OECD in the news (articles by country) - L'OCDE dans les médias (articles par pays)

Australia

Economy

• Older fund members face risk - John Collett, Sydney Morning Herald
  05/08/2009 - ..."More than one in four over-65s in Australia live in poverty by international measures and the privatisation of pensions has increased those risks for people close to retirement.
  The surprising results are contained in Pensions at a Glance 2009: Retirement Income Systems in OECD Countries, released in June. (OECD report)
• Exceptional times, exceptional measures - Science Guide
  16/02/2009 - ...De Geus said at a forum at Sydney University “the Federal Government's stimulus packages have strengthened the economy without threatening financial sustainability.” 
• OECD says Australia especially vulnerable to global economic storm - ABC
  04/02/2009 - ...Australians are constantly being reassured that this country is well-placed to weather the global economic storm. But one of the most senior officials at the OECD says Australia could instead be especially vulnerable.
• Don't let debt become permanent - The Australian
  03/02/2009 - ...OECD deputy secretary-general Aart de Geus, delivering a lecture in Sydney today, said Australia's Budget surplus in November of 1.5 per cent of GDP allowed it to act quickly and deliver its initial $10.4bn stimulus package... "The degree of stimulus needs to be country specific to avoid putting the long-term sustainability of public finances in danger,'' Mr de Geus said during the speech at Sydney University.
• OECD regulation call trumps Rudd - David Hirst, The Age
  12/01/2009 - The release on Friday of the OECD's Financial Market Trends Report has met with silence. The most profound attempt to date by the OECD to come to terms with the world economic crisis deserves a lot better, for its lead chapter explains coherently the causes of the global financial meltdown.

Development assistance

• Foreign aid to survive cutbacks - Mark Dodd, The Australian
  05/02/2009 - ..."This aid should translate into real benefits both to the partner countries and to Australia in terms of a more prosperous and stable neighbourhood," said OECD report chief, Eckhard Deutscher, in Canberra.

Employment

• Govt stimulus kept unemployment down: OECD - ABC
  ... The Federal Government is talking up a report by the OECD as an endorsement of its multi-billion dollar stimulus spending. The report says fiscal stimulus measures stopped unemployment from going higher. But it does warn that discontent is rising in Australia because employers are cutting hours... Secretary General Angel Gurria says nearly 60 million could be out of work across OECD economies next year. (OECD report)
• Wayne Swan - OECD Employment Outlook - Australia.TO
  16/09/2009 - The OECD in its 2009 Employment Outlook has delivered powerful new evidence that the Rudd Government's stimulus measures have led the advanced world in supporting jobs during the global recession. (OECD report)
• Labor must not ignore youth jobs - Gerard Henderson, The Sydney Morning Herald
  28/04/2009 - ...Last week, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development released "Jobs for Youth: Australia", which focused on the impact of the global financial crisis on youth employment. The report acknowledged that in Australia, like most other OECD countries, "any deterioration in labour market conditions is disproportionately felt by the youth". (OECD report)
  

Austria

• OECD streicht Österreich von der "Grauer Liste" - Wirtschaftsblatt
  23/09/2009 - Die OECD hat Österreich nun offiziell von der "Grauen Liste" der Steuerparadiese gestrichen und auf die "Weiße Liste" gesetzt. Das geht am Dienstag aus den auf der Webseite der Organisation (www.oecd.org) veröffentlichten Listen hervor.
  

Economy

• Hundstorfer bei OECD-Konferenz - Österreich Journal
  29/09/2009 - Anstieg der Arbeitslosigkeit in Österreich deutlich unter dem Schnitt der OECD
   "Ich bin davon überzeugt, dass die zentrale Herausforderung am Beginn der Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrise darin bestanden hat, den Anstieg der Arbeitslosigkeit möglichst gering zu halten. Österreich ist in dieser Hinsicht auch sehr erfolgreich", unterstrich Sozialminister Rudolf Hundstorfer am 28.09. in seiner Rede bei einer OECD-Konferenz in Paris
• Austrian Banks May Require More State Capital, OECD Reports - Bloomberg
  02/07/2009 - Austrian banks may require more state aid to boost their capital if eastern Europe’s economies fail to stabilize, the OECD said. (OECD report)
• OECD-Warnung: Ost-Engagement macht Österreich verletzlich - Robert Lechner, Wirtschaftsblatt
  02/07/2009 - Österreich hat die Krise besser überstanden als andere Staaten, sagt die OECD. (OECD report)

Migrations

• Arbeitsmarkt: Migranten trotz Bildung benachteiligt - Die Presse
  16/10/2009 - ...Die OECD-Experten sehen einen Grund in der Erwartungshaltung des Arbeitsmarkts: Migranten in Österreich haben das Stigma der gering Qualifizierten, auch wenn das im Einzelfall dann gar nicht zutrifft.

Belgium

• Belgique exclue de la liste grise de l'OCDE - AFP
  27/07/2009 - La Belgique a été retirée de la liste "grise" des paradis fiscaux de l'OCDE après avoir signé les douze accords d'échange d'informations fiscales requis, selon une mise à jour de cette liste publiée par l'OCDE. Selon cette liste, en date du 24 juillet, la Belgique rejoint les rangs des pays ayant "substantiellement mis en oeuvre" les normes fiscales de l'OCDE.
• OECD streicht Belgien von der Liste - Focus
  27/07/2009 - Die Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (OECD) hat Belgien von der sogenannten Grauen Liste der Steueroasen gestrichen. Somit gehört Belgien zu den Ländern, die die international vereinbarten Steuerregeln umgesetzt haben. Die Liste war eingerichtet worden, um Druck auf Steueroasen auszuüben.
• L'OCDE retire la Belgique de sa «liste grise» - 20 Minutes
  16/07/2009 - La Belgique a été retirée jeudi de la «liste grise» de l'OCDE des pays considérés comme manquant de transparence financière.Elle a signé 12 accords avec d'autres pays pour échanger des informations liées à des questions fiscales.

Environment

• L'environnement en Belgique: bien mais peut mieux faire - Le Vif
  27/03/2007 - Belga - ...Mais les autorités ont encore à relever de nombreux défis, notamment en matière de transport et de politique climatique, relève un rapport de l'OCDE. (Rapport OCDE)
  

Brazil

• Le Brésil table sur une reprise en fin d'année - Anne Cheyvialle, Le Figaro
  15/07/2009 - L'économie brésilienne pourrait sortir de la récession plus rapidement que prévu. C'est ce qu'indique une étude de l'OCDE publiée mardi. Et c'est également ce que prévoit le gouvernement, qui attend une croissance de 2,5 % à 3,5 % en 2010. (Rapport OCDE)
• OCDE elogia economia brasileira, mas sugere corte nos juros - Eduardo Cucolo, Folha de S.Paulo
  14/07/2009 - A economia brasileira teve um desempenho melhor que a da maioria dos países durante a crise financeira, mas deve precisar de mais cortes de juros e menos estímulos fiscais até o fim do ano para se recuperar efetivamente dos efeitos da crise. A recomendação faz parte de um relatório da OCDE (Organização de Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico) divulgado hoje. (Rapport OCDE)
• OCDE recomenda controle dos gastos públicos no Brasil - Martha Beck e Eliane Oliveira - O Globo
  14/07/2009 - Estudo da Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico (OCDE), divulgado nesta terça-feira, indicou que a política fiscal anticíclica adotada pelo governo brasileiro - que aumentou gastos e reduziu tributos - cumpriu um papel importante no combate aos efeitos da crise financeira mundial.(Rapport OCDE)
• OECD recomienda a Brasil reducir gasto público - Associated Press
  14/07/2009 - ... En un informe sobre la economía brasileña, el secretario general de la OCDE, el ex canciller mexicano Angel Gurría, comentó que "políticas prudentes han permitido a Brasil responder a la crisis global con medidas contracíclicas, esto es, que aquello que se ahorró en los buenos tiempos se utilizó para apoyar la economía en tiempos de declive". (Rapport OCDE)
  

