The goal of the conference is to gather researchers working on competitiveness to focus on the French case. The Banque de France has been participated in several initiatives aiming to develop new competitiveness indicators, including a joint work with the World Bank and the active participation...

Sessions and covered topics: International macroeconomics: - Exchange rates (nominal and real exchange rates, equilibrium exchange rates), exchange-rate policies and exchange-rate regimes; - Economic growth, business cycles and economic policies; - Transmission of commodity price shocks; -...

With growing uncertainty facing the global economy, cooperation and partnership among the countries has never been more important. The Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, to be held in Tokyo in October 2012, will aim to promote global economic stability...

The OECD Forum brings together... - Business (CEOs) leaders - Civil Society and Trade Union representatives - Academia - Government (Ministers) - Members of Parliament - Leaders of international organisations ... to discuss the pressing issues on the international agenda. The OECD Forum is free...