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OECD Global Forum on Environment: Making Water Reform Happen - Opening Remarks

25-Oct-2011

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

A persistent failure to realise the potential for better water management in the face of growing pressures (population growth, urbanisation, economic development, pollution, mismanagement, floods and droughts) attests to the need for water reform in many parts of the world, said M. Gurría.<

OECD Global Forum on Environment: Making Water Reform Happen - Launch of OECD Publications

25-Oct-2011

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

M. Gurría stressed the urgency of water reform, the gap between the funding available and the investment needed, as well as the difficulty to bring together the main actors from different sectors to share the risks and tasks, as illustrated by the two new OECD publications launched that day

Better policies for better lives: The OECD at 50 and beyond

03-May-2011

The OECD’s 50th Anniversary is an opportunity to reaffirm what we stand for and what we are about. After 50 years, our objective is and remains to help member and partner country’s governments to formulate and implement better policies for better lives.

Principes de l'OCDE pour renforcer l'intégrité dans les marchés publics

14-Mar-2011

Les Principes de l’OCDE pour renforcer l’intégrité dans les marchés publics constituent un instrument novateur qui favorise la bonne gouvernance à toutes les étapes de la passation des marchés publics, depuis l’évaluation des besoins jusqu’à la gestion des marchés.

The call for innovative and open government

15-Nov-2010

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

To the Public Governance Ministerial Meeting, Angel Gurría underlined that "Trust is a key intangible asset, necessary for the functioning of our market economies", that "Trust is also needed for governments to undertake the necessary reforms to restore long-term sustainable growth."

Egypt to participate in OECD review of e-government policies and services

22-Nov-2009

The OECD is to undertake a review of Egypt’s e-government policies and services, the first such review in the Middle East North African (MENA) region of a country’s use of information and communications technologies for the provision of public services.

Meeting the governance challenges for a stronger, fairer and cleaner economy

22-Nov-2009

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Speaking at the governance forum of the third MENA-OECD ministerial meeting, Mr. Gurría noted that sound regulations and efficient public services are essential for better functioning private markets. ...

MENA-OECD Business forum and women business leaders summit

22-Nov-2009

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In the context of the economic crisis, reforms can become an effective vehicle for sustained recovery but governments must find the right balance between an effective regulatory and institutional framework ...

MENA-OECD Ministerial conference

21-Nov-2009

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Opening this event in Marrakesh, Angel Gurría underlined that the economic crisis has not spared the MENA region, with a significant economic contraction and a severe impact on the labour markets. According ...

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