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China outclasses West in key education survey
The survey showed students in the 4 Chinese regions of Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang – as well as Singapore – topped the rankings, ahead of their Western counterparts in reading, mathematics and science
Global demand for food products to slow – FAO
One of the main reasons given for the decline is a slowdown in growth in China where incomes over the outlook period are projected to flatline driving down spending on foodstuffs
Spend for growth, OECD urges governments
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says there is an urgent need for governments to ramp up spending
Panama squirms as Panama Papers scandal keeps expanding
President Varela: Panama does not deserve to be singled out on an issue that plagues many countries
France 'wrong' to designate Panama as a tax haven – president
A new Uncooperative States and Territories designation means France would view all transactions with Panama with suspicion presuming tax fraud unless there is evidence to the contrary
Panama to deepen talks with OECD after revelations
Vice President Isabel De Saint Malo: We are going to establish technical level dialogue between Panama and the OECD specifically on exchanging information
Development banks pledge $15B in new climate funds – officials
World leaders are scrambling to reach the magic number of 100 billion in funding to combat global warming and help vulnerable nations cope with the impact of climate change
Inequality worst in decades in range of countries – OECD
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD says most of its 34 member countries has seen a growing widening in the inequality gap
APEC 2015: Technology key to developing SMEs
Experts agree that using big data on small and medium enterprises provides a significant opportunity in empowering SMEs and enabling inclusive growth
PH joins OECD committee on fiscal affairs by Jan 2015
The inclusion is seen to aid the country in its fight against base erosion and profit sharing by some multinational firms
APEC delegates praise Aquino's 'economic stewardship'
President Aquino tells delegates he has a good Cabinet whose members make personal sacrifices to serve the country
Huge discrepancies on heart disease in Europe
Drawing on data from the World Health Organization WHO and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD the report covering 52 countries noted a generally positive trend but with huge discrepancies across the region
Budget rift pushes Washington to the brink
Washington s risky game of political brinkmanship neared crisis point with no deal yet nailed down to avoid a catastrophic US debt default just 36 hours before a crucial deadline
White House, Republicans bicker, shutdown drags on
Washington is lurching ever closer to an October 17 deadline to raise the US government s statutory borrowing limit
Unemployment rate in rich countries edges up: OECD
Unemployment rates continued to vary widely in July
