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14-Oct-2011
The crisis caused a sharp rise in joblessness. A three pillar plan of: welfare reform; better activation policies; and a sustained reduction in unit labour costs will help to foster the return to work and thus stave off rising social exclusion.
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14-Oct-2011
Structural strengths of the Irish economy include its business friendly environment, flexible labour markets and a skilled labour force. This can be built on with further reforms to enhance competition in non-tradables, improve innovation efforts and lift the quality of education.
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14-Oct-2011
The three-year EU-IMF adjustment programme is on track. Good progress is being made to cut the fiscal deficit, but more needs to be done. The banking system has been recapitalized but deleveraging must continue. Structural reforms should address high unemployment and further improve competitiveness.
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12-Jul-2011
International migration fell in 2009, reflecting lower demand for workers in OECD countries for the second consecutive year after a decade of growth, according to a new OECD report. The 2011 International Migration Outlook says that migration into OECD countries fell by about 7% in 2009 to 4.3 million people, down from just over 4.5 million in 2008. Recent national data suggest migration numbers fell further in 2010.
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25-May-2011
The OECD and South Africa will open a centre to help African governments manage their debt and bond markets in Midrand, South Africa.
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17-May-2011
Mexico needs to maintain growth-enhancing investments and social policies to catch up with average OECD living standards and reduce poverty. Therefore, the significant effort of recent years to strengthen tax revenues should continue, particularly with a view of attaining a more efficient tax system with higher independence from oil revenues.
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17-May-2011
Productivity growth has been insufficient over the past two decades for a convergence of Mexican living standards to the OECD average. Structural reforms in the areas of business regulation, competition policy and education will be crucial to stimulate productivity and foster the catching up process.
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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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07-Apr-2011
Governments must reform the underlying structure of their economies to boost economic growth and create jobs, according to the OECD’s latest Going for Growth report.
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