gin Bringing all Chileans on board By www.oecd-ilibrary.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Apr 2016 14:09:00 GMT The Chilean economy has had an extraordinary performance over the last decades with strong growth and declining poverty rates. This paper discusses how to achieve greater social inclusiveness against the background of weaker medium-term growth. Full Article
gin European economy is slowly recovering but legacies of the crisis remain and new challenges are emerging By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 10:02:00 GMT The European economy is gradually recovering but further policy action will be required to address unresolved legacies of the global economic crisis that are weighing on growth and major new concerns that have emerged, according to two new OECD reports. Full Article
gin Leveraging R&D and innovation policies to foster productivity in Czech Republic By oecdecoscope.wordpress.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:50:00 GMT Productivity catch-up along with deeper integration into the global economy played a central role in the convergence of the Czech incomes toward OECD countries before the 2008 financial crisis. Full Article
gin Turkey: Challenging times call for pushing ahead with economic reform By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2016 08:00:00 GMT Turkey’s economy has proven remarkably resilient in the face of a challenging global economic context. However, further action can be taken to raise productivity and advance the shift to a more balanced, sustainable and stronger growth path that will boost living standards for the entire population, according to the latest OECD Economic Survey of Turkey. Full Article
gin Green shoots of recovery in entrepreneurship beginning to appear By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 14:00:00 GMT The post-crisis recovery in entrepreneurial activity remains mixed across countries, but new data released today by the OECD provides tentative signs of a turning point, with trends in enterprise creation rates pointing upwards in most economies. Full Article
gin Funding priority spending will become increasingly challenging in Indonesia By oecdecoscope.wordpress.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:34:00 GMT As described in the 2016 OECD Economic Survey of Indonesia, economic growth is expected to pick up over the course of 2016 and into 2017. Despite persistently weak external conditions, confidence is returning, with inflation moderating, a stable rupiah and government investment in infrastructure gathering pace. Full Article
gin New Zealand: Boost productivity and adapt to the changing labour market By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 16:18:00 GMT The New Zealand economy continues enjoying a strong, broad-based expansion, driven by booming tourism, high net inward migration, solid construction activity and supportive monetary policy. Full Article
gin Adapting to the changing labour market in New Zealand By www.oecd-ilibrary.org Published On :: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 09:30:00 GMT Technological change is increasing the productivity of highly skilled workers but creating more challenging labour-market conditions for their low-skilled counterparts. Full Article
gin The quantification of structural reforms: extending the framework to emerging market economies By dx.doi.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 11:33:00 GMT This paper estimates and quantifies the impact of structural reforms on per capita income for a large set of OECD and non-OECD countries. Full Article
gin Norway should strengthen its capacity to thrive in a changing world By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 09:30:00 GMT The Norwegian economy is performing well, despite low oil prices. Further reforms will be needed to diversify the economy, improve public spending efficiency and ensure that today’s high levels of income, well-being and equality are passed on to future generations, according to a new report from the OECD. Full Article
gin Norway’s economy: maintaining a successful business sector in a changing world By dx.doi.org Published On :: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 09:32:00 GMT Norway’s success in maintaining high living standards, low inequality and good progress in gender balance owes much to its business sector. Full Article
gin Empowering the 40% of young Latin Americans not in formal jobs, education or training could spark new growth engines, says latest Latin American Economic Outlook By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 18:35:00 GMT Latin America and the Caribbean’s (LAC) GDP will shrink by between 0.9% and 1% in 2016, according to the latest estimates, the second consecutive year of negative growth and a rate of contraction the region has not seen since the early 1980s. According to the Latin American Economic Outlook 2017, the region should recover in 2017, but with modest GDP growth of between 1.5% and 2%, below expected growth in advanced economies. Full Article
gin Deleveraging: challenges, progress and policies By dx.doi.org Published On :: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 10:44:00 GMT In the run-up to the financial crisis, indebtedness of households and non-financial businesses rose to historically high levels in many OECD countries; gross debt of financial companies rose dramatically relative to GDP. Much of the debt accumulation appears to have been based on excessive risk-taking and exceptional macro-economic conditions and therefore not sustainable. Full Article
