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<title><![CDATA[Revenue Statistics Africa: Key findings for South Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This country note for South Africa provides detailed information on the evolution of the tax-to-GDP ratio since 2000, the structure of tax and non-tax revenues in 2017, and a comparison of the tax-to-GDP ratio as well as non-tax revenues as percentage of GDP with 26 African countries. Main results are also compared with the three regional averages (African (26), LAC and OECD).]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2019 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Taxing Energy Use: Key Findings for South Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This country note explains how South Africa taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/tax/tax-policy/taxing-energy-use-south-africa.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Good jobs for all in a changing world of work: The new OECD Jobs Strategy – Key findings for South Africa
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<description><![CDATA[The digital revolution, globalisation and demographic changes are transforming labour markets at a time when policy makers are also struggling with slow productivity and wage growth and high levels of income inequality. The new OECD Jobs Strategy provides a comprehensive framework and policy recommendations to help countries address these challenges.
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/jobs-strategy-SOUTH_AFRICA-EN.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2018 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Effective carbon rates: Key findings for South Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This country note for South Africa provides detail on the proportion of CO2 emissions from energy use subject to different effective carbon rates (ECR), as well as on the level and components of average ECRs in each of the six economic sectors (road transport, off-road transport, industry, agriculture and fishing, residential & commercial, and electricity).]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2018 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[South Africa and the OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Since 2007, South Africa is one of the OECD's five Key Partners.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD strengthens engagement with partner countries during annual Ministerial Meeting]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD took steps to deepen its engagement with Thailand, South Africa and Peru during the Organisation’s annual Ministerial Meeting and announced it will open an office in Istanbul to provide a base for its growing work with partner countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/oecd-strengthens-engagement-with-partner-countries-during-annual-ministerial-meeting.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 10:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Taxation of household savings: Key findings for South Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This note presents marginal effective tax rates (METRs) that summarise the tax system’s impact on the incentives to make an additional investment in a particular type of savings. By comparing METRs on different types of household savings, we can gain insights into which assets or savings types receive the most favourable treatment from the tax system.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/tax/tax-policy/taxation-household-savings-south-africa.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Taxing Energy Use 2018: Key findings for South Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This note describes the taxation of energy use in South Africa. It contains the country’s energy tax profiles, followed by country-specific information to complement the general discussion in Taxing Energy Use 2018 (OECD, 2018).]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/tax/tax-policy/taxing-energy-use-2018-south-africa.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Estimating Publicly-Mobilised Private Finance for Climate Action: A South African Case Study - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This study analyses publicly-mobilised private finance for climate action in South Africa, between 2010 and 2015. The mobilisation effect of public climate finance on private finance is estimated through an analysis and attribution of project-level co-finance data. A pilot-methodology then expands the analysis to also incorporate the mobilisation effect of financial support in two sectors: renewable energy and energy efficiency.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/a606277c-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 16:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[South Africa: Find new ways to boost growth and job creation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The South African economy has registered tremendous progress over the past two decades, boosting living standards and lifting millions out of poverty nationwide.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/south-africa-find-new-ways-to-boost-growth-and-job-creation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 10:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Environmental taxes: Key findings for South Africa LINK]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This country note provides an environmental tax and carbon pricing profile for South Africa. It shows environmentally related tax revenues, taxes on energy use and effective carbon rates.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/tax/tax-policy/environmental-tax-profile-south-africa.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Education at a Glance 2016 - Country Notes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Education at a Glance 2016 - Country Notes]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Employment Outlook 2016 - Key findings for South Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Growth in South Africa remains subdued but is projected to pick up modestly in 2017. This is expected to lead to some improvement in both the employment and unemployment figures.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/Employment-Outlook-SouthAfrica-EN.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2016 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rising tax revenues are key to economic development in African countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Tax revenues in African countries are rising as a proportion of national incomes, according to the inaugural edition of Revenue Statistics in Africa. In 2014, the eight countries covered by the report - Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritius, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia -  reported tax revenues as a percentage of GDP ranging from 16.1% to 31.3%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/rising-tax-revenues-are-key-to-economic-development-in-african-countries.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2016 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Private hospital prices in South Africa are expensive for citizens]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Price levels for private hospital services in South Africa are comparable to the levels observed across OECD countries. But they are higher than what could be expected given the country’s income, according to a new OECD working paper.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2016 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How can South Africa’s tax system meet revenue raising challenges?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Reforms over the past two decades have produced a well-balanced, modern tax system. However, considerable revenues will be needed in the years ahead to expand social spending and infrastructure in order to raise growth and well-being. The challenge is to generate these revenues without penalising growth or exacerbating inequality.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jrp1g0xztbr-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2015 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Education at a Glance 2015: South Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 2015 edition introduces more detailed analysis of participation in early childhood and tertiary levels of education. The report also examines first generation tertiary-educated adults’ educational and social mobility, labour market outcomes for recent graduates, and participation in employer-sponsored formal and/or non-formal education.]]></description>
