7-June-2017
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I am delighted to present to you my Strategic Orientations. They lay out my vision and ambition for the Organisation moving forward. During its 56 years of existence, this Organisation pioneered many causes that sounded daring at the beginning, but are now internationally recognised as key enablers in the improvement of our societies.
7-June-2017
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I am delighted to welcome you to the OECD’s 2017 Ministerial Council Meeting on “Making Globalisation Work: Better Lives for All”. We are honoured to be joined by Prime Minister Løkke Rasmussen of Denmark, our MCM Chair.
7-June-2017
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We are about to make tax treaty history! Before you lies the first ever multilateral instrument capable of amending bilateral tax treaties: the Multilateral Convention on Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent BEPS. Tonight, more than 70 countries have come together to become Parties to the Convention, with more expected to follow in the coming months.
6-June-2017
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I am opening this Forum at a very challenging and demanding moment, when our economic systems are weakened by a dysfunctional contradiction between extraordinary gains for a lucky few and the stagnation of income in average households.
2-June-2017
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I am delighted to open this joint OECD-European Commission conference on Strategic Public Procurement. We are honoured to welcome leaders and experts from so many different policy communities and nationalities here today.
27-May-2017
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I'm delighted to be with you today to shine the spotlight on people-centred innovation and what that means for growth and development in Africa.
24-May-2017
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I am delighted to launch the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015 Results: Students’ Financial Literacy. We are honoured to be joined by Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands ─ a global champion of financial literacy.
23-May-2017
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Governments around the world are striving to re-ignite growth in their economies. Widening inequalities – often related to the economic slowdown – are forcing a rethink of how the benefits of growth are shared.
23-May-2017
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This morning I was pleased to hand over to Chancellor Merkel the major OECD report, Investing in Climate, Investing in Growth. I took the opportunity to congratulate the Chancellor for putting the issue of climate squarely on the G20 agenda.
20-May-2017
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I would like to congratulate the German Presidency for hosting this first ever meeting of G20 health ministers, and in keeping antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on the international agenda. It is an honour that you have invited me to address you.