gin Japan's challenging debt dynamics By dx.doi.org Published On :: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 10:59:00 GMT This working paper presents the background and the details of the simulations behind Box 1.4 of the May 2013 OECD Economic Outlook. A small simulation model is used to evaluate the contribution that the three pillars of the government’s strategy – fiscal consolidation, growth-boosting structural reforms and higher inflation – could make to reversing the rise in Japan’s public debt ratio. Full Article
gin Emerging Asia to see healthy medium-term growth but institutional reforms will be critical for future, says the OECD Development Centre By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:23:00 GMT While the outlook for many OECD countries remains subdued, Emerging Asia is set for healthy growth over the medium term. Annual GDP growth for the ASEAN -10, China and India is forecast to average 6.5% over 2015-19. Growth momentum remains robust in the 10 ASEAN countries, with economic growth averaging 5.6% over 2015-19. Full Article
gin Fighting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement in Mexico - The CFE Report 2015 By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:40:00 GMT This report documents procurement regulations and practices in Mexico's main electricity company (Comisión Federal de Electricidad) and makes policy recommendations in key procurement areas. Full Article
gin Illicit Trade’s Deadly Margins - Insights Blog By www.oecdinsights.org Published On :: Fri, 01 Apr 2016 22:27:00 GMT Blog examining how corruption can have a negative impact on citizens health, and underlines the difficulties of controlling trade networks and examines how illicit trade continues to evolve. Full Article
gin OECD-Lisbon city International Roundtable for Cities: Exchanging cities' experiences on resilience By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2016 09:51:00 GMT This event to be held on 21 June 2016 in Lisbon, Portugal, will discuss the preliminary findings of the OECD project "Resilient Cities" and share cities' experience on enhancing resilience. Full Article
gin OSINERGMIN, Peru's energy regulator, begins RIA implementation By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT OSINERGMIN, the Supervisory Agency for Investment in Energy and Mining of Peru, advances in transparency and accountability to improve its regulation. Full Article
gin Digging up facts about fake news: The Computational Propaganda Project By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 09 May 2017 10:34:00 GMT This may come as a surprise to most serious policymakers, but here’s a fact: not all that is “news” is fact-checked information. Worse, non-facts are frequently introduced into stories and passed off as facts. Welcome to the new information world. It is unsettling, and hardly augurs well for robust policymaking. So what can be done about it? Full Article
gin Bridging divides in a post-truth world By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 05 Jun 2017 13:04:00 GMT The 2017 OECD Forum takes place after a series of political upheavals few would have predicted scarcely twelve months ago. Divides have become more apparent between metropolises and capital cities on the one hand, and towns and villages on the other, between Millennials and pensioners, between the haves and the have-nots, between the best and the rest. Full Article
gin Banks’ restructuring and smooth deleveraging of the private sector in Slovenia By dx.doi.org Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:46:00 GMT Slovenia is facing the legacy of a boom-bust cycle that has been compounded by weak corporate governance of state-owned banks. The levels of non-performing loans and capital adequacy ratios compare poorly in international perspective and may deteriorate further, which could require significant bank recapitalisation. Full Article
gin State-Owned Enterprises in the Middle East and North Africa: Engines of Development and Competitiveness? By dx.doi.org Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:52:00 GMT SOEs are an important feature of the economic landscape in the MENA region. This report examines their contribution to industrial development, diversification, poverty elimination and the provision of goods and services. It assesses ownership and governance practices and makes recommendations to policymakers, managers and boards. Full Article
gin How is corporate governance in Japan changing? Developments in listed companies and roles of institutional investors By dx.doi.org Published On :: Fri, 07 Aug 2015 09:36:00 GMT OECD Corporate Governance Working Paper No.17. This report examines the influence of institutional shareholders and their activities towards good corporate governance, the historical changes to practices within shareholder meetings and the role that institutional shareholders have played in the improvement of corporate governance within Japanese listed companies. Full Article
gin Changing business models of stock exchanges and stock market fragmentation By dx.doi.org Published On :: Thu, 09 Jun 2016 23:36:00 GMT This report reviews structural changes in the stock exchange industry and provides data on M&A changes in the aggregate revenue structure of major stock exchanges. It describes the fragmentation of the stock market resulting from an increase in stock exchange-like trading venues, such as alternative trading systems (ATSs) and multilateral trading facilities (MTFs), and a split between dark (non-displayed) and lit (displayed) trading. Full Article
