Economy: easy credit, welfare threaten new economic crisis, warns OECD Committee chair

Are the policies that governments have put in place to stabilise the global economy and restore growth sowing the seeds for a new economic crisis? While more welfare spending and easier credit can temporarily help to shore up economic activity, they could in the medium term make the problems that caused the current crisis worse, argues William White, chair of the OECD’s Economic Development and Review Committee.

Why sound institutions and smart regulation matter

Speaking at a conference in Berlin, Angel Gurría says that a new architecture of financial reform together with sustainable fiscal consolidation strategies, structural reforms and efforts to explore new sources of growth will be essential to build a stronger, cleaner and fairer world economy.

Economic Survey of Luxembourg 2010

The future growth path in Luxembourg is likely to be weaker than in the past. Pension reform, together with fiscal consolidation, is required to put the public finances on a sustainable footing, while adaptability of the labour market need to be improved.

4th OECD Regional Workshop on African Debt Management and Bond Markets

Organised in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 5-7 May 2010, this workshop provide an opportunity for African countries to discuss practical market-infrastructure issues which are of major concern for debt managers in the African debt markets.

Finance and investment: Key tables from OECD

The key tables on finance and investment include data on central government debt. Historical data refer to the latest eight time periods.

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Economic Survey of Poland 2010: Making the most of globalisation

The Polish economy has become increasingly connected with the international economy, but challenges are widespread to improve Poland’s position in global markets.

Working Paper 38: Managing investment risk in defined benefit pension funds

This paper inquires into the forces that drive the practice of risk management at defined benefit (DB) pension funds in Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom and the United States in the aftermath of the perfect pension storm. First, pension funds’ risk management is grounded in the context of the development of modern risk management in the financial industry more general. Second, focusing solely on single-employer sponsored DB

Economic Survey of Germany 2010: The banking system: lessons from the financial crisis

The German banking system came under pressure during the financial crisis, not least due to its significant exposure to toxic assets which originated in the US.

2010年代的中国 重新平衡增长加强社会安全网络

如今，中国成为全球第二大经济体，它的需求对于拉动诸多国家的复苏而言发挥着举足轻重的作用。本文借鉴了OECD 几个星期前刚刚发布的中国经济全面评估报告，希望对中国发展高层论坛2010 年会“中国和世界经济：增长·调整·合作”有所贡献。中国的经济增长在不断刷新历史记 录，本文不仅着重探讨了这种增长表现得最为突出的特点，而且指出了中国希望维持快速增长时应该解决的问题。

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China in the 2010s: Rebalancing growth and strengthening social safety nets

The world’s second-largest economy is helping drive the global recovery. But to sustain high growth and social cohesion, China needs to continue rebalancing its economy by boosting public spending on human capital and social services, and further reforming pensions and health care.

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