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Italy’s economic crisis and the OECD warnings
At the
Columbia University in New York I have recently met many young, skilful and well-trained
Italians, who are very worried about the future of their...
Further reforms in Sweden can drive growth, competitiveness and social cohesion
The Swedish economy is operating close to full capacity, with robust growth
and strong employment, but uncertainties linked to the global economy shroud
the outlook. Policy...
Further reforms needed for a stronger and more inclusive Argentine economy
The Argentine economy is expected to begin
emerging from its deep recession in 2019, but significant risks remain.
Recovery from the crisis will require new efforts...
Portugal’s pension system needs to prepare for rapid population ageing
Portugal needs to reform its pensions system to address the challenges
of a fast-shrinking workforce and high levels of old-age inequality, according
to a new OECD...
Trade in fake goods is now 3.3% of world trade and rising
Trade in counterfeit and pirated goods has risen
steadily in the last few years – even as overall trade volumes stagnated – and
now stands at...
Turkey’s foreign bribery enforcement framework needs to be urgently strengthened
In view of Turkey’s continued failure to
implement key aspects of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and to enforce its
foreign bribery laws, the Working Group on...
OECD: Progress on gender equality is too slow
Governments around the world are paying more attention to gender
equality but progress is too slow and uneven, and much remains to be done to
increase...
Risks rising in corporate debt market
Global outstanding debt in the form of
corporate bonds issued by non-financial companies has hit record levels,
reaching almost USD 13 trillion at the end of...
Portugal can use its economic recovery to build up resilience
Portugal’s economic recovery is now well established, with GDP back to pre-crisis levels, a substantially lower unemployment rate and renewed investment and domestic consumption...
Boosting adult learning essential to help people adapt to future of work
Many OECD countries need to urgently scale-up and upgrade their adult learning systems to help people adapt to the future world of work, according...