G20 Summit: Roundtable on Commodities and Raw Materials

"At the end of the day, this is what the G20 is about: its “raison d’être” is to show leadership and equip the global economy with an efficient framework for policy coordination. And trade in raw materials and in food commodities should be no exception to this.", said M. Gurría.

G20 Leaders Summit: Preparatory L20 Meeting

The jobs crisis has three particularly worrying aspects. First, the risk of unemployment becoming entrenched is more and more real in a number of G20 countries. Second, the crisis impacts disproportionately on youth. Finally, growing inequality threatens to affect social cohesion and the living standards of vulnerable families and individuals. To deal with these threats, job creation must be restarted quickly, accompanied by stronger

International capital flows: Structural reforms and experience with the OECD Code of Liberalisation of Capital Movements

The dramatic increase in international capital flows, despite a temporary contraction during the global crisis, has motivated policy discussions on the associated benefits and costs of capital mobility. While international capital movements can support long-term growth, they also pose short-term policy challenges, including those associated with undesirable consequences of exchange-rate appreciation, financial and asset-price cycles

Pre-G20 Event: Growing Economies through Women’s Entrepreneurship

At this pre-G20 Event 'Growing Economies through Women’s Entrepreneurship', A. Gurría declared that 'Girls and women represent 3.3 billion ways to change this world. This is the lemma from this year’s G20 Girls Summit. It is also a powerful truth. We need to unleash this potential.'

A question of trust

How can you be sure the toy you buy your child as a birthday present is safe? That your money is safe in the bank? That the tax you pay is not going to waste? The answer is essentially trust – but what happens when that trust breaks down, and how can you rebuild it?

Greece: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD

Biographical note of the Permanent Representative of Greece to the OECD.

OECD and IEA recommend reforming fossil-fuel subsidies to improve the economy and the environment

Governments and taxpayers spent about half a trillion dollars last year supporting the production and consumption of fossil fuels. Removing inefficient subsidies would raise national revenues and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, according to OECD and IEA analyses.

Norway: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD

Biographical note of Norway's Permanent Representative to the OECD.

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• Web Site for the Norwegian Delegation to the OECD

Australia: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD

Biographical note of Australia's Permanent Representative to the OECD.

France: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD

Biographical note of France's Permanent Representative to the OECD.