25-May-2018
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OECD countries agreed today to invite Colombia to become a member of the Organisation. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Secretary-General Gurría will sign an Accession Agreement on 30 May during the upcoming meeting of the OECD Council at ministerial level in Paris.
25-May-2018
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Lithuania has made strong progress in reshaping its health system since the 1990s but further reforms are needed to urgently improve the quality of health services and make spending more efficient, according to a new OECD report.
24-May-2018
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Plastic recycling is failing to reach its full potential as low recovery rates of plastic waste, poor quality of recycled plastic and a lack of price incentives are holding back secondary plastic markets, according to a new OECD report. Given rising public concern over plastic pollution, governments should act urgently to encourage more and better recycling, it says.
18-May-2018
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Unions and employers, together with governments, can play a major role in making growth more inclusive and helping workers and businesses face the challenges of a changing world of work. Good labour relations are a way to reduce inequalities in jobs and wages and better share prosperity, according to a new OECD-ILO report.
14-May-2018
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The family-friendly policies introduced by Nordic countries over the past 50 years and associated increases in female employment have boosted growth in GDP per capita by between 10% and 20%, according to a new OECD report.
4-May-2018
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s investimentos de Portugal na educação e competências nas últimas décadas estão a ser compensadores para os jovens, mas muitos adultos estão a ficar para trás. Com um rápido envelhecimento da população e o crescente fosso de competências entre gerações, Portugal necessita de reforçar ainda mais o seu sistema de educação de adultos, refere um novo estudo da OCDE.
3-May-2018
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The OECD Countries agreed today to formally invite Lithuania to become a member of the Organisation, with the signing of an Accession Agreement planned during the upcoming meeting of the OECD Council at ministerial level on 30-31 May in Paris, France.
30-April-2018
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Greece’s recovery from deep economic depression is finally gaining traction, according to the OECD. Economic growth has started to pick up led by a rise in exports while labour market reforms have improved competitiveness and are helping to create jobs.
27-April-2018
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Η τελευταία Οικονομική Έρευνα για την Ελλάδα (Economic Survey of Greece), που πρόκειται να δημοσιευθεί τη Δευτέρα 30 Απριλίου, εξετάζει τα μέτρα που απαιτούνται για την επίλυση των κοινωνικών και οικονομικών προκλήσεων που αντιμετωπίζει η χώρα. Επίσης, αναλύει τις υπό εξέλιξη μεταρρυθμίσεις και συστήνει μια σειρά περαιτέρω δράσεων για την τόνωση της ανάπτυξης και τη μείωση της φτώχειας.
26-April-2018
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Workers in OECD countries paid just over a quarter of their gross wages in tax on average in 2017, with just over half of countries seeing small increases in the personal average tax rate, according to a new OECD report.