<link>http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/education/education-at-a-glance-2015/south-africa_eag-2015-80-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[An inclusive South Africa needs more investment and jobs]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa has made impressive social progress over the past two decades, lifting millions of people out of poverty and broadening access to essential services like water, electricity and sanitation.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/an-inclusive-south-africa-needs-more-investment-and-jobs.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2015 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in South Africa on 16-17 July 2015]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Secretary-General was in Pretoria to present the 2015 OECD Economic Survey of South Africa and hold meetings with several high-level officials. He also participated in a meeting on the OECD’s New Approaches to Economic Challenges (NAEC) initiative.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/oecd-secretary-general-in-south-africa-16-17-july-2015.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Health Statistics 2015 - Country Notes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Specific country notes have been prepared using data from the database OECD Health Statistics 2015, July 2015 version. The notes are available in PDF format.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/oecd-health-statistics-2015-country-notes.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2015 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Key initiatives to build a more global OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Ministers expressed full support for the OECD’s global relations strategy, as an essential element to increase its impact and relevance. This strategy has been the centrepiece of Secretary-General Angel Gurría’s vision to transform the Organisation into a more inclusive, global policy network and a prime forum for evidence-based policy exchange and global standard setting.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/key-initiatives-to-build-a-more-global-oecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2015 10:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Africa: making growth more inclusive hinges on unlocking potential of local economies, says the African Economic Outlook 2015]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[With Africa’s population set to double by 2050, modernising local economies will be vital to make the continent more competitive and to increase people’s living standards, according to the African Economic Outlook 2015, released at the African Development Bank Group’s 50th Annual Meetings.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/press-release-african-economic-outlook-2015.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2015 11:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Water Resources Allocation: South Africa Country Profile]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Water resources allocation determines who is able to use water resources, how, when and where. Capturing information from 27 OECD countries and key partner economies, the report presents key findings from the OECD Survey of Water Resources Allocation and case studies of successful allocation reform.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/Water-Resources-Allocation-South-Africa.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Going for Growth 2015: Key findings for Spain]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Going for Growth 2015: Key findings for Spain]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/deliver/fulltext?itemId=/content/chapter/growth-2015-44-en&amp;mimeType=freepreview&amp;redirecturl=http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/economics/economic-policy-reforms-2015/spain_growth-2015-44-en&amp;isPreview=true</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2015 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Job Creation and Local Economic Development in South Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This publication highlights new evidence on policies to support job creation, bringing together the latest research on labour market, entrepreneurship and local economic development policy to help governments support job creation in the recovery. It  also includes  a set of country pages featuring, among other things, new data on skills supply and demand at the level of smaller OECD regions (TL3).]]></description>
<link>http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/industry-and-services/job-creation-and-local-economic-development/south-africa_9789264215009-44-en#page1</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A Skills Beyond School Review of South Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Vocational education and training (VET) programmes are facing rapid change and intensifying challenges. How can employers and unions be engaged? How can workbased learning be used? This country report on South Africa looks at these and other questions.]]></description>
<link>http://oecd.org/education/a-skills-beyond-school-review-of-south-africa-9789264223776-en.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 10:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New leadership for growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Although South Africa has had an impressive track record among emerging economies, it has recently hit economic difficulties. We asked FEDUSA General Secretary, Dennis George, what have been the effects, and what steps the G20 and South African government must take to return to the path of healthy growth. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/4542/New_leadership_for_growth.html</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Employment Outlook 2014 - Key findings for South Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The South African labour market continues to perform poorly compared to OECD and other G20 countries, and the global financial crisis appears to have worsened the situation.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/EMO-ZAF-EN.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2014 09:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Self-assessment of South Africa's investment regime in relation to the OECD Codes of Liberalisation and the principle of National Treatment]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This self-assessment report looks at South Africa's investment regime in the light of the OECD Codes of Liberalisation and the principle of National Treatment. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/south-africa-investment-regime.