French govt to name OECD chief economist as new head of Insee - report |
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PARIS (Thomson Financial) - The French government is to appoint Jean-Philippe Cotis, chief econonmist at the OECD, as the new head of national statistics office Insee, on Wednesday, Les Echos reported on its website.Contacted by Agence France-Presse, Insee, the OECD and the French finance ministry all declined to comment on the report.If the appointment is confirmed, Cotis would replace Jean-Michel Charpin.According to Les Echos, the departure of Charpin is linked to a number of controversies that have affected Insee during his period as director.The newspaper cited the campaign by retailer Leclerc attacking Insee's consumer purchasing-power statistics, and the office's move to delay the publication of unemployment figures for 2006 until after this year's presidential and parliamentary elections.tfn.paris@thomson.comafpgt/sljCOPYRIGHTCopyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Financial News.
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