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OECD to Launch Inclusive Cities Campaign
With support from the U.S. Mission, the OECD launched an Inclusive Cities Campaign on March 29 to mobilize local governments in the battle against rising inequality.
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OECD Hosts Anti-Bribery Ministerial
On 16 March, the OECD hosted a Ministerial Meeting on the Anti-Bribery Convention at the OECD headquarters in Paris. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, above, participated alongside ministers from forty other countries.
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President Obama at the OECD
At a press conference at the OECD on December 1, 2015, President Obama recognized that global challenges such as terrorism and climate change can seem insurmountable but stressed the need to "push away fear, and have confidence that human innovation, our values, our judgment, our solidarity -- it will win out."
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Agreement on Coal Power Plants
On November 18, 2015, OECD members reached a groundbreaking agreement on export credits for coal-fired power plants. The agreement between major economies such as the United States, the EU and Japan, encourages exporters and buyers to move towards greener technology.
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Launch of the Friends of Inclusive Growth Group
On October 28, Ambassador Yohannes launched the Group of Friends of Inclusive Growth with a discussion on employment, health and income. Above, Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, Jason Furman, provides the U.S. perspective on income and inclusive growth.
Press
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With the OECD, the United States Can Lead Against Inequality
by Ambassador Yohannes, Secretary-General Gurria
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L'Avenir de la Coopération au Développement
Editorial par Ambassadeur Yohannes