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  • 13-November-2014

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    How world trade can spur a recovery

    A little over a year ago the OECD and the World Trade Organization (WTO) launched Trade in Value-Added (TiVA), a new database on trade measured in value-added terms. The evidence that we have unlocked using TiVA has begun to revolutionise our understanding of what is happening in global trade, investment and production.

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  • 13-November-2014

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    What an inclusive recovery needs is more, and better, jobs

    Time progresses inexorably. Six years have already elapsed since the onset of the global financial crisis, and employment in many countries is still far below its pre-2008 levels. Even for people who still have jobs, working conditions have deteriorated. Until recently, we were decrying a jobless recovery, but now the data suggest that growth itself may be fading in several countries.

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  • 13-November-2014

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    Jobs, unemployment and government action

    The world economy is still suffering from the strains of the longest crisis of modern times, and nowhere is this more evident than in the high unemployment numbers. In this OECD Observer Roundtable, we asked a cross-section of ministers: “What actions are you taking to create more and better jobs in your economy?”

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  • 13-November-2014

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    Raising global growth: Why the G20 is “going structural”

    G20 countries are taking action to lift growth in the world economy. Will their commitments be enough?

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  • 13-November-2014

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    Australia’s G20 presidency: Bringing benefits for everyone

    Each G20 presidency faces its own challenges. A presidency must respond to global economic conditions, it must build on previous work, and it must seize opportunities to progress with reforms where members can reach consensus.

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  • 13-November-2014

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    Australia’s G20 Presidency and the OECD: Joining forces to address the challenge of stronger growth

    The Australian G20 presidency has made a critical and decisive contribution to reinforcing the effectiveness and impact of the Group of 20 (G20). Under Australia’s chairmanship, the work of the G20 has gained in coherence and strength, which should reinforce our joint efforts to boost and sustain future growth. Our organisation is proud to have contributed significantly to these achievements.

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  • 13-November-2014

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    Australia and the G20: From commitments to outcomes

    Over the past few years we have witnessed some challenging times. When Australia took the reins of the G20 presidency nearly a year ago, the global economy was still recovering from one of the most severe recessions of modern times.

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  • 13-November-2014

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    Why reform is the right option

    “Life is full of alternatives but no choice.” G20 leaders at the summit in Brisbane, Australia, in November should reflect on these words by Australian writer Patrick White, a Nobel Laureate, as they prepare their economic strategies for the years to come.

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  • 22-September-2014

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    Quantifying the Impact of G-20 Members’ Growth Strategies, OECD/IMF report, September 2014

    This note provides preliminary estimates of G-20 members’ progress towards raising the level of their combined GDP by 2 percent by 2018 relative to the October 2013 WEO baseline projections. These preliminary estimates are based on the approach in the IMF-OECD-WBG reform scenario set out in February and focus on structural reform and public infrastructure investment commitments assessed to be new relative to the St. Petersburg Summit.

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  • 22-September-2014

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    Automatic Exchange of Information: a Roadmap for Developing Country Participation

    Produced for the G20 Development Working Group, this Roadmap points the way to developing country participation in the new standard on automatic exchange of information.

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