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Regulatory reform: New Zealand
27-Apr-2011
Although many regulatory areas are consistent with OECD best practice, New Zealand is no longer assessed to be at the forefront of regulatory policy making. Persistently low productivity and GDP per capita suggest that regulatory settings could be improved to enhance economic performance.
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16-Mar-2011
Economic growth will be subdued this year and next in the United Kingdom, but the government must continue its difficult fiscal consolidation and structural reform programmes to return the economy to a sustainable path, according to the OECD’s latest UK Economic Survey.
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Economy: OECD Economic Survey Sweden 2011
23-Jan-2011
OECD Economic Survey of Sweden 2011
After the onset of the crisis, unemployment in Sweden increased markedly, though much less than expected. The challenge going forward is to ensure that high unemployment does not become entrenched or leads to withdrawals from the labour force.
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Economy: OECD Economic Survey of Sweden 2011
23-Jan-2011
Aggressive interest rates cuts, unconventional policy measures and exceptional government support to the financial system all helped contain the depth and length of the recession. Further improving monetary and financial policy frameworks would help cope with future shocks.
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Economy: OECD Economic Survey of Sweden 2011
23-Jan-2011
In the face of the crisis, Sweden’s healthy public finances proved a major asset. Going forward, maintaining a sound fiscal framework, encouraging greater labour force participation and further increasing the efficiency of public spending would help cope with future negative shocks and various fiscal pressures
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Economy: OECD Economic Survey of Sweden 2011
21-Jan-2011
Sweden has developed an extensive and sound policy framework to limit greenhouse gas emissions. It is now one of the OECD countries with the lowest greenhouse gas emissions per capita and it has successfully managed to decouple GDP growth from emissions growth. However, as Sweden has already significantly lowered its greenhouse gas emissions, the cost of reducing them further could be very high, making it urgent to improve the cost-effectiveness of Sweden’s climate change policies.
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22-Jun-2010
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría hailed the budgetary measures announced today by U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne as a courage move that will underpin fiscal consolidation while supporting economic recovery.
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07-Apr-2010
Hard-hit by the collapse in exports and faced with the costs of the recession and of population ageing, Finland will need to strengthen its public finances through reining in municipal spending growth and pursuing further labour market and retirement reforms. Improving the tax system and lowering regional labour market disparities would help tackle rising inequality.
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20-Jan-2010
Israel’s economy has shown resilience during the global recession, but more active education and employment policies – particularly targeted at minority groups – are needed to bolster its economic performance and bridge deep divisions within its society, according to the OECD.
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05-Nov-2009
The Danish economy has been hard hit during the global crisis. Substantial measures have been taken to combat its effects. Going forward, the main challenges include restoring fiscal sustainability, raising productivity growth and improving education outcomes.
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