After peaking in the first half of 2008, international imbalances declined sharply during the global crisis of 2008-09, in part reflecting cyclical factors such as large contractions in domestic demand on the back of bursting housing bubbles in a number of deficit countries, as well as large declines in cross-border capital flows, interest rates and commodity prices.

The Spanish government has launched a series of ambitious public administration reforms as part of wider efforts to promote economic competitiveness and strengthen trust in government and public institutions.

Whistleblowing is an essential element for safeguarding the public interest and for promoting a culture of public accountability and integrity. The majority of OECD countries have recently passed legislation protecting whistleblowers and yet, despite being high on the agenda, successful whistleblowing stories are rare.

Webinar presenting OECD’s and UNEP’s Compendium of Best Practices in Green Public Procurement

MENA (Middle East and North Africa) countries are looking for ways to build a strategic public sector capacity to enable full women’s empowerment in society and public life in a sustainable manner. They also seek to ensure conformity with international standards related to issues of gender equality and human rights.

On January 26th and 27th the Ministry of Regional Development of Ukraine and the OECD organised a seminar in Kiyv focusing on recent decentralisation and territorial reforms in Ukraine and in OECD countries.

This seminar was held in Mykolaiv on 5 March, 2017. Ukrainian sub-national officials, policy makers and other stakeholders shared their experience in decentralisation reform and its impact with respect to administrative capacity, investment capacity and service delivery capacity, particularly at the local level.

This seminar series is part of the OECD project, Supporting Decentralisation in Ukraine. The 2nd seminar on Strengthening the Subnational Partnership, took place in Mykolaiv ON 15 March 2017.

Imports of Sugars & Sugar Confectionary in Mexico increased to 63762 USD THO in March from 61508 USD THO in February of 2020. Imports of Sugars & Sugar Confectionary in Mexico averaged 69119.24 USD THO from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 91232 USD THO in January of 2018 and a record low of 48043 USD THO in January of 2016. This page includes a chart with historical data for Mexico Imports of Sugars & Sugar Confectionary.

Imports - Sugar Confectionary, Not Containing Cocoa in Mexico increased to 9763 USD THO in March from 7689 USD THO in February of 2020. Imports - Sugar Confectionary, Not Containing Coco in Mexico averaged 9309.46 USD THO from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 14861 USD THO in October of 2018 and a record low of 6800 USD THO in June of 2014. This page includes a chart with historical data for Mexico Imports of Sugar Confectionary, Not Containing Co.

This hospital saga is gripping, well acted and sometimes harrowing

Brazilian president criticised for rubbing elbows with crowds while awaiting second virus test results

Brazil and Mexico leaders ignore medical advice while Latin America begins crackdown

With new episodes launching today, now is the perfect time to revel in the cruel humour of the hit cartoon

Ignacio Galán says energy distributor’s listing highlights president’s market-friendly policies

Our ‘Round on the Links’ quiz tests your ability to draw connections. Thinking caps on!

Matthew Vincent and colleagues discuss Goldman Sachs and Amazon - another big tech tie-up for the Wall Street name, Deutsche Bank's profit targets, and what a case of stealing from a workplace canteen tells us about the current climate for ethics and compliance in banking. With special guest Russell Quelch of Redburn, the equity research house.

Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Robert Smith, capital markets correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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The arts podcast reviews new albums by two of the most venerable singer-songwriters around: Leonard Cohen's "Old Ideas" and Paul McCartney's "Kisses on the Bottom". Have they still got it? Does their latest work speak to modern times? And just what are we to make of Macca's album title? Neville Hawcock is joined in the studio by Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, FT pop critic, Peter Aspden, FT arts writer, and Gautam Malkani, FT writer and novelist. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown  

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London’s Jewish Museum may seem an odd venue for an exhibition about the late pop diva. But the show is not so much a celebrity portrait as a way for a family to reclaim its daughter, says the FT’s assistant arts editor  

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The sheer scale of suffering in the 1914-18 conflict is hard to grasp. As preparations begin for the centenary commemoration, the FT’s arts editor argues that culture has a vital role to play  

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The singer-songwriter is about to turn 80 – a rite of passage not only for him but also for rock music. Peter Aspden celebrates a musician with a rare talent for staying ahead of the times  

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Donald Trump will be 70 next week and Hillary Clinton will be 69 in October

A fascinatingly detailed history one of the world’s great scholarly projects

Behaviour of Brazil’s ‘walking crisis’ president sparks backlash among one-time allies

Flashpoint between Brazil’s populist leader and political establishment over response to virus

Dismissal of Luiz Henrique Mandetta follows feud over how to tackle coronavirus

Tensions escalate between president and the speaker of Congress’s lower house over response to coronavirus 

Sérgio Moro was the face of nation’s long-running ‘Car Wash’ anti-corruption probe

Justice minister’s departure raises risk of yet another impeachment in Latin America’s largest democracy

Former justice minister had accused president of political interference in police work

After reaching intraday record, stocks retreat as new president faces economic challenge

It’s half a century since the launch of Apollo 11, the spacecraft that put the first man on the moon. Between 1969 and 1972 the moon had 12 human visitors but, since then, no-one. Now, however, there’s a new push to go back to our near neighbour and Donald Trump wants to speed things up. Naomi Rovnick, Henry Mance and Clive Cookson discuss the new lunar mission

Contributors: Naomi Rovnick FT Live reporter, Henry Mance, chief features writer, and Clive Cookson, science editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Confidence levels plunge as growing political crisis compounds economic damage from coronavirus

SEC sets out proposal to provide investors with faster, broader trading figures

This riveting account of how a piratical corporation subjugated India resonates with today’s global capitalism

The Pensions Regulator and former minister Sir Steve Webb take part in online debate 

Arguments for authoritarianism and against democracy will be made with increased boldness

Optimism, not pessimism, could spark future takeover offers for UK investment houses

The UK should not agree to proposals to stagger the talks, with fish as part of the first course

The tech industry (and the world at large) is not experiencing temporary anxiety — the uncertainty we’re all coping with is the new normal. Sudden shifts in behavior have made some startups targeting slow-moving, old-school industries more relevant than they could have imagined, such as those in telehealth, distance learning and remote work. Most, however […]

The Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) has set up a dedicated webpage and will be organizing webinars to examine the trade impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on least developed countries (LDCs).

EIA will present results from four alternative policy scenarios to the Annual Energy Outlook 2020 (AEO2020) published in an Issue in Focus article. The article and the presentation will examine the potential effects of a range of alternative energy policies on the future U.S. electric power sector through 2050.

Taika Waititi already reinvigorated the Thor franchise. Now he’s looking to do the same for Star Wars. Waititi is probably best-known for directing “Thor: Ragnarok” — easily the best of the Thor movies and one of the most delightful films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. More recently, he wrote and directed the Nazi comedy “Jojo […]

The workplace gender gap is at its widest among the expat community with only one in four Australian females currently working overseas, PwC People Business Partner Jonathan Dunlea said today while launching a new report.

Franchise Bible author Rick Grossmann discusses how marketing is changing and new ways and platforms for sending your marketing messages to your customers.

Join our expert Neil Gordon as he discusses providing customers incredible value and building trust.

Join author and entrepreneur Kim Walsh Phillips as she discusses best practices for driving leads in today's world.

Join Harvard Business School Professor Rebecca Henderson as she discusses why entrepreneurs are central to building a better world and why there are million dollar businesses to be built along the way.

This webinar provides action strategies to help you launch your own small enterprise.

Discover 20 different ways to make extra money, save cash, pay down debt, or start their own side hustle, all of which are done online.