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29/09/2004 - The OECD will publish its latest economic survey of Finland, taking a special look at competition, on Tuesday 5 October 2004.
The survey will be available to journalists in English on the OECD's password-protected website at 11.00 a.m. Paris time (9.00 a.m. GMT, 12.00 noon Helsinki time) for immediate release.
A Policy Brief with the main conclusions will be freely accessible in pdf format (in English and French) on the OECD’s web site at www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/finland. You are invited to include this internet link in reports on the survey.
The publication is divided into the following chapters:
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Assessment and recommendations
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Recent performance and key challenges
What are the main challenges facing Finland?
What are the short- and medium-term economic prospects?
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Product market competition and economic performance
How can product market competition be improved?
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Raising the employment rate
Are further measures needed to achieve the government's employment target?
How can the forthcoming wage agreement best promote employment?
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Fiscal priorities ahead of ageing
Is the fiscal position sufficiently strong to cope with ageing?
How can public spending be better focused on what is essential to safeguard welfare?
Could continued municipal tax increases jeopardize government efforts to boost jobs?
Journalists will be allowed advance access to the electronic version of the publication, by e-mail and under embargo, four hours ahead of release time. For journalists in Asia/Pacific time zones such advance access is allowed 12 hours ahead of release time.
The study will be sent by e-mail on request only. In asking to receive the survey under embargo, journalists undertake to respect the OECD’s embargo procedures. Requests to receive the survey by e-mail under embargo or to obtain a password to access the website should be sent by e-mail to Nicole Le Vourch in the OECD’s Media Relations Division.
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