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Migration flows have increased over the past decade and host countries have made progress on the integration of immigrants. But some of this improvement may be erased by the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis, the OECD International Migration Outlook 2020 says.

The OECD area employment rate–the share of the working-age population with jobs–fell by 4 percentage points, to 64.6%, in the second quarter of 2020, its lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2010. Across the OECD area, 560 million persons were in employment in the second quarter of 2020, 34 million less than in the previous quarter.

The UK faces major challenges from the COVID-19 crisis and leaving the EU. Investing in the digital economy, the service sector, green infrastructure and adult skills would help foster a green recovery, the latest OECD Economic Survey of the United Kingdom says, but warns that the crisis could worsen inequalities and regional disparities.

The international community has made substantial progress towards reaching a consensus-based long-term solution to the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy. It will work towards an agreement by mid-2021, according to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS, which groups 137 countries and jurisdictions.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to school closures around the world, forcing teachers and students to adapt quickly to going online. But the availability of technology in schools and ability of teachers to use it effectively pose challenges, according to an OECD PISA report: Effective Policies, Successful Schools.