gin Adapting Global Standards to a Changing World By bit.ly Published On :: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 23:10:00 GMT This essay by the OECD's Mats Isaksson and Serdar Çelik traces the evolution of global corporate governance standards and make the case for strong, clear, yet flexible public policy to support capital formation, economic stability, and growth. It is published by the Columbia Law School's Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership on the occasion of the Center’s 10-year anniversary. Full Article
gin Imagining the life of a Fearless Girl: Gender diversity in corporate leadership By bit.ly Published On :: Thu, 08 Mar 2018 20:35:00 GMT Drawing inspiration from 'Fearless Girl', the diminutive and plucky bronze statue that’s been staring down the 3-ton ‘Charging Bull’ on Wall Street for the past year, OECD’s Mathilde Mesnard and Bill Below highlight the importance of gender diversity in corporate leadership. Full Article
gin Managing Risk in the State-Owned Enterprise Sector in Asia By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:54:00 GMT This report provides an overview of national approaches to risk management in the state-owned enterprise (SOE) sector in seven Asian economies (Bhutan, India, Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam). It examines risk management requirements and practices at both the level of the state and at the level of individual enterprises. Full Article
gin United Kingdom Imports of Intra EU - Products of Animal Origin N By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 11:49:00 GMT Imports of Intra EU - Products of Animal Origin N in the United Kingdom decreased to 4.99 GBP Million in February from 5.45 GBP Million in January of 2020. Imports of Intra EU - Products of Animal Origin N in the United Kingdom averaged 4.55 GBP Million from 1996 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 11.86 GBP Million in May of 2018 and a record low of 2.04 GBP Million in September of 2001. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Imports of Intra EU - Products of Animal Origin N. Full Article
gin United Kingdom Imports Intra Eu - Oil Seeds & Oleaginous Fruits, Medical Plants By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 11:49:00 GMT Imports Intra Eu - Oil Seeds & Oleaginous Fruits, Medical Plants in the United Kingdom increased to 37.06 GBP Million in February from 36.48 GBP Million in January of 2020. Imports Intra Eu - Oil Seeds & Oleaginous Fruits, in the United Kingdom averaged 312.09 GBP Million from 1996 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 44904.10 GBP Million in March of 2015 and a record low of 5.21 GBP Million in June of 2002. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Imports of Intra EU - Oil Seeds & Oleaginous Frui. Full Article
gin Tunisia GDP From Building and Civil Engineering By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 10:21:00 GMT 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. Full Article
gin India Exports of Engineered Goods By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 11:17:00 GMT Exports of Engineered Goods in India decreased to 404.10 INR Billion in March from 517.91 INR Billion in February of 2020. Exports of Engineered Goods in India averaged 152.27 INR Billion from 1991 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 623.69 INR Billion in March of 2019 and a record low of 2.69 INR Billion in May of 1991. This page includes a chart with historical data for India Exports of Engineered Goods. Full Article
gin Euro Area Marginal Lending Rate By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:18:00 GMT Euro Area Marginal Lending Rate was at 0.25 percent on Friday May 8. Lending Rate in the Euro Area averaged 2.42 percent from 1999 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 5.75 percent in October of 2000 and a record low of 0.25 percent in March of 2016. In the Euro Area, the marginal lending facility aims to provide overnight liquidity, signal the general stance of monetary policy and normally provides a ceiling for the overnight market interest rate. This facility is available to eligible counterparties on their own initiative, subject to their fulfilment of certain operational access conditions. Counterparties can use the marginal lending facility to obtain overnight liquidity from the national central banks against eligible assets. Under normal circumstances, there are no credit limits or other restrictions on counterparties' access to the facility, apart from the requirement to present sufficient underlying assets. The marginal lending facility is administered in a decentralised manner by the national central banks. This page provides - Euro Area Lending Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
gin Australia Imports from Virgin Islands British By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:19:00 GMT Imports from Virgin Islands, British in Australia remained unchanged at 0 AUD Million in March from 0 AUD Million in February of 2020. Imports from Virgin Islands, British in Australia averaged 0.15 AUD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 3 AUD Million in August of 2002 and a record low of 0 AUD Million in February of 1988. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia Imports from Virgin Islands, British. Full Article
gin Australia Imports from United States Virgin Is By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:19:00 GMT Imports from United States Virgin Is in Australia remained unchanged at 0 AUD Million in March from 0 AUD Million in February of 2020. Imports from United States Virgin Is in Australia averaged 0.30 AUD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 6 AUD Million in September of 1989 and a record low of 0 AUD Million in February of 1988. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia Imports from the United States Virgin Is. Full Article
