The proportion of adults in the U.S. population with a tertiary qualification is growing more slowly than in most OECD countries, while fewer Americans are achieving an educational level which is higher than that of their parents, a new OECD study finds.

On the occasion of the OECD High Level Policy Forum on Migration taking place on December 1 and 2 2014, Secretary General Angel Gurria congratulates President Obama on taking action to address the unsustainable situation of undocumented immigrants.

The United States has maintained foreign aid volumes through the aftermath of the global economic crisis and has visibly improved the focus and effectiveness of its development assistance. These trends should be maintained and reforms to the U.S. Agency for International Development should be consolidated, according to a new OECD Review.

Company: Sellcraft Global Solutions Private Limited
Experience: 1 to 6
location: Chennai
Ref: 24827602
Summary: Job Description Hiring forUnderwriting - Commercial/Residential (US Only) in Chennai Location Exp - 1 to 10 yrs location Chennai Excellent communication skills. Notice period should be less than 30 days. Skills - US ....

In a boost for international efforts to strengthen co-operation against offshore tax evasion, seven new countries have joined the agreement to exchange information automatically under the OECD/G20 standard.

The New Zealand economy has performed well in recent years, but bottlenecks in housing and urban infrastructure, inequalities in living standards and rising environmental pressures all pose challenges for sustaining robust growth and high levels of well-being over the long term, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Survey of New Zealand.

New Zealand is a valued development partner for its small island neighbours, delivering aid effectively and using its experience of natural disasters to help manage risks in the region. It complements its development assistance by using liberal trade and employment systems to support poor countries, according to the OECD’s latest Peer Review of New Zealand.

Company: Prosum Technology Services
Experience: 3 to 5
location: India
Ref: 24827696
Summary: Supply Chain Analyst Primary Duties: * Balances supply and demand plans to ensure both short-term and long-term forecast requirements are achieved * Optimizes finished goods, sub-assembly, and raw material inventory liability....

Company: Info Corporate Service
Qualification: Other
Experience: 3 to 7
location: Mumbai City, Pune
Ref: 24817645
Summary: Will manage the store operations for our online customers Will have to manage dispatching, declaration, or handling returns. Will manage a team of pickers and packers at the store Job....

Company: Confidential
Experience: 2 to 12
Salary: 2.30 to 45.40
location: Bengaluru / Bangalore, Mumbai, Mumbai City, Navi Mumbai, Thane
Ref: 24816357
Summary: Employment type Permanent Industry of the Employer FMCG / F&B Department / Functional Area of the Job Inventory / Warehousing,....

Company: Confidential
Experience: 2 to 12
Salary: 2.30 to 45.40
location: Bengaluru / Bangalore, Mumbai, Mumbai City, Navi Mumbai, Thane
Ref: 24816318
Summary: Employment type Permanent Industry of the Employer FMCG / F&B Department / Functional Area of the Job Inventory / Warehousing,....

Company: 2COMS Consulting Private Limited
Experience: 0 to 50
location: Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Ref: 24807379
Summary: Urgent opening in Hyderabad Position : Retail Sales executive Experience : Fresher Roles and Responsibilities : * Arranging sales visits with prospective clients * Giving product demonstrations * Maintaining....

Company: 2COMS Consulting Private Limited
Experience: 2 to 4
location: Mumbai
Ref: 24806991
Summary: Greetings from 2COMS Consulting Pvt. Ltd. Leading MNC hiring for the role of Sourcing Specialist for Mumbai location. Location: Airoli,Vikroli Eligibility criteria: * 24 - 30 months of sourcing recruitment....

Company: P & I Management Consultants
Experience: 3 to 4
Salary: 2.00 to 4.00
location: Ludhiana, Mohali
Ref: 24299590
Summary: Any Graduate with 3-4 yrs of exp in Garment Sales in a leading Mall of Ludhiana, Accounting, Retail Management,Customer Focus,Pricing,leading a team,Vendor Relationships,Client....

Company: Nanu India Recruitment Co
Qualification: Master OF Business Administration (M.B.A)
Experience: 0 to 1
Salary: 1.50 to 3.00
location: Delhi, Gurgaon / Gurugram
Ref: 24827187
Summary: We have Requirement for HR Fresher.

Company: Quotient Consultancy
Experience: 1 to 3
Salary: 3.00 to 5.00
location: Mumbai City
Ref: 24814012
Summary: Recruit & train teachers at scale in delivering an excellent online classroom experience

Canada has weathered the global economic crisis comparatively well but will have to become more productive to sustain its high standard of living, according to OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Canada.

This paper looks at a study carried out among 80 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in two Canadian cities, Montréal and Winnipeg, based on a survey and case studies, which show the importance of innovation among Canadian SMEs. These innovations in turn create new demands for skill development, both through formal training and in informal activities.

A moderate recovery is underway in the major advanced economies, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Assessment. Growth is proceeding at encouraging rates in North America, Japan and the UK. The euro area as a whole is out of recession, although output remains weak in a number of countries.

Canada has experienced solid economic growth since the global crisis, allowing it to reverse recession-induced job losses and put federal public finances on a sound footing, says the OECD. Growth is expected to accelerate from 2.5% this year to 2.7% in 2015.

According to new OECD data, Canada has a highly educated population, due in large part to high attainment rates at the college level. Furthermore, Canadian adults rank near the OECD average on foundational skills development, while Canadian youth rank above average.