Canada

Economy

• Canada can do more to stimulate economy: OECD - Theophilos Argitis, Calgary Herald
  01/04/2009 - Canada’s government and central bank have scope to take additional stimulus measures to offset a deepening recession in the world’s eighth-largest economy, the OECD  said in a report. Canada’s economy will shrink by 3% this year, then expand 0.3% next year, the OECD said Tuesday in its latest projections. (OECD report)

Employment

• OECD predicts long jobless recovery for Canada - Peter O’Neil, Vancouver Sun
  16/09/2009 - Canada’s jobless rate could rise to almost 10% next year, to be followed by an agonizingly long period of recovery, the OECD said Wednesday. (OECD report)
  

Chile

• Los beneficios de pertenecer a la OCDE - diariopyme.com
  10/08/2009 - Pronto la economía chilena y su aparto democrático podrán contar con un sello de calidad que avale su labor en las últimas décadas, pues el país está cada vez más cerca de formar parte de la OCDE. 
• Chile pretende ingresar pronto a la OCDE - People's Daily
  15/07/2009 - El gobierno de Chile aspira a que el país ingrese a la OCDE antes de que finalice el mandato de la presidenta Michelle Bachelet, el 11 de marzo del año entrante. De momento, sólo faltan cuatro rubros para que la OCDE esté en condiciones de aceptar su ingreso : los gobiernos corporativos, la responsabilidad de las empresas en ciertos delitos económicos, los convenios sobre información tributaria y la institucionalidad ambiental, proyectos de ley que se debaten en el Congreso.

Economy

• Ingreso de Chile "no necesariamente implica" más inversión - La Tercera
  04/08/2009 - Según expertos de la entidad, el eventual arribo de Chile como miembro permanente permitirá una relación más "fina" con este club de 30 países. Chile está cada vez más cerca de sentarse a la mesa con los países desarrollados que integran la OCDE. Mientras avanza en esa dirección surgen dudas sobre las ventajas y desventajas que tiene dar el paso.
• Chile debe reforzar los poderes regionales para reforzar su competitividad - EFE
  28/07/2009 - Chile... debe reforzar los poderes de las autoridades regionales para favorecer una diversificación económica planificada sobre el terreno que contribuirá a una mayor competitividad general. Estas son las principales conclusiones de un informe de la OCDE, en el que considera que el progreso de las políticas de descentralización de Chile "sigue siendo irregular".(OECD report)
• OECD: Chile Should Decentralize To Boost Economic Development - Dow Jones
  27/07/2009 - Chile should strengthen the capacity of the country's regions to reach their growth potential... Chile is divided into 15 regions, including the Santiago Metropolitan Region, but most have not been able to "fully utilise their assets and reach their growth potential, which is limiting national capacity for growth," concluded the OECD's Territorial Review of Chile (OECD report)
• OCDE recomienda a Chile fortalecer crecimiento de regiones - Diario Financiero
  27/07/2009 - La OCDE recomendó hoy a Chile fortalecer el crecimiento de las regiones, "con una prespectiva regional más firme", con el fin de estimular la economía chilena y "aprovechar al máximo las distintas oportunidades de las regiones y mejorar el desempeño del país en su conjunto". Según señaló el Estudio Territorial de Chile de la OCDE "la economía de Chile se ha fortalecido durante los últimos 20 años.(OECD report)

Education

• Estudiantes chilenos participarán en la prueba PISA - CNN Chile
  17/08/2009 - Es una evaluación realizada a estudiantes de 15 años y que mide conocimientos y habilidades de estos jóvenes para desempeñarse en el mundo actual. La versión del año 2006, Chile obtuvo el mejor puntaje de Latinoamérica.

Fighting corruption

• Chile Lower House OKs Bill To Curb Bank-Client Secrecy - Julian Dowling, Wall Street Journal
  06/08/2009 - ... The bill would give the tax service, the Servicio de Impuestos Internos, or SII, access to bank accounts in non-criminal tax matters as requested by the OECD, but clients would have the right to object, at a judicial hearing, to the disclosure of their information to the SII or any foreign tax authority.
• OCDE despeja dudas: para ingresar, Chile debe aprobar ley de información bancaria - Gustavo Orellana, El Mercurio
  23/07/2009 - Secretario ejecutivo del organismo, el mexicano Ángel Gurría, sostuvo que los 30 países miembros ya cuentan con esta legislación. La OCDE decidió salir a zanjar la polémica sobre si es requisito, o no, aprobar la ley de intercambio de información tributaria para ser miembro pleno del organismo, tal es el anhelo del Gobierno chileno.

China

• China Inc taps into seam of bribery - Olivia Chung, Asia Times
  18/08/2009 - ...The rod to the backs of most overseas businessmen is a convention adopted by the 30-member OECD that prohibits the bribing of foreign public officials.
• L'activité industrielle chinoise à la hausse en juillet - Le Point
  02/08/2009 - Plusieurs organisations internationales, comme la Banque mondiale ou l'OCDE, ont récemment relevé leurs prévisions économiques pour la Chine cette année.
  La croissance du produit intérieur brut (PIB) chinois est ressortie à 7,9% au deuxième trimestre.
• Can we make China quit the opium of the gases? - Carl Mortished, The Times
  07/07/2009 - ...As the world tumbled into recession last year, as the lights dimmed in factories and airlines skulked in hangars, the fuel consumed by the developing world for the first time exceeded that of richer countries in the OECD.
• China's growth in doubt with lenders on a bender - The Australian
  29/06/2009 - The strength of China's economy is seen by the the Reserve Bank and international institutions as the biggest source of hope for the Australian economy, but its growth may be less secure than they think. The OECD raised its forecast for China's growth from 6.3 to 7.7 per cent in its economic outlook last week, while the World Bank lifted its forecast from 6.5 to 7.2 per cent.
• OECD May Cut China Growth Forecast to as Little as 6% - Li Yanping, Bloomberg
  20/03/2009 - The OECD may cut its forecast for China’s economic growth this year to as little as 6 percent because of the deepening global slump, Secretary-General Angel Gurria said.
• Chinese business: Time to change the act - The Economist
  19/02/2009 - ...Before China’s reopening in the late 1970s, says a recent study on Chinese innovation by the OECD, this issue did not arise: innovation and technological development were assigned to government institutes; factories received work orders.
  

Czech Republic

Economy

• OECD's Gurria sees Czech inflation well-contained, 2008 GDP growth at 4.5 pct - Forbes
  24/04/2008 - ...Presenting the OECD Economic Survey of the Czech Republic in Prague today, Gurria also said inflation is well-contained thanks to persistent inflation targeting. (OECD report)
  

Denmark

Employment

• Public sector employment surge - The Copenhagen Post
  26/08/2009 - ...Taking the new figures into account, nearly 28 percent of all workers in Denmark are currently employed in the public sector, according to OECD data.

Environment

• OECD: Danmark svigter København - Søren Astrup, Politiken
  27/01/2009 - ...Det fastslår de vestlige landes økonomiske samarbejdsorganisation OECD.
  

