ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT 2 OECD Compendium of Productivity Indicators ©OECD 2008 ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Pursuant to Article 1 of the Convention signed in Paris on 14 th December 1960, and which came into force on 30 th September 1961, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shall promote policies designed: To achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and a rising standard of living in member countries, while maintaining financial stability, and thus to contribute to the development of the world economy. To contribute to sound economic expansion in member as well as non-member countries in the process of economic development; and To contribute to the expansion of world trade on a multilateral, non-discriminatory basis in accordance with international obligations