1-June-2018
English
Rapid innovation, including digitalisation, offer enormous potential to boost productivity, incomes and well-being. But it is also a source of new challenges.
1-June-2018
English
Growth is back. We estimate GDP growth in G7 economies in 2017 to be around 2%, the highest since 2010. The unemployment rate is finally below the pre-crisis level at 6%.
31-mai-2018
Français
Ces dernières années, le Canada a progresse de manière importante sur le sujet de l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes, en mettant en place des institutions, des politiques et des outils ainsi que des dispositifs de contrôle qui font de ce pays un chef de file de la poursuite d’un objectif de plus en plus considéré comme l’une des pierres angulaires de la croissance inclusive, selon une nouvelle étude de l’OCDE.
31-May-2018
English
Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in Whistler on 1-2 June 2018 to attend the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting. He will deliver remarks on growth that works for all and on adapting the economy to technological transformation. He will also update the Ministers on latest developments regarding international taxation.
15-May-2018
English
Let me begin by thanking Minister Duclos for chairing this meeting and our co-vice chairs ─ Minister Achtsioglou (Greece), Minister Vieira da Silva (Portugal) and Minister Strandhall (Sweden) ─ who will lead this afternoon’s break-out sessions.
14-May-2018
English
I am delighted to present the report “Is the Last Mile the Longest? Economic Gains from Gender Equality in Nordic Countries” and would like to commend the Nordic Council of Ministers for this important initiative.
14-May-2018
English
It is a pleasure to address the Montreal Council of Foreign Relations. The former OECD Secretary-General, Donald Johnston, was here almost twelve years ago (in 2006). His speech was about keeping up with competitiveness in an increasingly interconnected economy, at a time when the economic situation was profoundly different from today.
11-May-2018
English
Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, was in Montreal from 13 to 15 May 2018 to attend the OECD Ministerial Meeting on Social Policy where he delivered remarks on Social Policy for Shared Prosperity: Embracing the Future and the OECD Policy Forum where he delivered remarks on The Future of Social Protection.
2-March-2018
English
This report reviews the literature on the impact of real-time information provision on consumer decision-making. In addition, it describes the results of a study in which about 7000 households in Ontario, Canada were provided with in-home displays linked to smart meters that provided real-time feedback on electricity consumption.
19-décembre-2017
Français
En réaffirmant son engagement contre le changement climatique, le Canada a choisi une trajectoire plus verte, mais il faut que le pays mette rapidement en œuvre les mesures programmées pour réduire l’intensité en carbone de son secteur énergétique et rendre son secteur des transports plus respectueux de l’environnement.