Annual inflation in the OECD area picked up to 1.5% in January 2021, compared with 1.2% in December 2020. Inflation was stable in the United States at 1.4%, but the inflation rate of 0.9% in the Euro area was sharply up compared with -0.3% in December. In Japan, overall prices continued to fall but at a slower pace than in December.
Read moreCountries should increase efforts to detect and deter the activities of professionals who enable tax evasion and other financial crimes. A new report, Ending the Shell Game: Cracking down on the Professionals who enable Tax and White Collar Crimes, explores the strategies and actions that countries can take against such white collar crimes.
Read moreBy Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General: The lack of international co-operation risks failing the most crucial test: that of vaccinating widely enough to eradicate COVID-19 everywhere. This failure could lead to an unmitigated economic and social disaster. No country is leaving this COVID-19 disaster behind unless we act together.
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a big impact on young people’s lives, on their health and well-being, their education and their work. At the OECD, our goal is better policies for better lives, and we need young people to help us shape those policies for a brighter future. That is why we are launching Youthwise, a new advisory board. Apply today.
Read moreChile has been plunged into recession, caused by social protests and the COVID-19 crisis. Sound public finances have enabled bold stimulus action to support the economy, but risks remain. Reforms should focus foremost on reducing inequality, according to the latest OECD Economic Survey of Chile.
Read moreDeveloping and emerging economies would benefit from better-designed energy taxes, with support targeted at low-income earners. Taxing Energy Use for Sustainable Development argues that energy tax and subsidy reform would help achieve decarbonisation, improve access to affordable energy and mobilise domestic revenue, too.
Read moreDiscussion with OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and political leaders. With Zeinab Badawi; recorded Monday 8 Feb.
Read more"Investing for a sustainable recovery in Africa" was the theme of this year's edition of this important annual event. Watch the discussion, recorded 22 February. Visit www.oecd.org/development/africa-forum
Read moreThe COVID-19 crisis has compounded the difficulties that people face in finding and keeping good quality, affordable housing.
Read moreHealthcare spending, healthcare use, hospital stays, vaccination rates, doctor consultations, and more. Find OECD data for your country, with dynamic charts, maps, tables and related publications at data.oecd.org.
Read more"What role might the social outcomes of education play during the COVID-19 lockdown?", “Health for Everyone?: Social Inequalities in Health and Health Systems”; "Taxing Wages”. For these reports and more, including working papers, journals and articles, visit OECD iLibrary.
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