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06-Oct-2010
Real GDP in the OECD area increased by 0.9% in the second quarter of 2010 from the previous quarter, a stronger pace than previously estimated (0.7%). Gross fixed investment was the main contributor to the GDP increase, adding 0.4 percentage point to overall growth. The rise in investment was the first since early 2008, and the pace was the fastest since the first quarter of 2000.
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from 07-Oct-2010 to 08-Oct-2010
Governments want to give their citizens the best possible healthcare but they also need to control public spending. When health ministers from OECD countries meet on 7-8 October in Paris, they will discuss how to meet urgent short-term fiscal concerns without sacrificing the long-term quality and availability of health care.
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05-Oct-2010
Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 1.6% in the year to August 2010, the same inflation rate as in July. Growth in energy prices slowed down to 4.8% in August compared with 6.2% in July, while consumer prices for food rose by 1.4% compared with 1.1% in July.
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30-Sep-2010
The OECD today reappointed Angel Gurría to a second five-year mandate when his current term finishes on 1 June 2011. The decision by the OECD’s governing Council, composed of 33 member countries, constitutes an endorsement of Mr Gurría’s vision for the OECD as a more relevant, more open and more inclusive organisation.
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30-Sep-2010
The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes today issued phase one peer reviews covering the legal and regulatory frameworks for transparency and exchange of tax information in Bermuda, Botswana, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, India, Monaco, Panama and Qatar.
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01-Oct-2010
As part of an official visit to Paris, Italy's President, Giorgio Napolitano met with Angel Gurría, Secretary-General to discuss Italy's current economic situation in the context of the global crisis.
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27-Sep-2010
Portugal has made major progress in modernising its economy over recent years but has been hit hard by the crisis, according to the OECD’s latest economic survey of the country.
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23-Sep-2010
Since the 1980s, obesity has spread at an alarming rate. Changes in food supply and eating habits, combined with a dramatic fall in physical activity, have made obesity a global epidemic. A new OECD report examines the current obesity epidemic, giving new comparative data, trends and projections across countries and outlining causes and costs.
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23-Sep-2010
The OECD iLibrary, the new platform giving seamless and comprehensive access to statistical data, books, journals and working papers, is now available. It replaces SourceOECD and hosts all content equally so users can find - and cite - tables and databases as easily as articles or chapters. The citation tool for datasets and tables is new and unique to the OECD iLibrary.
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20-Sep-2010
Supported by substantial stimulus measures, the US economy has started to grow again after one of the most severe economic crises it has faced since the Great Depression, according to the OECD’s latest US Economic Survey.
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