Further structural reforms are needed to help the business sector boost productivity growth and overcome the key challenges of sluggish investment in advanced economies and excess capacity in emerging economies, according to a new OECD report.

One of the puzzles of the post-crisis period is low observed aggregate productivity growth. This report dissects the problem using the company and sector value-added data of more than 11,000 of the world’s largest listed non-financial and non-real-estate companies, taken from 20 different industry sectors.

Auckland, New Zealand, 12-13 October 2016. Discussions focused on innovative policies and strategies around financial education and consumer protection.

This paper explores the relationship between policy settings and extreme positive and negative growth events, what we call GDP tail risks, using quantile regression methods.

Promoting responsible business conduct in the financial sector is vital to building a sustainable global economy. This paper will help institutional investors implement the due diligence recommendations of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in order to prevent or address adverse impacts related to human and labour rights, the environment, and corruption in their investment portfolios.

13/05/2017 - With the frequency and scope of cyber incidents growing significantly, this report provides an overview of the market for cyber insurance as well as the current challenges in terms of data availability, quantification of cyber risks, awareness and misunderstanding about coverage. It identifies potential policy measures to address some of the main challenges to the development of an effective cyber insurance market.

Globalisation has failed to create a level playing field in trade, investment and corporate behaviour, being one of the factors contributing to a backlash against openness in many countries and a decline in confidence in government institutions.

This report describes the levels of financial literacy of adults in G20 countries and the Netherlands and Norway, guest countries under the G20 German Presidency. It was presented to G20 Leaders at their 2017 Summit meeting in Hamburg on 8 July 2017.

While the contribution of MSMEs to national economies is widely recognised, their financial education needs are not always being met and low levels of financial literacy pose a potential barrier to successful business creation and growth. Covering 21 economies, this stocktaking report identifies the main policy challenges and good practices.

In 2016, private pension assets reached their highest-ever level at over USD38 trillion in OECD countries, according to Pensions Markets in Focus. Investment losses resulting from the financial crisis have been recouped in almost all reporting OECD countries.

New Delhi, India, 8-9 November 2017. This symposium looked at how to implement effective financial education policies in a changing financial landscape with a focus on financial education in the digital age.

This report examines the approaches adopted in 23 OECD and EU countries for evaluating the performance and cost-effectiveness of publicly supported credit guarantee programmes for SMEs.

With the growth of cybercrime, and intensive media coverage of privacy breaches and ransomware attacks over the last year, could complacency about cyber risks soon be a thing of the past? Bill Below and Leigh Wolfrom of the OECD Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs look at some of the challenges to insuring cyber risk.

22-23 February 2018, Paris - The potential role of the nascent cyber insurance market in enhancing cyber resilience is increasingly being recognised by policy makers. This conference provided an opportunity to exchange knowledge and share experiences on addressing the challenges impeding the development of the cyber insurance market.

Riding the wave of technological innovation in finance, the robo-advice model has emerged as one potential solution to increase the accessibility and affordability of getting help to invest savings for retirement. OECD's Jessica Mosher looks at the potential benefits, risks and challenges.

Although financial inclusion levels have improved in all Southeast Asian countries in recent years, levels remain relatively low in some countries. This report evaluates current levels of financial inclusion and financial literacy in Southeast Asia and describes the policies and programmes developed to support financial inclusion, education and consumer protection.

18 May 2018, Paris, France: The 2018 symposium focused on the relationship between financial education policies and broad economic, financial and social outcomes, including its role in supporting sustainable and inclusive growth.

The increasingly digital environment for financial products and services and the potential for digitalisation to support greater financial inclusion and inclusive growth, makes effective financial consumer protection more important than ever. This policy guidance focuses on areas related to the role of oversight bodies and disclosure and transparency.

The digitalisation of financial products and services, and the consequent need to strengthen digital financial literacy has become an important component of the global policy-making agenda. This guidance aims to identify and promote effective initiatives that enhance digital and financial literacy in light of the unique characteristics, advantages, and risks of digital financial services and channels.

4-5 September 2018, Paris - The OECD Blockchain Policy Forum on "Distributed Ledgers: Opportunities and Challenges" was the first major international conference to take stock of blockchain’s impacts across the full range of government activities and public priorities.

4-5 October 2018, Moscow, Russian Federation: The symposium will focus on innovative implementation approaches to deliver global progress on financial literacy.

