“What is the city but the people?” asked Shakespeare in Coriolanus. All city planning focuses on people and the quality of life. The big cities in Brazil took shape from the 1950s, when the country’s population amounted to approximately 52 million inhabitants, only 36.2% of whom lived in cities.

Sustaining high agricultural growth is critical to Brazil's overall development given the importance of agriculture and agro-industries to the national economy and the resource potential that has yet to be exploited.

Um elevador social quebrado? Como promover a mobilidade social: Como o Brasil compara?

Three world experts discuss the future of cities in the current context of rapid urbanisation. This meeting was held in Paris on 4 December 2012.

In collaboration with the Federal Government of Germany, the OECD organised four workshops at the International Regulatory Reform Conference (IRRC) 2013 in Berlin. The workshops focused on the use of cost-benefit analysis in governmental decision making, as well as on the role of key actors of regulatory governance in the regulatory policy cycle: Parliaments, regulatory agencies and audit offices.

With gross government debt surpassing 200% of GDP, Japan’s fiscal situation is in uncharted territory. In addition to robust nominal GDP growth, correcting two decades of budget deficits requires a large and sustained fiscal consolidation based on a detailed and credible multi-year plan that includes measures to control spending and raise revenue.

This workshop is to discuss the policy relevance of inequalities in the access to services in regions and cities, including the institutional and territorial organization for service delivery.

Italy’s policy of fiscal consolidation and growth-friendly structural reforms has substantially improved its economic prospects, but the adverse sentiment that the country has faced in the sovereign bond market over the past years has deep roots.

Despite progress in the past decade, financial markets in Colombia remain relatively small and shallow. In particular the banking system suffers high intermediation costs, which limit constrains access to finance by households and firms.

Colombia has engaged in a sustained process of fiscal decentralisation over the past decades. Evidence is presented that the current framework is conducive to fiscal sustainability, especially after the reforms in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

This paper contributes to the scarce literature on the macroeconomic effects of property taxes, in particular on the relationships between property taxes, house prices and the wider economy.

The objective of this paper is to calculate endogenous government debt limits given the markets assessment of the probability to default.

This paper analyses income inequality in Ireland using a new panel dataset based on the administrative tax records of the Revenue Commissioners for Ireland.

Nearly one in five mobile phones and one in four video game consoles shipped internationally is fake, as a growing trade in counterfeit IT and communications hardware weighs on consumers, manufacturers and public finances, according to a new OECD report.

Governments have responded differently to new demands on them since the global crisis, with many raising spending on social services, some trimming public sector employment and most stabilising day-to-day running costs at a lower level.

This Global Forum plays an important role as the tool for on-going dialogue on responsible business conduct. I am pleased to announce that today, Ministers from over 20 countries are coming together to discuss how to integrate responsibility considerations throughout government policies. Their work will contribute to protect internationally recognised fundamental rights and to ensure good governance, fair regulations, and transparency.

With a focus on the Asia-Pacific region, this conference addressed what the Sustainable Development Goals will mean for business and how business sustainability strategies can be aligned to support their implementation.

The private sector plays an important role in economic development. However to be beneficial to local populations, business must act responsibly. Part 1 of this blog discusses how business can do this, as laid out in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and make a positive contribution to economic, environmental and social progress with a view to achieving sustainable development.

From the early 2000s, sustainability has emerged as a central policy-making consideration as climate change and population growth have heightened concerns about already-stretched natural resources.

This stocktaking report first presents a chronology of how systems for the liability of legal persons have evolved among the 41 Parties to the Anti-Bribery Convention. It then presents a “mapping” of the features of these systems for the 41 Parties.

9 December 2016, Paris: Held on International Anti-Corruption Day, this roundtable provided an opportunity for governments, the private sector, civil society, and the media, to reflect on the liability of legal persons following more than 15 years of work by the OECD Working Group on Bribery to promote its application for foreign bribery.

The truth is that human rights are not sustainable, or in some places even possible, in today’s networked society unless public and private actors take responsibility. Governments and corporations alike must commit to design, manage, and govern technologies in a manner that is consistent with international human rights standards.

