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Netherlands : Economic Survey says the new Government will have to address key challenges
June 16, 2010 1:25 am | by OECD | News | CommentsOn the background of an improving economy, the new Government is faced with the main macroeconomic challenge of moving from an expansive the fiscal stance to focusing on securing sustainable public finances, while at the same time implement measures that secure occupational pensions and...
Agriculture: Higher average farm prices expected, food security concerns persist, say OECD and FAO
June 15, 2010 2:25 am | by OECD | News | CommentsFarm commodity prices have fallen from their record peaks of two years ago but are unlikely to drop back to their average levels of the past decade, according to the annual joint report from the OECD and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Korea : Economic Survey says reforms are needed for a stronger recovery
June 14, 2010 11:25 pm | by OECD | News | CommentsSustaining Korea’s strong recovery from the global downturn requires reforms, notably in the service sector, the labour market and the financial sector, to enhance productivity growth. Rapid population ageing makes health-care reform a priority. Korea also faces challenges in its...
Economy: G20 keeps investment flows open, but continued vigilance needed, say OECD, UNCTAD
June 14, 2010 5:26 am | by OECD | News | CommentsThe OECD and UNCTAD have commended G20 countries for avoiding new protectionist barriers to inward investment, while warning that continued vigilance is needed in the face of emergency measures to address the economic crisis that still pose a threat to competition and international investment.
Statistics : Composite leading indicators point to continued, though slower, expansion
June 11, 2010 2:25 am | by OECD | News | CommentsOECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for April 2010 point to a slowing pace of expansion in most OECD countries. The CLI for the OECD area increased by 0.4 point in April 2010, slightly lower than the 0.5 point increase in March.
EU sets tight biofuel standards
June 10, 2010 9:48 am | News | CommentsThe European Union's top energy official set out tough standards for producing biofuels sold in the EU, demanding producers meet strict environmental criteria. EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger put forward the world's "most stringent" certification regime to make "sure our biofuels meet the highest environmental standards."
Agriculture: OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook to be released 15 June – news conference in Rome
June 10, 2010 8:25 am | by OECD | News | CommentsThe latest Agricultural Outlook by the OECD and UN Food and Agriculture Organisation forecasts market trends, assesses the impact on food security of the economic crisis and discusses how farm production can meet growing global demand.
Development: Belgium improves the quality and volume of its aid
June 10, 2010 12:26 am | by OECD | News | CommentsThe OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) commends Belgium’s commitment to improve the quality and volume of its aid, particularly at a time of global economic crisis. Belgium spent USD 2.6 billion on official development assistance (ODA) in 2009, which amounted to 0.55% of its...
Global warming: ending fuel subsidies could cut greenhouse gas emissions 10%, says OECD
June 9, 2010 12:24 am | by OECD | News | CommentsCareful phasing-out of fossil fuel subsidies can be a low-cost way to meet part of the targets announced following the U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen. According to new OECD analysis based on data from the International Energy Agency (IEA), ending fossil fuel subsidies could cut...
Technology for people living with dementia
June 7, 2010 8:27 am | by European Commission | News | CommentsAlzheimer Europe reports that at least 5.7 million Europeans, aged between 40 and 80, have Parkinson’s disease or dementia. With an aging population, an estimated 10 million new cases of Parkinson’s and dementia is expected within the next 40 years. Care is provided by nursing homes and...
A tale of underground alchemy
June 7, 2010 8:26 am | by European Commission | News | CommentsIn a coal mining area around Katowice in Southern Poland, a team of scientists have been set to work. However, rather than extracting coal, they are using a mine to experimentally assess an alternative method to energy production - introducing steam and oxygen to coal produces hydrogen....
Animal to human: hidden diseases
June 7, 2010 8:26 am | by European Commission | News | CommentsSeveral decades ago there were very few emerging diseases compared to today. The EU research project EDEN is investigating the increase in emerging diseases in a changing European environment. In the Konnevesi forest in Finland researchers are trying to understand the increase in diseases...
EIT celebrated the official launch of the KICs in Barcelona
June 7, 2010 8:26 am | by European Institute of Innovation and Technology | News | CommentsThe EIT celebrated the official launch of the ‘Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) at...
EU court says countries can ban online gambling
June 4, 2010 11:15 am | News | CommentsEU countries can ban online gambling if their aim is to combat fraud, Europe's highest court said on Thursday, dealing a blow to the multi-billion euro online betting industry seeking to break domestic monopolies.
German minister sees Facebook being fined over privacy
June 4, 2010 11:13 am | News | CommentsGermany's consumer protection minister said on Thursday she would quit Facebook over what she called privacy law violations that she believed would lead to the company being fined by German data protection authorities.
EU greenhouse gas emissions: more than half way to the '20 % target by 2020'
June 3, 2010 5:22 am | by European Environment Agency | News | CommentsThe European Union's greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory report, compiled by the European Environment Agency (EEA), shows that emissions have not only continued their downward trend in 2008, but have also picked up pace. The EU-27's emissions stood 11.3 % below their 1990 levels, while EU-15...
Green Economy : Mayors, Ministers Call for Joint Action at OECD Roundtable
May 31, 2010 9:25 am | by OECD | News | CommentsThe Third Annual Meeting of the OECD Roundtable of Mayors and Ministers on “Cities and Green Growth” concluded that national and city leaders must work together to increase cities’ ability to promote green growth.
Statistics: Fourth consecutive quarter of GDP growth in the OECD area
May 31, 2010 9:25 am | by OECD | News | CommentsGross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area rose by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2010, the fourth consecutive quarter of growth for the area.
Fighting Corruption : US Attorney General Eric H. Holder on efforts to fight international corruption
May 31, 2010 9:24 am | by OECD | News | Comments“For the global economy, corruption is dangerous,” he said at the OECD in Paris on 31 May. “The consequence is economic decay, not development. And that’s why corruption demands a truly global response – one that knows no limits on collaboration.”
Press briefing: US Attorney General Eric H. Holder on efforts to fight international corruption
May 31, 2010 1:24 am | by OECD | News | CommentsThe US Attorney General Eric H. Holder will give a keynote speech on the US efforts to fight international corruption, on 31 May at the OECD Conference Center.
Conclusions of the OECD Meeting of the Council at Ministerial Level, 27-28 May 2010
May 28, 2010 7:24 am | by OECD | News | CommentsRead the conclusions of the 2010 Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level and watch the webcast of the closing news conference.
Accession : The OECD Council at Ministerial level welcomes its new members Israël, Estonia and Slovenia
May 27, 2010 10:24 am | by OECD | News | CommentsA ceremony to celebrate the accession of Estonia, Israel and Slovenia was organised during the OECD Ministerial meeting. Watch the webcasts of the accession ceremony and press conference with the OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi - Chair of this...
Economics: Innovation central to boosting growth and jobs, says OECD
May 27, 2010 12:24 am | by OECD | News | Comments“Knowledge is the main driver of today’s global economy,” said OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría at the launch of the OECD Innovation Strategy in Paris. “Countries need to harness innovation and entrepreneurship to boost growth and employment. This is the key to a sustainable rise in...
Mini-projectors – maximum performance
May 26, 2010 9:32 am | Blogs | CommentsThe combination of a new kind of optical structure with high-performance LEDs enables completely new compact and brilliant lighting and projection systems.
Economy: easy credit, welfare threaten new economic crisis, warns OECD Committee chair
May 24, 2010 1:21 am | by OECD | News | CommentsAre the policies that governments have put in place to stabilise the global economy and restore growth sowing the seeds for a new economic crisis? While more welfare spending and easier credit can temporarily help to shore up economic activity, they could in the medium term make the...