European Union

Economy

• OECD calls for Europe-wide financial supervision - David Charter, The Times
  Real powers of financial supervision should be transferred to the European level to detect risks better and to help create a single market for financial services, the OECD said today in a report on the structural reforms it believes are vital to aid recovery... “While most financial market segments have become well integrated, financial supervision has remained predominantly national in scope,” the OECD said in its latest Economic Survey of the European Union. (OECD report)
• EU can try harder on energy, ports, free trade-OECD - Reuters
  21/09/2009 - The European Union should further liberalise energy markets and add shipping port services to the list of areas where creation of a large single market can boost long-term economic growth, the OECD said on Monday in a report focused on structural reform. (OECD report)
• La OCDE dice que la UE debe vigilar la retirada de las ayudas públicas tras la recuperación - Expansión
  21/09/2009 - La OCDE ha afirmado que debe ser la Comisión Europea (CE) quien vele para que los países miembros retiren los programas de ayuda contra la crisis en cuanto se produzca la recuperación económica. Asimismo, ha considerado "crucial" la preparación de "planes claros y creíbles" para sanear las finanzas públicas. (OECD report)
• Europe’s Recession Deepens as Investment, Consumption Declines - Jana Randow, Bloomberg
  07/04/2009 - ...The OECD expects the ranks of jobseekers in the Group of Seven nations to soar to 36 million by the end of next year, almost double the level of mid-2007. (OECD report)

Finance

• EU leaders endorse 'necessary' defences against state funds - EurActiv
  14/03/2008 - Nevertheless, leaders insisted that Europe must remain committed to "an open investment environment," saying a voluntary code of conduct for sovereign funds should be negotiated at international level. In this respect, they reiterated the EU's "support for the ongoing work in the IMF and the OECD".
  

Finland

Education

• OECD comparison report: Finns educate themselves longer and longer - Helsingin Sanomat
  09/09/2009 - According to a report published by the OECD, Finns over 20 years of age attend education clearly more than young people in OECD countries on average. (OECD report)

France

• Comment Bercy prépare le G20 - Thomas Bronnec, L'Express
  24/03/2009 - ...La méthode est simple : la dénonciation et la stigmatisation, à travers la publication de listes noires, comme celles de l’OCDE ou du Gafi. Elle a parfois pu prouver sa – relative – efficacité, même si les "trous noirs" de la finance mondiale ne disparaîtront sans doute jamais.

Economy

• Croissance : la France prône une autre approche axée sur le bien-être - Le Parisien
  15/09/2009 - Le président Sarkozy s'est engagé lundi à défendre une nouvelle mesure du progrès économique qui intégrerait davantage la notion de "bien-être", conformément aux recommandations du rapport du Prix Nobel Joseph Stiglitz... L'OCDE a salué dans un communiqué les conclusions de la Commission, relevant qu'un prochain forum mondial sur les statistiques organisé sous son égide se tiendrait fin octobre à Busan.
• G.D.P. Seen as Inadequate Measure of Economic Health - David Jolly, The New York Times
  14/09/2009 - President Nicolas Sarkozy told the French national statistics agency Monday to take greater account of factors like quality of life and the environment when measuring the country’s economic health Mr. Sarkozy created the commission in February 2008, only the latest initiative to take on the issue. The OECD and the European Commission are also considering new economic measures
• Credibility in spotlight as France charts deficit goals  - Tamora Vidaillet, Reuters
  22/07/2009 - France has outlined ambitious reduction goals for its public deficit once recovery emerges... The government will need to prove that when revenues perk up, it will refrain from boosting spending again, analysts say... "I don't see clear, sustained signs of this changing," said Alain De Serres, from the OECD, of France's inability so far to cut its public sector deficit.
• L'OCDE recommande à la France d'aller encore plus loin dans les réformes - Étienne Lefebvre, Les Echos
  29/04/2009 - Une fois n'est pas coutume, l'OCDE consacre dans son rapport sur l'économie française, publié hier, un volumineux chapitre sur les réformes menées depuis 2007 et l'arrivée de Nicolas Sarkozy à l'Elysée. (Rapport OCDE)
• L'OCDE s'inquiète face au déficit français - E24
  29/04/2009 - La croissance française devrait continuer à se contracter jusqu’à la fin de 2009 (-3,3%), mais à un rythme qui se ralentira régulièrement, estime l'OCDE dans son étude économique consacrée à la France et publiée mardi 28 avril. (Rapport OCDE)

Employment

• France : 11% de chômeurs en 2010 selon l'OCDE - Le Figaro
  16/09/2009 - L'OCDE ne se veut pas optimiste pour la situation de l'emploi en France pour l'année à venir. Ainsi, selon l'organisation, qui publiait ce mercredi son rapport «Perspectives de l'emploi 2009», le taux de chômage augmentera probablement à nouveau en France en 2010, «et pourrait s'approcher de 11% si la reprise tardait à venir.» (Rapport OCDE)

Social

• Emploi des jeunes : l'OCDE propose de subventionner le travail étudiant - Les Echos
  22/05/2009 - Dans un rapport remis mercredi au secrétaire d'Etat à l'Emploi, Laurent Wauquiez, et au haut-commissaire à la Jeunesse, Martin Hirsch, l'OCDE critique la situation de l'emploi des jeunes en France. Avec 18 % de chômage en moyenne parmi les 15-24 ans en 2008, l'Hexagone est 23e sur 30 dans son classement. Un taux qui est encore monté, à 21,2 %, avec la crise.
• OECD Report: How We Live Now - M.J. Stephey, Time Magazine
  06/05/2009 - If you're looking for another reason to hate on France, you might check out the latest report from the OECD. According to the Paris-based group, the French spend twice as much time enjoying meals each day than most Americans, and get nearly an hour's more sleep each night than most Japanese (who averaged just 7.6 hours of shut-eye). (OECD report)
• Study: French tops in eating, drinking - CNN
  05/05/2009 - The French spend more time eating and drinking than anyone else among the world's wealthy nations, a new study reveals. The study, by the Paris-based OECD, found that the average French person spends nine hours sleeping every night, and spends two hours a day eating. (OECD report)
• How to sleep and eat like the French - Tony Barber, Financial Times
  05/05/2009 - Let me tell you, you can learn a lot from the OECD. In its latest social indicators survey, Society at a Glance 2009, the Paris-based OECD discloses that French people spend longer asleep than any other nation that belongs to this elite club of the world's advanced economies. (OECD report)
• France Eats, Sleeps the Most, Says OECD Study - Simon Kennedy, Bloomberg
  05/05/2009 - The French eat and sleep more than those in the rest of the 30-nation OECD, a study by the Paris-based group showed. (OECD report)

Germany

Economy

• Vor-Gesorgt - Michael Bergius, Frankfurter Rundschau
  06/08/2009 - ... Deutschlands erster "Vorsorge-Atlas" ist erstellt worden... Erst kürzlich lobte die Organisation für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung zwar die jüngsten Reformen am deutschen Rentensystem; aber, so mahnte die OECD, auf mittlere Sicht bestehe ein erhebliches Risiko der Altersarmut, die staatliche Grundsicherung sei zu niedrig, die Bundesregierung müsse gegensteuern.
• Massenarbeitslosigkeit und Verelendung in Deutschland prognostiziert - Shortnews
  3/08/2009... Die Gesellschaft wird noch mehr in Arm und Reich zerfallen und die Massenarbeitslosigkeit wird weiter zunehmen... Nach einer Studie der OECD wird bis Ende 2010 mit einer Zunahme der Arbeitslosigkeit von mindestens 5,1 Millionen Menschen ausgegangen. Der weitere Abbau der Mittelschicht und weitere Belastungen der Unterschicht schwört ein raues soziales Klima herauf.
• Germany boosts recovery hopes despite OECD warning - Louise Ireland, Reuters
  07/07/2009 - Germany provided a glimmer of hope for global recovery on Tuesday, reporting an upturn in manufacturing orders, although the OECD said it was too early for governments to withdraw life support for the economy... OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria told Reuters that governments risked killing the recovery if they withdrew stimulus spending too fast.

