29-June-2017
English
29 June 2017 - On the occasion of the 5th Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct, Gabriela Ramos, OECD Chief of Staff and Sherpa to the G20, draws attention to the human rights abuse of modern slavery and makes a plea for reinforced international coordination and cooperation to help fight this unacceptable reality.
7-June-2017
English
Making globalisation work, the theme for the OECD’s annual Ministerial Council Meeting 7-8 June, is more than the culmination of one of the most debated issues today. It is also a pertinent topic for the OECD in its quest to better integrate policies that deliver growth and the participation of people behind it.
30-May-2017
English
30/05/2017 - Adrian Blundell-Wignall, Special Advisor to the OECD Secretary-General on Financial and Enterprise Affairs, argues that key corporate and financial issues must be addressed if globalisation is to work better for all. These issues are examined in the new 2017 OECD Business and Finance Outlook.
28-juillet-2016
Français
Les économies avancées restent engluées dans la crise. Les revenus progressent très lentement, surtout dans la moitié inférieure de la distribution. Deux tendances mondiales, le ralentissement de la productivité et le creusement des inégalités, reflètent l’état de l’action publique, et soulignent les défis auxquels sont confrontés les décideurs pour infléchir les perspectives offertes à leurs citoyens et à l’économie mondiale.
13-July-2016
English
13 July 2016 - Following endorsement of the G20 Guiding Principles for Global Investment Policymaking by G20 Trade Ministers in Shanghai on 10 July 2016, Ana Novik, Head of the OECD Investment Division, highlights the importance of follow-through on this important stepping stone to greater policy coherence.
5-July-2016
English
The nexus of slowing productivity growth and rising inequality is capturing the attention of policymakers and researchers. The productivity slowdown, its causes, and the link with inclusiveness will be discussed on 7-8 July in Lisbon at the first Annual Conference of the new Global Forum on Productivity, which was created by the OECD in collaboration with a number of Member and non-Member countries.
30-juin-2016
Français
Depuis quelques années, les start-up s’intéressent de plus en plus aux cyberplateformes pour trouver un large éventail de ressources – financement, main-d’œuvre, conception ou idées. Cette approche est-elle efficace ?
30-mai-2016
Français
Un jour, Kalu, un jeune garçon arraché à un atelier de tissage de tapis au Bihar, a posé une question fondamentale à Bill Clinton, alors président des États-Unis. Au cours de l’entretien, Kalu s’est poliment enquis de ses plans et politiques concernant les enfants du monde et leur situation.
4-May-2016
English
A stern warning for climate change, and our health - Shipping brings us 90% of world trade and has increased in size by 400% in the last 45 years. Cargo ships, tankers and dry-bulk tankers are an essential element of a globalised world economy, but they are thirsty titans and they won’t settle for diet drinks. There are up to 100,000 working vessels on the ocean and some travel an incredible 2/3 of the distance to the moon in one year.
2-February-2016
English
Slowing growth in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) is grabbing the headlines with some suggesting a third wave of the 2008 global financial crisis. While this topic deserves attention because of its global economic implications, there is insufficient analysis of firms in global production networks (GPNs), which were at the forefront of the economic transformation in PRC and the rest of East Asia, and lessons for latecomers to GPNs.