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News & Events
Navigation tip: this heading compiles OECD-wide news and events. Select a country, topic or department under "Browse" on the left of your screen to refine your search. Don't miss our key upcoming meetings and events. If you are looking for press releases or media contacts, visit the NEWSROOM .
News
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27-Mar-2008
Luxembourg urgently needs to establish liability against legal persons for foreign bribery and put in place sanctions that are effective, proportionate and dissuasive, according to a report by the OECD's Working Group on Bribery.
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17-Mar-2008
Following its successful PISA programme for testing the educational attainments of 15-year old high-school students, OECD is launching a challenging new project to assess the knowledge and skills of adults.
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11-Mar-2008
Families with children have paid less in tax as a percentage of their income in recent years in Australia, Hungary, Ireland and New Zealand, thanks to family-friendly tax policies, but wage-earners in some other OECD countries, including Greece, Iceland, Korea and Mexico, have wound up with higher tax bills due to so-called fiscal drag.
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07-Mar-2008
Family-friendly workplace practices and attention to gender equity in hiring and management help to improve productivity and economic performance, OECD studies show. To mark International Women's Day, OECD is highlighting aspects of its work on gender issues and promoting diversity in its workforce.
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05-Mar-2008
"Solutions to the key environmental challenges are available, achievable and affordable, especially when compared to the expected economic growth and the costs and consequences of inaction", OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria said at the worldwide launch of the 2008 OECD Environmental Outlook in Oslo, hosted by Norway's Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg.
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04-Mar-2008
Governments in many OECD countries have made good but uneven progress over the past 12 months in implementing the economic reforms needed to improve living standards, according to the OECD's latest Going for Growth report.
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28-Feb-2008
After several years of rapid economic expansion, the key challenge for policy is to restore economic balance. There is also a need to strengthen the macro-economic policy framework. In a longer-term perspective, a major challenge is to improve cost-effectiveness in the health-care sector.
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20-Feb-2008
New Zealand should encourage young people to stay in school past the age of 16 in order to boost their chances of finding a job, according to a new OECD report.
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20-Feb-2008
OECD governments need to do more to help immigrants integrate and make better use of their skills, according to OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría.
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19-Feb-2008
After several years of strong growth, the economy shows signs of overheating. This should be counteracted via prudent fiscal policy and labour market reforms. Boosting employment is also vital given Denmark's ambitious, but costly, welfare priorities in areas like healthcare. Finally, reducing the distortions from high marginal tax rates must be a key priority, this report argues.
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Events
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from 22-Nov-2006 to 25-Nov-2006
During his official visit, Angel Gurría met with key government officials, business leaders and economic experts, and attended speaking engagements to mark the 10th anniversary of Poland’s accession to the OECD.
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on 20-Nov-2006
Can China and India maintain their impressive IT growth rate? What can developed economies do to meet these challenges? Click to see the questions and answers from the online debate on this issue.
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from 27-Sep-2006 to 01-Oct-2006
On his official visit to Finland, Angel Gurría met with Finnish President Mrs. Tarja Halonen, Prime Minister Mr. Matti Vanhanen, and key government officials. Mr. Gurría also delivered speeches on "Global Governance as Part of Crisis Prevention", and "Building Sustainable Quality".
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from 15-Jul-2006 to 17-Jul-2006
This year's G8 Summit took place in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The top priorities laid down by President Vladimir Putin were global energy security, education and fighting infectious diseases. Go here for OECD work on these and other issues discussed at the 2006 Summit.
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OECD work on water resource management is assisting global efforts to alleviate poverty, increase economic growth and maintain environmental quality. OECD participated in the 4th World Water Forum in Mexico, outlining best-practices on financing of water supply and sanitation systems, appropriate ‘user-pays’ policies, new technologies to ensure safe drinking water, and policies to ensure sustainable water use for agricultural purposes (available in Spanish).
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The OECD’s 30 member countries announced the appointment of Angel Gurría, former Foreign Minister and successively Finance Minister of Mexico, as Secretary-General of the Organisation from June 1, 2006, in succession to Donald J. Johnston, who is retiring.
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