD area grew by 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2010. Net exports and private consumption were the main contributors partly offset by an unwinding of inventories.

Development: Aid increases, but with worrying trends

Aid flows from OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) donor countries totalled USD 129 billion in 2010, the highest level ever, and an increase of 6.5% over 2009. This represents about 0.32% of the combined gross national income (GNI) of DAC member countries.

India: joins OECD agreement on mutual acceptance of chemical safety data

India has become the third key emerging economy to join the OECD system for the Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) in the Assessment of Chemicals, ensuring that the results of non-clinical chemical safety testing done there will be accepted in all other participating countries.

Corruption: Bulgaria should boost efforts to fight bribery in international business deals

Bulgaria should do more to prevent, report, detect and prosecute foreign bribery cases, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.