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<title><![CDATA[Economic Survey of Mexico 2013]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The new government has set an ambitious course of economic and social reforms. Much progress has already been made. Yet productivity remains insufficient and more needs to be done to strengthen institutions.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Survey of Belgium 2013]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[After the crisis, Belgium needs to reduce public debt and secure fiscal sustainability via reforms to increase the internationally low effective retirement age, boost cost-efficiency in healthcare, and better utilise transport infrastructures.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Italy: Stay on Course and Focus on the Future]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Italy took courageous decisions and engaged reforms to address the crisis and create the necessary conditions to ensure economic recovery. The economic situation remains fragile but you are making visible progress and it is crucial to maintain the reform momentum, said OECd Secretary-General.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 11:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Italy: New government must build on recent reforms  ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Italy has made considerable progress in strengthening its public finances and   adopting wide-ranging reforms to boost economic growth. The new government must build on past achievements and ensure that they are sustained and reinforced, says a new OECD report. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan is poised for expansion but must curb government debt]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Japan is poised for an economic expansion, but long-term growth prospects remain contingent on additional efforts to revitalise the economy and reduce unsustainable levels of public debt, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Japan.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The determinants of informality in Mexico’s states]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Informality has important implications for productivity, economic growth, and the inequality of income. In recent years, the extent of informal employment has increased in many of Mexico's states, though highly heterogeneously.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Legal reform, contract enforcement and firm size in Mexico]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Legal systems provide the basic institutions for firms and markets to operate. Their quality can have important consequences on the size distribution of firms, who rely on them for contract enforcement. This paper uses the variation in legal system quality across states in Mexico to examine the relationship between judicial quality and firm size.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k483jscn8s8-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Improving the economic situation of young people in France]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The economic situation of young people is unsatisfactory. Educational inequalities have been widening for over a decade, due to a sharp decline in the results of the most highly disadvantaged students. The unemployment rate for the 20-24 age bracket has not dropped below 16% for nearly 30 years.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k4840dqcbjc-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Survey of Slovenia 2013]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Slovenia is in a deep recession and, despite recent reforms, must solve the banking crisis, strengthen fiscal sustainability and boost growth through structural reforms, according to the OECD’s latest economic Survey of Slovenia.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The efficiency and equity of the tax and transfer system in France]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Taxes and cash transfers reduce income inequality more in France than elsewhere in the OECD, because of the large size of the flows involved. But the system is complex overall. Its effectiveness could be enhanced in many ways, for example so as to achieve the same amount of redistribution at lower cost.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Income inequality and poverty in Colombia. Part 2. The redistributive impact of taxes and transfers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Income inequality in Colombia has declined since the early 2000s but remains very high by international standards. While most of the inequality originates from the labour market, wealth – and thus capital income – is also highly concentrated and the tax and transfer system has little redistributive impact.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k487n4r0t8s-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Income inequality and poverty in Colombia. Part 1. The role of the labour market]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Income inequality in Colombia has declined since the early 2000s but remains very high by international standards. Income dispersion largely originates from the labour market, which is characterised by a still high unemployment rate, a pervasive informal sector and a wide wage dispersion reflecting a large education premium for those with higher education.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[经合组织称加快改革进程必将促进中国经济增长更加包容更加绿色]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[经合组织最新一期的《中国经济调查》指出，尽管中国在实现包容性增长方面成效显著，但为确保第四个十年更快地向更高生活水平靠拢，并使经济更加“绿色”，中国仍需采取重大措施深入改革。]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/chinaecosurveychineseversion.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Survey of Sweden 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Swedish economy is resilient but faces some challenges. Addressing the short-term risks in the labour and financial markets, while achieving more stable, inclusive and green growth in the longer term requires continuing with structural reforms.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Survey of Luxembourg 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sustainability of the Luxembourg economic and social model can be strengthened by improving policies that enhance public finances, growth, social cohesion and the environment.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Slovak Republic remains strong, but it needs to become more inclusive, OECD says]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Slovak Republic recovered strongly from the global economic crisis and is weathering well the storm that has struck its main European trading partners. The challenges going forward will be restoring public finances while driving down unemployment and fostering long-term inclusive growth, says the latest Economic Survey.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/slovakrepublicremainsstrongbutitneedstobecomemoreinclusiveoecdsays.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Spain has embarked on the path to recovery, but must continue with reforms, OECD says]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Spain is immersed in a prolonged recession that has been compounded by the continuing crisis in the euro area. The path to recovery has been launched, but will require full implementation of reforms and some additional measures to restore confidence in the financial sector, redress public finances and bring down high unemployment, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Spain.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/spainhasembarkedonthepathtorecoverybutmustcontinuewithreformsoecdsays.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Survey of Spain 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Spain has implemented broad-based reforms to solve its banking crisis, tackle labour market inefficiencies and durably reduce fiscal deficit and debt. Effective implementation and further reforms are needed to restore fiscal sustainability, improve labour market performance and rebalance the economy towards tradables.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/spain2012.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Strengthening innovation in the United States]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The US innovation system has many strengths, including world class research universities and firms that thrive in innovation-intensive sectors.