8-June-2016
English
It is a great honour to be with you today to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Korea’s accession to our Organisation. The invitation to Korea to join the OECD represented the culmination of 35 years of extraordinary growth that transformed it from one of the poorest nations in the world to a major industrial power with one of the highest levels of R&D expenditure relative to GDP in the OECD.
8-June-2016
English
Welcome to the 4th Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct. This year we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the OECD’s main instrument for promoting better business practices. This is a good moment to reflect on the potential multilateralism. In the past year the global community has reached a breakthrough climate agreement at COP21 and established an ambitious set of SDGs.
7-June-2016
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I am delighted to welcome you for a performance of Note Etiche. Thank you Ambassador Checchia for this original initiative. It will be wonderful to hear live music and policy debate intertwine! Especially around such a key, topical issue as business integrity and ethics in the financial sector. We could not ask for a better, more pleasant prelude for tomorrow’s Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct.
6-June-2016
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I am delighted to be here in Prague to reflect on the 20 years of a fruitful partnership between the OECD and the Czech Republic. It is in fact a double pleasure given the success story that is the Czech Republic’s transformation; a story that one tells with joy! I would like to thank Minister Zaoralek and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their invitation and for organising this important event.
6-June-2016
English
It is a great pleasure to be in Prague to launch the 2016 Economic Survey of the Czech Republic. I would like to thank in particular the Minister of Finance as well as the Minister of Trade and Industry and their teams for their support and input on this Survey.
3-June-2016
Spanish
El desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe no es un suceso es un proceso. La mayor parte de los países de la región está avanzando en este proceso, impulsando reformas estructurales muy importantes, pero la clave está en la implementación.
2-June-2016
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As the OECD's newest member, Latvia will be able to tap into the vast reservoir of OECD expertise to continue to meet its domestic policy goals. At the same time, the OECD will become different – and better – as a result of Latvia's membership. We will benefit from Latvia's unique experiences, from the presence of a new voice and a new outlook as we move forward.
2-June-2016
English
It is an honor for me to be here today and to sign the accession agreement of Latvia to the OECD. It is a privilege to become a member of this ‘club of best practices’.
1-June-2016
English
The political decision by OECD member countries to create this programme recognises the mutual benefit of our long-standing co-operation and elevates it to a higher level. It responds to the growing interest from countries in the region to engage more actively and effectively with the OECD, at a time when good policy choices are more important than ever.
1-June-2016
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It is a great honor for me to chair this Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) of the OECD for the first time, since Chile joined the Organization in May 2010. Over these six years as a member country, we have been strongly benefited from the policy guidance provided by this organization, and assimilated key lessons from many of the member countries and partners on how to address our common economic and social challenges in the best way.