Employment

• OECD: Düstere Aussichten für Arbeitsmarkt - Die Zeit
  16/09/2009 - ...Im zweiten Halbjahr 2010 sei in den 30 OECD-Mitgliedsländern trotz positiver Konjunktursignale mit 57 Millionen Arbeitslosen zu rechnen, heißt es in dem am Mittwoch in Paris vorgestellten Beschäftigungsausblick der OECD. (OECD report)

Social issues

• Einwandererkinder haben in Deutschland schlechte Jobchancen - Flora Wisdorff, Die Welt
  16/10/2009 - Nachkommen von Einwanderern haben in Deutschland deutlich schlechtere Chancen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt als junge Leute ohne ausländische Wurzeln. Das ergab eine Studie der OECD.
• Schlechte Noten für deutsche Kinderförderung - Financial Times Deutschland
  01/09/2009 - Deutschland gibt viel Geld für seine Sprösslinge aus - dennoch kritisiert die Industrieländerorganisation OECD die Familienförderung. Kinderarmut und mangelnde Chancengleichheit seien weiter verbreitet als in anderen Staaten. (OECD report)

Taxation

• Deutschland behält «Steueroasen» im Visier - Neue Zürcher Zeitung
  06/08/2009 - ... Das Gesetz stuft Länder als «Steueroasen» ein, die die OECD-Standards zum Informationsaustausch in Steuersachen nicht umsetzen... Deutschland hat bereits OECD-konforme DBA mit den Kanalinseln Isle of Man und Guernsey sowie den Bermudas unterzeichnet.
• Germany, Wielding Bigger Weapon, Starts Tax Talks With Swiss - Rainer Buergin, Patrick Donahue, Bloomberg
  5/08/2009 -  ... Steinbrueck declined to say which jurisdictions will be put on the government’s list of countries that don’t comply with OECD standards and defended the “clear words” he used to get countries such as Switzerland to cooperate.
• Steuerlast in Deutschland besonders ungerecht verteilt - Maren Peters, Die Zeit
  12/05/2009 - In Deutschland ist nicht nur die Steuerbelastung so hoch wie in kaum einem anderen Industrieland, die Steuern und Abgaben sind auch noch besonders ungerecht verteilt. (OECD report)
• Deutsche Geringverdiener tragen höchste Last - Martin Greive, Die Welt
  12/05/2009 - In kaum einem anderen Land müssen Geringverdiener so viele Steuern und Abgaben zahlen wie in Deutschland. Das geht aus der Studie „Taxing Wages“ (Die Besteuerung der Einkommen) hervor, die die OECD erstellte. (OECD report)

Greece

Economy

• Pension costs in Greece to increase by more than 20% of GDP - Emma Dunkley, Global Pensions
  04/08/2009 - The cost of public pensions in Greece is estimated to rise by more than 20% of gross domestic product by 2050, according to the latest report by the OECD. In the Economic Survey of Greece 2009: Enhancing fiscal viability, the OECD said there are a number of options for reform, including the use of notional accounts, similar to what is used in Italy and Sweden. (OECD report)
• OECD calls for further measures - Leonidas Stergiou, Kathimerini
  01/08/2009 - Budget deficit to exceed 6 percent and GDP to shrink by 1.3 percent this year, reports says. Delays in reforms and the lack of needed resistance to pressures from abroad mean that the Greek economy will not be able to avoid plunging into recession, according to a report by the OECD.(OECD report)
• OECD report on Greek economy, opposition reaction - Athens News Agency (ANA)
  31/07/2009 - Main opposition PASOK spokesperson on the economy Louka Katseli underlined Friday that the "forecasts by international organizations for negative growth rate until 2010 combined with the note that the crisis in competitiveness will continue beyond 2014 leave no room for further beautification of the situation and misinterpretations." Katseli called for the adoption of immediate measures and the implementation of fiscal reform in comments she made in response to the OECD annual report and the IMF forecasts on the Greek economy. (OECD report)
• Greece in recession in 2009, reform imperative-OECD - Forbes
  31/07/2009  - Greece is not expected to avoid recession this year as the global downturn hits tourism and shipping and the government must stay the course of fiscal consolidation and pursue reforms, the OECD said on Friday in its new Economic Survey on Greece. (OECD report)
• OECD to issue recession warning - P. HATZINIKOLAOU, Kathimerini
  31/08/2009 - International organizations are expecting a considerable recession in Greece, while retail sales are plummeting. After the estimate by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the country’s gross domestic product will shrink by 1.7 percent this year, the OECD is reportedly set to predict, in its report on Greece to be released today, a GDP contraction of 1.3 percent this year and zero growth for 2010. (OECD report)

Hungary

Economy

• Hungary's Jobless Rate Falls In April-June - RTTNews
  29/07/2009 - Hungary's jobless rate stood at 9.6% in April-June, down from 9.8% in March to May, but it was an increase from 7.6% recorded in the same period a year earlier.
  The OECD forecast Hungary's jobless rate to hit 10.7% in 2009 and then to rise to 11.7% in 2010 as the lingering global economic crisis is expected to leave more people out of their jobs.
• OECD calls on Hungary to stick to economic reform path -  The Earth Times
  09/04/2008 - The OECD called Thursday for Hungary to stick to economic reforms in the wake of a coalition crisis that threatens the former East Bloc nation's attempts to cut its budget deficit. (OECD report)
• Hungary falls behind Slovakia in growth as taxes rise - International Herald Tribune
  11/02/2008 - ...The OECD says Hungary should cut its high social security contributions, mainly those paid by employers, who pay over 30 percent on top of taxes and contributions paid by employees.
  

Iceland

Economy

• Iceland's banks 'need to recover' - BBC News
  01/09/2009 - The OECD says that for recovery to begin, the banking system needs to function smoothly again.

India

Economy

• India's growth could be even better, says OECD - Andrew Buncombe, The Independent
  10/10/2007 - India's already impressive economic growth could improve even more if it further opened its markets and relaxed government controls, according to the OECD. (OECD report)
• OECD urges more reforms to lift India’s annual growth to 10% - Ashling O’Connor, The Times
  10/10/2007 - India could sustain annual economic growth of 10 per cent by 2011 if the Government persists with market reforms, including a removal of the foreign investment cap in the insurance sector, the OECD said yesterday. (OECD report)
• OECD says India's current economic growth sustainable - International Herald Tribune
  10/10/2007 - India's current economic growth — averaging 8.5 percent annually over the past four years — appears sustainable, but the country can do even better by further opening its markets and easing government control, the OECD said Tuesday. (OECD report)
  

Indonesia

Economy

• OECD seeks more active dialogue with Indonesia - Angel Gurria, The Jakarta Post
  25/07/2008 - The OECD is publishing its first comprehensive Economic Assessment of Indonesia. This initiative is important because it is linked to our efforts to strengthen cooperation with a number of important non-member countries.

Ireland

Economy

• OECD warns of risk of high long-term unemployment - Charlie Taylor, The Irish Times
  04/11/2009 - ...The Paris based OECD's Economic Survey of Ireland 2009 says that more effective polices towards the unemployed must be introduced which includes cutting dole payments and the establishment of a single organisation to deal with unemployment benefits and managing back-to-work programmes and training. (OECD report)
• Nationalisation 'should not be ruled out' - Simon Carswell, The Irish Times
  04/11/2009 - ...The Paris-based body said the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) should be established quickly and banks should only be nationalised with the “utmost reluctance”. (OECD report)
• Lenihan told to tax lower-paid workers - Brendan Keenan and Fionnan Sheahan, Irish Independent
  04/11/2009 - ...The shock recommendation is contained in the latest report on the country's economy from the Paris-based OECD. (OECD report)
• Repubic of Ireland jobless total second highest in Europe - Brendan Keenan, Belfast Telegraph
  15/07/2009 - The Republic has moved from having the second lowest unemployment rate among the EU-15 countries two years ago to the second highest, calculations from the OECD show.
• Urgent need for public service reform - The Sunday Times
  27/09/2008 - ...Nothing, of course, can be done until the task force that was appointed to deliberate on a report into the public service commissioned by the government last year and carried out by the Paris-based OECD makes its findings known.

