The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and the American Chamber of Commerce in China, are delighted to invite you to an exclusive lunch presentation of OECD’s China Economic Survey 2013, with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - 经济合作与发展组织 Secretary General Mr Angel Gurria, and Mr Richard Herd, Head of the China Desk, OECD Economics Department, on 26th March 2013, from 11:30 to 14:00 at the Four Seasons Hotel Beijing.

The OECD (http://www.oecd.org) was established in 1961 and currently has 34 countries as members. Its core missions are to assist governments design and implement policies that will improve people’s economic and social well-being and help them work together in a coordinated manner towards a stronger, cleaner and fairer global economy. The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems.

OECD’s Economic Surveys are published every two years for each OECD member country and for some countries that are not OECD members, such as China, Russia and Brazil. They focus primarily on policies having a potential to improve the economy’s long-term performance. This involves a wide range of policy areas including labour markets, competition, innovation, human capital, financial markets, sustainable development, social security, taxation, health care and public spending. During this visit, the findings will be presented to Chinese policy makers and top government officials.

Agenda:

11:30 – 12:00 Registration
12:30 – 12:35 Opening speech by Mr Davide Cucino, President, European Chamber 
12:35 – 12:40 Welcome speech by Mr Joerg Wuttke, Chair, BIAC China Task Force
12:40 – 13:20 OECD’s China Economic Survey 2013 Presentation
Mr Angel Gurria, Secretary General, OECD  
Mr Richard Herd, Head of the China Desk, OECD Economics Department
13:20 –13:50 Q&A Session
13:50 –13:55 Closing remarks by Mr Christian Murck, President, American Chamber

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