5-December-2017
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Further reforms are needed across OECD countries to mitigate the impact of population ageing, increasing inequality among the elderly and the changing nature of work, according to a new OECD report. Pensions at a Glance 2017 says that public spending on pensions for the OECD as a whole has risen by about 1.5% of GDP since 2000. However, the projected pace of spending growth has slowed substantially.
5-December-2017
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Landings of wild-caught fish in OECD countries are 40% below their late 1980s peak and continue to decline, while aquaculture production has been increasing at an annual rate of 2.1% since 2011, according to a new OECD report.
4-December-2017
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Weak productivity growth is a major problem afflicting our societies. It curbs growth in incomes and endangers the sustainability of our social security systems.
30-November-2017
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OECD Review of Fisheries 2017 to be released on 5 December
30-November-2017
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The OECD welcomes the outcomes of today's Ministerial meeting of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity, and congratulates Germany on this important achievement on the last day of its G20 Presidency. The Global Forum was created by G20 Leaders, at their Hangzhou summit in September of last year. The OECD is honoured to be serving the Global Forum as its Facilitator and to contribute to its achievements to date.
29-November-2017
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G20 merchandise trade growth accelerates to highest pace in six years
28-November-2017
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The 2017 edition of Pensions at a Glance discusses these and other pension policy issues for OECD and G20 countries. It will be released at 11.00 CET on Tuesday 5 December.
28-November-2017
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OECD sees global economy strengthening, but says further policy action needed to catalyse the private sector for stronger and more inclusive growth
27-November-2017
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The OECD’s third Environmental Performance Review of Switzerland finds that despite being one of the greenest OECD countries in terms of energy supply, greenhouse gas emissions and domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, Switzerland urgently needs to address pressures on its biodiversity.
23-November-2017
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Social security contributions and consumption taxes give way to personal income taxes, as corporate income taxes fail to recover