Development Week 2017
The Development Week 2017 took place in Paris, with a series of conferences devoted to exploring the main issues related to development co-operation in light of the Agenda 2030 adoption. The main event of the Week was the “High Level Meeting”, during which debated issues included development in transition, gender equality and the link between […]
Read moreThe OECD Skills Strategy Diagnostic Report: Italy 2017
The OECD Skills Strategy Diagnostic Report: Italy 2017 has been presented today at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Rome. The Report examines the Italian education and skills systems, which are strictly related to an efficient labour market and the economic growth.
Read moreMeeting of the group of Friends of South East Europe
Ambassador Alessandro Busacca participated in a meeting of the group of Friends of South East Europe, where he illustrated the results of the Western Balkans Summit held in Trieste in July. The main achievements of the Summit, which was attended by high level representatives from seven European countries, as well as six Balkans, included the […]
Read moreGuardia di Finanza’s Academy visits the Permanent Delegation
Ambassador Alessandro Busacca, met a delegation from the Academy of the Italian Guardia di Finanza led by Brigadier General Virgilio Pomponi, Commandant of the Officers training institute. The meeting which was attended by officials from the Delegation, the O.E.C.D. and the F.A.T.F., took place as part of the study visit in Paris of the second-year […]
Read moreSEMINAR ON ALTERNATIVE FINANCING FOR SMEs– INTRODUCTORY SPEECH BY AMBASSADOR ALESSANDRO BUSACCA
Ambassador Alessandro Busacca, together with his Polish counterpart, Aleksander Surdej, and Miriam Koreen, Deputy Director of the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Local Development and Tourism, intervened in the introductory remarks on institutional aspects of the seminar. The seminar was a joint Italian and Polish initiative on alternative financing for SMEs and took place on […]
Read moreGlobal Forum on Responsible Business Conduct
29-30 June 2017. The Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct was launched by the OECD in 2013 and It reached its 5th edition this year. It aims at strenghtening international dialogue on Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) and fostering corporate responsibility instruments such as the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. The Italian Representation at the OECD […]
Read moreRENEWAL OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE OECD INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY FOR TAX CRIME INVESTIGATION
Rome, Lido di Ostia – Giorgio Toschi, General Commander of the Italian Guardia di Finanza, and Pascal Saint-Amans Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration on behalf of the OECD, signed the renewal of the Memorandum of understanding that provides the legal framework for co-operation between the Parties, concerning the Academy’s programme at […]
Read moreINTERNATIONAL PARIS AIR SHOW – LE BOURGET
On Wednesday June 21, the Italian Ambassador to OECD, Alessandro Busacca, payed a visit to the Director of the European Space Agency, Johann-Dietrich Woerner, at Le Bourget (ESA) and assisted to the “Agora Talk with Industry: Space 4. Our Future” meeting. Ambassador Busacca met with the President of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), Roberto Battiston, […]
Read moreThe “Alessandro Di Battista” Fellowship 2017-2018
The Italian Government, in collaboration with the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTPA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), offers the Alessandro Di Battista Fellowship 2017-2018. The main objective of the Di Battista Fellowship is to allow a young Italian economist to be on loan from his/her current employer to the […]
Read moreAmbassador Busacca speaks at the IEA Energy Efficiency Training Week
Ambassador Busacca took part in the opening day of the Third Energy Efficiency in Emerging Economies Training Week organized by the International Energy Agency. After the initial remarks by the Executive Director Fatih Birol, the Permanent Representative presented to more than 130 participants experiences and best practices on successful domestic energy efficiency policy implementation in […]
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