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High-level Policy Forum on Ageing and Employment Policies

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17-Oct-2005

Brussels, 17-18 October 2005. The purpose of this Forum was to present and discuss the main lessons and issues that have emerged from the thematic review on policies to improve labour market prospects for older workers.

Belgium - Phase 2: Report on Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

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10-Oct-2005

Evaluation by the OECD Working Group on Bribery of the application in practice of its laws against the bribery of foreign public officials in Belgium.

Living longer must mean working longer, says OECD

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10-Oct-2005

In an era of population ageing, we can no longer afford to waste the valuable resources that older workers offer to business, the economy and society.  That is the message from a new OECD report to be discussed at a high-level forum on Ageing and Employment Policies in Brussels on 17-18 Oct.

Belgium: Competition Law and Policy in 2004

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29-Jun-2005

In this report, the country summarizes the main developments in competition law and policy in 2004.

Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level, 2005: Enabling Globalisation

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02-May-2005

This year’s OECD Ministerial Council Meeting will be held at OECD Headquarters on 3-4 May 2005 under the chairmanship of Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden, with the overarching theme of “Enabling ...

Economic Survey - Belgium 2005: Keeping older workers in employment longer

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09-Mar-2005

The employment rate for older workers is low reflecting a number of attractive exit routes into early retirement and a lack of demand for older workers due to steep seniority-based wage increments.

Economic Survey - Belgium 2005: Trends in working time

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09-Mar-2005

There is a trend decline in annual hours worked per employee in Belgium, as in most other OECD countries, owing to a rise in labour productivity triggering higher real wages, a rise of female participation ...

Economic Survey - Belgium 2005: Increasing productivity growth

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09-Mar-2005

The OECD Economic Survey of Belgium 2005 identifies more profitable use of ICT in the finance and distribution sectors, more competition in professional services and the electricity sector, lower administrative ...