Germany 1 Year Bond Yield was -0.57 percent on Friday May 8, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Historically, the Germany 12 Month Bubill Yield reached an all time high of 4.74 in July of 2008.

Greece 6 Month Bond Yield was 0.61 percent on Friday May 8, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Historically, the Greece 26 Weeks Bill Yield reached an all time high of 25.75 in October of 2011.

Netherlands 6 Month Bill Yield was -0.49 percent on Friday May 8, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Historically, the Netherlands 6 Month Bill Yield reached an all time high of 1.32 in June of 2011.

US 6 Month Bill Bond Yield was 0.15 percent on Friday May 8, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Historically, the United States 6 Month Bill Yield reached an all time high of 15.67 in February of 1982.

Greece 3 Month Bond Yield was 0.55 percent on Friday May 8, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Historically, the Greece 13 Weeks Bill Yield reached an all time high of 56.20 in November of 2011.

Netherlands 3 Month Bill Yield was -0.62 percent on Friday May 8, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Historically, the Netherlands 3 Month Bill Yield reached an all time high of 4.80 in September of 2010.

US 3 Month Bill Bond Yield was 0.12 percent on Friday May 8, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Historically, the United States 3 Month Bill Yield reached an all time high of 13.99 in March of 1982.

Imports of Personal Automobiles in Switzerland decreased to 811.46 CHF Million in March from 916.92 CHF Million in February of 2020. Imports of Personal Automobiles in Switzerland averaged 857.47 CHF Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 1083.80 CHF Million in March of 2019 and a record low of 533.27 CHF Million in August of 2014. This page includes a chart with historical data for Switzerland Imports of Personal Automobiles.

India Treasury Bill 91 Day Yield decreased to 3.64 percent on Friday May 1 from 3.73 percent in the previous day. Interbank Rate in India averaged 7.36 percent from 1993 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 12.97 percent in July of 1995 and a record low of 3.10 percent in July of 2009. In India, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - India Treasury Bill Yield - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Interbank Rate in Pakistan decreased to 11.19 percent in March from 13.34 percent in February of 2020. Interbank Rate in Pakistan averaged 10.01 percent from 1991 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 17.42 percent in May of 1997 and a record low of 1.21 percent in July of 2003. In Pakistan, the interbank rate is the rate of interest charged on short-term loans made between banks. This page provides - Pakistan Six Month Treasury Bill Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

With the exodus set to continue, the strains on Bogotá and other governments are set to intensify

Proposal successfully passes committee stages on the way to plenary vote

Bloc faces worst recession in its history as report calls for pan-European recovery plan

Subsidies and freebies to retain cash-strapped users add to sector’s financial burden

Rami Makhlouf’s complaints against his cousin show strains in power structure

A militarist matchbox, a spoof banknote, a Lennon album. . . the FT’s arts writer presents a very personal history of the past half-century in 10 objects  

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Bobbie Gentry's understated ballad was reworked by jazz musicians, the 'rebel-country' movement and Motown - and even parodied by Bob Dylan. Ian McCann traces its history  

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G20 agriculture ministers urge governments not to disrupt global supply chains

Retirement property has a reputation for being a rip off, but several large operators claim to have reinvented the model. The FT's Money Mentor columnist Lindsay Cook joins Claer Barrett to discuss the issues. Next up, is your mobile phone a drain on your finances? Guy Anker from MoneySavingExpert tells us how. And finally, listeners hear from the FT's Rich People's Problems experts about the controversy surrounding his local tennis club.

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We need to do more to get the disabled into work

Tax experts warn of unintended consequences of reducing or giving away pay and bonuses

Neither Labour nor the Conservatives have offered a "credible prospectus" for government in the election, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said this morning, in a damning assessment that highlighted the gulf between different political visions for Britain.

Sum far exceeds $8bn fundraising target at upcoming EU-led donors’ conference

Two experts debate the long-term impact on inflation of the Covid-19 rescue packages

Analysts fear unintended consequences of central bank’s vast foreign-currency holdings

Fortunes are created by technology and globalisation, as well as talent and enterprise

Hedge fund chief bets on stockmarket recovery after profiting from coronavirus sell-off

Biggest US oil company takes $2.9bn charge to account for crude’s plunge