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Economic Survey of Switzerland 2006: Improving the fiscal framework

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06-Jan-2006

Switzerland has been confronted with a growing fiscal management problem. This chapter assesses the recent reforms of the fiscal framework and proposes avenues for improving it and ensuring a satisfactory ...

Economic Survey of Switzerland 2006: Key policy challenges

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06-Jan-2006

Switzerland suffers from low growth and fiscal management needs to be improved. Raising productivity performance requires boosting competition. Problems to be tackled also include deficiencies in the fiscal ...

Economic Survey of Switzerland 2006

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06-Jan-2006

Growth of per capita income has been weak in Switzerland for several years. Reforms are needed, especially of competition policy, to raise potential growth. It is also vital to put public and mandatory ...

Consumer Protection Authorities

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15-Dec-2005

Links to the consumer protection authority (or authorities) of the countries represented on the OECD Committee on Consumer Policy.

OECD countries appoint Ángel Gurría as next Secretary-General from June 2006

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30-Nov-2005

The OECD’s 30 member countries announced the appointment of Ángel Gurría, former Foreign Minister and successively Finance Minister of Mexico, as Secretary-General of the Organisation from June 1, 2006, in succession to Donald J. Johnston, who is retiring.

Suisse: Loi et politique de la concurrence en 2004

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17-Oct-2005

Dans ce rapport, le pays résume les principaux développements en matière de loi et de politique de la concurrence en 2004.

The 5th Revision of the Swiss Disability Insurance Act (Die 5. IVG-Revision aus Sicht der OECD: Kurzbericht für ein parlamentariscshes Hearing)

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05-Sep-2005

The OECD was invited to express an opinion on the planned fifth revision of the Swiss Disability Insurance Act for a parliamentary hearing on 5 September 2005. This short report summarises the pros and cons of the revision as it was formulated in summer 2005.

Global scientific research project launched to improve understanding of the human brain

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11-Aug-2005

Seven member countries of the OECD’s Global Science Forum have launched a project to promote international collaboration among scientists and create new ways of sharing and analysing data to improve our understanding of how the human brain works.

Switzerland (2005), DAC Peer Review: Main Findings and Recommendations

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07-Jul-2005

Switzerland considers the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Millennium Declaration as development policy milestones and has made poverty reduction a main objective of its foreign policy.