- New ambassadors
4 March -
Norio Hattori is the new OECD ambassador for Japan. He succeeds Shinichi Kitajima.
4 March -
Wolfgang Petritsch takes up his post as new ambassador for Austria succeeding Ulrich Stacher.(36 words) - The OECD Anti-Bribery Convention 10 years on
The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials celebrated its 10th anniversary in November 2007**. A decade on, the aim of the Convention–to fight against active corruption (offering bribes)–is as pertinent as ever.
(1046 words) - Governance initiative launched
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shakes hands with OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría at the launch of a new multilateral initiative called the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG).The new initiative is designed to assist those developing countries that need help to improve governance, strengthen capacity and accountability, and deliver the services that are essential supports of effective government.
(266 words) - South Africa joins convention
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On 19 June 2007 South Africa became the first African country to join the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention. The still photo shows South Africa's ambassador to France, Nomasonto Maria Sibanda-Thusi, welcomed by OECD secretary-general, Angel Gurría.
(295 words) - Making the world economy work better
As political leaders gathered in Heiligendamm in northern Germany this June and before that at the OECD in Paris in May, the concern on everyone’s minds was the future shape of the global economy.
(825 words) - The pensions challenge