13-November-2018
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We are already living with the alarming consequences of global warming. Weather events this year — record-breaking heatwaves, wildfires, heavy rains, major tropical storms, diminishing Arctic sea ice — have given us a taste of what will happen if climate change intensifies.
12-November-2018
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2018 has been a momentous year for Colombia. Five years after opening official accession talks, it successfully completed its accession process to the OECD and was invited by the Council to become one of our members last May. As you know, Colombia will become the 37th Member of the Organisation following the deposit of its instrument of accession to the OECD Convention, which we hope will happen very soon.
9-November-2018
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Prime Minister, let me start by thanking you. The OECD is honoured by the confidence you are placing in us and in our esteemed colleagues from the ILO. Together, we look forward to supporting and developing the Global Deal partnership as it enters into a promising new phase.
9-November-2018
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Sustainable economic and social development are central to peace, and to the prosperity of current and future generations. The landmark UN agreements on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals, and the Paris Climate Agreement provide us with aspirational frameworks to work towards these goals, but we still have a long way to go to deliver on the promise of leaving no one behind.
7-November-2018
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The rising tide of protectionist measures, which we are witnessing, is harmful and costly. Recent OECD data has estimated that each dollar of new tariffs costs global households 40 cents, while each dollar of tariff reduction adds 90 cents to global household incomes.
31-October-2018
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What we will be focusing on today is precisely how we can design the policies which will lead to inclusion and ensure that everyone – families, farmers and businesses – reaps the benefits of Africa’s integration.
30-October-2018
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Quality infrastructure underpins virtually every policy area. It forms the links that bind our interconnected economies and societies together, enabling goods, services, energy, data, communications and people to move easily. Connecting Africa through world-class infrastructure is critical for its growth, its development, its intraregional integration and its integration into the world.
2-October-2018
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I am delighted to welcome you to the “Barbershop Conference at the OECD”. Allow me to begin by thanking the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, Mr. Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, for co-hosting our discussion.
14-September-2018
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It is my pleasure to reflect with you on what has happened over the past decade, take stock of what lessons can be drawn from the crisis and how we are tackling the challenges. When I was appointed Secretary-General of the OECD in the summer of 2006, it was a pleasant time to be an economist.
12-September-2018
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It is a pleasure to be at the ESSEC Grand Ecole and address the brilliant young minds who will become the business leaders of tomorrow. We live in a world that is in constant evolution and facing new challenges, which is why this class on “Understanding and Changing the world” is of utmost importance. This is what we try to do at the OECD every day. I very much hope our perspective can inspire you.