OECD
INTERNATIONAL: Realpolitik limits aid effectiveness
Aid agencies are encountering problems with implementing the high-minded ideals of aid...
InternationalCHILE: 'Last mile' to development the hardest
On many indicators, Chile is very close to becoming a developed country and soon expects to join...
ChileINTERNATIONAL: Multiple dynamics drive shipping index
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has risen 15% in one day, to 1,316 points from 1,148 yesterday. The...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Price declines are mainly in energy
The OECD today released aggregate figures of inflation for OECD countries, showing consumer...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Nuclear renaissance faces challenge
Increases in the cost of borrowing and the availability of credit represent a major challenge for...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Steel demand is poised to weaken
The OECD yesterday indicated that short-term steel demand would be significantly weak, owing to a...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Stimulus plans pose long-term risks
Governments across the OECD have announced large fiscal stimulus plans. On current growth...
InternationalCZECH REPUBLIC: IMF sees signs of global spillover
Real GDP growth will slow to about 1.5% in 2009, after 4.0% in 2008, because of recession abroad...
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