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Healthcare expenditure at record highs: OECD

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said current spending on health care amongst its member states - including Australia - is at a record high, with the bulk of that spending largely due to the rising cost of pharmaceuticals ...

OECD enhances international consumer protection activities

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has announced that consumers across the world will enjoy greater protection due to the OECD Council's adoption of the Guidelines for Protecting Consumers from Fraudulent and Deceptive ...

Interest rates and strength of Australian dollar to rise: NAB

The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cash rate is expected to remain unchanged at 4.75 per cent till the March quarter of 2004 and may rise to 5% in June 2004 and onwards to 5.25% in September 2004, according to National Australia Bank (NAB) predictions. ...

Transparency the key to corporate governance: Costello

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has highlighted the importance of risk-taking in corporate life-as long as it is combined with transparency-as businesses come to terms with increased emphasis on corporate governance in the post HIH environment. In ...

OECD calls for greater investment, international cooperation

A greater emphasis on domestic and foreign investment has been deemed vital for financing economic development globally, according to New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark in her summary as chair of the ministerial council meeting of the 30-member ...

OECD predicts gradual resumption of economic growth

The 30-member Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said that while the global economic outlook is for a gradual resumption of growth there are still significant risks to the strength of the recovery, primarily, the build up in ...

OECD calls for improvements in Australia's super tax system

John Fernando Australia's superannuation tax system is unduly complicated and a simplification of the tax rules is needed, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In what was generally a glowing report praising ...
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