20-October-2016
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The OECD Economic Survey of Indonesia, to be published on Monday 24 October 2016, assesses the challenges facing the country and discusses the reforms needed to improve living standards and reinforce sustainable and inclusive growth.
19-October-2016
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Good corporate governance plays a vital role in underpinning the integrity and efficiency of financial markets. Mr. Rintaro Tamaki, Deputy Secretary General of the OECD, will open the 2016 OECD Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance on Monday 24 October with Mr. Chang Jae Lee, Vice Minister of Justice in Korea, to address corporate governance standards and practices in Asia.
18-October-2016
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The Czech Republic has become a more active and transparent development provider since overhauling its aid system and joining the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC). It should now focus on making sure its funds and expertise are used as effectively as possible, according to a new OECD Review.
14-October-2016
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Economic and social reforms undertaken over the past two decades have driven Peruvian efforts to achieve sustainable economic growth and important reductions in poverty. Against a context of weak global growth, Peru will need to diversify its economy, boost skills, reinforce productivity across the labour force and unleash the potential of all regions in order to spur more inclusive national growth.
14-October-2016
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Productivity, social inclusion and strengthening governance are the three key thematic areas defined in this Programme, which was launched in June of this year in Paris under the Chilean Presidency of the OECD’s Ministerial Council Meeting.
13-October-2016
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La inversión pública en Colombia ha aumentado sustancialmente en los últimos años hasta alcanzar casi el 4% del PIB, una cifra superior a la media OCDE de 3.2%. Sin embargo, según indica un nuevo informe de la OCDE, para hacer frente a la brecha en infraestructuras y para superar las desigualdades territoriales será necesario que el país mantenga y amplíe sus esfuerzos en materia de inversión.
13-October-2016
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Governments should rethink city housing, transport and other urban systems to ensure that fast-growing cities do not become inequality traps, according to a new OECD report showing that a majority of cities have higher levels of inequality than the national average.
13-October-2016
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Los gobiernos deberían repensar la vivienda, el transporte, la educación y la estrategia laboral en las ciudades para evitar que las ciudades se conviertan en trampas de desigualdad, según un nuevo estudio de la OCDE. Dicho estudio sostiene que la mayoría de las ciudades registran mayores niveles de desigualdad que el promedio nacional.
13-October-2016
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Georgia has achieved remarkable progress in eliminating petty corruption in the public administration and should now focus on combating high-level and complex corruption, according to a new OECD report.
13-October-2016
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Azerbaijan has made progress in preventing corruption in several sectors, such as public services delivery, traffic police and public education, and reforms have started in customs and business licencing. However, serious and complex corruption challenges have yet to be tackled, says a new OECD report.