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k8zl62hxmf6-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Selected aspects of household savings in Germany – evidence from micro-data]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper uses household level data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) over the period 1991 to 2008 to analyse the driving factors of movements in the German household savings rate.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Unleashing business innovation in Canada]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper discusses how to improve Canada’s business innovation in order to boost labour productivity and output growth. Many general framework conditions are highly favourable to business risk taking and innovation, including macro stability, openness, strong human capital, low corporate tax rates, low barriers to firm entry and flexible labour markets.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/unleashing-business-innovation-in-canada_5k912j63dn25-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Improving the tax system in Indonesia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Indonesia has come a long way in improving its tax system over the last decade, both in terms of revenues raised and administrative efficiency. Nonetheless, the tax take is still low, given the need for more spending on infrastructure and social protection. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/improving-the-tax-system-in-indonesia_5k912j3r2qmr-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Promoting SME development in Indonesia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Micro, small and medium-sized firms (MSMEs) are a key source of employment and economic growth in Indonesia. They
contributed to the country’s economic resilience during the 2008-09 financial crisis.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k918xk464f7-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Portugal: rebalancing the economy and returning to growth through job creation and better capital allocation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Low growth and huge current account deficits have characterised the Portuguese economy over the past decade.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k918xjjzs9q-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Survey of Indonesia 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Improved policy settings since the Asian crisis have yielded strong economic growth, as well as a marked reduction in poverty. Further institutional and policy reform can promote a socially inclusive and green development and raise productivity.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/indonesia2012.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 02:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Canada: Tertiary education: developing skills for innovation and l-t growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The tertiary education system in Canada performs well in fostering a skilled workforce with generally good labour market outcomes and is internationally recognised for its research contributions.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tackling Turkey’s external and domestic macroeconomic imbalances]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Effective macroeconomic and structural policies helped Turkey bounce back quickly and strongly from the global crisis, with annual growth averaging close to 9% over 2010-11]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k92smvqbb8v-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The German labour market: preparing for the future]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The strength of the German labour market response to the financial crisis of 2008-09 demonstrated the benefits of past labour market reforms, which raised work incentives, improved job matching and increased working hour flexibility.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate change policies in Germany: make ambition pay]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Germany reduced greenhouse gas emissions substantially but remains an important emitter. Ambitious targets for climate change mitigation have been fixed and a broad range of environmental measures are being implemented.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/climate-change-policies-in-germany_5k92sn0f8dbt-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Restarting the growth engine in Finland ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Impressive productivity performance during the last decades has weakened since 2007, reflecting the 2008-09 recession but also a poor performance in important sectors, like the information and communication technology sector.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Survey Portugal 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Portugal has started on a long road of economic adjustment to boost growth and reduce debt. A range of structural reforms are needed to restore fiscal sustainability, improve labour market performance and rebalance the economy towards tradables.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economicsurveyportugal2012.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Survey of Turkey 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[More balanced and higher long-term growth calls for strengthened external competitiveness and greater private saving through adjustments in macroeconomic policy and ambitious labour market and educational reforms.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economy: Canada needs to boost innovation and human capital to sustain living standards]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Canada has weathered the global economic crisis comparatively well but will have to become more productive to sustain its high standard of living, according to OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Canada.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Survey of the Netherlands 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An ageing population and continued globalisation requires measures to secure fiscal sustainability (including health care reform) as well as adaptation of policies for the business sector and labour market reform to improve resource allocation to boost long-term growth.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Achieving the “low carbon, green growth” vision in Korea]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Korea, which has had the highest growth rate of greenhouse gas emissions in the OECD area since 1990, adopted an ambitious Green Growth Strategy in 2009.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/achieving-the-low-carbon-green-growth-vision-in-korea_5k97gkdc52jl-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sustaining Korea’s convergence to the highest-income countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[While Korea remains one of the fastest-growing OECD economies, its potential growth rate per capita is projected to decelerate from around 4% during the current decade to around 2¼ per cent during the 2030s.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/sustaining-korea-s-convergence-to-the-highest-income-countries_5k97gkd8jgzs-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Promoting social cohesion in Korea]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Korea faces the challenge of reversing rising inequality while sustaining robust economic growth.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Further reforms needed to sustain Korean growth and social cohesion]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Korea recovered faster and more vigorously from the global crisis than most OECD countries, but strong economic growth alone will not be enough to address the fundamental challenges posed by its rapidly ageing population and rising inequality, according to the latest Economic Survey of Korea.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economy: Further reform needed to raise growth prospects in Poland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Poland has been a strong performer across the OECD through the global economic crisis, growing much faster than most other countries and making impressive steps toward reducing the income gap with its European Union partners, according to the OECD’s latest economic survey.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economy: Bigger euro bailout fund needed to create space to boost growth, OECD says]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Euro area finance ministers meeting this week need to boost the firepower of the European stability funds to at least one trillion euros in order to restore market confidence, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said today. