24-August-2017
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To become a more inclusive and high-income economy, Thailand needs to go beyond promoting regional integration and business-friendly regulatory reform. It needs to invest in education and life-long skills training to empower its labour force and make it more productive.
24-August-2017
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The digital transformation can not only support productivity growth and the integration of firms into global value chains, but also help economies tackle tough issues, such as meeting future energy needs with low emissions and improving delivery of health services.
25-July-2017
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We gather as Governments around the globe strive to re-ignite growth while improving well-being, boosting productivity, reducing inequality and tackling dangerous climate change. That’s quite a challenge! We can succeed. But only if the economic solutions we design and implement are also green, resilient, sustainable solutions.
24-July-2017
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It is a great pleasure to be back in Pretoria, where I launched our fifth Economic Survey of South Africa earlier today. Allow me to thank Elizabeth and the team at SAIIA for hosting us here today.
24-July-2017
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It is a great pleasure to be back in Pretoria to launch our fifth Economic Survey. South Africa is a Key Partner of the OECD, and in many respects it spearheads our co-operation with Africa.
11-July-2017
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It is a great pleasure to be back in Geneva for the launch of the sixth Aid for Trade at a Glance report, prepared jointly by the OECD and the WTO. Since 2007, this work has shed light on how developing countries and their partners are harnessing trade to boost growth and tackle poverty. The evidence shows that this approach is delivering. But it also shows that more remains to be done.
10-July-2017
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I am delighted to launch of this year’s OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook – the 13th edition that we have produced jointly with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. I would like to express my appreciation to José Graziano da Silva and his team for their continued partnership.
8-July-2017
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The G20 is suffering from ageing populations and declining productivity growth. While a pervasive technology revolution is accelerating globalisation.
7-July-2017
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We are on a collision course with Nature! All but one of the 16 warmest years on record since pre-industrial levels has occurred since 2001, with 2016 the hottest recorded (WMO, 2017).
3-July-2017
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It is a great pleasure to be back in Lisbon. On this particular occasion, however, I return saddened by the recent loss of many lives from the fires that hit Portugal only days ago. My thoughts are with the people of Portugal at this very difficult moment.