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Communiqué from the Ministers - Meeting of the Committee for Agriculture at Ministerial Level

Policy Principles for Food and Agriculture and Guidance Concerning the Strategic Orientation of Future Work to be Undertaken by OECD- (Text agreed by representatives of the OECD countries, the EU and of Chile, Estonia, Israel, Romania, the Russian Federation, and Slovenia).

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• Kommuniqué der Ministerinnen und Minister - Tagung des Landwirtschafts Ausschusses auf Ministerebene

Donors’ mixed aid performance for 2010 sparks concern

Aid to developing countries in 2010 will reach record levels in dollar terms after increasing by 35 per cent since 2004. But it will still be less than the world’s major aid donors promised five years ago at the Gleneagles and Millennium + 5 summits.

OECD Agriculture Ministers to meet in Paris 25-26 February 2010 – press conference

With billions more people to feed, world food production will have to rise by nearly 50 % in the next 20 years. The farming sector will also be faced with diminishing land and water resources and the impact of climate change.

Obstacles to social mobility weaken equal opportunities and economic growth, says OECD study

It is easier to climb the social ladder and earn more than one’s parents in the Nordic countries, Australia and Canada than in France, Italy, Britain and the United States, according to a new OECD study.

Strong Chinese growth resumes but increased social spending needed, says OECD report

With the help of massive government stimulus action, China is now leading the world economy out of recession, according to a new OECD report.

Garantizar el crecimiento y reducir la desigualdad seguirán siendo los retos fundamentales a medida que Chile sale de la recesión

Chile, que está en camino de convertirse en el miembro 31 de la OCDE, emerge de la recesión impulsado por las medidas de estímulo del gobierno y un repunte de los precios de exportación del cobre, según relata un nuevo estudio de la OCDE.

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• Securing growth and tackling inequality remain key challenge as Chile emerges from recession

Securing growth and tackling inequality remain key challenge as Chile emerges from recession

Chile, now on the path to becoming the OECD’s newest member, is emerging from recession relatively fast on the back of government stimulus measures and a rebound in copper export prices, says a new OECD report.

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• Garantizar el crecimiento y reducir la desigualdad seguirán siendo los retos fundamentales a medida que Chile sale de la recesión

Some donors are not keeping their aid promises, says OECD

From the Monterrey Financing for Development Conference in 2002, to the Gleneagles G8 Summit and the UN Millennium +5 Summit in 2005, donors committed to increase their aid to developing countries, and to Africa in particular

Reforming education and raising employment key to Israel’s long-term economic growth

Israel’s economy has shown resilience during the global recession, but more active education and employment policies – particularly targeted at minority groups – are needed to bolster its economic performance and bridge deep divisions within its society, according to the OECD.

Promoting Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes

Background information for press briefing, 19 January 2010