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News conference - Going for Growth to be released 10 March 2010 at 11.00 a.m. (Mar 4)
How soon should the emergency action taken during the economic crisis be phased out? What policies are now needed to reinforce the recovery and build stronger economies for the future? The questions are central to the OECD’s latest Going for Growth report to be presented by Chief Economist Pier Carlo Padoan.


Nuclear energy: OECD’s Gurría highlights potential, warns of challenges (Mar 7)
Opening an international conference to discuss the peaceful and responsible development of nuclear energy, A. Gurría said "We are currently seeing a renaissance of the nuclear option, for reasons that are clear to see and primarily to allow us to meet the challenge of climate change". The conference, held at the OECD, was organised by the French government in co-ordination with the IAEA and with the support of the OECD’s Nuclear Energy Agency.


G20 - OECD, WTO and UNCTAD renew calls to resist protectionism (Mar 8)
The OECD, World Trade Organization and the UN’s Conference on Trade and Development have called on the leaders of the G20 countries to resist protectionism or the prospects for economic recovery may be wiped out.


Statistics - Unemployment rate falls to 8.7% in January, driven by US and Japan (Mar 7)
The unemployment rate for the OECD area fell slightly to 8.7% in January 2010, reflecting drops of 0.3 percentage points in the United States and Japan.


Norway - Economic Survey (Mar 8)
Norway’s economy has been particularly resilient during the crisis. The large policy stimulus should be withdrawn soon. Public spending needs to be made more efficient and cost-effective environmental and fishing policies need to be further pursued.


Statistics - Composite leading indicators continue to signal expansion in economic activity (Mar 4)
OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) in January 2010 continue to signal an improvement in economic activity for the G7 countries although only marginally more so than in the assessment for December.


Bribery - OECD calls on businesses to step up their fight (Mar 3)
Companies should put in place strict internal controls and establish ethics and compliance programmes as part of a strategy to combat bribery in international business deals, according to a new guidance agreed by the 38 countries that are party to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.


Statistics - Higher energy prices push annual inflation in OECD area up to 2.1% (Mar 1)
An annual increase of 10.6% in energy prices pushed overall inflation up to 2.1% in the OECD area in the year to January 2010, compared with 1.9% in December 2009. Energy prices rose by 19.1% in the United States.


Chile - OECD’s Secretary-General sends condolences (Feb 28)
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría expressed sympathy and solidarity with the people of Chile in the wake of the tragic effects of the earthquake. Offering assistance to the citizens and government of Chile, Mr. Gurría said: “Our hearts and minds are with Chileans in these difficult circumstances.”


Agriculture - Ministerial meeting 25-26 February - Final communiqué (Feb 26)
Policy Principles for Food and Agriculture and Guidance Concerning the Strategic Orientation of Future Work to be Undertaken by OECD- (Text agreed by representatives of the OECD countries, the EU and of Chile, Estonia, Israel, Romania, the Russian Federation, and Slovenia).