New publications from OECD, mid December 2018

New OECD publications have been uploaded to the OECD iLibrary, a comprehensive digital repository of books, papers, and statistics from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Titles recently added include:

• OECD Pensions Outlook 2018
• Financial Incentives and Retirement Savings
• Concentration in Seed Markets: Potential Effects and Policy Responses
• Open Government Data Report: Enhancing Policy Maturity for Sustainable Impact (OECD Digital Government Studies series)
• Innovation, Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability in Korea (OECD Food and Agricultural Reviews series)
• SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Kazakhstan 2018 (OECD Studies on SMEs and Entrepreneurship series)
• For Good Measure: Advancing Research on Well-being Metrics Beyond GDP
• Beyond GDP: Measuring What Counts for Economic and Social Performance
• OECD Investment Policy Reviews: Viet Nam 2018
• OECD Economic Surveys: Netherlands 2018

These volumes and more are accessible from the OECD iLibrary by WTO staff and WTO Library patrons.

New publications from OECD, late June 2018

New OECD publications have been uploaded to the OECD iLibrary, a comprehensive digital repository of books, papers, and statistics from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Titles recently added include:

• How Immigrants Contribute to the Dominican Republic’s Economy
• How Immigrants Contribute to Ghana’s Economy
• Benchmarking Civil Service Reform in Kazakhstan (OECD Public Governance Reviews series)
• Future of Rural Youth in Developing Countries: Tapping the Potential of Local Value Chains
• Innovation, Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability in Sweden (OECD Food and Agricultural Reviews series)
• Maintaining the Momentum of Decentralisation in Ukraine (OECD Multi-level Governance Studies series)
• Inventory of Energy Subsidies in the EU’s Eastern Partnership Countries (Green Finance and Investment series)
• Rethinking Urban Sprawl: Moving Towards Sustainable Cities
• OECD Economic Surveys: Chile 2018

These volumes and more are accessible from the OECD iLibrary by WTO staff and WTO Library patrons.

New publications from OECD, mid May 2018

New OECD publications have been uploaded to the OECD iLibrary, a comprehensive digital repository of books, papers, and statistics from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Titles recently added include:

• Open Government Data in Mexico: the Way Forward (OECD Digital Government Studies series)
• Assessing the Real Cost of Disasters: The Need for Better Evidence (OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies series)
• Latin American Economic Outlook 2018: Rethinking Institutions for Development
• Multi-Dimensional Review of Thailand, volume 1: Initial Assessment (OECD Development Pathways series)
• Strengthening Shardara Multi-Purpose Water Infrastructure in Kazakhstan (OECD Studies on Water series)
• Facilitating the Reform of Economic Instruments for Water Management in Georgia (OECD Studies on Water series)
• Behavioural Insights for Public Integrity: Harnessing the Human Factor to Counter Corruption (OECD Public Governance Reviews series)
• Rethinking Regional Development Policy-making (OECD Multi-level Governance Studies series)
• Getting it Right: Strategic Priorities for Mexico
• OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews: Australia 2018
• OECD Economic Surveys: Greece 2018, Tunisia 2018, Ireland 2018
• OECD Rural Policy Reviews: Poland 2018

These volumes and more are accessible from the OECD iLibrary by WTO staff and WTO Library patrons.

New publications from OECD, mid January 2018

New OECD publications have been uploaded to the OECD iLibrary, a comprehensive digital repository of books, papers, and statistics from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Titles recently added include:

• Gaps and Governance Standards of Public Infrastructure in Chile: Infrastructure Governance Review
• OECD Guidelines on Insurer Governance 2017 Edition
• Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital: Condensed Version 2017
• Decentralisation and Multi-level Governance in Kazakhstan (OECD Public Governance Reviews series)
• Boosting Disaster Prevention through Innovative Risk Governance: Insights from Austria, France and Switzerland (OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies series)
• Safety Assessment of Transgenic Organisms in the Environment, Volume 7: OECD Consensus Documents (Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology series)
• OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Peru 2017
• OECD Economic Surveys: Norway 2018
• OECD Journal on Budgeting (volume 2017, issue 1)

These volumes and more are accessible from the OECD iLibrary by WTO staff and WTO Library patrons.

New publications from OECD, mid December 2017

New OECD publications have been uploaded to the OECD iLibrary, a comprehensive digital repository of books, papers, and statistics from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Titles recently added include:

• Enhancing the Role of Insurance in Cyber Risk Management
• Towards a More Effective, Strategic and Accountable State of Kazakhstan (OECD Public Governance Reviews series)
• Policy Advisory Systems: Supporting Good Governance and Sound Public Decision Making (OECD Public Governance series)
• Hungary: Public Administration and Public Service Development Strategy, 2014-2020 (OECD Public Governance Reviews series)
• OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews: Finland 2017
• OECD Review of Fisheries: Policies and Summary Statistics 2017
• Missing Entrepreneurs 2017: Policies for Inclusive Entrepreneurship
• Geography of Firm Dynamics: Measuring Business Demography for Regional Development
• OECD Reviews of School Resources: Chile 2017
• Water Charges in Brazil: the Ways Forward (OECD Studies on Water series)
• Supporting Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Higher Education in Hungary (OECD Skills Studies series)
• OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Switzerland 2017
• OECD Economic Outlook, Preliminary Version (volume 2017, issue 2)

These volumes and more are accessible from the OECD iLibrary by WTO staff and WTO Library patrons.

