25-October-2019
English
In recent years, Colombia has been growing fast and converging to higher living standards. Average annual growth rates have been among the highest in Latin America and the Caribbean, and in fact much higher than the OECD average.
24-October-2019
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It gives me great pleasure to address for the first time this High-Level Commission on OECD Affairs. I would like to thank Vice President Marta Lucía Ramírez for her leadership in this important endeavour.
24-October-2019
English
Latin America has made significant progress in recent decades. It has consolidated a middle class, strengthened its institutions, and implemented structural reforms in key areas. It is now crucial to refocus its economic policy, and all other public policies, on the well-being of its people.
24-October-2019
English
It is a pleasure to be in Bogota to present the fourth OECD Economic Survey of Colombia. This is a special edition. It is the first since Colombia was invited to join the OECD in May last year. The accession process will soon be completed, and the OECD will then prepare an Economic Survey of Colombia every two years.
23-October-2019
English
Welcome to the 2nd OECD Roundtable on Investment and Sustainable Development. We are particularly happy to be launching the first ‘FDI Qualities Indicators: Measuring the sustainable development impacts of investment’ and would like to thank the Netherlands and Switzerland for their support.
19-October-2019
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2019 IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings - Written Statement to the Development Committee
19-October-2019
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2019 IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings - Written Statement to the IMFC
18-October-2019
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I am glad to report progress in addressing the tax challenges of digitalisation. It is now time to finish the job, keeping in mind that when the G20 works collectively on tax issues it delivers big.
18-October-2019
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According to our latest outlook, global growth will be 2.9% this year and barely 3% in 2020, the slowest projected growth rates since the financial crisis. In May, our forecasts were 0.3-0.4% higher. Among the G20, the economic outlook has been deteriorating fast for almost all economies in the group, both advanced and emerging.
15-October-2019
English
In finance, the ongoing digitalization process holds many promises to enhance access and improve services, including for the most vulnerable groups in society.