23-September-2019
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Placing Well-being at the Heart of Climate Policy
23-September-2019
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Urgent action on climate is needed now! The record heat waves we experienced this summer are just a taste of how climate change could spin out of control. Business leaders are recognising their role in addressing shared social and economic challenges – and that companies will face reputational risks if they do not act.
20-September-2019
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Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in New York on 22 to 26 September 2019, to attend the high-level week of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
13-August-2019
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16-May-2019
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Governments should treat the opioid epidemic as a public health crisis and improve treatment, care and support for people misusing opioids. Overdose deaths continue to rise, fuelled by an increase in prescription and over-prescription of opioids for pain management and the illicit drugs trade, according to a new OECD report.
14-May-2019
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The OECD has appointed Jeffrey Schlagenhauf as a Deputy Secretary-General. An American national, he will support Secretary-General Angel Gurría in increasing the impact and global relevance of OECD work, as well as contributing to the public policy challenges of assuring strong inclusive growth and jobs.
12-April-2019
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This year’s edition of the Scoreboard – the eighth in our flagship series – evaluates debt, equity, asset-based finance, and conditions for SME and entrepreneurship finance in 46 countries. It also provides an assessment of recent SME-related policy developments.
12-April-2019
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The OECD’s work on international tax has long had the strong support of the G20. We have made great strides in the areas of tax transparency, the implementation of the BEPS measures to tackle corporate tax avoidance and in supporting capacity building in developing countries.
12-April-2019
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The OECD is honoured to be a joint partner with UNDP on the TIWB Initiative, which is not only helping countries around the world build much-needed tax audit capacity, but is also facilitating domestic resource mobilisation in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
12-April-2019
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Our assessment is broadly consistent with that of the IMF and things could actually go worse: a disorderly Brexit, US tariffs on cars, or weaker demand in a large European country could have severe knock-on effects throughout Europe.