New publications from OECD, late October 2017

New OECD publications have been uploaded to the OECD iLibrary, a comprehensive digital repository of books, papers, and statistics from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Titles recently added include:

• Women’s Economic Empowerment in Selected MENA Countries: The Impact of Legal Frameworks in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia (Competitiveness and Private Sector Development series)
• Multi-Dimensional Review of Panama: Volume 1: Initial Assessment (OECD Development Pathways series)
• Driving Performance at Mexico’s Agency for Safety, Energy and Environment (The Governance of Regulators series)
• Driving Performance at Mexico’s National Hydrocarbons Commission (The Governance of Regulators series)
• Driving Performance at Mexico’s Energy Regulatory Commission (The Governance of Regulators series)
• Global Trade Without Corruption: Fighting the Hidden Tariff
• OECD Integrity Review of Coahuila, Mexico: Restoring Trust Through an Integrity System (OECD Public Governance Reviews series)
• Towards an Open Government in Kazakhstan (OECD Public Governance Reviews series)
• Gender Policy Delivery in Kazakhstan (OECD Public Governance Reviews series)
• Evidence-based Policy Making for Youth Well-being: A Toolkit (OECD Development Policy Tools series)
• Supporting Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Higher Education in Ireland (OECD Skills Studies series)
• Supporting Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Higher Education in Poland (OECD Skills Studies series)
• Improving Domestic Financial Support Mechanisms in Moldova’s Water and Sanitation Sector (OECD Studies on Water series)
• Promoting Clean Urban Public Transportation and Green Investment in Kazakhstan (Green Finance and Investment series)
• OECD Budget Transparency Toolkit: Practical Steps for Supporting Openness, Integrity and Accountability in Public Finance Management
• Development Co-operation Report 2017: Data for Development
• OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews: Luxembourg 2017
• OECD Economic Surveys: United Kingdom 2017
• Road Safety Annual Report 2017
• OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2017

These volumes and more are accessible from the OECD iLibrary by WTO staff and WTO Library patrons.

New publications from OECD, early August 2017

New OECD publications have been uploaded to the OECD iLibrary, a comprehensive digital repository of books, papers, and statistics from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Titles recently added include:

• Garlic (International Standards for Fruit and Vegetables series)
• Evaluation of Agricultural Policy Reforms in the European Union: the Common Agricultural Policy 2014-20
• SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Canada (OECD Studies on SMEs and Entrepreneurship series)
• Public Procurement Review of Mexico’s PEMEX: Adapting to Change in the Oil Industry (OECD Public Governance Reviews series)
• Aid for Trade at a Glance 2017 : Promoting Trade, Inclusiveness and Connectivity for Sustainable Development
• OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2017-2026
• Interrelations Between Public Policies, Migration and Development in Costa Rica (OECD Development Pathways series)
• OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews: Slovenia 2017
• OECD Economic Surveys: Argentina 2017, Luxembourg 2017, Austria 2017, and South Africa 2017
• OECD Investment Policy Reviews: Lao PDR
• OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Kazakhstan 2017

These volumes and more are accessible from the OECD iLibrary by WTO staff and WTO Library patrons.

New publications from OECD, late June 2017

New OECD publications have been uploaded to the OECD iLibrary, a comprehensive digital repository of books, papers, and statistics from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Titles recently added include:

• Debate the Issues: Complexity and Policy Making (OECD Insights series)
• Services Trade Policies and the Global Economy
• Unlocking the Potential of Youth Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries: From Subsistence to Performance (Development Centre Studies series)
• Engaging Employers in Apprenticeship Opportunities: Making It Happen Locally
• Marine Protected Areas: Economics, Management and Effective Policy Mixes
• Multi-dimensional Review of Kazakhstan: Volume 2: In-depth Analysis and Recommendations (OECD Development Pathways series)
• OECD Integrity Scan of Kazakhstan: Preventing Corruption for a Competitive Economy (OECD Public Governance Reviews series)
• Interrelations Between Public Policies, Migration and Developing in the Dominican Republic (OECD Development Pathways series)
• Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2017
• Mapping The Real Routes of Trade in Fake Goods
• OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews: Iceland 2017
• OECD Territorial Reviews: Morelos, Mexico
• OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Finland 2017, Norway 2017
• OECD Investment Policy Reviews: Kazakhstan 2017
• OECD Economic Surveys: New Zealand 2017, Belgium 2017, Slovak Republic 2017
• OECD Economic Outlook (volume 2017, issue 1; preliminary version)

These volumes and more are accessible from the OECD iLibrary by WTO staff and WTO Library patrons.

New publications from OECD, early September 2016

New OECD publications have been uploaded to the OECD iLibrary, a comprehensive digital repository of books, papers, and statistics from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Titles recently added include:

• OECD Investment Policy Reviews: Ukraine 2016 (OECD Investment Policy Reviews series)
• Corruption in the Extractive Value Chain: Typology of Risks, Mitigation Measures and Incentives (OECD Development Policy Tools series)
• Boosting Kazakhstan’s National Intellectual Property System
• OECD Journal on Budgeting (volume 16, issue 1)

These volumes and more are accessible from the OECD iLibrary by WTO staff and WTO Library patrons.

Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program: Twelfth Ministerial Conference

The 12th Central Asia Regional Cooperation Program (CAREC) Ministerial Conference (the Conference) was held on 23–24 October in Astana, Kazakhstan. The Conference consisted of two related events: (i) the Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) on 23 October; and (ii) the Ministerial Meeting on 24 October.

The theme of the Conference was “Integrated Trade and Transport” and its objectives were to: (i) review the progress of cooperation in the CAREC Program during 2013, and (ii) consider the refined Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy and Implementation Action Plan (TTFS) 2020 and the Trade Policy Strategic Action Plan (TPSAP) 2013–2017.

You can download the minutes of the meeting here for free.