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Observer e-Alert No. 4, 2010 (No 137) Latest economic data -------------------- OECD area, 21 April 2010 GDP +0.8% Q4 2009 Leading indicators +0.7 Feb 2010, +11.8 year on year Inflation +1,9% Feb 2010, annual Trade (G7) -17.5% exports Q3 2009, imports -14.6%, y/y Unemployment 8.6% Feb 2010, up 1.0 percentage pts y/y == Asia after the crisis ------------------------------------------------------------- Governments in Asian countries have been responding to the global crisis with stronger social policies. The economy should benefit. ------------------------------------------------------ http://www.oecdobserver.org/story.php/eid/127/aid/3152 E-ffective healthcare --------------------- The use of information and communication technologies in the health sector lags behind its use in many other parts of the economy, yet the advantages and potential savings are evident. Policymakers can do much to help close the gap. ------------------------------------------------------ http://www.oecdobserver.org/story.php/eid/127/aid/3231 Putting women in their right place ---------------------------------- Has gender equality improved since International Women's Day was first launched a century ago? The answers heard during this year's global events on 8 March were mixed. ------------------------------------------------------ http://www.oecdobserver.org/story.php/eid/127/aid/3236 Like father, like son --------------------- Income levels of sons are often influenced by the income levels of their fathers, recent OECD research shows. ------------------------------------------------------ http://www.oecdobserver.org/story.php/eid/127/aid/3235 The bioeconomy to 2030: Designing a policy agenda ------------------------------------------------- Biotechnology has steadily evolved to become a potential motor of environmentally sustainable production. Could we be at the dawn of a new bioeconomy? -------------------------------------------------------- http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/3233/ Taxation and development ------------------------ Could country-by-country tax reporting help boost revenue for development? The answer is not that simple. ------------------------------------------------------ http://www.oecdobserver.org/story.php/eid/127/aid/3229 OECD Forum 2010 --------------- Join the debate. 26-27 May -------------------------- http://www.oecd.org/forum2010 Order the OECD Observer print edition for the special two-year rate. http://www.oecdobserver.org/subscribe.html OECD Observer 2010 All rights reserved. -- To stop getting these messages, please send mail to: unsubs-127-104717-9b08932c-oecdobser...@pressflex.net or visit the free alert field at http://www.oecdobserver.org/to deselect
