Latin America: A bright future

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Though Latin American economies are growing quickly, they must reduce inequality and improve infrastructure and education to maintain the growth trajectory, said OECD Secretary-General at the International Economic Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean organised in Paris.

Secretary-General’s Strategic Orientations for 2012 and Beyond

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

This note sets out my initial views on the likely priorities the OECD will need to address over the coming years. These priorities are shaped by the policy environment in which we expect to contribute ...

Presentation of the 2012 Economic Outlook

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

It is high time to Go Structural, said A. Gurría at the launch of the OECD Economic Outlook. Structural reforms are not only the short-term remedy left, but they also offer multiple dividends: they can ...

G20 Green Growth Seminar

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

The costs and consequences of inaction would be colossal, in economic, environmental and human terms. The truth is that changing our model of growth and making it greener and more inclusive is the only credible strategy that we have.

Co-Chair's Statement - Task Force on Tax and Development 2012

Co-Chair's Statement - Task Force on Tax and Development 2012

OECD, G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

More than ever promoting the creation of sufficient quality jobs for the many unemployed and under-employed, including many youth, is the key policy priority for all G20 countries said A. Gurría, OECD ...

FES/ITUC Workshop on G20 and Labour

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

All our established certainties about the economy and how best to regulate it have been shaken to the core by the Great Recession. It is forcing a radical rethink about our underlying economic models and ...

Job-rich growth essential for G20 recovery, say OECD and ILO

OECD and ILO heads call upon the Ministers of Labour and Employment of the G20 countries to put a greater, renewed emphasis on employment policies to help economies accelerate and sustain the recovery, ...

Launch of the Transport Outlook 2012

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

We must improve mobility policies, foster energy technology and innovation and we must go seamless to improve efficiency and connectivity of transport. It is time to act now, to design, promote and put in place better transport policies for better lives!

Launch of the National Urban Policy Review of Korea

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Well coordinated urban policies should help reap the full benefits of structural reforms by reducing strong territorial disparities, said A. Gurría at the at launch of the National Urban Policy Review ...