9-June-2016
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Outdoor air pollution could cause 6 to 9 million premature deaths a year by 2060 and cost 1% of global GDP – around USD 2.6 trillion annually – as a result of sick days, medical bills and reduced agricultural output, unless action is taken, according to a new OECD report.
9-June-2016
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Further structural reforms are needed to help the business sector boost productivity growth and overcome the key challenges of sluggish investment in advanced economies and excess capacity in emerging economies, according to a new OECD report.
9-June-2016
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Austria has taken important steps to improve its school system, but needs to reform its complex school governance to further improve quality and equity, according to a new OECD report.
8-June-2016
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The latest OECD Economic Survey of Canada, to be published on Monday 13 June, discusses how the Canadian economy is adjusting to the fall in commodity prices. The Survey assesses future growth and employment prospects as the economy shifts toward non-resource-based activity, including policies for accompanying this transition.
7-June-2016
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The latest OECD Economic Survey of the European Union and OECD Economic Survey of the Euro Area will be published on Friday 10 June.
7-June-2016
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The European Union should reform its legal labour migration policies to get its fair share of the global talent pool, according to a new report published by the OECD.
6-June-2016
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The Czech Republic needs new reforms to boost productivity, improve economic growth and accelerate convergence toward the levels of income and well-being seen in the most advanced European countries, according to a new OECD report.
3-June-2016
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What is blocking business investment and productivity growth? OECD Business and Finance Outlook 2016 will focus on fragmentation at all levels of the global economy: heterogeneous policies, rules, laws and industry practices that create perverse incentives and block business efficiency.
2-June-2016
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Outcome of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting under the Chairmanship of Chile and the Vice-Chairmanship of Finland, Hungary and Japan on 1-2 June to discuss how to enhance productivity and inclusive growth in mutually reinforcing ways, as key drivers to increase people’s wellbeing. C/MIN(2016)8
2-June-2016
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On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, government officials, business leaders and civil society representatives will come together at the 2016 Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct on 8-9 June.