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Market access and private standards: case study of the South African fruit market

01-Aug-2007

Linda Fulponi

The case study of South Africa is one of four which form the basis for the paper Private standard schemes and developing country access to global value chains: challenges and opportunities. It examines ...

Video: South Africa Signing Anti-Bribery Convention

19-Jun-2007

South Africa became on June 19 the 37th signatory and first African country to join the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention. Adopted in 1997 and ratified so far by 36 countries, this Convention outlaws the bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions.

South Africa to join the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention

12-Jun-2007

South Africa is to become the 37th signatory and first African country to join the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention. Adopted in 1997 and ratified so far by 36 countries, this Convention outlaws the bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions.

Expert Meeting on Investment in Africa, Johannesburg, 23 February 2007

31-May-2007

In preparation for its 8th APF meeting in Berlin (22-23 May 2007), where Investment will be one of the highlighted themes -- the APF Support Unit and the NEPAD Secretariat organised a workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa on 23 February.

Integrating Science & Technology into Development Policies: An International Perspective

21-May-2007

This publication provides the proceedings of an international workshop, held in South Africa, intended to address how international co-operation in science and technology can further the three inter-related aspects (economic, social and environmental) of the development process.

OECD invites five countries to membership talks, offers enhanced engagement to other big players

16-May-2007

OECD countries agreed to invite Chile, Estonia, Israel, Russia and Slovenia to open discussions for membership of the Organisation and offered enhanced engagement, with a view to possible membership, to Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa.

African Economic Outlook 2007 - South Africa country study

11-May-2007

OECD Development Centre

By South African standards, the country experienced high real GDP growth in
2005 and 2006 at around 5 %. But gold mining and agriculture are largely underperforming owing to structural bottlenecks and diminishing prospects.

2006 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration - Country Chapters

09-May-2007

How effective is aid at helping developing countries eradicate poverty? In March 2005, more than 100 countries made a firm commitment in the Paris Declaration to measure their success, or failure, in making aid more effective.

Podcast : Politiques agricoles des pays non membres de l'OCDE

20-Mar-2007

Morvarid Bagherzadeh, analyste des politiques agricoles auprès de l'OCDE, présente les faits marquants du rapport portant sur l'Afrique du Sud, le Brésil, la Bulgarie, la Chine, l'Inde, la Roumanie, la Russie et l'Ukraine.

Agricultural Policies in Non-OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation 2007

20-Mar-2007

These highlights contain extracts from the 2007 edition of the report, Agricultural Policies in Non OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation 2007.