OECD Secretary-General on official visit to Israel, 8 December 2013

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in Israel, on an official visit, on 8 December 2013, to present the OECD Economic Survey of Israel and participate in the Israel Business Conference.

Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum: Closing Remarks by Angel Gurría

Advancing green growth is one of the most urgent challenges of our time. We need to use all of our knowledge to bring the private sector on board. If we fail to do this, we will fail to provide our citizens with adequate water, transport and energy infrastructure, and cause disastrous harm to our environment, said OECD Secretary-General

L’OCDE accueille avec tristesse la disparition de Nelson Mandela et s’attachera à faire vivre son héritage

C’est le cœur chargé d’émotion et de gratitude que le monde rend hommage à Nelson Mandela au jour de sa disparition, a déclaré le Secrétaire général de l’OCDE, Angel Gurría.

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Construire la métropole d’Aix-Marseille : un enjeu pour relancer une croissance inclusive

Aix-Marseille reste une métropole dynamique. Sa croissance de l’emploi la classe au 2ème rang des métropoles européennes de la base de données de l’OCDE entre 2000 et 2012 et au 1er rang des métropoles françaises. La troisième métropole française a aussi amélioré son positionnement en matière d’innovation, de création d’entreprises, et d’attractivité internationale mais de nombreux défis demeurent, a souligné Angel Gurría.

Working with cities and regions to ensure inclusive and sustainable recovery

If governments at all levels work together to unleash the potential of cities and regions as engines of economic dynamism, they will greatly benefit national recovery and will create conditions for a better life, said OECD Secretary-General.

Ministerial Meeting of the Territorial Development Policy Committee: Regions and Cities - Remarks by Angel Gurría

National policies can frame the context for recovery, but it is in the regions and cities where policies meet people, or as the saying goes, where the rubber meets the road, said OECD Secretary-General.

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A USA and International Perspective on 2012 PISA Results

PISA provides the most comprehensive international comparison of the skills and knowledge of 15-year-olds around the world in mathematics, science and reading. We take stock in three year periods and run the numbers and publish them a year later. Thus, these results correspond to the 2010-2012 period and they are the 5th set we prepare and publish since 2000.

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Europe and the United States: Jump-starting the engine of global growth

The OECD was born transatlantic since its very origins as the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation in 1948, established in the immediate post-war period to manage and distribute Marshall Plan aid to reconstruct Europe. The centre of gravity of the world economy is now shifting and will continue to do so but this does not mean that the Transatlantic Partnership has a lesser role to play on the global stage, said Angel Gurría.

Launch of the Economic Survey of Greece 2013

The government and citizens of Greece continue their arduous efforts to put the economy back on a sustainable path, despite seemingly insurmountable challenges. The implementation of reforms is key to getting through this tough period and ultimately equipping people with the tools they will need to share the benefits of growth, said OECD Secretary-General.

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