Green growth and countries

There are now 42 signatories to the OECD Declaration on Green Growth. Lithuania has joined Costa Rica, Colombia, Croatia, Latvia, Morocco, Tunisia, as well as OECD members in having adhered to the declaration. Latest reports are now available on Zambia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Korea.

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This country note from Going for Growth 2015 for Portugal identifies and assesses progress made on key reforms to boost long-term growth, improve competitiveness and productivity and create jobs.

OECD Institutional Investors Statistics 2014

Institutional investors (investment funds, insurance companies and pension funds) are major collectors of savings and suppliers of funds to financial markets. Their role as financial intermediaries and their impact on investment strategies have grown significantly over recent years along with deregulation and globalisation of financial markets.

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Key findings for Portugal: OECD Revenue Statistics and Consumption Tax Trends 2014

The tax burden in Portugal increased by 2.2 percentage points from 31.2% to 33.4, the largest rise amongst member countries in 2013. The OECD average was an increase of 0.4 percentage points from 33.7% to 34.1%. The Portuguese standard VAT rate is 23%, which is well above the OECD average. The average VAT/GST standard rate in the OECD was 19.1% on 1 January 2014.

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Key findings on migration in Portugal 2014

The total stock of foreigners in Portugal has been declining steadily since 2009 due to both the effects of the economic recession and the naturalisation of the foreign population.

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Job Creation and Local Economic Development in Portugal

This publication highlights new evidence on policies to support job creation, bringing together the latest research on labour market, entrepreneurship and local economic development policy to help governments support job creation in the recovery. It also includes a set of country pages featuring, among other things, new data on skills supply and demand at the level of smaller OECD regions (TL3).

Economic Survey of Portugal 2014

The OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Portugal, published on Monday 27 October 2014, assesses the significant progress the country has made to rebound from the financial crisis and subsequent recession.

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Lisbon and Madrid on 27 October 2014

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in Lisbon on Monday 27 October 2014 to present the 2014 OECD Economic Survey of Portugal.

Fundamental reforms paving the way for economic recovery in Portugal, OECD says

Fundamental reforms have helped put the Portuguese economy back on the right track, but a durable recovery will require additional measures to improve export competitiveness, create jobs and ensure social protection for those most in need, according to the latest OECD Economic Survey of Portugal.

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Remarks by Angel Gurría - Launch of the 2014 Economic Survey of Portugal

Portugal is recovering, with important reforms now bearing fruit. Fiscal consolidation has made Portugal’s public finances stronger. Portugal has gained access to market funding at lower rates than most of us would have imagined two years ago. Despite many improvements, Portugal’s recovery remains a work in progress.

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