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...success speaks to a disturbing trend among the Mexican elite. Bulletproof clothing is emblematic of a greater divide between Mexican problems and Mexican money; as a BBC report revealed in October, the Mexican wealth gap is the largest in the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), with “some parts [comparable] to Spanish or German cities, but other parts…more like the poorest parts of Africa...
...Pritchett is one of the few who has explored how big of a punch higher immigration rates can pack. In a recent book, Pritchett cites a 2005 World Bank study which claims that if the 30 developed countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) permit just a 3 percent rise in immigration, the gains to citizens in developing countries would be about $300 billion. Right now, the developed world spends about $70 billion in foreign aid—$70 billion from the pockets of those in the OECD. The study concludes that wealthy states would receive...
...When you said in your victory speech that New Zealanders had voted for a "more ambitious" country, what did you mean? We are 22nd out of 30 countries in the OECD for average income. I think that is grossly inadequate. We're on the edge of Asia, which arguably will be the fastest-growing region in the world for the next decade or two. We've got to be able to do a lot better...
...Some predict Japan will fare marginally better in its recession than the U.S. or the Eurozone. The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) projects that 2009 GDP will grow 0.1% in Japan, compared with 0.9% in the U.S. and 0.5% across the Eurozone. "Financial-debt-to-GDP ratio is an advantage, and debt in the private sector has not increased, unlike in the U.S. and European countries," says Hiromichi Shirakawa, chief economist at Credit Suisse Japan. "The economy is less vulnerable." Nevertheless, he says, Japan is not an island: nothing points to an economic recovery in Japan unless...
...indeed, it was news of the recession that sent stock traders into a frenzy of buying on Friday, there may be more bullish boosts to come in the weeks and months ahead. A new forecast by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) predicts a 0.3% decline of its members' economies next year. That, the OECD forecasts, will be led by a 1% decline in growth in the U.S., a 0.5% contraction in Europe, and 0.1% downturn in Japan. Evidence to back that projection came with Friday's announcement that economic growth across the euro-zone decreased...