29-September-2015
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Improving people’s well-being – not just boosting economic growth - should be a central objective for policy-makers, says the OECD.
26-September-2015
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OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría today called on all countries to fully engage with the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and said advanced and emerging economies had a particular responsibility to translate the global goals into national policy and to support developing countries in doing the same.
24-September-2015
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Healthcare costs are rising so fast in advanced economies that they will become unaffordable by mid-century without reforms, according to a new OECD report.
22-September-2015
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OECD countries are facing an unprecedented refugee crisis and the situation requires a comprehensive and co-ordinated international response to address the immediate needs of asylum seekers and the longer-term challenge of helping them integrate. This is the main message of two new OECD documents, the 2015 International Migration Outlook and a Policy Brief on the Refugee Crisis.
21-September-2015
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Government support to fossil fuel consumption and production in OECD countries and key emerging economies remains high, at USD 160-200 billion annually, according to a new OECD report. This support is hampering global efforts to curb emissions and combat climate change.
18-September-2015
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In a note presented to French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron today (only available in French), the OECD estimates that five sets of measures in the Macron Law could potentially increase France’s GDP by 0.3% over 5 years and by 0.4% over 10 years.
17-September-2015
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The OECD’s Inventory of Support Measures for Fossil Fuels 2015, which details the level and variety of government support for fossil fuel production and consumption in both OECD and key G20 countries, will be published at 11.00 a.m. CET on Monday 21 September.
17-September-2015
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The OECD’s International Migration Outlook 2015, containing analysis on recent developments in migration movements and policies in OECD countries, will be published at 11.00 a.m. CEST on Tuesday 22 September 2015.
16-September-2015
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Economic recovery is progressing in the world’s advanced economies, but stagnating world trade and deteriorating conditions in financial markets are curbing growth prospects in many of the major emerging economies, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Outlook.
15-September-2015
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Growth in household disposable income has, on average, outpaced the rise in GDP for the OECD area since the onset of the financial crisis in 2007, according to the OECD.