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Government budgets: Save or spend?

09-Feb-2011

Dae Whan Chang, Executive Chairman, World Knowledge Forum, and Publisher, Maeil Business Newspaper & TV

A heated debate between Princeton University economist Paul Krugman and Harvard economic historian Niall Ferguson was a highlight of the 11th World Knowledge Forum*-held in Seoul, Korea from 12-14 October-and ...

G20 Summit: Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth

25-Sep-2009

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Secretary-General Gurría called for the need to agree on common international targets in areas such as innovation and green growth predicting "they could become the overarching umbrella for the G20 Framework’s ...

OECD-G20: International standards on structural policies key to emerging from crisis

25-Sep-2009

Secretary-General Gurría called for the need to agree on common international targets in areas such as innovation and green growth predicting "they could become the overarching umbrella for the G20 Framework’s ...

Statement by OECD Secretary-General to the International Monetary and Financial Committee

11-Oct-2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

As the financial crisis deepens and spreads, a decisive policy action is needed to restore confidence and restart the flow of credit, according to Mr.Gurría.

Statement by the Secretary-General of the OECD on the financial crisis and its aftermath

23-Sep-2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría welcomes and supports the systemic rescue plan for financial markets announced by the US Government, which he says will contribute to stabilizing the U.S. and world economies.

FDI from OECD countries jumps 50% in 2007 but set to fall in 2008

24-Jun-2008

Foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from OECD countries in 2007 leapt to a record USD 1.82 trillion from USD 1.2 trillion in 2006 but are projected to fall sharply in 2008, according to estimates from the OECD.

Entrepreneurship and innovation are engines of economic growth, OECD workshop concludes

08-May-2008

A three-day international workshop on innovation and the global impact of high-growth small and medium-sized firms (SMEs), organized by OECD with the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, hailed entrepreneurship and the fast growth of innovative small firms as the engines of economic growth.

Economic Survey of Australia 2010

Economic Survey of Australia 2010