13-January-2021
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OECD unemployment rate further declines to 6.9% in November 2020
17-December-2020
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Detection of foreign bribery, as well as awareness of related risks, are still lacking in Iceland. In spite of having been one of the original signatories to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, Iceland has only recently commenced its first foreign bribery investigation. Detection of foreign bribery by the Icelandic authorities needs therefore to be significantly improved.
16-December-2020
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Brazil was pulling out of a long recession when the COVID-19 outbreak hit, bringing the economy back into another, even deeper recession. However, swift government support has helped millions of vulnerable households, including those without formal employment and social protection.
16-December-2020
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Governments and employers should work together to promote multi-generational workforces to adapt to ongoing changes in the world of work that have been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new OECD report.
14-December-2020
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The following opinion article by Pedro Sánchez, President of the Spanish Government and Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, the 60th anniversary of the signature of the Convention establishing the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
14-December-2020
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G20 GDP showed a strong recovery in the third quarter of 2020, but remained below pre-pandemic high
10-December-2020
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The COVID-19 crisis has plunged Finland into its deepest recession since the early 1990s even though swift government support has cushioned the shock, making for a smaller output drop than in many other OECD countries. To limit the scars from the pandemic and sustain the recovery, Finland should address underlying challenges such as boosting employment and productivity, according to a new OECD report.
10-December-2020
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Urgent action is needed to reduce over-fishing, improve fisheries management and reform support to the sector, or the world will fail to meet a key United Nations goal on the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and marine resources, according to a new OECD report.
9-December-2020
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OECD unemployment rate falls to 7.1% in October 2020
9-December-2020
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New international standards on the automatic exchange of information for tax purposes have so far been satisfactorily implemented by countries worldwide, marking an important milestone in the global fight against tax evasion, according to a new report published today by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Global Forum).