Tax

• State's tax deal with Bermuda - Irish independent
  29/07/2009 - The government signed a bilateral agreement with Bermuda yesterday that will enable the two countries to exchange information on criminal and civil tax matters.
  

Israel

• Israel signs tax treaties with Estonia, Georgia - The Jerusalem Post
  10/08/2009 - ...The agreements are based on the OECD model, which focuses taxation in the country of residence and reduces taxation in the country in which the economic activity is carried out, or from which passive income such as dividends, interest or royalties is paid.

Economy

• Israel's next dollar bonds to draw demands - Alisa Odenheimer and David Wainer, Bloomberg
  26/07/2009 - Israel’s next bond issue in U.S. dollars is likely to be seen as a “good risk” and will draw “a lot” of demand, according to Standard & Poor’s...“Compared to other economies, Israel has resisted the economic crisis rather well,”... Israel... is no longer an emerging market, S&P associate director said. “I see Israel as a developed market,”  Ms Paillat-Chayrigues said. “The fact that Israel is a candidate to join the OECD confirms that.”
• Bank of Israel expects stable foreign investment - Sharon Wrobel, The Jerusalem Post
  19/08/2008 - Israel's admission to the OECD and its possible reclassification from emerging market to developed market is not expected to have a negative impact on foreign investment, the Bank of Israel said Monday.

Italy

Economy

• OECD Can't Predict the End to Deep Italian Recession - Luca di Leo, Wall Street Journal
  18/06/2009 - ... The OECD now expects Italian gross domestic product to contract 5.3% in 2009 after shrinking 1% last year, marking the deepest recession since World War II. On March 31, the OECD had forecast Italian GDP would fall 4.3% this year. (OECD report)
• Ocse: più finanziamenti privati per rafforzare le banche italiane - Vittorio da Rold, Il Sole 24 Ore
  17/06/2009 - ... L'Ocse peraltro indica che alcune condizioni previste dai cosidetti Tremonti Bond «sono lodevoli, ma potrebbero essere meglio perseguite con altri mezzi». (OECD report)

Employment

• OCSE lancia allarme disoccupazione - La Repubblica
  16/09/2009 - Un allarme sulla disoccupazione arriva oggi dall'OCSE, che ha pubblicato l'Employment Outlook 2009, un rapporto sullo stato del mercato del lavoro dell'area. A tal proposito, il Segretario Generale, Angel Gurria, ha lanciato un appello ai Governi, affinché predispongano le misure necessarie ad evitare che la recessione si trasformi in una crisi di lungo periodo del mercato del lavoro. (OECD report)

Japan

Economy

• Japan needs major reforms for growth, OECD says - Tomoko A. Hosaka, Business Week
  30/09/2009 - Japan needs major reforms in taxation, healthcare and employment to sustain recovery from recession and foster long-term growth, a new international report said Wednesday. (OECD report)
• Japan tips ever deeper into deflation - Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Daily Telegraph
  29/09/2009 - Japan is sliding into the deepest deflation since the Second World War, forcing the new-broom Democrats to abandon their strong yen policy within weeks of taking office. (OECD report)
• Stuck in neutral - The Economist
  13/08/2009 - ...OECD figures show that the contribution of foreign trade to GDP growth during those years was as high in Japan as in Germany.
• Japan’s Debt Ratings Unified at Aa2 by Moody’s - Steven McPherson and Keiko Ujikane, Bloomberg
  18/05/2009 - ...Prime Minister Taro Aso has pledged to spend 25 trillion yen ($263 billion) to counter Japan’s worst postwar recession, adding to debt that the OECD says will swell to almost twice the size of the economy next year.
• Japan to Sell Extra 10.8 Trillion Yen in New Bonds - Keiko Ujikane, Bloomberg
  21/04/2009 - ...The OECD estimate was published before the government released the stimulus package.
• Japan may struggle to afford stimulus - Jeremy Warner, The Independent
  10/04/2009 - ...According to OECD forecasts, on present demographic trends the pensioner dependency ratio will rise to close to 70 per cent by 2030.
  

Korea

• OECD chief upbeat about Korea's economy - Korea Herald
  27/10/2009 - Angel Gurria, Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, said yesterday he was optimistic about the future direction of the Korean economy.
• Korean women near bottom in job market - JoongAng Daily
  21/09/2009 .... The employment outlook by the OECD which included several surveys, showed that 54.7 percent of Korean women aged 15-64 were working or seeking work as of the end of last year, a figure only ahead of Mexico (43.4 percent) and Turkey (26.7 percent) among the 30 OECD countries. The OECD average was 61.3 percent. (OECD report)

Luxembourg

Taxation

• Liechtenstein signs taxation agreement with Luxembourg - Emma Hartley, Daily Telegraph
  31/08/2009 - ...Sarah Doig, the chargé d’affairs at the British embassy in Bern, which has responsibility for Liechtenstein as well as Switzerland, said that the movement for compliance with the OECD’s rules got more urgent in March at the G20 summit in London.
• Luxembourg and Belgium removed from ‘grey list' - Jim Brunsden, European Voice
  30/07/2009 - Luxembourg and Belgium have both been removed from an international ‘grey list' of countries that refuse to share banking information for the purposes of taxation.
  Their removal from the list means that they will escape further censure when governments evaluate in September whether countries are living up to their commitments to fight tax evasion.
  

Mexico

• Gurría y Gil Díaz, ¿los nuevos gurús de Calderón para salir de la crisis? - Darío Celis, Excélsior
  24/08/2009 - ...Más allá de que Gurría sea visto por no pocos como candidato viable para llegar a la Secretaría de Hacienda o incluso al Banco de México, en sustitución de Guillermo Ortiz Martínez, parecería que el secretario general de la OCDE ha sido constantemente consultado por los asesores de Calderón para apoyar el rediseño de la actual Secretaría de Economía.

Economy

• Mexico recession shows downside of close U.S. links - Pedro Nicolaci da Costa, Reuters
  4/08/2009 - Mexico's economic slump, one of the worst in its history, has exposed the perils of a one-sided development strategy that ties the country's fate to the whims of U.S. consumers
  ...In addition, the OECD recommends that the government move away from what OECD calls "regressive" stimulus policies and use its fiscal powers to directly create jobs.(OECD report)
• Le Mexique s'enfonce dans une récession de plus en plus profonde - Les Echos
  31/07/2009 - Dans une étude publiée hier, l'OCDE constate qu'« il n'y a aucune marge de nouvelle relance budgétaire ». (étude OCDE)
• Mexican economy to shrink 8% this year amid crisis, OECD says - Bloomberg 
  30/07/2009 - The OECD said Mexico’s economy may shrink 8 percent this year amid the global economic slump. Falling industrial production and consumer confidence will raise the unemployment rate to 5.7 percent in 2009, the OECD said in a report on Mexico released today.(OECD report)
• Gradual, la disminución de subsidios en México: OCDE - El Financiero
  30/07/2009 - La OCDE recomendó a México disminuir gradualmente los subsidios al precio de las gasolinas, pero hasta que la economía se recupere de la crisis. La jefa de la División de Estudios Económicos del organismo, Piritta Sorsa se pronunció asimismo por "gravar un poco" medicinas y alimentos, pero también hasta que pase la crisis; además, dijo, habría que proteger a las clases bajas con la finalidad de no perjudicarlas.(OECD report)

Employment

• Desempleo en México alcanzó 1.9%: OCDE - Ixel Yutzil González, El Universal
  15/09/2009 - ...De acuerdo con el reporte mensual del empleo en la OCDE, entre julio de 2008 y el mismo mes de 2009, el desempleo en México avanzó 1.9%, muy similar al avance del desempleo en la Unión Europea, cuya tasa de desocupación creció dos puntos en el último año. (OECD report)

