Who will be the next Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development? The Japanese, the Korean, the Australian, the Mexican, the Pole, or the Frenchman?
Sarah McGregor reports on the race in: "Globetrotting OECD candidates".
...The ideal candidate is a strong manager with a capable hand at macroeconomics and able to communicate clearly, says Helen Fisher, media relations manager of the OECD. Lining up votes will be no small feat given the selection process is based on consensus from the OECD's ultimate decision-making body, the council of ministers...
...All six candidates will present their ideas to the member council in Paris in early October, and a successor is expected to be named by December 1, 2005...
The McGregor article is focused on the Japanese candidate, Sawako Takeuchi. This article, by Katherine Murphy of The Australian, focuses on Allan Fels of Australia: " Fels up against fantastic five". Murphy has something to say about each of the candidates.
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