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5 Jun 17
Governments should move towards a more “empowering” role to combat the negative by-products of globalisation, according to the OECD.
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31 May 17
The OECD has urged Japan to improve work prospects for young people, all of whom are needed in a job market that now has the highest ratio of openings to candidates since 1974.
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30 May 17
Moving to a system of universal basic income would produce more winners than losers among low-income groups but prove ineffective in reducing poverty, the OECD has found.
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23 May 17
Taking measures to tackle climate change will boost economic growth over the medium and long term, according to a OECD report.
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28 Apr 17
OECD secretary-general Angel Gurría has warned that attempts to “fix” globalisation will fail if governments compete with one another in a “race to the bottom” in areas like standards and tax.
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11 Apr 17
Aid to the world’s poorest nations fell by almost 4% last year as western donors diverted funds to hosting refugees at home, the OECD has said.
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10 Apr 17
Government support for agriculture in the Philippines is inefficient and in some ways counterproductive, increasing the country’s malnutrition problem, the OECD has said.
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6 Apr 17
The share of overseas aid that is given without conditions and untied to businesses in donor countries has dropped for the second time in two years, the OECD has said.
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23 Mar 17
The OECD has urged China to address financial risks that are mounting as a result of rising corporate debt, over-capacity in certain sectors and inflated house prices.
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15 Mar 17
The OECD has congratulated Spain on its economic recovery just as the country is also buoyed by official figures showing inflation at a four-year high.
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9 Mar 17
Stakeholders are still not using governments’ accrual-based financial information in a meaningful way, a senior policy analyst from the OECD has warned.
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7 Mar 17
Rising protectionism presents a risk to an expected uptick in global growth, the OECD has warned.
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10 Feb 17
Euro-area unemployment fell at a quicker pace than across other advanced economies in 2016, data from the OECD showed yesterday.
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16 Jan 17
Power needs to be shifted out of the hands of drug manufacturers in order to ease pressure on public health spending caused by a proliferation of high-cost medicines, the OECD has said.
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10 Jan 17
Around a fifth of all health spending is probably ineffective or wasteful, an OECD deputy director has estimated at the launch of a report looking at inefficiencies in the world’s health systems.
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4 Jan 17
Aid to the world’s poorest countries fell for the second year running in 2015 as donor governments prioritised refugee costs on their own soil, according to anti-poverty group the ONE Campaign.
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12 Dec 16
The OECD has updated its anti-corruption standards for donor governments that are increasingly working with the private sector on aid and development.
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9 Dec 16
International lawmakers have signed an open letter urging their governments to pursue greater tax transparency following a summit on the issue in the UK today.
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1 Dec 16
Tax officials from Kenya are to help their counterparts in Botswana audit multinational firms as part of a tax assistance project under the Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) programme.
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29 Nov 16
The United Nations is concerned the Asia-Pacific region’s main driver of growth could weaken further as countries within the region and beyond seek to turn away from free trade.
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28 Nov 16
A shift toward protectionism would dash any hopes that the global economy can be broken out of its “low-growth trap”, the OECD has warned.
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22 Nov 16
Fifty mayors and local leaders have launched a plan of action to tackle the systemic inequality flourishing in cities globally.
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9 Nov 16
The European Union’s tax blacklist is to focus on countries that fail to take part in global tax transparency and anti-corporate tax avoidance initiatives, it was decided yesterday.
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4 Nov 16
Global organisations such as the International Federation of Accountants play a crucial role in the development of rules and standards and policy coordination around the world, the OECD has said.
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2 Nov 16
The global economy is to grow at its slowest annual rate in 2016 since the recession in 2009, according to the UK’s National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
5 Jun 17Governments should move towards a more “empowering” role to combat the negative by-products of globalisation, according to the OECD.
31 May 17The OECD has urged Japan to improve work prospects for young people, all of whom are needed in a job market that now has the highest ratio of openings to candidates since 1974.
30 May 17Moving to a system of universal basic income would produce more winners than losers among low-income groups but prove ineffective in reducing poverty, the OECD has found.
23 May 17Taking measures to tackle climate change will boost economic growth over the medium and long term, according to a OECD report.
28 Apr 17OECD secretary-general Angel Gurría has warned that attempts to “fix” globalisation will fail if governments compete with one another in a “race to the bottom” in areas like standards and tax.
11 Apr 17Aid to the world’s poorest nations fell by almost 4% last year as western donors diverted funds to hosting refugees at home, the OECD has said.
10 Apr 17Government support for agriculture in the Philippines is inefficient and in some ways counterproductive, increasing the country’s malnutrition problem, the OECD has said.
6 Apr 17The share of overseas aid that is given without conditions and untied to businesses in donor countries has dropped for the second time in two years, the OECD has said.
23 Mar 17The OECD has urged China to address financial risks that are mounting as a result of rising corporate debt, over-capacity in certain sectors and inflated house prices.
15 Mar 17The OECD has congratulated Spain on its economic recovery just as the country is also buoyed by official figures showing inflation at a four-year high.
9 Mar 17Stakeholders are still not using governments’ accrual-based financial information in a meaningful way, a senior policy analyst from the OECD has warned.
10 Feb 17Euro-area unemployment fell at a quicker pace than across other advanced economies in 2016, data from the OECD showed yesterday.
16 Jan 17Power needs to be shifted out of the hands of drug manufacturers in order to ease pressure on public health spending caused by a proliferation of high-cost medicines, the OECD has said.
10 Jan 17Around a fifth of all health spending is probably ineffective or wasteful, an OECD deputy director has estimated at the launch of a report looking at inefficiencies in the world’s health systems.
9 Dec 16International lawmakers have signed an open letter urging their governments to pursue greater tax transparency following a summit on the issue in the UK today.
1 Dec 16Tax officials from Kenya are to help their counterparts in Botswana audit multinational firms as part of a tax assistance project under the Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) programme.
29 Nov 16The United Nations is concerned the Asia-Pacific region’s main driver of growth could weaken further as countries within the region and beyond seek to turn away from free trade.
22 Nov 16Fifty mayors and local leaders have launched a plan of action to tackle the systemic inequality flourishing in cities globally.
9 Nov 16The European Union’s tax blacklist is to focus on countries that fail to take part in global tax transparency and anti-corporate tax avoidance initiatives, it was decided yesterday.
