Support policies by some 54 OECD, EU and emerging countries provided on average USD 536 billion (EUR 469 billion) per year of direct support to farmers in 2017-2019. Such policies can harm consumers, especially poor ones, and widen income gaps between small and large farms, according to the latest Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation.

More progress has been made in the fight against offshore tax evasion, latest data show. Nearly 100 countries carried out automatic exchange of information in 2019, enabling their tax authorities to obtain data on 84 million financial accounts held offshore by their residents, covering total assets of EUR 10 trillion, sharply up on 2018.

Ensuring that LGBTI people, i.e. lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender and intersex individuals, have the same rights as anyone else and are not discriminated against or attacked is a global concern. "Over the rainbow? The Road to LGBTI Inclusion" looks at the laws in OECD countries and the policies needed to foster LGBTI inclusion.

Blog: As the coronavirus crisis unfolds, millions of workers worldwide wonder what the future holds for them. New OECD work shows that some groups of workers face a higher risk than others of being left behind and experience poverty associated with COVID-19 labour market disruptions.

With or without a second wave, the effects of the coronavirus will be severe. For more info please visit: www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/june-2020