Launch of the OECD Economic Survey of the Slovak Republic

M. Gurría stated that the main policy challenge for the Slovak Republic is to sustain high trend growth while adjusting to life in the euro area. This requires structural reforms in the areas of labour and product markets, fiscal policy and in the housing sector.

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OECD Economic Survey of the Slovak Republic

OECD’s latest economic survey of the Slovak Republic, to be published on Monday 9 February 2009, looks at such challenges as the adoption of the euro and the impact of the global slowdown. It discusses how increasing flexibility would strengthen sustainable economic growth.

Governments must maintain reforms for long-term growth during crisis, says OECD

The current crisis offers governments the opportunity of combining emergency action with the important structural reforms needed to improve long-term growth and resilience in their economies, according to OECD’s latest Going for Growth.

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• Regierungen sollten in der Krise Reformen für langfristiges Wachstum umsetzen
• Los gobiernos deben mantener las reformas para el crecimiento de largo plazo durante la crisis: OCDE
• Regierungen sollten in der Krise Reformen für langfristiges Wachstum umsetzen
• 各国政府は危機時にも長期的成長への改革を維持しなければならない－OECD報告書
• Los gobiernos deben mantener las reformas para el crecimiento de largo plazo durante la crisis: OCDE
• 各国政府は危機時にも長期的成長への改革を維持しなければならない－OECD報告書

Long-run GDP growth framework and scenarios for the world economy

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Canada - external links to macroeconomic reports and data

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Rebooting the global economy

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Mr. Gurría presented the OECD strategic response to the financial and economic crisis which provides elements and analytical tools to help governments redesign and restart the financial system, but also a comprehensive strategy to put the global economy back on a sustained growth trajectory.

Realising South Africa’s employment potential

Unemployment in South Africa is extremely high and unevenly distributed, being concentrated among young less skilled blacks.

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Traditionally, the Norwegian compulsory education system has focused strongly on the linked goals of equal opportunities to learn, comprehensive and inclusive education.

The world needs to rewrite the rules of finance and global business

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Financial crises: Past lessons and policy implications

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