Netherlands

Economy

• OESO pleit voor versoepeling ontslagrecht - Het Financieele Dagblad
  31/01/2008 - De OESO, een organisatie van westerse landen, pleit in het jaarlijkse rapport over de Nederlandse economie voor versoepeling van ontslagrecht en verhoging van de AOW-leeftijd. (OECD report)
• OECD sees risks to Dutch growth from markets, housing - The Guardian
  31/01/2008 - (Reuters) - The Dutch economy is expected to grow above its potential rate this year and next, but faces substantial risks from turbulence on financial markets and potential house price stagnation, the OECD said on Thursday. (OECD report)

Environment

• Dutch Face Growing Pressures On Rural Land - OECD - Planet Ark
  04/06/2008 - The Netherlands will face conflicting pressures on rural land in coming years as population growth and climate change create new demands for use, according to an OECD report released on Tuesday. (OECD report)

New Zealand

Economy

• NZ's low productivity singled out in OECD report - New Zealand Herald
  16/04/2009 - Raising productivity has been identified in an OECD report on New Zealand as the country's greatest medium term challenge.The report, released today, provides analysis of New Zealand's economic situation, identifies perceived failings and offers a raft of measures on to how to improve them. (OECD report)
• New Zealand Should Cut Interest Rate to 2%, OECD Says - Bloomberg
  16/04/2009 - ... “The Reserve Bank still has room to go further in responding to deteriorating economic conditions,” the OECD said in its Economic Survey of New Zealand, released in Paris today. “The much-improved inflation outlook allows scope for further easing.” (OECD report)
  

Norway

Economy

• Norway urged to extend pension reform - Keren Holland, Global Pensions
  20/08/2008 - ... In its latest Economic Survey of Norway, the OECD said over the next 10-20 years, public finances in Norway were in relatively good shape, partly because of increasing revenues in the Government Pension Fund – Global, but also because the effects of the ageing population were coming later in Norway than other countries. (OECD report)
  

Poland

Economy

• OECD report shows growth in excess of 6% of Poland's GDP - Polskie Radio
  12/06/2008 - During the past two years, this country has recorded its best economic performance since the late 1990s, with growth exceeding 6% of its GDP. This data is presented in the latest OECD economic survey of Poland presented in Warsaw. (OECD report)

Portugal

Economy

• Portugal requires improved business environment, flexible labour market - OECD - Forbes
  25/06/2008 - The Portuguese economy requires an improvement in the business environment and a more flexible labour market to reap the benefits of globalisation and head toward a durable decline in unemployment, the OECD said on Wednesday in its 2008 economic survey of Portugal. (OECD report)

Russia

• A Year after the Five-Day War - Russia Profile
  14/08/2009 - ...Declarations of principle in the absence of action do not alter behavior. Russia is currently an observer to the OECD.
• Idea of the Day: Facilitate Russia’s Accession to the OECD - Center for American Progress
  31/07/2009 - ...Membership in the OECD could serve as a strong stimulus for economic reform and the development of the rule of law in Russia.
• Russia Must Ensure Bank Stability, OECD Report Says - Alex Nicholson, Paul Abelsky, Bloomberg
  15/07/2009 - The Russian banking system’s stability is of “prime importance” as the government seeks to spur lending in the face of rising delinquent debts, the OECD said.(OECD report)
•  OECD sees hard times for Russia - BBC news
  15/07/2009 - The worldwide recession has brought Russia's strong economic recovery to a "sudden end", says the OECD  in its latest economic survey, it expects the Russian economy to shrink by 6.8% this year, before recovering to grow 3.7% in 2010. (OECD report)
• Russia should cut rates, move to inflation targeting-OECD - Toni Vorobyova, Reuters
  15/07/2009 - Moscow - Russia should cut rates and let the rouble weaken to climb out of recession, but then focus must shift on developing non-oil sectors of the economy and reducing barriers to foreign investment, the OECD said on Wednesday. (OECD report)

Slovenia

• Minister Discusses Membership, Reforms with Senior OECD Official  - Borza
  24/07/2007 - Development Minister Ziga Turk received Aart Jan de Geus, deputy secretary general of the OECD, on Tuesday, 24 July, discussing with him Slovenia's OECD accession process, the effects of OECD membership on Slovenia and key factors for the success of social reform, the Government Growth Office said in a press release.
• OECD Presses Slovenia On Structural Reforms - Onet
  01/07/2009 - Slovenia must press ahead with structural reforms, despite or because of the global economic crisis, the OECD  said Wednesday. Presenting a report here on the Slovenian economy, OECD chief Angel Gurria said Slovenia must "enchance structural reforms even before the crisis ends."
• Slovenian President: OECD Urges Steps To Improve Corp Governance - AFP
  30/06/2009 - ..."The OECD urged Slovenia to pay attention particularly to systematic measures aimed at improving corporate governance and bribery prevention," Slovenian President Danilo Turk said Tuesday in a statement after meeting with OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria.
  The two discussed Slovenia's accession to the OECD, which currently faces no obstacles, the statement said.
  

Slovak Republic

Economy

• Third crisis package launched - Beata Balogová, The Slovak Spectator
  13/02/2009 - ...Gurria also suggested that even if the OECD’s long-term policy is that its members keep their public spending under control, times of crisis allow for an increase in deficits, on condition that it is only temporary and deficits are normalised later.
• OECD Sees Slovak Growth at 4% in ‘09 After Euro Entry - Radoslav Tomek and Andrea Dudikova, Bloomberg
  09/02/2009 - Slovakia’s economy will probably expand 4 percent this year, after the eastern European country adopted the euro on Jan. 1, the OECD said. (OECD report)
• Slovakia needs to liberalize rules to boost the economy; OECD - RTTNews
  09/02/2009 - The Slovakian economy will need to liberalize its wage rules, while improving the efficiency of its housing market to reap the full benefit of changing over to the Euro, the OECD said Monday. (OECD report)

South Africa

Economy

• Future of Cape Town in jeopardy - Anel Lewis, Independent Online
  29/07/2009 - The regional review of Cape Town by the OECD paints a bleak picture of the city's sustainability, highlighting rising unemployment, income inequalities, growing poverty and a high crime rate... The OECD said co-ordiantion efforts between the province and the munipalities in the region "could be improved". 
• (OECD report)Trevor Manuel on tax reforms - Cape Times
  28/08/2008 - ...Deputy secretary general of the OECD, Pier Carlo Padoan, agreed that dialogue by tax administrations in Africa was essential.
• Growing nowhere slowly - Robert Laing, The Times
  16/07/2008 - Government policies, ranging from its reliance on state-owned monopolies to its accelerated and shared growth initiative and black economic empowerment, were roasted in the OECD’s first analysis of this country. (OECD report)
• South African Regulations, State Curbs Competition - Nasreen Seria, Bloomberg
  15/07/2008 - South African regulations on investment are restrictive and state involvement in the economy is high, undermining competition and economic growth, the OECD said. (OECD report)

Spain

• La OCDE considera que las cajas españolas son un sector de riesgo - Antonio Jimenéz Barca, El Pais
  01/04/2009 - El economista jefe de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE), Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel, calificó ayer de "eficaz y rápida" la decisión del Banco de España de intervenir el domingo en Caja Castilla La Mancha (CCM). A juicio de Schimdt-Hebbel, los bancos españoles gozan de una buena salud financiera y eso les permite sortear la crisis. (OECD report)

Agriculture

• La OCDE destaca el potencial del medio rural para afrontar la crisis - Europa Press
  16/02/2009 - El secretario general de la OCDE, Ángel Gurría, advirtió hoy de que las zonas rurales "no se escapan" del impacto de la crisis, pero destacó que su "enorme" potencial económico abre una oportunidad "excepcional" para la recuperación de la economía.
• Espinosa aboga por una agricultura que favorezca la biodiversidad - El Economista
  16/02/2009 - ...Espinosa realizó estas declaraciones en la presentación del informe de la OCDE sobre política rural en España, según informa el ministerio en nota de prensa.

