14-November-2015
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On behalf of the OECD, Secretary-General Angel Gurría tonight condemned in the strongest terms the barbaric terrorist attacks perpetrated in Paris on the evening of 13 November.
9-November-2015
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A further sharp downturn in emerging market economies and world trade has weakened global growth to around 2.9% this year - well below the long-run average – and is a source of uncertainty for near term prospects, says the OECD.
6-November-2015
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Will there be a meaningful deal at the COP21 Climate Summit in December and will it have more impact than past agreements? Is it realistic to imagine global emissions could peak in the next decade? When will climate pledges turn into action, and are we still in time to limit the global temperature rise to a safe level? Which countries are leading and which are lagging?
6-November-2015
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Governments have taken an important step towards ensuring that consumption taxes on cross-border transactions are effectively paid in the jurisdiction where products are consumed, while minimizing the risks that uncoordinated tax rules distort international trade.
4-November-2015
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Uzbekistan has adopted its first anti-corruption action plan and established an anti-corruption coordination commission. Nevertheless corruption is widespread in Uzbekistan and remains a key obstacle for business.
4-November-2015
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Brazil has made remarkable social and economic progress in the past two decades, but must now overcome important challenges if it is to put its economy on a stronger, fairer, greener growth trajectory, according to two new reports from the OECD.
4-November-2015
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Germany’s foreign aid is at a record high and rising, but more effort will be needed to reach an internationally agreed donors’ target and fulfil Germany’s own goal to send more aid to the neediest countries, according to a new OECD Review.
4-November-2015
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Too many lives are still lost in OECD countries because healthcare quality is improving too slowly to cope with ageing populations and the growing number of people with one or more chronic diseases, according to a new OECD report.
4-November-2015
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Deutschlands Auslandshilfe hat eine Rekordmarke erreicht und steigt noch an. Einer neueren Prüfung der OECD zufolge sind jedoch weitere Anstrengungen erforderlich, um den international vereinbarten Zielwert der Geberländer zu erreichen und Deutschlands selbstgestecktes Ziel zu erfüllen, den bedürftigsten Ländern mehr Beihilfen zu gewähren.
3-November-2015
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The OECD launched today the Programme of Work with Brazil which sets out joint activities for the next two years and will strengthen cooperation between the Organisation and the Brazilian Government.