In a boost for international efforts to strengthen co-operation against offshore tax evasion, seven new countries have joined the agreement to exchange information automatically under the OECD/G20 standard.

Canada should improve the support its employment services offer to help laid-off workers find a new job more quickly, according to a new OECD report.

This case study reviews the Canadian Elections Act, the primary legal framework for funding and oversight of political parties, candidates and campaigns. It also discusses role, mandate and practices of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, and the challenges presented going forward.

Canada has shown a renewed engagement in global development in the last few years. This now needs to translate into concrete action to increase aid flows and ensure that development co-operation is effective and coherent, according to a new OECD Review.

Canada has the largest and most comprehensive and elaborate skilled labour migration system in the OECD, according to a new OECD report.

This year’s OECD Ministerial Council Meeting, which we are honoured to chair, will address the issue of investment. The timing could not be better. Growth prospects have improved, but there is still a lot of work to be done. Investment has been hit especially hard since the crisis started and has yet to recover.

The food and agricultural system in the Netherlands is innovative and export-oriented, with high value-added along the food chain and significant world export shares for many products. To maintain and build on this performance, government policy should increasingly focus on measures to boost innovation and improve sustainability performance, according to a new OECD report.

The Netherlands should improve its policies to attract and retain highly skilled migrants in order to address labour shortages and strengthen its position as a knowledge-based economy, according to a new OECD report.

The Netherlands has responded to new global goals and challenges by integrating its aid, trade and investment agendas, and is an innovator in using aid flows to mobilise significant additional and responsible resources from the private sector, according to a new OECD report.

This publication summarises three roundtable discussions on transparency and procedural fairness held during 2010 and 2011 at OECD Competition meetings.

This publication catalogues national practices that illustrate implementation of aspects or elements of competitive neutrality and highlights examples of challenges that may be encountered.

Even if efficiencies and efficiency claims have been vigorously discussed for decades, they have rarely turned out to be decisive in competition proceedings. Still, their role in competition law has recently gained greater prominence, as witnessed by a number of recent merger decisions in different jurisdictions. This publication reviews the findings from a roundtable discussion held in October 2012.

This document contains the proceedings of a Roundtable on Vertical Restraints for On-line Sales held in the February 2013 session of the OECD Competition Committee. Discussions reviewed recent country experiences focusing on how e-commerce affects competition and what are the main vertical restraints competition issues.

Strong competition is an optimizer for our economies. First of all, it is the best catalyst to increase our productivity. This is because a strong competition framework generates the right incentives to attract the most efficient firms into our markets.

We understand how much Greek society has endured these past six years. Reform isn’t easy at the best of times, but it can be even more challenging in the face of a weak economy while at the same time trying to correct a budget deficit. But all crises come to an end. Growth does return. Now is the time to maintain the momentum of Greece’s reform drive, said OECD Secretary-General.

We’ve all felt it – the rush you get when you find a great bargain at a price way less than you would happily have paid. But will these moments continue in the digital world as shopping moves online and the scope for firms to charge different prices to different customers increases?

Despite major progress, Turkey still lags behind most comparable countries in terms of exported value added per capita. Its remarkable economic performance over the past 15 years has not been sufficiently backed by gains in export market shares, in particular when measured in value added terms.

Drawing on data presented in the 2017 OECD Business and Finance Outlook, this article looks at some of the forces influencing recent economic developments and asks what can be done to ensure a “fairer” global economy.

This report explores the impact of innovative technologies on the electricity sector and examines priorities for regulatory policies that governments will need to put in place to negotiate the energy transition to a zero-carbon economy.

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30 Sept-1 Oct 2020 - The 3rd OECD Global Blockchain Policy Forum will address the benefits and risks of blockchain for our economies and societies, identify good policy and regulatory approaches, and investigate uses in specific policy areas.

The economic crisis means global corporate losses have increased significantly. Though most of these claims are justified, some corporations use ‘aggressive tax planning’ to avoid taxes. Governments are working together to detect and deter these undue tax advantages.

OECD invites comments on certain transfer pricing timing issues

The OECD has released a study to help all countries understand and address the risks of sales suppression software. It describes some of the most common electronic sales suppression techniques and shows how these methods can be detected by tax auditors. The report also considers the approaches already adopted by countries in combating this risk and highlights a number of best practices.

Azerbaijan and the Kingdom of Lesotho have joined the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes. As the 119th and 120th members of the Global Forum, they will participate in the peer review process which encourages all countries to adopt effective exchange of information in tax matters.

Vast amounts of money are kept off-shore and go untaxed. The more we do to combat tax fraud and evasion, the more resources we will have to finance growth-enhancing public investment, restore the health of public finances, and put the euro area economy back on a sustained and long-term recovery, said OECD Secretary-General.

Strong competition is an optimizer for our economies. First of all, it is the best catalyst to increase our productivity. This is because a strong competition framework generates the right incentives to attract the most efficient firms into our markets.

The OECD invites public comments on a discussion draft that includes proposed changes to the OECD Model Tax Convention dealing with the operation of ships and aircraft in international traffic.

On 15 November 2013, the OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs (CFA) invited public comments on a discussion draft on changes to the provisions of the OECD Model Tax Convention dealing with the operation of ships and aircraft in international traffic. The OECD has now published the comments received on that discussion draft.