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2014 08:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[African countries need to tap global markets more effectively to strengthen their economies, says new African Economic Outlook]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[By participating more effectively in the global production of goods and services, Africa can transform its economy and achieve a development breakthrough, according to the latest African Economic Outlook, released at the African Development Bank Group’s Annual Meetings.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/african-economic-outlook-2014-press-release.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2014 09:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lack of enforcement jeopardises South Africa’s fight against foreign bribery; OECD concerned that political and economic considerations may be an influence]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa must take urgent steps to proactively investigate and prosecute foreign bribery. No foreign bribery cases have been prosecuted since South Africa joined the Convention in 2007. The 4 on-going investigations – out of only 10 allegations that have surfaced to date – are also far from reaching the prosecution stage, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/south-africa-must-take-urgent-steps-to-proactively-investigate-and-prosecute-foreign-bribery.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD saddened by the passing of Nelson Mandela: Remains committed to his legacy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, said that it was with a heavy heart and a debt of gratitude that the world was bidding farewell to Nelson Mandela.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/oecd-saddened-by-the-passing-of-nelson-mandela-remains-committed-to-his-legacy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[President Nelson Mandela: Some personal reflections, by Prof. Ian Goldin]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The world badly needs great leaders. The tragedy of Mandela’s passing is that it underlines the rarity of his extraordinary combination of courage, commitment, charisma, intelligence, self-sacrifice and, rarest of all, wisdom.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/4241/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2013 08:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[South Africa shows good progress on environment, must keep up pace]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In the two decades since apartheid ended, South Africa has made impressive strides to catch up with – and in some cases surpass -- the developed world’s environmental standards. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/south-africa-shows-good-progress-on-environment-must-keep-up-pace.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[After the final - Interview on South Africa’s soccer World Cup with Nhlanhla Musa Nene, Deputy Minister of Finance]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In 2010 South Africa became the first African country to host the FIFA soccer World Cup, which is one of the biggest global sporting events on earth. Was it a triumph and what lessons could be drawn?]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/4181/After_the_final.html</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2013 12:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Improving education quality in South Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa has achieved remarkable progress in educational attainment relative to other emerging countries, but the quality of basic education for a large fraction of the Black African population is still very low.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k452klfn9ls-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[South Africa: Progress made but step up economic reforms to achieve full potential]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa must step up efforts to foster strong, inclusive economic growth that creates jobs, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Survey of South Africa. Priorities include a growth-enhancing macroeconomic policy-mix, and better implementation of structural reforms, notably to improve education.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/progressinsouthafrica-butstepupeconomicreformstoachievefullpotential.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Secretary-General’s official visit to South Africa (Pretoria, 4th March 2013)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Secretary-General of the OECD will be in South Africa on 4th March 2013 on an Official Visit. On this occasion, he will present the 2013 OECD Economic Survey of South Africa together with Mr. Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan, Minister of Finance.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/secretary-general-in-south-africa-for-official-visit-4-march-2013.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Educational attainment and labour market outcomes in South Africa, 1994-2010]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In this paper we document the impact of education levels on labour market outcomes from 1994 to 2010 using national household survey data.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k4c0vvbvv0q-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Education quality and labour market outcomes in South Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In this paper we include measures of school quality in regressions determining the labour market premiums to education level.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k4dlffrb18t-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Closing the Gender Gap - country note: South Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Gains in female education attainment have contributed to a worldwide increase in women’s participation in the labour force, but considerable gaps remain in working hours, conditions of employment and earnings.  More specific data for South Africa are available in this country note.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/Closing the Gender Gap - South Africa EN.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Forum on tax transparency welcomes new members and reviews 12 countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[At the Global Forum in Cape Town, South Africa, delegates from 81 jurisdictions and 11 international organisations evaluated whether all  Forum members are exchanging tax information effectively. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/globalforumontaxtransparencywelcomesnewmembersandreviews12countries.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012 - South Africa Country Note]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/49654674.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Improving Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems: OECD Conference Proceedings]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[How can government policies move towards increasing agricultural innovation and improving productivity? This OECD conference shared case studies and ideas from Europe, China, United States, India, Africa, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/improvingagriculturalknowledgeandinnovationsystemsoecdconferenceproceedings.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban (COP17)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The UN Conference (28 November-9 December 2011) involved OECD experts to focus on green growth and climate change, adaptation and mitigation, carbon accounting, improving transparency (“MRV”), climate finance and technology.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/southafrica/durbanclimatechangeconference.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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