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Comprehensive reforms to Portugal’s labour market between 2011 and 2015 have helped create jobs and reduce the country’s high unemployment rate but important challenges remain, according to a new OECD report.

Portugal’s economic recovery is now well established, with GDP back to pre-crisis levels, a substantially lower unemployment rate and renewed investment and domestic consumption now joining a robust export sector to drive the economy. Efforts should now focus on reducing vulnerabilities to build resilience to future shocks, according to a new OECD report.

Economic growth prospects in Gurgaon have stricken the interests of several people who are ambitious and wish to prosper. It is known as the mini Singapore owing to stunning designs of high rises...

Poland’s economic growth remains strong. Rising family benefits and a booming jobs market are lifting household income while poverty rates and inequality are falling, says a new OECD report.

The entire building has now been sealed by the officials and the actress has gone into 14-days self-quarantine at home.

What are gilt mutual funds? When should we invest?

Gilt mutual fund schemes invest in short term and long term government securities issued by RBI on behalf of Government of India....

Soon after the opening of the road, the travel time to reach Lipulekh pass by the pilgrims and security forces will come down to only two days from existing five days.

This report on the shipbuilding industry in Turkey is one of a series studies covering various OECD countries and non-OECD economies, and has been prepared to inform OECD’s Council Working Party on Shipbuilding (WP6) on the status and future prospects of that industry.

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.

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.

The four organisations, working jointly as the members of the new Platform for Collaboration on Tax have developed a series of recommendations and enabling actions which are laid out in this draft summary document. The Platform organisations seek comments from interested stakeholders on these recommendations by 8 July 2016.

G20 Finance Ministers, in their communique of February 2016, called upon the IMF, OECD, UN and World Bank Group to “recommend mechanisms to help ensure effective implementation of technical assistance programmes, and recommend how countries can contribute funding for tax projects and direct technical assistance, and report back with recommendations” at their July meeting.

In many OECD countries, student debt is rising, and in many others, public debts are persistently high. How can policy makers decide on the right financing mix for students and governments? This is where taxes have an important role to play. In a nutshell, delivering educational services will depend on taxes, and good tax income will depend on good educational services.

Exports (Bop) - Forestry Products&Building&Packaging Materials in Canada increased to 3479 CAD Million in March from 3391.40 CAD Million in February of 2020. Exports (Bop) - Forestry Products&Building&Packagi in Canada averaged 3120.28 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 4531.80 CAD Million in May of 2004 and a record low of 1596 CAD Million in October of 1991. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Exports of (bop) - Forestry Products&building&pac.

Exports of (bop) - Building and Packaging Materia in Canada increased to 2483.80 CAD Million in March from 2400.20 CAD Million in February of 2020. Exports of (bop) - Building and Packaging Materia in Canada averaged 1790.14 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 2843 CAD Million in May of 2004 and a record low of 603.40 CAD Million in December of 1990. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Exports of (bop) - Building And Packaging Materia.

Imports (Bop) - Prefabricated Buildings And Components in Canada decreased to 31.90 CAD Million in March from 39.80 CAD Million in February of 2020. Imports (Bop) - Prefabricated Buildings And Compon in Canada averaged 19.74 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 134.80 CAD Million in June of 1995 and a record low of 2.20 CAD Million in January of 1988. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Imports of (bop) - Prefabricated Buildings And Co.

Georgia has achieved significant progress in reducing corruption over the past decade. To build on this progress, the Government should focus on strengthening its professional civil service and ensure independence of the judiciary, according to a new OECD report.

If we are to meet the goal of keeping global warming to 2 degrees, governments need to engage now to get on the right track to achieve zero‑net greenhouse emissions from combustion of fossil fuels in the second half of this century. Given the urgency of doing so, why does our dependence on fossil fuels appear to be unshaken?

3-4 September 2014, Phnom Penh, Cambodia: This conference focused on the key levers for restoring trust in government and building trust by and in the private sector and civil society.

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.

Housing Index in China decreased to 7.10 percent in November from 7.80 percent in October of 2019. Housing Index in China averaged 4.65 percent from 2011 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 12.60 percent in November of 2016 and a record low of -6.10 percent in March of 2015. In China, Housing Index is measured by year over year change in house prices in 70 medium and large cities. This page provides the latest reported value for - China Newly Built House Prices YoY Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The recent mental health reform is an important step towards better services for people with mental ill-health, but Australia needs to do more to help people with mild to moderate mental health issues at and into work, according to a new OECD report.

The recent mental health reform is an important step towards better services for people with mental ill-health, but Australia needs to do more to help people with mild to moderate mental health issues at and into work, according to a new OECD report.

Data from the Japanese government suggest there are currently over 1 000 shipyards in Japan. Some of these yards are privately owned individual enterprises, while others form part of larger private or public companies that operate multiple yards. Japan’s shipbuilders exist within a wider maritime cluster that provides crucial upstream and downstream products and services.

This conference in Nairobi, Kenya, addressed specific issues relating to financial literacy in Africa and the MENA region. It presented the output of the Russia/OECD/World Bank Trust Fund on Financial Literacy and Education.

Public and private finance mobilised by developed countries for climate action in developing countries reached USD 62 billion in 2014, up from USD 52 billion in 2013 and making an average of USD 57 billion annually over the 2013-14 period, according to a new OECD study in collaboration with Climate Policy Initiative (CPI).

