10-April-2020
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The OECD is making a number of changes to its schedule of statistics news releases to ensure that the indicators continue to provide relevant and timely information against the background of the rapid and profound disruption to the global economy caused by the Covid 19 pandemic.
9-April-2020
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Members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) today issued a statement expressing their support for the response by UN agencies, multilateral development banks and civil society to the global Covid-19 crisis, and welcoming calls by G20 and G7 leaders to focus on the impact on developing countries.
9-April-2020
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Provisional data point to significant rise in unemployment due to the COVID-19 shock
8-April-2020
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OECD CLIs show biggest monthly drop on record in most major economies
2-April-2020
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OECD annual inflation slowed marginally to 2.2% in February 2020 but provisional data for March show a significant further slowdown in the Euro area, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic
27-March-2020
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Increasingly stringent containment measures needed to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) will necessarily lead to significant short-term declines in GDP for many major economies, according to new OECD projections.
21-March-2020
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OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría called today for sweeping joint action by governments to defeat the health, economic, and social threats of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In calling on governments to better coordinate their efforts, Gurría announced that the OECD would channel its efforts into immediate support to policymakers combating the crisis, launching a new online policy hub immediately.
18-March-2020
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Costa Rica recently strengthened its anti-bribery laws by introducing corporate criminal liability. Despite this achievement, loopholes in the definition of the foreign bribery offence and its enforcement raise significant concerns, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.
12-March-2020
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OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría fully supports the courageous and responsible measures announced by French President Emmanuel Macron to slow the spread of Covid-19 in France, the Organisation’s host country.
12-March-2020
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G20 GDP growth slows to 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2019