12-October-2017
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The mobilisation of domestic resources is improving steadily in African countries, according to new data from Revenue Statistics in Africa 2017 released today in Addis Ababa at a meeting of tax and finance officials from 21 African countries hosted by the Department of Economic Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC).
11-October-2017
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Internet infrastructure is improving and the usage of digital tools is growing. However, progress is uneven across countries, businesses, and within societies. Broadening access to digital opportunities and helping those lagging behind to catch up would increase the benefits of the digital transformation and help ensure they are widely shared across economies and people, according to a new OECD report.
11-October-2017
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The health status and income levels of older people have improved over the last decades in OECD and emerging countries. At the same time, there are growing risks of inequality among future retirees. A new OECD report, Preventing Ageing Unequally, analyses trends in life expectancy and rising inequalities and explores how the experience of old age is going to change dramatically for today’s younger generations.
7-October-2017
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Women in the Middle East and North Africa are better educated and better skilled than ever, yet legal and social barriers mean the share of them in work is still the lowest in the world. Bringing family and labour laws into line with gender goals would enable more women to enter employment and would make MENA economies more competitive and inclusive, according to a new OECD report.
5-October-2017
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The 2017 edition of the OECD’s biennual Digital Economy Outlook, showing how Internet infrastructure and usage varies across countries and firms in the OECD area, will be published at 07.00 a.m. CEST/Paris time (05.00 GMT) on Wednesday 11 October.
5-October-2017
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Secondo il nuovo rapporto dell’OCSE, un’attuazione piena ed efficace delle recenti riforme, in particolare il Jobs Act, la riforma della Buona Scuola e l’Industria 4.0, contribuendo a migliorare lo sviluppo delle competenze e a garantirne un loro miglior utilizzo in tutto il Paese, stimolerebbe la crescita economica in Italia.
5-October-2017
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Full and effective implementation of recent reforms, including the Jobs Act and the Good Schools reform, would help boost growth in Italy by improving people’s skills and ensuring their more effective use across the country, according to a new OECD report.
4-October-2017
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Countries need to do much more to close gender gaps worldwide, according to a new OECD report.
3-October-2017
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Governments need to rethink their tourism policies to encourage more diversity, reduce concentration in high-density destinations and put in place long-term strategies that are ecologically sustainable and socially inclusive, according to the OECD.
2-October-2017
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The head of the OECD’s work on gender equality, OECD Chief of Staff Gabriela Ramos, will present a new report laying out progress and challenges in six MENA countries at the inaugural MENA-OECD Women’s Economic Empowerment Forum on Saturday 7 October