21-February-2014
English
Australia has weathered the global economic crisis relatively well and enjoyed robust growth in per capita income, fostered by favourable terms of trade and high employment rates. However, productivity gains have slowed in recent years and the level remains below that of leading OECD countries.
21-February-2014
English
Korea has achieved robust economic growth relative to other OECD countries since the financial and economic crisis, but its growth prospects are burdened by high levels of household debt and, in the medium term, rapid population ageing.
21-February-2014
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Russia has demonstrated good resilience during the financial and economic crisis, though the speed of convergence has been lower than in most BRIICS countries, and growth has slowed more recently.
21-February-2014
English
The per capita income of New Zealand remains low compared to other advanced OECD countries, mostly owing to a substantial productivity gap vis-à-vis top performers.
21-February-2014
English
China has shown strong resilience during the crisis, maintaining overall high growth rates, even though the pace has been decelerating since 2011.
21-February-2014
English
Turkey has demonstrated good resilience during the financial and economic crisis though growth has been slowing more recently. Policy challenges include addressing infrastructure shortfalls, improving access to quality education, and achieving a better balance in social protection in order to foster job creation and employment in the formal sector.
21-February-2014
English
Mexico demonstrated good resilience during the crisis, with growth in GDP per capita stronger over the 2006-2011 period than the earlier 5-year period.
21-February-2014
English
Brazil has demonstrated relatively good resilience during the crisis, like many major emerging-market economies.
21-February-2014
English
Indonesia demonstrated good resilience during the financial and economic crisis. As it strives to become one of the 10 largest economies in the world by 2025, its productivity growth must be enhanced through a wide range of structural reforms to address infrastructure bottlenecks, widespread informality, shortages of skilled labour and high barriers to competition.
21-February-2014
Spanish
El ajuste producido como resultado de la crisis ha sido especialmente doloroso en países del sur de Europa, como España.