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7 Nov 24
Sweden’s success in boosting productivity while cutting public debt could serve as a template for other European nations, according to a leading economist.
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20 Aug 18
Countries could economically benefit from people living longer and should invest more in health to raise life expectancy, a think-tank has urged.
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28 Feb 18
Chile should use its economic upturn to address low productivity levels and inequality, the OECD has said.
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26 Apr 17
The Mexican economy alone could lose almost $30bn as a result of the “double burden” of obesity and undernutrition, with billions more at risk in other nations across the region.
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18 Apr 17
Global growth prospects are “substantially better” for this year and the next, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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13 Apr 17
Better tax policies are key to solving the global productivity problem, adding roughly one percentage point to long-term GDP growth in the process, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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12 Apr 17
A move towards protectionism would constitute a “self-inflicted wound” and only serve to damage growth, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has warned.
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10 Apr 17
The Zika epidemic could cost Latin America and the Caribbean $18bn by 2018, an analysis by the United Nations Development Programme has found.
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4 Apr 17
Governments must take an active role and “unleash entrepreneurship” if productivity is to be improved, the head of the International Monetary Fund has said.
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24 Mar 17
Tax policies can and should be leveraged to boost productivity, the head of the International Monetary Fund’s fiscal affairs department has said.
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23 Feb 17
New Zealand has recently started looking into the thorny issue of how to measure and improve productivity in the public sector
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22 Feb 17
Global trade growth slowed for the fifth year in a row last year, posting the weakest performance since the financial crisis, the World Bank has said.
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14 Dec 16
The International Monetary Fund has congratulated Spain on an “impressive” economic recovery.
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9 Sep 16
The European Central Bank has held fire on extending its monetary policy stimulus measures to boost eurozone growth, even as the bank cut its growth forecasts for 2017 and 2018.
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10 Aug 16
Poor housing is costing EU economies €194bn (£164bn) every year in healthcare, social services and lost productivity, research has found.
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13 Jun 16
The European economy must address some major new challenges as well as unresolved problems in order to sustain its gradual recovery, the OECD has said.
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10 Jun 16
Tackling badly coordinated policies will be key to stimulating stubbornly low productivity growth, the OECD has said.
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1 Jun 16
The global economy is stuck in a “low-growth trap”, the OECD has warned, urging policymakers to act before they are forced to fall short on their promises made to entire generations of people.
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31 May 16
Rising inequality around the world could be connected to too-slow productivity growth, which has been a cause of concern for economists globally since before the financial crisis, the OECD has said.
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27 May 16
The OECD has attempted to find answers to the so-called ‘productivity puzzle’ in a report that suggests the problem could be structural rather than cyclical.
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6 May 16
Falling productivity, low investment, and high migration are withholding central, eastern and southern European economies from returning to their pre-crisis potential, the International Monetary Fund...
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26 Apr 16
An unprecedented explosion in the working-age population in Asia Pacific risks dire consequences if not properly managed, the United Nations Development Programme has warned.
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25 Apr 16
The International Monetary Fund has advised Vietnam to tighten its belt in the face of sharp increases in public debt.
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13 Apr 16
Every $1 spent on investing in scaling up treatment for depression and anxiety disorders leads to a return of $4 in better health and working ability, according to a study published in The Lancet...
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11 Apr 16
Boosting productivity and bringing more people into the labour market must be Japan’s “number one priority” if it is to compensate for its rapidly shrinking workforce, the OECD has warned.
7 Nov 24Sweden’s success in boosting productivity while cutting public debt could serve as a template for other European nations, according to a leading economist.
20 Aug 18Countries could economically benefit from people living longer and should invest more in health to raise life expectancy, a think-tank has urged.
28 Feb 18Chile should use its economic upturn to address low productivity levels and inequality, the OECD has said.
26 Apr 17The Mexican economy alone could lose almost $30bn as a result of the “double burden” of obesity and undernutrition, with billions more at risk in other nations across the region.
18 Apr 17Global growth prospects are “substantially better” for this year and the next, the International Monetary Fund has said.
13 Apr 17Better tax policies are key to solving the global productivity problem, adding roughly one percentage point to long-term GDP growth in the process, the International Monetary Fund has said.
12 Apr 17A move towards protectionism would constitute a “self-inflicted wound” and only serve to damage growth, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has warned.
10 Apr 17The Zika epidemic could cost Latin America and the Caribbean $18bn by 2018, an analysis by the United Nations Development Programme has found.
24 Mar 17Tax policies can and should be leveraged to boost productivity, the head of the International Monetary Fund’s fiscal affairs department has said.
23 Feb 17New Zealand has recently started looking into the thorny issue of how to measure and improve productivity in the public sector
14 Dec 16The International Monetary Fund has congratulated Spain on an “impressive” economic recovery.
9 Sep 16The European Central Bank has held fire on extending its monetary policy stimulus measures to boost eurozone growth, even as the bank cut its growth forecasts for 2017 and 2018.
10 Aug 16Poor housing is costing EU economies €194bn (£164bn) every year in healthcare, social services and lost productivity, research has found.
13 Jun 16The European economy must address some major new challenges as well as unresolved problems in order to sustain its gradual recovery, the OECD has said.
10 Jun 16Tackling badly coordinated policies will be key to stimulating stubbornly low productivity growth, the OECD has said.
31 May 16Rising inequality around the world could be connected to too-slow productivity growth, which has been a cause of concern for economists globally since before the financial crisis, the OECD has said.
6 May 16Falling productivity, low investment, and high migration are withholding central, eastern and southern European economies from returning to their pre-crisis potential, the International Monetary Fund...
26 Apr 16An unprecedented explosion in the working-age population in Asia Pacific risks dire consequences if not properly managed, the United Nations Development Programme has warned.
25 Apr 16The International Monetary Fund has advised Vietnam to tighten its belt in the face of sharp increases in public debt.
13 Apr 16Every $1 spent on investing in scaling up treatment for depression and anxiety disorders leads to a return of $4 in better health and working ability, according to a study published in The Lancet...
11 Apr 16Boosting productivity and bringing more people into the labour market must be Japan’s “number one priority” if it is to compensate for its rapidly shrinking workforce, the OECD has warned.