gin Mexico Imports - Spark-Ignition Reciprocating Piston Engines By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:16:00 GMT Imports - Spark-Ignition Reciprocating Piston Engines in Mexico increased to 313098 USD THO in March from 265011 USD THO in February of 2020. Imports - Spark-Ignition Reciprocating Piston Engi in Mexico averaged 192539.25 USD THO from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 331744 USD THO in August of 2019 and a record low of 95965 USD THO in December of 2015. This page includes a chart with historical data for Mexico Imports of Spark-ignition Reciprocating Piston En. Full Article
gin Mexico Imports of Spark-ignition Piston Engines By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:16:00 GMT Imports of Spark-ignition Piston Engines in Mexico increased to 338102 USD THO in March from 284937 USD THO in February of 2020. Imports of Spark-ignition Piston Engines in Mexico averaged 216433.38 USD THO from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 347302 USD THO in August of 2019 and a record low of 126147 USD THO in December of 2015. This page includes a chart with historical data for Mexico Imports of Spark-ignition Piston Engines. Full Article
gin Italy Imports: Forestry, Logging & Related Service Activities By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 11:17:00 GMT Imports: Forestry, Logging & Related Service Activities in Italy increased to 18.58 EUR Million in January from 18.09 EUR Million in December of 2019. Imports: Forestry, Logging & Related Service Activ in Italy averaged 52.03 EUR Million from 1991 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 4822.67 EUR Million in June of 2013 and a record low of 14.20 EUR Million in August of 1992. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy Imports of Forestry, Logging & Related Service Ac. Full Article
gin United States Imports - Parts, Engines, Bodies & Chassis (Census Basis) By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:57:00 GMT Imports - Parts, Engines, Bodies & Chassis (Census Basis) in the United States decreased to 11056.71 USD Million in March from 12912.79 USD Million in February of 2020. Imports - Parts, Engines, Bodies & Chassis (Census in the United States averaged 7138.70 USD Million from 1989 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 13619.06 USD Million in December of 2018 and a record low of 2199.39 USD Million in March of 1991. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Imports of Parts, Engines, Bodies & Chassis. Full Article
gin United States Imports - Spacecraft, Engines & Parts Exc.Military (Census) By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:58:00 GMT Imports - Spacecraft, Engines & Parts Exc.Military (Census) in the United States increased to 6.35 USD Million in March from 5.87 USD Million in February of 2020. Imports - Spacecraft, Engines & Parts Exc.Military in the United States averaged 8.63 USD Million from 1989 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 115.58 USD Million in December of 2017 and a record low of 0.04 USD Million in January of 1995. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Imports of Spacecraft, Engines & Parts Exc.milita. Full Article
gin United States Imports - Spacecraft, Engines & Parts (Census Basis) By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:58:00 GMT Imports - Spacecraft, Engines & Parts (Census Basis) in the United States increased to 6.35 USD Million in March from 5.87 USD Million in February of 2020. Imports - Spacecraft, Engines & Parts (Census Basi in the United States averaged 8.63 USD Million from 1989 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 115.58 USD Million in December of 2017 and a record low of 0.04 USD Million in January of 1995. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Imports of Spacecraft, Engines & Parts. Full Article
gin How remote study is changing business school life By www.ft.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 04:00:27 GMT The coronavirus crisis has created new ways to learn and collaborate Full Article
gin Art inspired by Aboriginal identity and nuclear explosions By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:38:13 GMT Yhonnie Scarce and Judy Watson talk about creating work with seductive surfaces and dark themes Full Article
gin Mark Ruffalo plays diverging twins in I Know This Much Is True By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:41:51 GMT Six-part series adapts Wally Lamb’s novel about family, loss and mental illness Full Article
gin Digging Joe Biden out of his basement By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:00:38 GMT Coronavirus is depriving the former vice-president of a real campaign Full Article
gin Deutsche Bank fined $70m in US rate-rigging probe By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 05:58:51 GMT Penalty for manipulation of Isdafix benchmark is German group’s latest American setback Full Article
gin Live Q&A: How are you managing your business in the crisis? By www.ft.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 08:04:57 GMT Andrew Hill will be answering questions on Monday at 12pm and 5pm Full Article
gin Why I am unashamedly plugging plug plants By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:55:32 GMT Compost plugs let you bypass seed sowing and are cheaper than bedding plants Full Article
gin Tech and changing labour costs set to transform shipping By www.ft.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 04:30:45 GMT Robotics likely to cause less long-distance offshoring and curb demand for huge vessels Full Article
gin Virgin Media to dominate market connecting 5G after contract win By www.ft.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 04:00:30 GMT Cable company added Three as a new customer for so-called ‘backhaul’ network Full Article