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Tax burdens on labour income in OECD continues to rise
Tuesday, 2 April 2013, 10:13 am | OECD
New data show that across OECD countries the average tax and social security burden on employment incomes increased by 0.1 of a percentage point to 35.6 per cent in 2012. It increased in 19 out of 34 countries, fell in 14, and remained unchanged ... More >>
Global economy is improving but Europe lags behind
Tuesday, 2 April 2013, 10:10 am | OECD
Global economic activity is picking up, but the continuing crisis in the euro area is delaying a meaningful recovery, the OECD said in its latest Interim Economic Assessment . More >>
Pensions: Raise retirement ages and expand private pensions
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 3:15 pm | OECD
Governments will need to raise retirement ages gradually to address increasing life expectancy in order to ensure that their national pension systems are both affordable and adequate, according to a new OECD report. At a time of heightened global economic ... More >>
Economy: Bigger Euro Bailout Funds Needed - OECD
Wednesday, 28 March 2012, 4:35 pm | OECD
OECD – Paris, 27 March 2012 Economy: Bigger Euro Bailout Funds Needed To Create Space To Boost Growth, OECD says Watch the webcast live Euro area finance ministers meeting this week need to boost the firepower of the European stability funds to ... More >>
OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education - NZ
Thursday, 23 February 2012, 5:12 pm | OECD
OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education NEW ZEALAND Deborah Nusche, Dany Laveault, John MacBeath and Paulo Santiago More >>
Record gap between rich and poor
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 11:55 am | OECD
OECD report has NZ's GINI inequality growth as the fastest in the OECD More >>
Global recovery firmly underway but surrounded by risks
Thursday, 26 May 2011, 3:32 pm | OECD
The global recovery is firmly under way, but is taking place at different speeds across countries and regions, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Outlook. More >>
Mexico Recovery On track But Reforms Needed
Wednesday, 18 May 2011, 12:45 pm | OECD
Mexico is recovering strongly from the global recession, helped initially by booming exports and more recently, by a pick-up in private consumption and investment, according to a new OECD report. More >>
OECD Economic Survey of New Zealand 2011
Wednesday, 27 April 2011, 11:54 am | OECD
The recovery stalled in 2010, despite record terms of trade and support from policy stimulus. Households, businesses and farmers are attempting to repair over extended balance sheets in the aftermath of a property boom. The effects of two damaging earthquakes ... More >>
Canada must urgently boost efforts to prosecute, says OECD
Tuesday, 29 March 2011, 9:44 am | OECD
Although Canada has recently made progress in investigating the bribery of foreign public officials by Canadian businesses, Canada has only completed one prosecution since it enacted its foreign bribery law in 1999. More >>
OECD: New transparency and anti-corruption initiative
Friday, 4 March 2011, 10:07 am | OECD
The OECD is developing a new initiative to improve coordination of anti-corruption and transparency initiatives - first within its member countries, and then with all other relevant players, including governments, international organisations, NGOs ... More >>
China and Russia invited to new aircraft financing agreement
Sunday, 27 February 2011, 12:35 pm | OECD
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has invited China and Russia to join other countries in implementing a new set of international rules on aircraft financing. This happened during a signing ceremony in Paris today that included all other countries ... More >>
OECD Economic Survey of Slovenia
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 9:46 am | OECD
The OECD’s latest economic survey of Slovenia, to be published on Friday 18 February 2011, looks at how the country is gradually emerging from the global recession, as well as factors that can boost sustainable recovery. The report discusses the need ... More >>
Central Asia:diversified & competitive economies attractive
Thursday, 27 January 2011, 9:33 am | OECD
More diversified and competitive economies would attract investors Economic diversification and increased competitiveness could make Central Asia a new frontier of economic opportunity for global investors, says a new OECD report to be presented tomorrow ... More >>
Economy: Well functioning housing markets are key
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 9:36 am | OECD
Poorly managed housing markets played a key role in triggering the recent global financial crisis and may be slowing the recovery. A new OECD study offers governments a roadmap for sounder housing polices. “Housing and the Economy: Policies for Renovation” ... More >>
Agreement reached on export credits for commercial aircraft
Thursday, 23 December 2010, 12:16 pm | OECD
Government negotiators have agreed in principle on new terms for state financing to support the export of commercial aircraft. The proposed terms - following extensive negotiations at the OECD - would move fees closer to market rates and allow for regular ... More >>
Unemployment, Young People and the Crisis
Wednesday, 15 December 2010, 9:51 am | OECD
Young people have suffered a disproportionate share of job losses during the global economic crisis. Many governments have boosted spending on programmes to help them. But with the economic recovery still fragile and fiscal pressures mounting, there ... More >>
OECD: Unemployment, Young People and the Crisis
Monday, 13 December 2010, 9:13 am | OECD
Young people have suffered a disproportionate share of job losses during the global economic crisis. Many governments have boosted spending on programmes to help them. But with the economic recovery still fragile and fiscal pressures mounting, there ... More >>
Tax Reforms to Improve Economic Performance
Thursday, 9 December 2010, 9:33 am | OECD
Many governments are facing historic high levels of deficit and debt. Public spending has risen and they are taking in less money as tax revenues fall - more than 10% in some countries. Governments are attempting to consolidate their budgets, looking ... More >>
Economy: Tensions Could Turn Into Protectionism
Friday, 5 November 2010, 3:48 pm | OECD
G20 leaders must remain vigilant against the risk that tensions over current account imbalances could slow investment or degenerate into a protectionist spiral, according to the OECD and UNCTAD. More >>