26-27 November 2018, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic. The conference will provide a forum to discuss best practices on developing financial education and consumer protection in supporting financial inclusion in Lao P.D.R and other Southeast Asian countries.

While China’s overall debt-to-GDP ratio is not particularly high, its non-financial corporate debt relative to GDP is higher than in other major economies.

25 February 2019 - Corporate bond markets have become an increasingly important source of financing for non-financial companies since the global financial crisis. The total outstanding debt in the form of corporate bonds reached USD 13 trillion as of end-2018. In real terms, this is twice as much as in 2008. This paper documents a number of associated risks and vulnerabilities.

Global outstanding debt in the form of corporate bonds issued by non-financial companies has hit record levels, reaching almost USD 13 trillion at the end of 2018. This is double the amount outstanding in real terms before the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new OECD paper.

12-13 September 2019 - The 2nd 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.

Exports in Nepal decreased to 9662.90 Million NPR in December from 11337.80 Million NPR in November of 2019. Exports in Nepal averaged 5809.63 Million NPR from 2001 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 11337.80 Million NPR in November of 2019 and a record low of 2831.60 Million NPR in July of 2002. Nepal mainly exports iron and steel, knotted carpets, textiles, plastics, hollow tubes, beverages and vegetables. Nepal’s main trading partner is India (accounting for 66 percent of all exports). Others include Bangladesh, Germany, France, Canada, China and Japan. . This page provides - Nepal Exports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Imports in Nepal decreased to 113436.60 Million NPR in December from 130958.20 Million NPR in November of 2019. Imports in Nepal averaged 44117.56 Million NPR from 2001 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 141240.60 Million NPR in September of 2018 and a record low of 8000.30 Million NPR in October of 2001. Nepal mainly imports oil, gold, iron and steel, clothes, pharmaceutical products, cement, electronic appliances, food and vehicles. Nepal’s main imports partner is India (accounting for 58 percent of all imports). Others include China, Indonesia, Argentina, South Korea, Malaysia, Japan and Germany. . This page provides - Nepal Imports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Deposit Interest Rate in Rwanda decreased to 5.39 percent in 2018 from 5.95 percent in 2017. Deposit Interest Rate in Rwanda averaged 7.64 percent from 1980 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 11.01 percent in 1996 and a record low of 5 percent in 1993. The Deposit Interest Rate is the average rate paid by commercial banks to individuals or corporations on deposits. This page includes a chart with historical data for Deposit Interest Rate in Rwanda.

The transportation sub-index of the CPI basket in Rwanda increased to 120.10 points in March of 2020 from 119.94 points in February of 2020. CPI Transportation in Rwanda averaged 101.35 points from 2009 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 120.10 points in March of 2020 and a record low of 81.30 points in May of 2009. This page provides - Rwanda Cpi Transportation- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.

OECD Report on Mental Health and Work in Belgium to launch on 29 January 2013 in Brussels

This paper discusses the results of the 2011-2012 OECD LEED study of measuring green growth in the Benelux countries (Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg). The study paid particular attention to the challenges of measuring the transition to a low-carbon economy in cross-border areas as they have additional levels of complexity when it comes to measuring and monitoring their low-carbon transition.

The global economic crisis has had a profound impact on people’s well-being, reaching far beyond the loss of jobs and income, and affecting citizens’ satisfaction with their lives and their trust in governments, according to a new OECD report.

The Belgian economy has returned to growth and continues scoring well on broader measures of well-being, but further reforms will be needed to secure fiscal sustainability while promoting employment and competitiveness, according to the latest OECD Economic Survey of Belgium 2015.

Belgium is making a laudable push to direct more development aid to the poorest countries, but to deliver on this it needs to set firm deadlines, make its aid programme more flexible, and should reverse a decline in overall aid, according to an OECD Review.

Belgium shows average health outcomes compared to other OECD countries. Life expectancy at birth is 80.7 years, just above the OECD average. Quality of care is fair, standing again near the OECD average. Health expenditure at 10.2% of GDP is higher than the OECD average of 1.3% points in 2013. Health policy in Belgium relies on shared responsibility of both the federal authorities and federated entities (regions and communities).

The Co-operative Research Programme (CRP)'s Call for Applications for conference sponsorship and research fellowships for funding in 2019 is now CLOSED. The CRP supports work on sustainable use of natural resources in agriculture, forests, fisheries and food production.