29 October 2015, Paris - Resilient cities and SMEs are critical to reducing the economic disruption from climate-related disaster events. In the run up to COP21, these remarks by Adrian Blundell-Wignall at the AXA-UNEP-PSI Conference on Climate Resilience address the importance of building resilience to climate change risks at the level of cities and SMEs.

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.

The Brazilian economy has made a rapid recovery from the global economic crisis, but further reforms are necessary to boost long-term growth, spur investment and further reduce poverty, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Brazil.

Italy has made considerable progress in strengthening its public finances and adopting wide-ranging reforms to boost economic growth. The new government must build on past achievements and ensure that they are sustained and reinforced, says a new OECD report.

Improving Myanmar's agricultural sector by building up food processing activities and related services could help the transformation of the country's economy, to a more modern one able to produce higher-value goods for export, according to a new OECD report.

This paper compares two competing empirical specifications across all OECD economies, where competing specifications correspond to the 'former' and 'new' specification for deriving measures of the unemployment gap which underlie the OECD’s Economic Outlook projections.

Poland’s economic growth remains strong. Rising family benefits and a booming jobs market are lifting household income while poverty rates and inequality are falling, says a new OECD report.

Europe’s economy is finally growing robustly. These positive developments provide an opportunity to renew efforts to meet the long-term challenges facing the European Union (EU).

The Brazilian economy has made a rapid recovery from the global economic crisis, but further reforms are necessary to boost long-term growth, spur investment and further reduce poverty, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Brazil.

Ministers expressed full support for the OECD’s global relations strategy, as an essential element to increase its impact and relevance. This strategy has been the centrepiece of Secretary-General Angel Gurría’s vision to transform the Organisation into a more inclusive, global policy network and a prime forum for evidence-based policy exchange and global standard setting.

This OECD joint Federação das Indústrias de São Paulo (FIESP) seminar brings together participants from the Brazilian private sector, academia, government authorities, and international experts with one objective: building a positive agenda for Brazil.

This publication is the follow-up to the forum held in March 2012. It offers proposals to counter the effects of the earthquake shock, to secure the sustainability of the local economy.

In 2008, a Gallup poll reported that, on average, less than half of the OECD population trusted their government. The crisis worsened the situation with a decline of four additional percentage points since then. Public actors and institutions have been blamed for their failure to cope with the crisis and for the impact it has had on people’s lives.

World Economic Forum: Global Agenda Council Launches Guide to Good Government and Trust-Building

3-4 September 2014, Phnom Penh, Cambodia: This conference focused on the key levers for restoring trust in government and building trust by and in the private sector and civil society.

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.

Housing Starts in Bulgaria decreased to 993 units in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 1156 units in the third quarter of 2019. Housing Starts in Bulgaria averaged 744 units from 2010 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 1281 units in the second quarter of 2017 and a record low of 382 units in the first quarter of 2012. This page provides - Bulgaria Housing Starts- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Housing Starts in Turkey increased to 9195 units in December from 5557 units in November of 2019. Housing Starts in Turkey averaged 7394.34 units from 2002 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 39137 units in December of 2010 and a record low of 1250 units in January of 2002. This page provides the latest reported value for - Turkey Housing Starts - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

GDP From Construction in Tunisia increased to 708.36 TND Million in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 705 TND Million in the third quarter of 2019. GDP From Construction in Tunisia averaged 620.86 TND Million from 2000 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 741.40 TND Million in the third quarter of 2014 and a record low of 406.68 TND Million in the second quarter of 2000. This page provides - Tunisia Gdp From Building and Civil Engineering- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

New Home Sales in China increased to 17934 CNY Hundreds of millions in March from 7198 CNY Hundreds of millions in February of 2020. New Home Sales in China averaged 22908.56 CNY Hundreds of millions from 1999 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 139440 CNY Hundreds of millions in December of 2019 and a record low of 78.19 CNY Hundreds of millions in February of 1999. In China, commercial housing sales refers to the total contract price of the sale of new commercial housing during the reporting period (that is, the total contract price confirmed in the formal sales contract signed by both parties). This indicator shows cumulative data. This page provides - China Sales Value of Commercial Residential Buildings- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Building Permits in Portugal decreased to 1762 in November from 2386 in October of 2019. Building Permits in Portugal averaged 2043.14 from 2007 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 4835 in January of 2007 and a record low of 1051 in August of 2015. In Portugal, a building permit refers to the authorization granted by local councils under the provisions of specific legislation, for the execution of works (including new construction, enlargements, conversions, refurbishments and demolition of buildings). This page provides the latest reported value for - Portugal Building Permits - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Building Permits in Qatar decreased to 673 in November from 954 in October of 2019. Building Permits in Qatar averaged 565.41 from 2009 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 954 in October of 2019 and a record low of 42 in August of 2013. This page provides - Qatar Building Permits- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Building Permits in Bulgaria decreased to 1512 Units in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 1630 Units in the third quarter of 2019. Building Permits in Bulgaria averaged 1566.63 Units from 2005 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 3110 Units in the third quarter of 2007 and a record low of 764 Units in the first quarter of 2013. This page provides - Bulgaria Building Permits- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.