17-October-2016
English
We gather in Quito to chart the road ahead for our cities and societies. Today, more than 50% of the world’s population live in cities, and by 2100 that proportion will have surpassed 85%. This translates into great promise for reinvigorating growth, addressing our social and environmental challenges and ultimately enhancing people’s well-being.
17-October-2016
English
We gather at a critical moment. No less than the future of our economies, our societies and our planet is at stake. If we are to rise to meet these challenges, then we need to work together to put people at the centre of our economies and ensure that no one is left behind!
15-October-2016
English
I am delighted that APEC has made tackling tax avoidance and evasion a priority and pleased to be here with you today to share the latest developments in our work on these issues, which the OECD has been undertaking in partnership with economies across the globe, including a growing number of APEC economies.
15-October-2016
English
Much of Asia and the Pacific continues to outpace the rest of the world economy. In the last two decades, the economic performance of the region has been remarkable. Per capita income rose by 45 per cent between 1997 and 2014, lifting millions out of poverty. Trade has been the engine of this dynamic performance, but there are signs that it is sputtering.
14-October-2016
Spanish
El Programa País OCDE-Perú es una oportunidad para que el Perú no sólo aprenda lo que otros hacen bien, sino también para que comparta con otros países sus éxitos de reforma. La OCDE y América Latina tienen mucho que aprender de ustedes.
14-October-2016
English
As part of the OECD Country Programme for Peru, I have today had the privilege of delivering four reviews to the President giving a detailed analysis of economic growth, public governance, territorial development and skills.
13-October-2016
English
Improvements in multi-level governance will help Colombia to implement the New Urban Agenda, to be approved in Quito next week, and to build more sustainable and more inclusive cities. Much of Colombia's work is on the right path. Let’s press on. You can count on the OECD to continue improving co-ordination across levels of government and design better policies for better lives.
13-October-2016
English
This is the metropolitan century. Today, more than 50% of the global population – and two out of three people in the OECD – lives in cities. By the time the century draws to a close, more than 85% of the people on the planet will live in cities.
13-October-2016
English
The OECD has a long track record of providing governments at all levels with data and policy guidance in areas like affordable housing, transport and local economic development. With our coalition of Champion Mayors, we are taking this work even further!
12-October-2016
English
Our intention is that the accession process should foster economic growth in Colombia, help to reduce inequalities, improve education and increase transparency and efficiency in government. The beneficiaries of these changes and of OECD membership will be the country as a whole and each of its citizens.