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Switzerland: Prepare for population ageing to maintain high living standards
Switzerland enjoys some of the highest
per-capita GDP and living standards of OECD countries. Taking action now to
prepare for a fast-ageing population will be key...
OECD and European Commission join forces to further support structural reforms in European countries
The OECD and the European Commission’s
Structural Reform Support Service (SRSS) sealed a new agreement today in Paris
that will see the OECD provide wide-ranging policy...
Taxes on polluting fuels are too low to encourage a shift to low-carbon alternatives
Taxing polluting
sources of energy is an effective way to curb emissions that harm the planet
and human health, and the income generated can be used...
Humanitarian migration falls while labour and family migration rises
Migration flows to OECD countries rose
slightly in 2018, with around 5.3 million new, permanent migrants, a 2%
increase over 2017. Family and labour migration increased,...
Iceland’s slowdown underlines the need to fix structural issues
Sound macroeconomic
policies and favourable external conditions have enabled Iceland’s economy to
emerge stronger from a decade of post-crisis management. Yet the impact on growth
from a...
Climate finance for developing countries reached USD 71 billion in 2017
Climate finance provided and mobilised by
developed countries for climate action in developing countries reached USD 71.2
billion in 2017, up from USD 58.6 billion in...
Higher education needs to step up efforts to prepare students for the future
Demand for tertiary education continues to rise,
but its further expansion will only be sustainable if it matches the supply of
graduates with labour market and...
Governments must take further action to boost job opportunities at an older age
In the face of rapid population ageing,
governments must promote more and better job opportunities at an older age to
protect living standards and the sustainability...
Hungary must enforce its foreign bribery offence against companies
The Working Group is concerned that Hungary has
not commenced any foreign bribery investigations or prosecutions in over nine
years since the Phase 3 evaluation of...
Tax revenues in Asian and Pacific economies rebound
Tax-to-GDP ratios increased in the majority of
Asian and Pacific economies covered by a new OECD report published today. Nine
of the economies in the publication...