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Countries across the world face a number of economic, social and environmental challenges. The OECD has the unique ability to support countries in addressing these challenges when designing and implementing policies through a whole-economy multi-disciplinary approach. The multi-disciplinary approach aims at identifying potential gains from policy synergies and complementarities and maximise policy impact. The OECD is working with countries to analyse policy options, quantify potential impacts of these options, pinpoint other countries’ approaches to similar reforms, assess the challenges and opportunities that can impact reform acceptability and implementation and help design practical tools and solutions to inform policy design and implementation.
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LATEST PUBLICATION: Strengthening Pro-Productivity Institutions and Policymaking in Portugal, October 2026
Productivity growth is essential to raising living standards, supporting sustainable public finances and strengthening the economy’s capacity to adapt and grow. Over the past decade, Portugal has made significant progress, narrowing part of its productivity gap with other OECD countries and implementing reforms to foster innovation, skills, investment and business development. Yet important challenges remain, including productivity gaps across firms, sectors and regions, while digitalisation, artificial intelligence, population ageing and the green transition are reshaping the drivers of growth. This report outlines how a renewed Productivity Council could help Portugal strengthen productivity growth. Despite strong analytical capacity and a broad range of productivity-enhancing policies, evidence and initiatives remain fragmented across institutions. Drawing on Portugal’s experience and international practices, the report presents a roadmap for a Productivity Council that can consolidate evidence, identify priorities, improve policy coordination and maintain a long-term focus on productivity.
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- Filippo CAVASSINI - Senior Economist, OECD Economic Department
- Fatima TALIDI - Policy Advisor, OECD Economic Department