Co-operation

Election-rigging Kazakhstan's triumph last year was to chair the Organisation for Security and Economic Co-operation, which is dedicated to free votes and democracy; and guess who has just hosted the 33rd world arm-wrestling championship?

The Economist: Daily news and views 2011

Last week I saw a report that a US congresswoman wanted to change the official value of pi to precisely 3 as a way to help US 15-year-olds, after they came 25th in maths in the latest Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's world study.

Let's look at all the evidence from top educators abroad 2011

Few remember that the origin of the MDGs is the 1996 OECD report Shaping the 21st Century: the Contribution of Development Co-operation.

The UN can represent the interests of poorer countries better than the OECD | Jonathan Glennie 2011

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said this week the BOJ should be ready to do more if the economic outlook worsens, in particular lower long-term interest rates through additional buying of Japanese government bonds.

BOJ Head Concedes Contraction Is Possible Megumi Fujikawa 2011

The International Energy Agency, which coordinates energy policy for industrialized nations in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, declined to comment on the Iranian reports and oil-price moves.

Report Of Iran Oil Cut Briefly Lifts Brent Crude To 6-Month High Benoît Faucon 2012

Local reaction to an outline of the guidelines presented by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development suggests there won't be any major sticking points to compliance, the industry sources said.

Dubai DMCC Likely to Adopt New 'Conflict Gold' Guidelines Brinda Darasha 2011

Also on Thursday, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development downgraded its expectation for the U.K. economy, saying it would barely grow in the remainder of this year.

U.K. Will Stick to Planned Cuts Alistair MacDonald 2011

He can wheel out support from the IMF and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development for his austerity programme.

Greek crisis allows Osborne to peddle myths 2011

The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development says that the number of students studying overseas has skyrocketed to 3.7 million in 2009 from 800,000 in 1975.

New Generation of Global Jet-Setters Scott McCartney 2011

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) studies have consistently shown that the United States ranks among the top three or four globally in spending per student on primary and secondary school education.

George T. Haley: When Government Fails: Grade F for Education George T. Haley 2010