More competition is key to cutting excessive international mobile roaming charges, says OECD

To help governments boost competition and drive down excessive prices in international mobile roaming markets, the OECD has released a series of recommendations to protect consumers.

Obesity: Mardi Gras - how fat are people this Tuesday?

More people in developed countries are overweight or obese than ever before, dooming them to years of ill-health and early death. New OECD data show however that in some countries obesity rates are slowing, and that’s good news for people’s health and government budgets.

Greece: OECD’s Gurría welcomes support package

The Secretary-General says the package will provide the necessary confidence and breathing space for Greece to work on its recovery and for Europe to address its sovereign debt crisis.

Release of OECD’s Going for Growth 2012: News Briefing on 24 February at 10:00 a.m. in Mexico City (17:00p.m in Paris)

This year’s report, which launches on the eve of the G20 finance ministers’ meeting in Mexico City, identifies and assesses progress countries have made on key reforms that can help their economies rebound from the global economic crisis, boost long-term growth and create jobs.

Quarterly National Accounts - GDP Growth - Fourth Quarter 2011, OECD

Provisional estimates show that quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the OECD area decelerated sharply to 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2011, against 0.6% in the third quarter.

Russia joins OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

Russia today took a major step toward upholding international anti-bribery standards by depositing its instrument of accession to the OECD Convention at a ceremony at the OECD in Paris.

Germany is leading the charts on employment and green growth - Transition to a knowledge based economy will require further reform and investment, OECD says

Germany recovered rapidly from the 2008-09 recession, with GDP topping pre-crisis rates during 2011 and unemployment falling significantly. Public finances are sound, but further reforms are needed to transform its growth model to thrive as a knowledge-based economy.

Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: February 2012

The OECD area unemployment rate, unchanged at 8.2% December 2011, continued to show the stability seen throughout 2011.

Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs), OECD, February 2012

Composite leading indicators (CLIs) point to a positive change in momentum for the OECD as a whole, driven primarily by the United States and Japan, but similar signs are beginning to emerge in a number of other developed economies.

OECD’s Gurría welcomes Spain’s reforms to strengthen finances and boost jobs

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said Spain’s comprehensive reform programme is a major step forward in strengthening the country’s banking system and its public finances, as well as creating a more dynamic labour market.

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