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30 Jul 19
Malaysia’s success in achieving economic growth must be backed up by work to ensure its sustainability, according to the OECD.
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8 Jul 19
The composite leading indicators that aim to forecast trends six to nine months ahead point to “stabilising growth momentum” in OECD countries.
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4 Jul 19
The use of overseas aid to enhance trade is beneficial to the economies of recipient countries, a new report has said.
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1 Jul 19
Global efforts to reform massive state aid to farmers worth $528bn per year have largely stalled, says the OECD.
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25 Jun 19
Brussels has thrown Italy a lifeline in their protracted dispute over the country’s massive public debt.
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20 Jun 19
Countries must make the teaching profession more attractive to meet a growing demand across the world for high-quality education.
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14 Jun 19
Unemployment in OECD countries fell to 5.2% in April – below levels at the height of the boom years before the 2007–08 financial crisis.
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11 Jun 19
The world’s leading economies are edging closer towards a consensus on reforming the global tax system to ensure that multinational corporations pay their fair share.
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7 Jun 19
Annual inflation in OECD countries rose to an average of 2.5% in April, a 0.2% increase from March, the international development organisation has announced.
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24 May 19
A pledge to ensure artificial intelligence is used to benefit people and the planet is at the heart of pioneering policy guidelines that will set the pace for this evolving technology.
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23 May 19
The United Nations has cut its predictions for global growth against a backdrop of unresolved trade tensions, policy uncertainty and weakening business confidence.
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7 May 19
The budget of the European Union is too small and is being “stretched” by the challenges of integration and technological change, according to the OECD.
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30 Apr 19
Low-productivity jobs paying low wages are fuelling the rise in employment levels across OECD countries.
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9 Apr 19
Far-reaching reforms are needed in Italy to ensure a sustained economic recovery, says the OECD.
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25 Mar 19
Citizens in developed countries are deeply unhappy with the public services and the social benefits they receive, believing they are inadequate and unfair.
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25 Mar 19
Trade in counterfeit and pirated goods amounts to 3.3% of global trade, the OECD has found.
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22 Mar 19
Portugal needs to reform its pensions system to address the challenges of an ageing population and shrinking workforce.
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21 Mar 19
More than half of people in developed countries believe their governments should tax the rich more to fund public services and benefits, an OECD survey has revealed.
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7 Mar 19
Growth in Europe is slowing much more than expected as policy uncertainty continues – including over Brexit – and could pose a threat to the global economy, the OECD has warned.
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18 Feb 19
Portugal should use its economic recovery to “shore up its public finances” and build stronger resilience to future shocks, the OECD has urged.
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11 Feb 19
Governments need to focus on their debts with OECD research showing sovereign borrowing is to hit a record high in 2019, says the OECD's Fatos Koc.
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5 Feb 19
Hungary should focus its efforts on inclusive reforms, such as overhauling public pensions and the healthcare system, the OECD has urged.
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24 Jan 19
The world’s richest countries spent just over 20% of their GDP on average on social welfare last year, the OECD has revealed.
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22 Jan 19
Taxes paid by companies remain a key source of revenue for governments around the world, despite falling rates over the past two decades, the OECD has found.
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15 Jan 19
Countries need to allocate more money into budgets that support the integration of refugees into the workforce and society, the OECD has urged.