New bilateral pacts enlarge network on exchange of information for tax purposes

Some 16 new bilateral agreements on exchange of information for tax purposes signed this week between OECD countries and the British Virgin Islands, Guernsey and Jersey mark an important step forward in efforts to bring greater transparency to cross-border financial transactions.

Latin America needs better taxes and better spending

Fiscal policy, says the latest Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO 2009) from the OECD’s Development Centre, can be a powerful tool for economic, political and social development in Latin America if taxes are raised efficiently and fairly.

Norway does well on vocational training but should improve the quality of apprenticeships

Norway’s vocational education and training system has many strengths: good co-operation between employers, unions and vocational authorities and high-status vocational tracks in upper secondary education.

La OCDE presentará las Perspectivas Económicas de América Latina el 28 de octubre de 2008

El Centro de Desarrollo de la OCDE publicará las más recientes "Perspectivas Económicas de América Latina 2009" el martes 28 de octubre a las 18:00 horas en San Salvador, El Salvador (13:00 horas de París, medio día GMT).

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OECD Group demands rapid UK action to enact adequate anti-bribery laws

The OECD’s Working Group on Bribery sharply criticised the United Kingdom’s failure to bring its anti-bribery laws into line with its international obligations under the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and urged the rapid introduction of new legislation.

OECD to release Latin American Economic Outlook on 28 October 2008

The OECD Development Centre will publish its latest Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 on Tuesday 28 October 2008, at 06:00 El Salvador time (13:00 in Paris, noon GMT).

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• La OCDE presentará las Perspectivas Económicas de América Latina el 28 de octubre de 2008

“Whole of government” approach needed to ensure competitiveness and sustainability in tourism, says OECD

Governments need to put in place comprehensive strategies to make their tourism industries more competitive and work with industry and regional and local authorities to promote sustainable tourism development.

OECD Economic Survey of Australia

The OECD’s latest economic survey of Australia, to be published on Friday 10 October 2008, identifies a number of challenges such as tackling inflation, increasing the number of people in work and raising public investment in infrastructure and education.

OECD Secretary-General presents review of Hungary’s environment policies

In the lead-up to joining the European Union, Hungary made significant progress in reducing air and water pollution and protecting its nature and biodiversity says OECD’s latest Review of the Environmental Performance of Hungary.

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• Visit of the OECD Secretary-General to Hungary (Budapest, 2 October 2008)

OECD Revenue Statistics 2008 / briefing on tax policy – 11.00 a.m., Wednesday 15 October 2008

On October 15, OECD will publish the 2008 edition of its annual Revenue Statistics, which presents detailed comparable tax data in a common format for all OECD countries from 1965 onwards.