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OECD to launch Colombia Telecoms Review and Environmental Performance Review April 9 and 10 in Bogota

The OECD will publish a Telecommunication Review and an Environmental Performance Review of Colombia on April 9 and 10 respectively. The reviews examine competition and regulation in Colombia’s telecoms market and assess its environmental policies and performance. Both will feed into talks on Colombia’s accession to the OECD.

Europe’s reforms beginning to pay off but continued effort needed, says OECD

Action taken by many European countries to return their public finances to health are beginning to pay off, says the OECD. The Euro area economies which emerged from the crisis with serious current account deficits are now in surplus. Debt-to-GDP ratios are stabilising and market tensions have abated.

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• Reformen in Europa machen sich bezahlt, müssen aber konsequent fortgesetzt werden

Contributions to GDP growth - Fourth quarter 2013, Quarterly National Accounts, OECD

Unwinding of stocks slows OECD GDP growth to 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2013

OECD Economic Surveys of EU and Euro Area launch Thursday 3 April 2014 - Brussels news briefing

The OECD’s latest economic surveys of the European Union and the Euro Area - to be published on Thursday 3 April 2014 – assess developments since the crisis and look at the risks and challenges ahead. They also set out the action needed to reinforce sustainable growth, cut unemployment, reinvigorate the Single Market and improve the credit system.

Singapore and Korea top OECD’s first PISA problem-solving test

Students from Singapore and Korea have performed best in the first OECD PISA assessment of creative problem-solving. Students in these countries are quick learners, highly inquisitive and able to solve unstructured problems in unfamiliar contexts.

Spain’s public sector reform plans on the right track, says OECD report

Spain’s planned public sector reforms should help make the country’s institutions stronger and more effective, and proposals to increase transparency and root out corruption will do much to restore public trust, according to a new OECD report.

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• La OCDE afirma en un nuevo informe que la reforma de la Administración Pública de España va por buen camino

Consumer Prices, OECD - Updated: 1 April 2014

OECD annual inflation slows to 1.4% in February 2014

Sovereign borrowing set to fall in 2014, says OECD

Borrowing operations by OECD governments are set to decrease, as their borrowing needs continue to decline, according to a new OECD report. Net borrowing needs are projected to fall from USD 2.0 trillion in 2013 to USD 1.5 trillion in 2014, the lowest level since 2007.

Live Webcast on the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Initiative

Wednesday 2 April 2014 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm (Central European Time)

OECD Sovereign Borrowing Outlook launches Friday 28 March 2014

The OECD’s latest Sovereign Borrowing Outlook, to be published on Friday 28 March 2014, provides data and analysis on the borrowing needs and funding strategies of OECD governments.