Financial reform: A start, but only a start

Reforms of financial regulation have made some progress, but a lot more still needs to be done. Speculation and greed were among the root causes of the meltdown, and as our guest, Ami Domini, CEO of Domini Social Investments, argues, they are not impossible to fight.

The case for 21st-century learning

Knowledge and skills are important to the future of our economies. But what we learn, the way we learn it, and how we are taught, are changing. This has implications for schools and higher level education, as well as for lifelong learning. OECD’s Andreas Schleicher explains.

OECD Key Tables

Regularly updated data on agriculture and food, development, economics, education, employment and labour markets, environment, finance and investment, health, industry and services, insurance and pensions, nuclear energy, science and technology, social issues, taxation and trade.

Consumer Prices, OECD - Updated: 6 January 2011

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 1.8% in the year to November 2010, down from 1.9% in October.

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• Consumer Price Indices (CPI) for OECD Countries and Major Non-Member Economies
• OECD Main Economic Indicators (MEI)

SIGMA: Support for Improvement in Governance and Management

Helping improve public governance and management in European Union Candidate Countries, Potential Candidates, and European Neighbourhood Policy partners is the mission of a joint OECD-EU initiative, the SIGMA programme.

Japan: Prime Minister Naoto Kan marks the 50th anniversary of the OECD

On behalf of the people of Japan, I would like to extend heartfelt congratulations on the 50 th anniversary of the OECD. In this landmark year, I would like to ponder the OECD's achievements and express my expectations for its future role.

Invest in youth to tackle jobs crisis

The global economy is recovering but youth unemployment is getting worse. Young people are more than twice as likely to be unemployed as the average worker, yet few governments are taking proactive steps to boost youth employment.

Tax revenues fall in OECD countries

Tax revenues fell in cash terms during 2009 in most OECD countries, driven downward by declining economic activity and tax cuts aimed at cushioning the effects of the recession that followed the financial crisis.

Une nouvelle campagne contre la corruption

Dans le combat mondial contre la corruption, l'OCDE a contribué à mettre en place certaines des armes les plus importantes. Aujourd'hui, avec une nouvelle initiative, elle s'associe à ses partenaires dans ce combat mondial afin de renforcer l'arsenal collectif contre la corruption.

Fiftieth Anniversary of the OECD

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría reaffirmed the Organisation's support to G20 at an event to mark the OECD 50th anniversary and the start of the French G20 presidency.