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OECD Factbook 2006 Includes Broader Range of Statistics, Countries: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Environment at a Glance 2006 presents Key Environmental Indicators: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level to be held 23-24 May 2006: Announcement
OECD Forum 2006 set for 22-23 May 2006 with the theme "Balancing Globalisation" Web Site
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Domestic Reforms Help South Africa Benefit from Freer Agricultural Trade according to OECD's first review of South Africa's agricultural policy: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Using Market Mechanisms to Manage Fisheries: Smoothing the Path: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Trade, Agriculture and Development: Policies Working Together: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
International Standardisation of Fruit and Vegetables Guidelines Now Available on Web Site: Announcement
Water and Agriculture: Sustainability, Markets, and Policies: Conclusions and Recommendations (157 kb. Book to be published shortly)

Financial Market Trends Examines the Financial Policy Landscape, Risk Capital, and Pension Fund Demand for Long-Term Bonds: Announcement
China Should Cut Barriers to Foreign Investment, says OECD: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
OECD Calls for New Approach to Managing Pension Fund Assets: Press Release | Text of Guidelines (63 kb)
More Competition and Further Reform Would Boost Growth in Switzerland, says OECD: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Spain Should Introduce Full Corporate Liability and Fines to Better Combat Bribery of Foreign Public Officials, says OECD: Press Release | Report (495 kb)
Steps Taken by Countries to Implement the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention: Web Site
Barriers to Entry: Summary of Roundtable and Country Reports (1.85 mb)
Reform and Challenges for Private Pensions in Russia: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD

Aid Flows Top US$100 billion in 2005: Press Release
DAC Takes Further Steps to Untie More Aid: Announcement (6 kb)
OECD Ministers Discuss Development/Environment Trade-Off: Ministerial Web Site | OECD Observer Article
Harmonising Donor Practices for Effective Aid Delivery: Volume 2: Budget Support, Sector Wide Approaches and Capacity Development in Public Financial Management: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Trade, Agriculture and Development: Policies Working Together: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Why a Healthy Environment is Essential to Reducing Poverty: Report (488 kb)
Putting Climate Change Adaptation in the Development Mainstream: Policy Brief
DAC News: April 2006 Issue

OECD Economic Surveys released in the past month. Policy Briefs summarising the findings of Surveys released during the past year are available.
No new OECD Economics Department Working Papers were released during the past month.

OECD Factbook 2006 Includes Broader Range of Statistics, Countries: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Latest OECD Consumer Prices: Inflation slows: More
Latest Purchasing Power Parities: More
Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: Moderate expansion continues: More
Latest Standardised Unemployment Rates. Unemployment in the OECD area remains at 6.3%: More (40 kb)
Quarterly GDP Growth: Quarterly Release | Spreadsheet
Main Economic Indicators for Non-Member Countries: More (183 kb)
IEA Monthly Oil Market Report More
OECD Statistics Portal: Web Site

Think Scenarios, Rethink Education: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
21st Century Learning Environments: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Equity in Education Thematic Reviews: Web Site

Labour Force Statistics now on www.oecd.org: Database
Recent OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers:
- No. 32 - Social Disadvantage and Education Experiences (PDF 323kb)
- No. 33 - Alternative Measures of Well-Being (PDF 767kb)

IEA Commends Slovak Energy Market Reforms, but Urges Further Action on Energy Security, Efficiency and Market Opening: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Latest IEA Oil Market Report: Web Site
IEA Monthly Surveys: Listing
IEA Statistics Web Page Energy Statistics Web Page

Environment at a Glance 2006 presents Key Environmental Indicators: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
OECD Ministers Discuss Development/Environment Trade-Off: Ministerial Web Site | OECD Observer Article
Why a Healthy Environment is Essential to Reducing Poverty: Report (488 kb)
Putting Climate Change Adaptation in the Development Mainstream: Policy Brief

Why a Healthy Environment is Essential to Reducing Poverty: Report (488 kb)
Recent Health Working Papers:
- No. 22 - Health Care Quality Indicators Project Initial Indicators Report (PDF 685kb)
- No. 23 - Health Care Quality Indicators Project Conceptual Framework Paper (PDF 200kb)

Innovation in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: Comparing National Innovation Systems at the Sectoral Level: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD

OECD Urges Governments and Industry to Do More to Tackle Spam: Press Release | Anti-Spam Toolkit
Europe Moves to Top of Broadband Rankings: Web Site
Making Public Sector Information Available over the Internet: Report (654 kb)
ICT Diffusion to Business in Austria: Country Report (458 kb)
RSS feed for OECD news on Information and Communication Technologies Now Available: Announcement

Nuclear Power in NEA Member Countries: New Web Site
VENUS-2 MOX-Fueled Reactor Dosimetry Calculations: Free Publication (7.36 mb)
State-of-the-Art Report on Systematic Approaches to Safety Management: Report (888 kb)
International Handbook of Evaluated Reactor Physics Experiments: Web Site

More Competition and Further Reform Would Boost Growth in Switzerland, says OECD: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD

Innovation in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: Comparing National Innovation Systems at the Sectoral Level: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Research Use of Patented Knowledge:Working Paper

Tax Wedges on Earnings Vary Sharply in OECD Countries: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Paolo Ciocca of Italy Appointed Chair of OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs: Announcement
Joint OECD/US Business Conference on OECD Initiatives in International Taxation: Looking Ahead - Washington, DC on 5-6 June 2006: Announcement
OECD Countries Welcome Chile's Participation in the OECD’s Taxation Work: Announcement
Strategies for Improving the Take-up Rates of Electronic Services: Document (521 kb)
Using Third Party Information Reports to Assist Taxpayers
Meet their Return Filing Obligations— Country Experiences
With the Use of Pre-populated Personal Tax Returns: Document (530 kb)
OECD Aims to Improve International Tax Disputes Mechanisms: Announcement

Trade, Agriculture and Development: Policies Working Together: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Trade Committee Discusses State-of-Play in Doha Round during 143rd Meeting: Summary
The Impact of Monitoring Equipment on Air Quality Management Capacity in Developing Countries: Working Paper (74 kb)
Liberalisation of Trade in Renewable Energy and Associated Technologies: Biodiesel, Solar Thermal and Geothermal Energy: Working Paper (171 kb)
Competition Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements: Working Paper (376 kb)
OECD Guiding Principles for Regulatory Quality and Performance: Document (124 kb)
APEC-OECD Integrated Checklist on Regulatory Reform: Document (437 kb)

ECMT Ministerial to be held 17-18 May 2006 in Dublin: Web Site

Global City Forum to be held in Lyon, May 17-19: Announcement

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