Ministerial Council Meeting 2013

 

Final reports

Ministerial Council Statement   Chair's Summary Strategic Orientations of the Secretary-General - 2013 and Beyond   Family photo See other photos

Declaration on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Recommendation of the Council on Gender Equality in Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship New Approaches to Economic Challenges (NAEC) - Interim report New Approaches to Economic Challenges (NAEC) - Summary and Update It's all about People - Jobs, Equality and Trust New Sources of Growth: Knowledge-Based Capital - key Analysis and Policy Conclusions Update: Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Overview Paper on the Implementation of the OECD Strategy on Development Progress Report on the Implementation of the OECD Strategy on Development A Framework for the Establishment of Country Programmes Establishment of a South-East Asia Regional Programme Interconnected Economies: Benefiting from Global Value Chains The OECD's Global Relations Maintaining a Level Playing Field between Public and Private Business for Growth and Development: Background Report

 

It’s all about People: Jobs, Equality and Trust

After more than half a decade of financial, economic and social crisis, the world continues to face significant‌ ‌challenges, including low growth, high and long-term unemployment, rising inequality and a loss of trust in government.

Comprehensive strategies that put the needs of people at their centre are required to achieve ‌strong, sustainable and inclusive growth.

Under the chairmanship of Norway and supported by vice-chairs Australia and Estonia, over 80 Ministers of Finance, Economy, Foreign Affairs and Trade from OECD countries, Key Partner countries and the Russian Federation met to discuss concrete solutions to restore growth with an important emphasis on “Jobs, Equality and Trust”.

This included structural reforms to boost growth and competitiveness, measures to restore trust in governments, and specific actions to tackle youth unemployment, promote gender equality, make taxation fairer, seize the benefits of global value chains, and contribute to wider global development.

Consult the topics that were discussed at the 2013 Ministerial Council Meeting:

Economic Outlook   New Approaches to Economic Challenges and Prioritising Inclusive Growth   It's all about people: Jobs, equality and trust

OECD Partners and Strategy on Development Trade session: Global Value Chains, Trade and Jobs

And see the three key themes at the heart of the OECD Forum 2013. 

Watch the webcast of the closing news conference ‌

Who's Who (PDF) News releases, speeches and statements