The financial and economic crisis and the OECD strategic response

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

At a meeting with Slovak Economists, Mr. Gurría underlined that the OECD has developed a strategic response to deal with the current situation, while at the same time addressing the interaction between different policy actions in our economies.

Dealing with the crisis: reforms that will put us back on a path of growth, innovation and sustainability

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

According to Mr. Gurría, the crisis has led to some major new thinking, about regulation and markets, about accountability and ethics, and about the kind of economy we need to build. Our strategy is about ...

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

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Angel Gurría shares his views about issues on the 2009 Davos agenda. Beyond short-term expediency, politicians must figure out how to set a long-term course for the global economy. Along with more effective ...

Business ethics and OECD principles: What can be done to avoid another crisis?

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Mr. Gurría underlined that business ethics should be at the center of any new road-map for the global economy. Markets should not only be more stable, but morally acceptable as well. He said that it is time to reunite ethics and economics through a solid, transparent and updated set of rules.

From global crisis to good global economic governance: taking the Monterrey Consensus forward

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Angel Gurría highlighted the need for good global economic governance, especially in taxation and development aid, and urged countries to maintain their commitments to helping the developing world in a time of economic crisis.

Addressing the financial crisis: a focus on the human dimension

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In his speech to the ILO, Mr Gurría highlighted the outcomes of the G-20 meeting where leaders called on a better collaboration between international organisations to support governments’ work on policies ...

Breakfast Policy Briefing - European Policy Center

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In his remarks, OECD Secretary-General announced that the OECD is currently working on a comprehensive policy Action Plan to help address the financial crisis and use the opportunity to build a better world economy.

Keynote presentation by Professor John G. Ruggie

This keynote presentation by Professor John G. Ruggie, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Business and Human Rights was delivered at the 2008 Annual Meeting of National Contact Points ...

OECD – ILO High-Level Roundtable on Employment and Industrial Relations: Promoting Responsible Business Conduct in a Globalising Economy

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In his remarks, Mr. Gurria stated that the business sector needed to practice corporate social responsibility, if globalization were to result in social progress. Business wants governments to provide ...

International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) Annual Conference

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In his opening remarks delivered at the ICGN conference, Mr. Gurría noted that the recent global financial crisis and the ensuing impact on global economic confidence and growth prospects had highlighted the great relevance of corporate governance, and the key contribution it can make to stabili