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Topics Highlights | Agriculture/Food/Fisheries | Development | Economic Developments | Economic Statistics | Education | Employment | Energy | Enterprise/Industry/Svcs | Environment | Finance/Investment | Health | Information/Communications Technologies | Nuclear Energy | Public Management | Science/Innovation | Taxation | Trade | Transportation | Urban, Rural, and Regional Affairs New OECD statistical yearbook, OECD Factbook 2005, now available! Provides coverage of 100 keys variables in OECD countries. Web Site OECD Online Bookshop SourceOECD OECD Urges Action to Narrow Economic Performance Gaps in Developed Countries. New review of structural reform efforts, Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth, identifies policy priorities: Press Release OECD Online Bookshop SourceOECD Society at a Glance Indicators Spotlight Social Policy Challenges in OECD Countries: Press Release OECD Online Bookshop SourceOECD OECD Ministerial Meetings Announced: Press Release OECD Forum 2005, to be held in Paris on 2-3 May 2005, is a “multi-stakeholder summit” which brings together business and labour leaders, civil society personalities, government ministers and leaders of international organisations to discuss the key issues of the 21st century. What is unique about the OECD Forum is that it enables participants to shape the outcome of the annual OECD ministerial summit which will be held on 3-4 May 2005. See the Forum Website for registration and other information. OECD Publishing's New Web Site is available at http://www.oecd.org/publishing Analyses of Dairy Policy Reform and Dairy Trade Liberalisation: Two New Reports Development Assistance Committee (DAC) High Level Meeting Held 2-3 March 2005: Web Site Paris High Level Forum Makes Declaration on Aid Effectiveness: Web Site OECD, UN, NEPAD and TI Examine Ways to Make Africa More Attractive for Investment: Press Release Aid Activities in Support of Gender Equality Just Published: OECD Online Bookshop SourceOECD OECD Urges Action to Narrow Economic Performance Gaps in Developed Countries. New review of structural reform efforts, Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth, identifies policy priorities: Press Release OECD Online Bookshop SourceOECD OECD Economic Studies No. 38 contains six articles on: the turnover of enterprises in mature industries versus hi-tech sectors and the effect of regulatory policies on turnover; firm-level evidence on the effects of ICT on productivity and growth; the effect of international relocation of production on US exports of services; the main determinants of hospital waiting times across OECD countries; the role of housing and mortgage markets as shock absorbers and transmitters of monetary policy impulses in OECD countries; and scenarios for reducing the US current-account deficit. Announcement and Links to Online Bookshop and SourceOECD The following OECD Economic Surveys have been released. Policy Briefs summarising the findings of Surveys are available. Please note that OECD Economic Surveys are now presented in a new larger format.
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New OECD statistical yearbook, OECD Factbook 2005, now available! Provides coverage of 100 keys variables in OECD countries. Web Site OECD Online Bookshop SourceOECD OECD Statistics Newsletter: February 2005 (750 kb) Latest OECD Consumer Prices: More Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: More Latest Standardised Unemployment Rates: More Main Economic Indicators for Non-Member Countries: More Joint BIS-IMF-OECD-WB Statistics on External Debt: More Quarterly GDP Growth Rates at Constant Prices: More IEA Monthly Oil Market Report More Public Consultation on the Draft Text of the Guidelines on Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education: Announcement Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities: Project Submissions for the Next Edition Now Being Accepted OECD to Hold Higher Education Management Conference in California in April: Announcement Social Affairs Ministerial to be Held 31 March - 1 April 2005: Web Site Society at a Glance Indicators Spotlight Social Policy Challenges in OECD Countries: Press Release OECD Online Bookshop SourceOECD Reforming Public Pensions: Sharing the Experiences of Transition and OECD Countries: Announcement OECD Online Bookshop SourceOECD IEA Commends Luxembourg’s Energy Policy, but Calls for Stronger Action on Climate Change and Oil Reserves: Press Release OECD Online Bookshop SourceOECD Latest IEA Oil Market Report: Web Site IEA Monthly Price Survey: PDF (43 kb) IEA Monthly Electricity Survey: PDF (173 kb) IEA Statistics Web Page Energy Statistics Web Page The Service Economy in OECD Countries: Working Paper (643 kb) OECD Issues Report on Steps Taken to Implement the Anti-Bribery Convention: PDF (275 kb) Japan - Phase 2: Report on Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention PDF (363 kb) Anti-Bribery Convention: OECD issues the Phase 1 Country Report for Slovenia PDF (224 kb) OECD Environmental Performance Review of France: A Positive but Demanding Assessment: Press Release Book will not be available on the OECD Online Bookshop and on SourceOECD until June. Climate Change: A Development Challenge: OECD Observer Article MENA-OECD Investment Programme: Announcement OECD Issues Report on Steps Taken to Implement the Anti-Bribery Convention: PDF (275 kb) Japan - Phase 2: Report on Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention PDF (363 kb) Anti-Bribery Convention: OECD issues the Phase 1 Country Report for Slovenia PDF (224 kb) Social Affairs Ministerial to be Held 31 March - 1 April 2005: Web Site INFORMATION/COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY Regulatory Reform as a Tool for Bridging the Digital Divide: Full Report (261 kb) Geological Repositories: Political and Technical Progress: OECD Online Bookshop SourceOECD Management of Uncertainty in Safety Cases and the Role of Risk: OECD Online Bookshop SourceOECD Beneficial Uses and Production of Isotopes: OECD Online Bookshop Source OECD Reforming Turkey's Public Expenditure Management: Working Paper (384 kb) Promoting Intellectual Property Rights Policy and Enforcement in China Working Paper (260 kb) OECD Announces Workshop to Address Policy Challenges from the Use of Pharmacogenomics: Announcement Impact of Patent Cooperation Treaty Data on EPO Patent Statistics and Improving the Timeliness of EPO Indicators: Working Paper (210 kb) Tax Wedges on Employee Earnings Rise Slightly, according to new edition of Taxing Wages: Press Release OECD Online Bookshop SourceOECD Consumption Tax Trends, 2005 Edition Just Published: OECD Online Bookshop SourceOECD France and Italy Ratify OECD/Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Assistance in Tax Matters: Announcement The Application of Consumption Taxes to the International Trade in Services and Intangibles - Progress Report and Draft Principles (178 kb). Comments on these principles should be provided by 31 March, 2005, by e-mail to: david.holmes@oecd.org or by fax to the attention of Mr. David Holmes, fax no. +33 (0)1 44 30 61 36. Review of Aircraft Disciplines of the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits Started: Announcement 2005 Recommendation on Environment and Officially Supported Export Credits: Text (77 kb) Airports as Multimodal Interchange Nodes: OECD Online Bookshop SourceOECD Trends in the Transport Sector: 1970-2003: OECD Online Bookshop SourceOECD URBAN, RURAL, AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS OECD Territorial Review of Busan, Korea: Announcement |