Economy: U.K. budget “courageous”, provides support for recovery, says OECD

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría hailed the budgetary measures announced today by U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne as a courageous move that will underpin fiscal consolidation while supporting economic recovery.

Case Studies of the Ways in Which Initial Teacher Training Providers in England Prepare Student Teachers to Use ICT Effectively in their Subject Teaching

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OECD’s Gurría welcomes passage into law of UK Bribery Bill

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría today welcomed the passage into law of the UK Bribery Bill.

Tax Expenditures in OECD Countries - OECD publication

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Agreement between The United Kingdom and Grenada for the exchange of information relating to tax matters

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Dedicated Public-Private Partnership Units: A Survey of Institutional and Governance Structures

Dedicated public-private partnership (PPP) units are set up with full or partial aid of the government to ensure that the skills needed to handle third-party provision of goods and services are made available and clustered together. This book provides an overview of dedicated PPP units

OECD Thematic Review on Migrant Education International Questionnaire: Migrant Education Policies in Response to Longstanding Diversity - United Kingdom

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Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2010 - United Kingdom Country Note

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Financial inclusion and financial integrity: complementary policy objectives

FATF President Paul Vlaanderen highlights how financial inclusion is an area of interest for the FATF. Financial exclusion results in a larger unmonitored financial service sector, this is to the detriment of sound and effective anti money laundering and counter terrorist financing regimes. Mr. Vlaanderen made his remarks during his keynote speech at the Windsor III Leadership Seminar on Financial Inclusion which took place on 8