28-September-2020
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While COVID-19 does not discriminate between rich and poor, developing countries have been among those hardest hit. Domestic resources – the main source of financing for developing countries – have been put under immense strain.
25-September-2020
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To date, over 31 million cases of COVID-19 infection have been reported worldwide, and every day brings us closer to the grim milestone of one million deaths. The virus continues to spread in many countries, while in many others it is resurging with force. And we will continue to live with it until we are able to discover and, more to the point, produce and distribute an effective vaccine or treatment on a large scale.
24-September-2020
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The world is at a turning point. We are in the midst of a crisis that is revealing the systemic weaknesses of our societies. And while the pandemic is the most immediate threat, it also demonstrates that we continue to face high levels of inequality, economic stagnation, climate change, and rising social discontent.
24-September-2020
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Nature is life! The life of countless species and intricate ecosystems that make up the biodiversity on which our own lives depend.
24-September-2020
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The COVID-19 crisis is having an enormous impact. According to our latest analyses, global GDP will fall by 4.5% in 2020, before growing by 5% in 2021.
23-September-2020
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At the OECD, we are revising our Recommendation on Broadband Development to promote widespread, affordable and high-quality communication services that can help narrow the digital divide.
22-September-2020
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The world is in the grip of the worst health, social and economic crisis of our lifetime. The OECD Interim Economic Assessment, released last week, forecasts global growth to fall by 4.5% this year, before rebounding by 5% in 2021.
22-September-2020
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Never before have our social protection systems faced such a test. Millions of workers have lost their jobs since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many more have fallen into inactivity or are working partial hours.
18-September-2020
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The world is in the grip of the worst health, social and economic crisis of our lifetime. The 6% contraction in global GDP that we project for 2020 in our most recent Economic Outlook is the largest in the 60 years of the OECD’s existence.
18-September-2020
English
cross the world, the Gender Pay Gap remains at around 20%. The situation is marginally better in OECD countries, where the average gap is 13% at median earnings. But progress remains slow: over the past twenty years, we have only seen a reduction of 5 percentage points.