26-May-2011
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The Chair's Summary presents a new Vision Statement which celebrates the OECD's 50th anniversary and looks ahead to its role contributing to better policies for better lives, a new paradigm for development and moving toward a global policy network.
25-May-2011
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The OECD will today invite the Russian Federation to join the OECD’s Working Group on Bribery and to accede to the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention. Secretary-General Angel Gurría will sign an exchange of letters with First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrey Denisov, and Russia’s Minister for Economic Development, Elvira Nabiullina, at a ceremony during the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting.
25-May-2011
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Ministers from OECD and developing economies will today agree new guidelines to promote more responsible international business conduct by multinational enterprises, and a second set of guidelines to limit the use of conflict minerals.
25-May-2011
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Governments must look to the green economy to find new sources of growth and jobs. They should put in place policies that tap into the innovation, investment and entrepreneurship driving the shift towards a greener economy.
25-May-2011
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The OECD and South Africa will open a centre to help African governments manage their debt and bond markets in Midrand, South Africa.
24-May-2011
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How do you define a better life? Your Better Life Index is a new interactive tool that lets you measure and compare well-being across 34 countries, based on 11 dimensions: housing, income, jobs, community, education, environment, governance, health, life satisfaction, safety, work-life balance.
24-May-2011
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Most G20 governments have put in place new restrictive trade measures over the past six months but have on the whole honoured their pledge to keep international investment open in the wake of the crisis.
23-May-2011
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The Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) 2011 will be held from May 30 - June 1 in Paris, France, under the theme ‘Broadening Opportunities for Development.’
18-May-2011
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OECD Week will be chaired by US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, with Germany as the vice-chair. Participants include heads of state and government, ministers, business and union leaders and other civil society representatives.
9-May-2011
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Brazil has joined an OECD chemical testing agreement that allows countries to share and accept each other’s results, saving money for governments and industry and reducing the risk of trade disputes.