Economic Surveys and Country Surveillance

An Economic Survey is published every 1½-2 years for each OECD country and for some larger countries that are not members of the OECD, such as ChinaRussia  and Brazil. It identifies the main economic challenges faced by the country and analyses policy options to meet them. You can find all Surveys catalogued by country. Bookmark this page: www.oecd.org/eco/surveys.

The publication Going for Growth  takes stock of growth performance for each country and identifies ways to improve productivity and employment on the basis of international benchmarking.

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Economic Survey of Denmark 2009

05-Nov-2009

The Danish economy has been hard hit during the global crisis. Substantial measures have been taken to combat its effects. Going forward, the main challenges include restoring fiscal sustainability, raising productivity growth and improving education outcomes.

Economic Survey of Ireland 2009

04-Nov-2009

Following the severe contraction of the economy, the main economic challenges in rebalancing the economy include raising competitiveness, restoring the financial system to health, fiscal consolidation and avoiding high long-term unemployment.

Greece must move quickly on economy

23-Oct-2009

Following the publication in July 2009 of the OECD Economic Survey on Greece, the attached op-ed, signed by Andrew Dean Director of Country Studies at the OECD Economics Department, was published in the Greek newspaper Kathimerini  the week after the elections of October 4, 2009. The article aims at enhancing the OECD policy message about the pressing need for Greece to improve its government  financial situation and efficiency of the public sector during this current legislature.

Estonia and euro adoption: Small country challenges of joining EMU

16-Oct-2009

The ongoing financial crisis has made euro adoption more attractive than ever and put it on the top of the country’s policy agenda. However, shocks affecting Estonia are only weakly synchronized with those of the euro area, and the structure of its economy also notably differs from the euro zone.

OECD economic survey of Japan 2009

30-Sep-2009

Japan has been hard-hit by the global financial crisis. Its main economic challenges include raising its growth potential, upgrading the financial sector, resolving its fiscal problem, reforming health care and improving climate change policies.

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