In the aftermath of the worst financial and economic crisis in our lifetime, we have an opportunity to wonder:

• Why couldn’t we have avoided the crisis?
• What needs to be done to prevent another crisis?
• Are today's economic theories, models and assumptions still appropriate for tomorrow?
• What adjustments do we need in our mandate in order to fulfil our mission of “better policies for better lives”?

Secretary-General’s report to Ministers 2012

Strategic Orientations 2012 and beyond

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Speeches and public statements

 Selected

• Mobilising Private Investment in Sustainable Transport
  
  
• Ports: How to Get More Value for Money?
  
  
• Smart industrial policies for development
  
  
• Italy: Stay on Course and Focus on the Future
  
  
• Third Annual High-Level Conference on Anti-corruption: G20 Governments and Business - Remarks by OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría
  
  
• Japan: All on board for a new growth
  
  
• G20 Framework for strong, sustainable and balanced growth
  
  
• Tax Transparency and BEPS
  
  
• Risks, Crises and Opportunities
  
  

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Featured events

Latest

• Secretary-General at the International Transport Forum
  (Leipzig, 22nd May 2013)
• Portuguese Prime Minister visits OECD
  (Paris, 14th May 2013)
• Secretary-General’s visit to Italy
  (Rome, Thursday 2nd May 2013)
• Russia’s Shuvalov visits OECD
  (Paris, 26th April 2013)
• Official visit to Japan
  (Tokyo, 22nd - 24th April 2013)
• Visit of the Secretary-General to Washington
  (18th - 20th April 2013)
• Official visit of the Slovakian Prime Minister
  (11th April 2013)
• Official visit to Norway
  (Oslo, 8th April 2013)
• Official visit to China
  (Beijing, Thursday 21st - Tuesday 26th March 2013)
• Secretary-General at the International Summit on the Teaching Profession
  (The Netherlands, 13th-14th March 2013)

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Background information

OECD countries renew Angel Gurría’s mandate as Secretary-General
Selection process and former Secretaries-General

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