3-July-2015
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Governments should rethink the role of coal in energy supply as the scale of new investments being made in unabated coal-fired electricity generation poses the most urgent threat to our climate, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said today.
2-July-2015
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The children of immigrants continue to face major difficulties integrating in OECD countries, especially in the European Union, where their poor educational outcomes leave many struggling to find work, according to a new OECD/EU report.
1-July-2015
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Strong crop yields, higher productivity and slower growth in global demand should contribute to a gradual decline in real prices for agricultural products over the coming decade, but nonetheless, prices will likely remain at levels above those in the early-2000s, according to the latest Agricultural Outlook report produced by the OECD and FAO.
1-July-2015
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In a historic visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to the OECD in Paris, the People’s Republic of China today decided to enhance longstanding collaboration with the OECD and to join the OECD Development Centre.
30-June-2015
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The OECD will publish Government at a Glance 2015 on Monday 6 July. This biannual report, now in its fourth edition, presents more than 50 indicators to compare governments’ performance in everything from public finances, cuts to staffing and pay in central government and the level of private asset disclosure by government officials to access to and satisfaction with the healthcare, education and the justice systems.
30-June-2015
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Government debt in many OECD countries is very high and likely to have adverse effects on economic activity. New OECD research shows how governments can set country-specific prudent debt targets and which fiscal rules will ensure hitting them.
29-June-2015
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The OECD will launch a joint report with the European Commission assessing how well immigrants are integrating in OECD countries on Thursday 2 July.
25-June-2015
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Governments are under-utilising taxation as a tool to curb the environmental consequences of energy use, foregoing revenue and weakening their attack on the principal source of greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change and air pollution, according to new OECD analysis.
25-June-2015
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The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2015-2024 will be published on Wednesday 1 July. The report analyses agriculture production, discusses how global markets are reacting to price volatility in both food and commodity markets and looks at farm sector trends for the coming decade. A special chapter in this year’s report analyses the prospects for Brazilian agriculture and the challenges facing the sector.
23-June-2015
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The current low interest rate environment poses a significant risk for the long-term financial viability of pension funds and insurance companies, as they seek to generate sufficient returns to meet promises, according to a new OECD report.