20th meeting of the Group on Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Civil Aircraft, held 20 April 2005

The Aircraft Sector Group of the Participants to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits met on 20-April 2005 to continue the review of the aircraft disciplines in the Arrangement which pertain to civil aircraft; this was preceded by a two-day technical meeting.

Trade and Structural Adjustment: Sectoral Case Studies in Agriculture and Fisheries

Studies of the Mexico-USA avocado trade; Australian dairy industry; Chilean agro-food sector; Kenyan cut flower sector; agricultural reform in New Zealand; fisheries in Denmark and seafood in Thailand.

Trade and Structural Adjustment

The aim of the study is to identify, for both developed and developing countries, the requirements for successful trade-related structural adjustment by reallocating labour and capital to more efficient uses, while limiting adjustment costs for individuals, communities and society as a whole. Eight sectors have been chosen for particular attention: agriculture, fisheries, textiles and clothing, steel, shipbuilding, motor vehicles,

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Environment: Survey on Members' Procedures and Practices

Information reported by Members of the OECD's Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees on their procedures and practices, as at 6 April 2005, towards the environment when providing officially supported export credits.

Trade and Structural Adjustment: Motor Vehicles; Health Services; International Sourcing of IT

Case studies include: motor vehicle sector in Japan, Poland, South Africa and Australia; health services in the USA and Mexico, Japan, Philippines and Thailand; international IT sourcing in the United States, India and Europe plus IBM and Infosys.

Trade and Structural Adjustment: Textiles & Clothing; Steel; Shipbuilding

Studies include: textile and clothing sectors in Bangladesh, Colombia, Lesotho, Mauritius, USA, Australia and the Slovak Republic; the steel industry in Europe and the US; and shipbuilding in the EU, Japan and Australia.

Agreement on Untied Official Development Assistance (ODA) Credits Transparency

During their 93rd Meeting on 2-5 November 2004, the Participants to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits agreed on a two-year pilot programme which would provide a greater transparency and efficiency in the use of untied ODA credits.

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19th meeting of the Group on Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Civil Aircraft, held 22-23 February 2005

Last week in Paris at the OECD, the Participants to the Arrangement and Brazil started a review of the disciplines applicable to officially supported export credits for civil aircraft.

TD/ECG(2005)3

Recommendation on Common Approaches on Environment and Officially Supported Export Credits, as amended by the OECD Council on 24 January 2005, following the request made by the ECG at their November 2004 Meeting.

OECD Global Forum on Trade 2005

OECD’s Global Forum on Trade 2005

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