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  • 14-April-2016

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    Lending to SMEs and entrepreneurs is improving, but more diverse forms of financing are needed

    Financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has turned the corner from the downswing seen during the global financial crisis, but overall credit conditions remain challenging and access to external finance continues to be much tighter for SMEs than larger firms, according to a new OECD report.

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  • 13-April-2016

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    Tax administrations meet on "Panama Papers"

    A special project meeting of the Joint International Tax Shelter Information and Collaboration (JITSIC) Network took place at the OECD in Paris on Wednesday 13 April, bringing together senior tax administration officials from countries worldwide to discuss opportunities for obtaining data, co-operation and information-sharing in light of the “Panama Papers” revelations.

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  • 13-April-2016

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    Publication launch in Washington, DC on Thursday 14 April 2016 Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2016: An OECD Scoreboard

    Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are crucial to economic growth, jobs and social cohesion. Access to finance is one of the keys to enable small firms to innovate and become more productive.

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  • 13-April-2016

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    Development aid rises again in 2015, spending on refugees doubles

    Development aid totalled USD 131.6 billion in 2015, representing a rise of 6.9% from 2014 in real terms as aid spent on refugees in host countries more than doubled in real terms to USD 12 billion. Stripping out funds spent on refugees, aid was still up 1.7% in real terms, according to official data collected by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC).

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  • 11-April-2016

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    Launch of OECD & EUIPO report on trade in counterfeit goods: Monday 18 April at 12:00 CET, Live webcast

    OECD Deputy Secretary-General Doug Frantz and EUIPO Executive Director António Campinos will launch the joint report “Trade in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods: Mapping the Economic Impact” at 12:00 CET on Monday 18 April at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris.

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  • 11-April-2016

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    High-level meeting on excess capacity in steel sector, 17:30 news briefing, Monday 18 April, Palais D’Egmont, Brussels

    With a serious export glut weighing on the global steel sector, ministers, senior officials and private sector representatives from around 30 countries including China, Japan, Germany, India, the UK and the US will meet with EU, WTO, OECD and World Steel Association representatives on Monday 18 April in Brussels to seek solutions to the overcapacity crisis.

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  • 11-April-2016

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    Japan will need reforms to ease economic blow of a shrinking workforce

    Japan must make revitalising growth its number one priority with reforms to boost productivity and encourage more women and older people into jobs to compensate for its rapidly shrinking labour force, according to the OECD.

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  • 8-April-2016

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    Final Declaration of the OECD Meeting of Agriculture Ministers held in Paris on 7-8 April 2016

    Ministers of Agriculture from OECD countries and partner economies worldwide met in Paris on 7-8 April 2016, to discuss Better Policies to Achieve a Productive, Sustainable and Resilient Global Food System. The meeting was co-chaired by Stéphane Le Foll, Minister of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry of France, and Tom Vilsack, United States Secretary of Agriculture.

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  • 8-April-2016

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    Tax administrations ready to act on “Panama Papers”

    Government officials from around the world have called on the OECD to convene a special project meeting of the Joint International Tax Shelter Information and Collaboration (JITSIC) Network to explore possibilities of co-operation and information-sharing, identify tax compliance risks and agree collaborative action, in light of the “Panama Papers” revelations.

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  • 6-April-2016

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    Limited access to employment services hurts vulnerable laid-off workers in Australia

    Australia should provide early access to more intensive employment services for disadvantaged laid-off workers to help them find a new job more quickly, according to a new OECD report.

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