Education

• Spain - Tertiary Education: Could do better - Rebecca Warden,  University World News
  22/03/2009 - ...The report, OECD Review of Tertiary Education - Spain, was released on 10 March and comes as the final instalment of a broader initiative covering 24 countries. The series aims to help countries see how the organisation, management and delivery of higher education can contribute to their social and economic goals. (OECD report)

Employment

• Dos años de crisis y paro - Manuel V. Gómez, El País
  20/09/2009 - ..  la OCDE, la organización que agrupa a los países más desarrollados del mundo.. ha dejado claro que la pesadilla todavía no ha acabado, que el paro llegará al 20% el año que viene... su secretario general, Ángel Gurría, definió a España como "un caso especial". La crisis ha generado más parados en Estados Unidos. En concreto, 7,1 millones (por 2,2 millones de España). (OECD report)
• La crisis elevará el paro al 20% en España, la mayor tasa de la OCDE - Antonio Jimenez Barca, El Pais
  16/09/2009 - España rozará el 20% de paro en diciembre del año que viene. El informe anual de la OCDE sobre el empleo, presentado ayer en París, es pesimista con la evolución del mercado laboral en los países desarrollados. (OECD report)

Regulatory reform

• La OCDE sitúa a España en cabeza del esfuerzo por liberalizar mercados - Alejandro Bolanos, El Pais
  16/02/2009 - De un año a esta parte, la situación económica da muy pocas alegrías al vicepresidente segundo del Gobierno, Pedro Solbes. Ayer, sin embargo, las palabras del secretario general de la OCDE, Ángel Gurría, llevaron al vicepresidente económico a esbozar media sonrisa.
• La OCDE censura la independencia de los organismos reguladores en España - La Razon
  16/02/2009 - La OCDE instó hoy al Gobierno español a que mejore la independencia de los organismos reguladores sectoriales, al tiempo que alabó que España sea el séptimo país de la OCDE con mayor grado de competencia de sus mercados.

Sweden  

Economy

• Don’t panic – just run away - Roland White, The Times
  07/12/2008 - ...The OECD is clear. They should pack their bags and head for Sweden or Australia. The OECD’s most recent assessment says Sweden is “relatively well prepared” for the down-turn. The prospects in Australia are even brighter. “The impact of the financial crisis should be relatively contained,” says the OECD. (OECD report)
  

Switzerland

Fighting corruption

• Switzerland promoted to tax haven 'white list' - Forbes/Associated Press
  25/09/2009 - Switzerland was promoted Friday to a 'white list' of countries that have signed up to international tax information exchange rules, taking a further step toward shedding its stigma as an uncooperative tax haven. The OECD welcomed Switzerland's signing of a tax information sharing treaty with Qatar, the Alpine nation's 12th since agreeing earlier this year to soften its stance on banking secrecy for foreigners.
• Die Schweiz bald mit «weisser»   - Weste Manfred Rist, Neue Zürcher Zeitung
  25/09/2009 - Im Schatten des Gipfeltreffens der G-20 in Pittsburgh wird sich die Schweiz Ende dieser Woche der grauen OECD-Weste entledigen können... Am Donnerstagabend hat Bern das zwölfte Steuerabkommen unterzeichnet... Damit ist nicht nur das Dutzend, sondern die OECD auch des Lobes voll für die Eidgenossenschaft. Diese habe sich, daran lässt Generalsekretär Angel Gurría keinen Zweifel, in den vergangenen Monaten als ausserordentlich kooperativ gez
• OECD wäscht die Schweiz rein - Swissinfo
  25/09/2009 - Mit der Unterzeichnung von 12 Doppelbesteuerungs-Abkommen erfüllt die Schweiz die Bedingungen, um von der grauen Liste der OECD gestrichen zu werden. Über diese Entwicklung zeigte sich Finanzminister Hans-Rudolf Merz in New York stolz und glücklich.
• Wie die Schweiz dauerhaft von der grauen Liste der OECD runterkommt - Hubert Mooser, Basler Zeitung
  29/07/2009 - ... Finanzminister Hans-Rudolf Merz sprach dabei von Japan. Mit diesem Land hat die Schweiz als erste ein Abkommen nach OECD-Standard beschlossen. SP und SVP kritisierten jedoch diese Pläne - weil der Inhalt der Abkommen je nach Land variiert.
• Streichung von der «grauen Liste» der OECD in Reichweite - Neue Zürcher Zeitung
  23/07/2009 - Die Schweiz hat einen entscheidenden Schritt weg von der «grauen Liste» der sogenannten Steueroasen gemacht. Sie hat nunmehr mit zwölf Ländern ein neues Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen paraphiert, das eine Erweiterung der Amtshilfe in Steuerfragen vorsieht.
• Swiss move closer to leaving tax-haven list - SwissInfo
  23/07/2009 - Switzerland has initialed a double-taxation treaty with Finland, the final agreement needed for the Swiss to be removed from a "grey list" of uncooperative tax havens.The finance ministry said the accord, which will likely be signed in three to five months, meets standards set by the OECD.
• Suiza logra 12 acuerdos para salir de 'lista gris' de la OCDE - Expansión
  23/07/2009 - Suiza y Finlandia han concluido hoy un acuerdo de doble imposición, por lo que la Confederación Helvética ya ha conseguido las 12 convenciones que le permitirán salir de la "lista gris" de la OCDE.
• Swiss invited to informal tax meeting in Berlin - Swissinfo
  26/04/2009 - A senior German finance ministry official confirmed that the Swiss government as well as Austria and Luxembourg were asked to attend an informal conference of the OECD in Berlin in June.
• Switzerland’s appeal as a tax haven - Kasia Maciejowska and Francesca Steele, The Times
  24/04/2009 - ...Switzerland was on an OECD blacklist; it is now on the grey list of countries committed to better disclosure standards but not yet complying with them.
• Switzerland looks for tax understanding - Swissinfo
  18/03/2009 - ...Speaking in a lively debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Gabi Huber of the Radical Party said the same OECD standards had to be applied in all the other financial centres, "notably the various US states and the British territories".

Turkey

Economy

• Recession in Turkey possible, but avoidable - Ergin Hava, Zaman
  07/02/2009 - ...Encouraging news came from OECD Secretary-General Jose Angel Gurria during his visit to Ankara last month when he said the growth rates of OECD countries would generally decrease in 2009. Turkey, however, will display a "successful performance" among these countries, he noted.

Environment

• OECD calls for Marmara Sea cleanup, end to pollution - Zaman
  06/03/2009 - Urban and industrial waste from İstanbul and its environs is continuing to pollute the Marmara Sea, an OECD report has said.

Social issues

• Turks are friendly, social: OECD report - Hürriyet
  06/05/2009 - The annual report, "Society at a Glance," looks at social tendencies in 18 OECD member states that are considered the most developed economically. (OECD report)

United Kingdom

Fighting corruption

• Fraud Office takes on BAE: Cleaning up in a murky business - Chandrashekhar Krishnan, Daily Telegraph
  02/10/2009 - ...Since ratifying the 1997 OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, the United Kingdom has fallen behind other G7 countries in investigating and prosecuting companies for foreign bribery.
• The firm with a 'back door key to Number 10' - Andy McSmith, The Independent
  02/10/2009 - ...In 2001, a year after that Hawk spare parts deal, a convention against bribery drawn up by the OECD, was incorporated in UK law. The convention bans bribery even where the national interest or good relations between friendly governments are at stake.
• British legislators want bribery law toughened - Adrian Croft, Reuters
  27/07/2009  - British lawmakers called on Tuesday for a proposed new law against bribery to be toughened by making it easier to prosecute a company for failing to prevent a bribe being paid.
  The proposed new law follows criticism by the OECD that existing British law could not prevent corporate bribery abroad and fell short of international standards.

