7-December-2017
English
I am delighted to welcome leaders and experts in competition policy from so many different countries. This is one of the OECD’s most important Fora. Let me congratulate Frederic Jenny, the Chairman of the OECD Committee on Competition for keeping the OECD at the forefront of competition policy efforts.
6-December-2017
English
Over the next two days, you will be focusing on a wide range of issues, from sustainable finance, efficient capital allocation, the quality of shareholder engagement, and long-term thinking in the investment chain. All these issues lie at the heart of the OECD’s efforts to create fairer, more sustainable and more inclusive economies.
14-September-2017
French
Le contexte est favorable : nous avons ainsi revu à la hausse notre prévision de croissance pour l’économie française à 1.7 % en 2017, soit le niveau le plus élevé depuis 2011. Les réformes engagées dans le passé, notamment les réductions d’impôts sur le travail et les investissements, commencent à porter leurs fruits : le chômage a commencé à baisser et les entreprises exportatrices ont pu rétablir leurs marges bénéficiaires.
7-June-2017
English
I am delighted to celebrate the accession of Argentina and Romania to the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). Congratulations to those who made this historic step possible, including the Ministers and Ambassadors gathered here, and all the NEA team, led by Bill Magwood.
7-June-2017
English
We are about to make tax treaty history! Before you lies the first ever multilateral instrument capable of amending bilateral tax treaties: the Multilateral Convention on Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent BEPS. Tonight, more than 70 countries have come together to become Parties to the Convention, with more expected to follow in the coming months.
2-June-2017
English
I am delighted to open this joint OECD-European Commission conference on Strategic Public Procurement. We are honoured to welcome leaders and experts from so many different policy communities and nationalities here today.
24-May-2017
English
I am delighted to launch the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015 Results: Students’ Financial Literacy. We are honoured to be joined by Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands ─ a global champion of financial literacy.
15-May-2017
English
I’m delighted to welcome you to the second International Conference on National Urban Policy. This is a timely conference, with urbanisation at the forefront of the international agenda. It is also an opportunity to take stock, less than a year after Habitat III in Quito, to ensure that we have the tools in place to implement the New Urban Agenda.
8-May-2017
English
"I have extended my sincerest congratulations to Mr Macron on his election as President of the French Republic," Mr Gurría said from Paris. "The values of openness and understanding that he represents are at the core of the OECD's mission. We look forward to working closely with President Macron to better shape globalisation to make it work for all, promoting better lives in France, Europe and worldwide."
5-April-2017
English
I am delighted to welcome you to the OECD, and to Paris, for this year’s Global Forum on Development. Now in its twelfth year, the Forum draws on expertise from across the OECD, including its Development Centre, the Development Co-operation Directorate, the Sahel and West Africa Club, and beyond.