5-May-2011
English
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría welcomed the recent signing into law by Russian President Dimitri Medvedev of legislation that criminalises foreign bribery, with monetary sanctions for companies and individuals who bribe foreign public officials.
4-May-2011
English
Regions are the economic engines of the world economy and are increasingly playing a driving role in the push for innovation and economic competitiveness, but...
3-May-2011
German
Grundsätzen geeinigt, um den sozialen Zusammenhalt zu fördern und die negativen Folgen der weit reichenden Job- und...
3-May-2011
English
Social Policy Ministers meeting at the OECD today agreed several common principles to promote social cohesion and...
28-April-2011
English
The OECD/NEA will co-organise a G8-G20 meeting on nuclear energy safety issues 7-8 June, as part of international efforts to learn from the accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and help prevent similar disasters in the future.
27-April-2011
English
Poverty in households with children is rising in nearly all OECD countries...
11-April-2011
Portuguese
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.
11-April-2011
English
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.
6-April-2011
English
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.
6-April-2011
English
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.