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hungary must stabilise its economy for a durable recovery, OECD says]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Swift action is needed to stabilise the Hungarian economy and put growth on a sound footing for a durable recovery, according to the latest Economic Survey of Hungary. Strengthening the credibility and predictability of domestic policies and undertaking much-needed fiscal consolidation will be key.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Survey of Norway 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Norway’s economy was protected from the worst of the 2008-09 crisis and should escape relatively unscathed from the euro area turmoil. This Survey discusses policies to promote sustainable growth and labour participation, and improve public spending and the tax system.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economicsurveyofnorway2012.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Survey of Germany 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Potential growth in Germany is low and is set to fall further due to ageing. Policy should focus on raising labour input and productivity growth through structural reforms. Implementing cost-effective climate change mitigation policies and fostering eco innovation would also contribute to growth]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economicsurveyofgermany2012.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Germany is leading the charts on employment and green growth - Transition to a knowledge based economy will require further reform and investment, OECD says]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Germany recovered rapidly from the 2008-09 recession, with GDP topping pre-crisis rates during 2011 and unemployment falling significantly. Public finances are sound, but further reforms are needed to transform its growth model to thrive as a knowledge-based economy.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/germanyisleadingthechartsonemploymentandgreengrowth-transitiontoaknowledgebasedeconomywillrequirefurtherreformandinvestmentoecdsays.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Survey of Finland 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Finnish economy has still not recovered from the sharp 2008-09 recession and productivity performance has weakened. Structural reforms aiming at increasing productivity in the private and public sector therefore need to move up the agenda according to the latest Economic Survey of Finland.&l]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economicsurveyoffinland2012.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Survey of Denmark 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Danish economy displays a number of strengths but faces new risks due to the international slowdown. Enhanced financial stability, a better control of public expenditure, and more cost-effective energy and climate policies would bring about strong, sustainable and even greener growth. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economicsurveyofdenmark2012.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[External factors threaten Swiss economic recovery, OECD says]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Switzerland has made a broadly balanced recovery from the economic crisis, but slower activity in Europe and pressures on the Swiss franc weigh on the near-term outlook, according to the latest Economic Survey of Switzerland.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/externalfactorsthreatenswisseconomicrecoveryoecdsays.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Survey of Chile 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Chilean economy has been catching up, but sustaining strong growth will require structural reforms: Better education and stronger product-market competition would boost productivity, while better designed cash transfers, labour and housing policies can lower poverty and inequality.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economicsurveyofchile2012.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Survey of Israel]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The economy, including the housing market, is slowing; sound financial-market supervision is important. Alleviating poverty and raising GDP per-capita, requires structural reform to education, social, housing and industry policies, including the energy sector.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economicsurveyofisrael.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD’s Gurría welcomes Italian government measures to strengthen public finances]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has welcomed the measures adopted by the Italian government to address fiscal sustainability while boosting growth and equity.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/oecdsgurriawelcomesitaliangovernmentmeasurestostrengthenpublicfinances.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reform urgently needed to ensure long-term growth in Czech Republic, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Czech economy’s export-driven recovery is slowing as weak activity Europe curbs exports. Swift implementation of new reforms is needed to ensure sustainable, inclusive long-term growth and better resilience to external shocks, according to the latest Economic Survey of the Czech Republic.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/reformurgentlyneededtoensurelong-termgrowthinczechrepublicsaysoecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reforms are essential for Brazil to build on recent success, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Brazilian economy has made a rapid recovery from the global economic crisis, but further reforms are necessary to boost long-term growth, spur investment and further reduce poverty, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Brazil.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/reformsareessentialforbraziltobuildonrecentsuccesssaysoecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ireland coming out of the crisis, but challenges remain]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Irish economy still faces tough challenges as the country exits from a deep recession and banking crisis, but its long-term prospects now appear better than many of the other hard hit European countries, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Ireland.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/irelandcomingoutofthecrisisbutchallengesremain.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Austria: Strengthening domestic sources of growth would secure place as ‘Champions League’ economy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Austria should eliminate subsidies which encourage early retirement and target social transfers more effectively, according to the OECD’s latest economic survey.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/austriastrengtheningdomesticsourcesofgrowthwouldsecureplaceaschampionsleagueeconomy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Survey of Iceland 2011]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Iceland is slowly recovering from the deep recession caused by its banking crisis but further action is need to strengthen monetary policy and boost employment. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economicsurveyoficeland2011.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Survey of Estonia 2011]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Estonia is recovering from a deep recession. Main policy challenges are: avoid cyclical unemployment becoming structural; strengthen fiscal framework; address non performing loans; reap efficiency gains in government operations and make more out of globalisation as a sustainable driver of growth]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economicsurveyofestonia2011.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stability And Growth: What Role For EU Cohesion Policy?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The European Union faces serious challenges today, with public finances in poor shape, weak long-term growth prospects and an unemployment level close to 10%. In this context, the regional policy can play a crucial role to unleash the growth potential of our economies, says OECD Secretary-General.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/stabilityandgrowthwhatroleforeucohesionpolicy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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