14-December-2016
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Following on from the London Anti-Corruption Summit which took place in May 2016, the OECD and the International Bar Association (IBA) have agreed to form a task force to develop professional conduct standards and practice guidance for lawyers involved in establishing and advising on international commercial structures and recommended actions for governments.
12-December-2016
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The OECD will launch a report on what Denmark should do to help laid-off workers find a new job more quickly at 12:30 CET on Thursday 15 December. “Back to Work: Denmark” assesses the labour market situation for laid-off workers, analyses existing policies and presents recommendations for helping workers get back into good jobs.
12-December-2016
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Perspectives on Global Development 2017: International Migration in a Shifting World shows that while the share of global migrants originating from developing countries has remained fairly stable at around 80% over the last 20 years, the share of developing country migrants heading to high-income countries has jumped from 36% to 51% of the world total.
12-December-2016
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OECD unemployment rate down to 6.2% in October 2016
9-December-2016
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New international guidance on fighting corruption in the development sector goes into effect today, backed by more than 40 countries, with progress on agreed recommendations to be monitored by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.
8-December-2016
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Growth momentum picking-up in several advanced economies and strengthening in major emerging economies
8-December-2016
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A decline in government funding of science and technology research in a number of countries could pose a threat to innovation at a time when global challenges like climate change and ageing populations demand solutions, according to a new OECD report.
7-December-2016
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The world must ramp up its efforts to use natural resources more sustainably and conserve biological diversity and the ecosystems on which we depend for human life, the OECD today told participants at the COP13 Convention on Biological Diversity in Cancun, Mexico.
7-December-2016
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The OECD, together with the European Commission, will launch the OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2016 on Thursday 8 December at 9am CET. Journalists are welcome to attend a presentation of the report by OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Director Andrew Wyckoff at the Nowotny Auditorium.
7-December-2016
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Sweden should reduce upper secondary dropout rates and promote apprenticeships to lower the share of people under 30 who are not in employment, education or training (NEETs), according to a new OECD report.