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14 Sep 21
High-spending European governments managed the Covid-19 shock “very well”, despite suffering the worst recession in the EU era, the head of the OECD has said.
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12 Aug 21
The pace of larger economies' economic recovery from Covid-19 has slowed in recent months, according to analysis for the OECD.
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2 Jul 21
A “historic” agreement on corporation tax between 130 countries and territories will increase global public revenues by around $150bn according to the OECD, which led the negotiations.
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1 Jun 21
Continued progress on international vaccination programmes and large stimulus packages mean the OECD's global outlook for economic growth year has been revised up by more than 30% on previous...
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28 May 21
African countries have been urged to step up cooperation on tax to raise money needed to support their economies through the economic crisis caused by Covid-19.
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21 May 21
Joe Biden’s administration has climbed down from its proposed 21% minimum tax rate for multinational companies, suggesting it could accept a compromise as low as 15%.
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18 May 21
The UK is hesitant to support the US push for a 21% global minimum corporation tax rate over fears doing so would harm the chance of sorting out the issue of digital taxation, it has been reported.
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11 May 21
Inheritance tax could play a greater role in addressing inequality and dealing with the public finance pressures of Covid-19, the OECD has said.
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30 Apr 21
The rate at which wages are taxed effectively fell last year by the largest amount since the global financial crisis, according to the OECD.
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22 Apr 21
Joe Biden’s suggested global minimum corporation tax rate would be unfair on small nations such as Ireland, the country’s finance minister has said.
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7 Apr 21
A worldwide agreement on taxing multinational companies appears closer after the US signalled its support for a minimum global rate of corporation tax, European finance ministers have said.
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16 Mar 21
Former Australian finance minister Mathias Cormann has been appointed as the next secretary general of the OECD.
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9 Mar 21
The world economy is expected to grow by 5.6% this year, 1.4 percentage points higher than expected in December, dependent on vaccination progress, according to the OECD.
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25 Feb 21
The world’s richest countries borrowed a record $18trn from the markets in 2020, an OECD report into Covid-19’s effect on debt has found.
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9 Feb 21
As the world looks ahead towards the end of the Covid-19 crisis, whenever that might come, it is time to reflect on the role taxes can play in rebuilding our economies, argue Pascal Saint-Amans and...
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29 Jan 21
The new US administration is likely to cooperate with other countries in finding a solution to the issues around international corporation tax, German finance minister Olaf Scholz has said.
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26 Jan 21
More efficient energy policies could generate revenue worth around 1% of GDP for developing countries, the OECD has claimed.
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6 Jan 21
Unprecedented stimulus measures taken by governments to fight the pandemic have changed the public perception of spending and debt, meaning sharp tax hikes or spending cuts would risk popular...
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1 Dec 20
The global economy is expected to grow by 4.2% next year, although performance will depend on how quickly Covid-19 vaccines are rolled out, according to the OECD.
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30 Nov 20
The Covid-19 pandemic could hit a recent recovery in investment sub-national governments, according to research by the OECD.
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13 Nov 20
Developing countries face a huge gap in the financing they would need this year to keep them on track for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, according to research from the OECD.
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6 Nov 20
Climate finance sent to developing countries grew in 2018 but progress towards international goals remains too slow, the OECD has said.
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30 Oct 20
Governments must work together if they are to meet the challenges caused by digitalisation and ensure a strong economic recovery after Covid-19, a collection of OECD country ministers have said after...
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12 Oct 20
Global efforts to reform the way giant digital businesses are taxed will stretch into 2021, after political differences and Covid-19 slowed negotiations.
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1 Oct 20
More than $500m of additional revenue has been secured for developing countries in the past five years through a joint OECD and United Nations tax initiative.
14 Sep 21High-spending European governments managed the Covid-19 shock “very well”, despite suffering the worst recession in the EU era, the head of the OECD has said.
12 Aug 21The pace of larger economies' economic recovery from Covid-19 has slowed in recent months, according to analysis for the OECD.
1 Jun 21Continued progress on international vaccination programmes and large stimulus packages mean the OECD's global outlook for economic growth year has been revised up by more than 30% on previous...
28 May 21African countries have been urged to step up cooperation on tax to raise money needed to support their economies through the economic crisis caused by Covid-19.
21 May 21Joe Biden’s administration has climbed down from its proposed 21% minimum tax rate for multinational companies, suggesting it could accept a compromise as low as 15%.
18 May 21The UK is hesitant to support the US push for a 21% global minimum corporation tax rate over fears doing so would harm the chance of sorting out the issue of digital taxation, it has been reported.
11 May 21Inheritance tax could play a greater role in addressing inequality and dealing with the public finance pressures of Covid-19, the OECD has said.
30 Apr 21The rate at which wages are taxed effectively fell last year by the largest amount since the global financial crisis, according to the OECD.
22 Apr 21Joe Biden’s suggested global minimum corporation tax rate would be unfair on small nations such as Ireland, the country’s finance minister has said.
16 Mar 21Former Australian finance minister Mathias Cormann has been appointed as the next secretary general of the OECD.
25 Feb 21The world’s richest countries borrowed a record $18trn from the markets in 2020, an OECD report into Covid-19’s effect on debt has found.
26 Jan 21More efficient energy policies could generate revenue worth around 1% of GDP for developing countries, the OECD has claimed.
6 Jan 21Unprecedented stimulus measures taken by governments to fight the pandemic have changed the public perception of spending and debt, meaning sharp tax hikes or spending cuts would risk popular...
1 Dec 20The global economy is expected to grow by 4.2% next year, although performance will depend on how quickly Covid-19 vaccines are rolled out, according to the OECD.
30 Nov 20The Covid-19 pandemic could hit a recent recovery in investment sub-national governments, according to research by the OECD.
13 Nov 20Developing countries face a huge gap in the financing they would need this year to keep them on track for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, according to research from the OECD.
6 Nov 20Climate finance sent to developing countries grew in 2018 but progress towards international goals remains too slow, the OECD has said.
30 Oct 20Governments must work together if they are to meet the challenges caused by digitalisation and ensure a strong economic recovery after Covid-19, a collection of OECD country ministers have said after...
