29-September-2020
English
Governments and regulators should urgently work together to improve the data used for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, according to a new OECD report.
28-September-2020
English
The international community continues to make progress towards strengthening developing countries' ability to effectively tax multinational enterprises, despite the adverse impact of the COVID-19 crisis on domestic resource mobilisation efforts.
23-September-2020
English
After a decade of robust growth that lifted employment and well-being, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrust Israel, like most countries into a severe economic shock, adding to long-standing challenges, according to a new OECD report.
18-September-2020
English
To mark the first International Equal Pay Day, the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) called all leaders to take necessary steps to ensure pay equity is at the heart of COVID-19 recovery efforts worldwide.
17-September-2020
English
The COVID-19 pandemic is aggravating inequality, poverty and insecurity in vulnerable, or fragile, countries and territories, making it more important than ever to focus development efforts on such places, according to a new OECD report.
16-September-2020
English
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to threaten jobs, businesses and the health and well-being of millions amid exceptional uncertainty, building confidence will be crucial to ensure that economies recover and adapt, says the OECD’s Interim Outlook.
14-September-2020
English
Many countries are making “green” recovery measures a central part of stimulus packages to drive sustainable, inclusive, resilient economic growth and improve well-being in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. However some countries are also implementing measures that risk having a negative environmental impact and locking in unsustainable growth, according to new OECD analysis discussed by member country ministers today.
14-September-2020
English
Unprecedented falls in GDP in most G20 economies in second quarter of 2020
11-September-2020
English
OECD countries have agreed to update rules on the export of hazardous plastic waste for recycling in line with international changes so that advance consent from destination countries will be required ahead of shipping. However, they did not reach consensus on updated arrangements for the export of non-hazardous plastic waste. OECD countries have agreed to review the situation for non-hazardous plastic waste in 2024.
9-September-2020
English
OECD unemployment rate falls to 7.7% in July 2020 but remains 2.5 percentage points higher than in February