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Costa Rica’s economy has grown strongly, outpacing its regional peers and the OECD average. To sustain this momentum, Costa Rica should continue and deepen reforms to boost growth and living standards, ensure fiscal sustainability and maximise trade benefits.

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Women are less likely to report positive health outcomes and experiences of care
There are large gender gaps in patients’ experiences and outcomes. Out of all people with chronic conditions, 74% of men are in good physical health compared to 65% of women, and 86% of men are in good mental health compared to 81% of women. This confirms the gender-health paradox: women tend to live longer than men, yet they report worse health outcomes. Socio-economic status, age, and living with multiple chronic conditions explain part of the difference, but even when these factors are considered, women's well-being is still worse than men’s. Women also report to have less trust in healthcare and are less likely to experience good quality of care.
The Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys report (PaRIS) serves as a call to action for healthcare systems to involve patient perspectives more closely in decision-making. Its findings can inform national healthcare strategies, improve service delivery, and support the shift towards more integrated and people-centred models of care.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is a transformative technology capable of tasks that typically require human-like intelligence, such as understanding language, recognising patterns, and making decisions. AI holds the potential to address complex challenges from enhancing education and improving health care, to driving scientific innovation and climate action. But AI systems also pose risks to privacy, safety, security, and human autonomy. Effective governance is essential to ensure AI development and deployment are safe, secure and trustworthy, with policies and regulation that foster innovation and competition.Learn more
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Analysis and insights for driving a rapid transition to net-zero while building resilience to physical climate impacts.Learn more
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The OECD designs international standards and guidelines for development co-operation, based on best practices, and monitors their implementation by its members. It works closely with member and partner countries, and other stakeholders (such as the United Nations and other multilateral entities) to help them implement their development commitments. It also invites developing country governments to take an active part in policy dialogue.Learn more
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Despite progress in recent years, more work needs to be done across all OECD countries to secure gender equality, with women and girls still facing inappropriate disadvantages and barriers in most spheres of social and economic life. Gender equality must remain a priority, as a matter of basic human rights and long-term economic wellbeing and prosperity. It drives economic growth, strengthens democracy, enhances social cohesion and increases the well-being of all members of society.Learn more
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About 70% of international trade involves global value chains (GVCs), as services, raw materials, parts, and components cross borders – often numerous times. A strong trend has emerged towards the international dispersion of value chain activities such as design, production, marketing, distribution, etc. This emergence of GVCs and increased interest in their sustainability and resilience requires analysing supply chains as a whole and developing policies around them.Learn more
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In today’s globalised world, it is crucial that tax administrations work together to ensure the right amount of tax is paid to the right jurisdiction. The OECD is at the forefront of international efforts to use enhanced transparency and exchange of information to put an end to bank secrecy and fight tax evasion and avoidance.Learn more
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