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News & Events
Navigation tip: this heading compiles OECD-wide news and events. Select a country, topic or department under "Browse" on the left of your screen to refine your search. Don't miss our key upcoming meetings and events. If you are looking for press releases or media contacts, visit the NEWSROOM .
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24-May-2007
The United Kingdom became the 15th country to sign the joint OECD-Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters at a signing ceremony hosted by Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, on 24 May 2007 at OECD headquarters.
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22-May-2007
The main economic challenge is ensuring implementation of the ambitious fiscal consolidation programme through budgetary discipline and structural reform in central and local government. Challenges also remain in raising the low employment rate.
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22-May-2007
The chairman of the OECD's Steel Committee, Risaburo Nezo, issued a statement assessing world steel markets following a two-day meeting of the Committee in Istanbul.
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16-May-2007
OECD countries agreed to invite Chile, Estonia, Israel, Russia and Slovenia to open discussions for membership of the Organisation and offered enhanced engagement, with a view to possible membership, to Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa.
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16-May-2007
Spain was honoured to chair the 2007 Ministerial Council Meeting, which focused on the theme Innovation: Advancing the OECD Agenda for Growth and Equity.
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15-May-2007
Opening statement by the OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, to the Ministerial Council meeting, 15 -16 May 2007 - Innovation: Advancing the OECD Agenda for Growth and Equity
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10-May-2007
Spain has made significant progress over the past decade in improving employment prospects of young people, but there is still much to be done to improve the regulations that affect young people’s chances of finding jobs, according to a new OECD report.
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10-May-2007
OECD countries have agreed new guidelines for governments and regulators designed to improve how certain types of pension funds are run with a view to making employees’ pensions more secure.
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23-Apr-2007
Macroeconomic imbalances are weighting on growth prospects and are only started to unwind. Looking forward, major economic challenges remain for pension and retirement savings policies, financial markets and the tax system.
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20-Apr-2007
In his statement of 20 April 2007, Secretary-General Angel Gurría responded to an article published in The Economist.
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Financial crisis: Save our savings
Amid the worst current financial crisis since the 1930s, EU leaders have pledged to protect savers’ deposits. Already most OECD countries have explicit deposit insurance schemes for savings up to certain limits. In a number of countries these have now been raised temporarily.
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