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CRS Profile for Brazil

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03-Jan-2008

A CRS profile details the information the OECD holds on the DAC members' Official Development Assistance commitments and briefly describes the CRS codes used to proxy aid-for-trade categories. The CRS codes record the sector of destination of an activity and not the nature of the activity per se

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

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18-Dec-2007

Brazil should rapidly amend its legislation to make companies directly liable for the payment of bribes to foreign public officials, and to ensure that effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions are applicable, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.

Presentation of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2008 in Washington - 6 December 2007

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19-Nov-2007

OECD Development Centre

Presentation of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2008 in Washington (December 6, 2007), hosted by the Organization of American States

América Latina: el compromiso emergente de la OCDE

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08-Nov-2007

Angel Gurría, Secretario general de la OCDE

En la presentación del primer estudio de Perspectivas Económicas de América Latina el Secretario General destacó el creciente papel de América Latina como uno de los principales motores de la globalización.

The impact of China and India in Latin America: Challenges and Opportunities

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08-Nov-2007

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Mr Gurría underlined that the economic expansion of China and India is a great opportunity for Latin American countries. However, he mentioned that Latin America should not limit its opportunities in Asia ...

Podcast: Latin American Economic Outlook

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07-Nov-2007

Javier Santiso, Chief Economist of the OECD Development Centre

Javier Santiso presents the specific economic challenges facing Latin America:  improving public finances, pension reform, boosting competition in the telecoms sector and reinforcing competitiveness with the emerging Asian economies.

Latin American Economic Outlook 2008

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07-Nov-2007

OECD Development Centre

The first Latin American Economic Outlook provides policy recommendations in four key areas for the region’s development: fiscal policy, pension fund reform, private investments in telecommunications, and the impact of Asia’s emerging economies.

PI n°53 - Latin America’s Asian Opportunity

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31-Oct-2007

Rolando Avendaño and Gøril Bjerkhol Havro

Growing trade with China and India offers new export opportunities for Latin America. Latin American countries need to invest in infrastructure and innovation.

PI n°52 - Telecommunications in Latin America: can multinationals fill the gaps?

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31-Oct-2007

Juan R. de Laiglesia

Foreign investment in telecommunications in Latin America has amounted to over $110 billion since 1990, more than for all other developing countries combined. Competitive markets and policies promoting access can help narrow the connectivity gap between rich and poor.

PI n°51 - Has Pension Reform Failed Latin America?

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31-Oct-2007

Charles Oman and Waldo Tapia

Private pension funds in Latin America have a still untapped potential to help to improve corporate governance by influencing the governance standards of the companies in which they invest.