Economy

• George Osborne: electioneering is putting confidence in Britain's economy at risk - George Osborne, Daily Telegraph
  05/09/2009 - As G20 finance ministers meet in London today, the OECD is forecasting that the host country will be the only major economy to see no growth at all this year.
• UK economic outlook deteriorates: OECD forecasts - Daily Telegraph
  03/09/2009 - The OECD said the UK economy would shrink by 4.7 per cent this year – worse than its 4.3 per cent forecast in June and will not return to growth until 2010.
• Thousands of families hit by £1billion credit card crisis - Sam Fleming, Daily Mail
  28/07/2009 - ... A decade of profligate lending has driven British families' debt to the highest level of any leading economy, according to the OECD.
• Warning: Britain faces new recession - Sean O'Grady, The Independent
  30/06/2009 - ...The OECD, which comprises the 30 most advanced economies in the world, added to the gloom, saying that Britain remained "deep" in recession and faced a "bleak short-term outlook". (OECD report)
• UK economy shrinks at fastest rate for 50 years - Miles Costello, Grainne Gilmore, The Times
  30/06/2009 - ...The OECD is also predicting that UK unemployment will top 3 million over the next 12 months, in a further blow to Mr Darling's optimism about a recovery. (OECD report)
• OECD says Britain must act urgently to boost lending or recovery will falter - Gary Duncan, The Times
  29/06/2009 - Restoring the flow of bank lending to businesses and consumers must be a more urgent priority for the Chancellor in the fight to combat the recession, the OECD told Britain yesterday. (OECD report)
• UK recovery 'likely to be slow' - Steve Schifferes, BBC News
  29/06/2009 - The OECD has warned that the UK's recovery will be slow with unemployment rising to 10%. (OECD report)
• Scottish Agenda: Green shoots of recovery or yellow weeds? - Ian Fraser, The Times
  18/05/2009 - ...On Monday the OECD said the UK economy had bottomed out in March and that our recession could be over as early as August.
• Britain may be on road to recovery, says OECD - Susan Thompson, The Times
  11/05/2009 - The worst of Britain's recession may now be over, according to the OECD.

Education

• UK urged to increase investment in higher education - Phil Baty, Times Higher Education
  08/09/2009 - ...Angel Gurria, OECD secretary general, said: “As we emerge from the global economic crisis, demand for higher education will be higher than ever. To the extent that institutions are able to respond, investments in human capital will contribute to recovery.”
• Spending cuts would jeopardise UK's education reputation, study warns - Polly Curtis, The Guardian
  08/09/2009 - UK schools and universities risk being left behind if recession leads to reduced investment, says global OECD report. (OECD report)
• UK slides in university league, says OECD - Graeme Paton, Daily Telegraph
  08/09/2009 - Teenagers in Britain are less likely to go to university than their counterparts in Slovakia as the UK slides down a major international league table complied by the OECD. (OECD report)
• Turned away at the school gates - Francis Gilbert, The Daily Telegraph
  07/03/2009 - ...Meanwhile, the world education rankings run by the respected OECD – the only really trustworthy league table there is – shows Britain slipping from fourth to 14th for reading and from eighth to 24th for Maths. Put simply, most children from Europe and the Far East outperform our pupils every time – even in English.
• Independent school call for poor - Seonag MacKinnon, BBC Scotland
  30/01/2009 - ...It highlights a second OECD report in 2007 which suggested schools which have to compete for students are linked to better results.
• 'Dismal picture' of adult literacy in UK - Peter Kingston, The Guardian
  29/01/2009 - ...At that time, the OECD ranked the UK 14th in international literacy and numeracy league tables.

Employment

• Why the jobs crisis isn't a disaster - yet - John Philpott, Daily Telegraph
  19/09/2009 - Official figures released last week show UK unemployment at a 14-year high of almost 2.5m, with most forecasters expecting the jobless total to reach at least 3m next year. Yet.. the situation could be a lot worse. Just as we were digesting the latest UK jobs figures, the OECD published its annual Employment Outlook, noting that unemployment in this country has so far risen by no more than the OECD average. (OECD report)
• UK unemployment climbs to 2.47m - BBC News
  16/09/2009 - ...Employment minister Jim Knight said that an OECD Employment Outlook - which recognised UK government efforts to help the unemployed - suggested the UK had lower than average rates of unemployment than the G7 and the EU. (OECD report)

Energy

• Energy price cuts fail to help hundreds of thousands in fuel poverty - Myra Butterworth, Daily Telegraph
  19/02/2009 - ...Figures from the OECD reveal that energy prices in Britain have increased by 16.7 per cent over the past year.
• Britain faces Europe's biggest energy price hikes - Sean Poulter, Daily Mail
  03/02/2009 - ...The damning figures come from the latest inflation study produced by the respected OECD.
• Gas bills in UK rising faster than elsewhere in western world - Harry Wallop, Daily Telegraph
  03/02/2009 - ...A report from the OECD, a club of the world's 30 richest countries, shows that gas and electricity bills in the UK are 12.1 per cent higher than a year ago.

Finance

• One 'bad bank' may allow the rest to be good - David Wighton, The Times
  09/01/2009 - ...As the OECD says today, omitting to remove the bad debts on bank balance sheets before recapitalising them could prove to have been a mistake for the UK.
• Interest rate cut to lowest for 300 years - Robert Winnett, Daily Telegraph
  09/01/2009 - ...The OECD indicated that the Government may have to consider buying up bad debts from the banks. The OECD believe that the economic crisis may be "dragged out for a longer period of time" without such action.

Social issues

• High spending fails to improve child welfare, says OECD report - Owen Bowcott, The Guardian
  01/09/2009 - ...The report, by the Paris-based International OECD, points out that Britain, although moderately well placed in the rankings, has relatively high rates of teenage pregnancy, drunkenness and young people not in education, employment or training (neets). (OECD report)
• UK teenage girls 'worst drunks' - BBC News
  01/09/2009 - Young teenagers in the UK are more likely to get drunk than anywhere else in the industrial world, shows an international survey. (OECD report)
• Britain leads the world in under-age drinking, OECD study shows - Martin Beckford, Daily Telegraph
  01/09/2009 - ...The new report published by the OECD, a leading economic think tank, brings together data from 30 countries around the world about the welfare of the young. (OECD report)
• Pensioners short-changed by Government error - Rosa Prince, Daily Telegraph
  12/02/2009 - ...It comes as the OECD calls on governments to reform private pensions on the back of plummeting values on world stock markets. (OECD report)

Taxation

• New laws to tackle tax evasion by EU savers - Mike Goodman, Daily Telegraph
  01/07/2009 - ...Allan Bell, the Manx Treasury Minister, unveiled the tax plan at an OECD Forum last week.

Territorial economy

• Cash up front or right to buy is meaningless - Calum Macleod and Nicole Busby, The Scotsman
  26/08/2009 - ...The OECD's approach is one that the Scottish Government, with some justification, can claim to be already informing aspects of what still remains a frustratingly disconnected rural development strategy for Scotland.
• Welsh regions are poorer than rural Poland, statistics reveal - Andrew Dagnell, Western Mail
  11/06/2009 - The study by the OECD also confirms a startling poverty gap between Wales’ most impoverished areas and the wealthiest parts of the UK.

United States

Economy

• Obama heralds glimmers of hope - The Daily Telegraph
  10/04/2009 - US President Barack Obama.. gave warning that the financial crisis is still far from over. "The economy is still under severe stress," he told reporters... His more cautious tone was reflected in the latest leading indicators from the OECD, released yesterday, which gave warning that the world's seven largest economies will deteriorate further over the coming months.(OECD report)