Deposit Interest Rate in Brunei decreased to 0.31 percent in 2018 from 0.32 percent in 2017. Deposit Interest Rate in Brunei averaged 0.58 percent from 2004 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 1.17 percent in 2007 and a record low of 0.23 percent in 2012. The Deposit Interest Rate is the average rate paid by commercial banks to individuals or corporations on deposits. This page includes a chart with historical data for Deposit Interest Rate in Brunei.

The total population in Brunei was estimated at 0.4 million people in 2019, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Looking back, in the year of 1960, Brunei had a population of 0.1 million people. The population of Brunei represents 0.01 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 17036 people on the planet is a resident of Brunei. This page provides - Brunei Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Capacity Utilization in Portugal decreased to 69.92 percent in the first quarter of 2020 from 80.36 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019. Capacity Utilization in Portugal averaged 79.27 percent from 1986 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 85.37 percent in the third quarter of 2003 and a record low of 68.47 percent in the first quarter of 2009. This page provides - Portugal Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Deposit Interest Rate in Malawi decreased to 9.95 percent in the first quarter of 2017 from 11.41 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016. Deposit Interest Rate in Malawi averaged 15.43 percent from 1980 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 42 percent in the third quarter of 1995 and a record low of 3.50 percent in the first quarter of 2008. The Deposit Interest Rate is the average rate paid by commercial banks to individuals or corporations on deposits. This page includes a chart with historical data for Deposit Interest Rate in Malawi.

The total population in Malawi was estimated at 18.6 million people in 2019, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Looking back, in the year of 1960, Malawi had a population of 3.7 million people. The population of Malawi represents 0.22 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 453 people on the planet is a resident of Malawi. This page provides the latest reported value for - Malawi Population - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Exports in Malawi increased to 74239 MWK Million in June from 70086.40 MWK Million in May of 2019. Exports in Malawi averaged 20634.74 MWK Million from 2000 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 97429 MWK Million in November of 2016 and a record low of 617.70 MWK Million in April of 2008. Malawi’s main export is tobacco which accounts for 55% of total exports. Others include: uranium, sugar, tea and coffee. Malawi’s main export partner is the European Union (50 percent of exports). Others include: Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and United States. This page provides - Malawi Exports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Imports in Malawi decreased to 166140 MWK Million in June from 179303.20 MWK Million in May of 2019. Imports in Malawi averaged 49710.20 MWK Million from 2000 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 269620.30 MWK Million in August of 2018 and a record low of 1055.70 MWK Million in April of 2001. Malawi’s main imports are oil, coal, consumer goods and fertilizers. Malawi’s main import partner is South Africa (40 percent of total imports). Others include: Zambia, United States and China. This page provides - Malawi Imports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The transportation sub-index of the CPI basket in Malawi decreased to 116.95 points in March of 2020 from 117.07 points in February of 2020. CPI Transportation in Malawi averaged 153.17 points from 2013 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 214.73 points in December of 2017 and a record low of 100.17 points in January of 2018. This page provides - Malawi Cpi Transportation- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The Corporate Tax Rate in Isle of Man stands at 0 percent. In Isle of Man, the Corporate Income tax rate is a tax collected from companies. Its amount is based on the net income companies obtain while exercising their business activity, normally during one business year. The benchmark we use refers to the highest rate for Corporate Income. Revenues from the Corporate Tax Rate are an important source of income for the government of Isle of Man. This page provides - Isle of Man Corporate Tax Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The total population in Mali was estimated at 19.7 million people in 2019, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Looking back, in the year of 1960, Mali had a population of 5.3 million people. The population of Mali represents 0.23 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 440 people on the planet is a resident of Mali. This page provides the latest reported value for - Mali Population - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The transportation sub-index of the CPI basket in Mali decreased to 97.30 points in March of 2020 from 99.10 points in February of 2020. Cpi Transportation in Mali averaged 106.64 points from 2011 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 117.70 points in May of 2013 and a record low of 94.40 points in March of 2018. This page provides - Mali Cpi Transportation- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Exports to Syria in Turkey increased to 116357.25 USD THO in March from 76651.55 USD THO in February of 2020. Exports to Syria in Turkey averaged 118030.20 USD THO from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 311719 USD THO in July of 2014 and a record low of 68184.85 USD THO in January of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for Turkey Exports to Syria.