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Apple is addressing the biggest pain-point of iPhone users during COVID-19

Apple is soon going to roll out a new software that addresses the pain-point of iPhone users in wake of COVID-19 pandemic.




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Norway should strengthen primary care to address evolving healthcare needs, says OECD

Improving primary care systems and co-ordination between health services would help Norway meet the changing needs of its healthcare system, as the population ages and hospital stays become shorter, according to a new OECD report.




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Mother's Day special: Debina recalls how her mother stitched dress sported by Kajol in Shah Rukh's Baazigar

Debina Bonnerjee has recalled her mother got out of her way to get the dress sported by Kajol in Shah Rukh Khan's Baazigar.




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Concerted Action Necessary to Address U.S. Adult Skills Challenge, says OECD

An OECD study published today says the United States should take concerted action to address the adult skills challenge, warning it could progressively fall behind other countries. The study argues that low-skilled populations face a bleak future, creating challenges both to equity and social cohesion.




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OECD's Gurria congratulates President Obama on taking action to address the unsustainable situation of undocumented immigrants

On the occasion of the OECD High Level Policy Forum on Migration taking place on December 1 and 2 2014, Secretary General Angel Gurria congratulates President Obama on taking action to address the unsustainable situation of undocumented immigrants.




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Addressing Growing Inequality through Inclusive Growth: Insights for the US and Beyond

In his speech delivered at the Brookings Institute, OECD Secretary-General Gurría explains that OECD’s numbers tell a clear-cut story of how our traditional economic growth agenda has neglected inclusiveness. Yet to begin to tackle this problem, we have to understand that inequality is not just about money. It touches every area of people’s lives.




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Global mayors join forces to address inequalities and foster inclusive growth in cities worldwide

Mayors from cities across the United States, Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America gathered in New York to launch a global campaign to address rising inequalities and foster inclusive growth in their cities, in their countries and worldwide.




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Urgent action needed to address growing opioid crisis

Governments should treat the opioid epidemic as a public health crisis and improve treatment, care and support for people misusing opioids. Overdose deaths continue to rise, fuelled by an increase in prescription and over-prescription of opioids for pain management and the illicit drugs trade, according to a new OECD report.




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OECD will follow Canadian proceedings addressing allegations of political interference in foreign bribery prosecution

The OECD Working Group on Bribery is concerned by recent allegations of interference in the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin that are subject to proceedings in the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. The Canadian engineering and construction group is the subject of an ongoing prosecution into allegations of the bribery of Libyan officials to obtain a Can$ 58-million contract to restore a water pipeline.




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Urgent action needed to address growing opioid crisis

Governments should treat the opioid epidemic as a public health crisis and improve treatment, care and support for people misusing opioids. Overdose deaths continue to rise, fuelled by an increase in prescription and over-prescription of opioids for pain management and the illicit drugs trade, according to a new OECD report.




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Opening address by Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the 2015 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting

Opening address by Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the 2015 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting




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Somalia IP Addresses

IP Addresses in Somalia increased to 1487 IP in the first quarter of 2017 from 1262 IP in the fourth quarter of 2016. IP Addresses in Somalia averaged 676.41 IP from 2007 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 1487 IP in the first quarter of 2017 and a record low of 223 IP in the third quarter of 2011. This page includes a chart with historical data for SomaliaIP Addresses.




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OECD releases discussion draft on approaches to address BEPS involving interest in the banking and insurance sectors

Interested parties are invited to provide comments on a discussion draft which deals approaches to address BEPS involving interest in the banking and insurance sectors under Action 4 (Interest deductions and other financial payments) of the BEPS Action Plan.




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Public comments received on the discussion draft on approaches to address BEPS involving interest in the banking and insurance sectors under Action 4

The OECD publishes comments received on the discussion draft on approaches to address BEPS involving interest in the banking and insurance sectors under Action 4.




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The Platform for Collaboration on Tax invites comments on a draft toolkit designed to help developing countries address the lack of comparables for transfer pricing analyses

Responding to a request by the Development Working Group of the G20, the Platform for Collaboration on Tax – a joint initiative of the IMF, OECD, UN and World Bank Group – has developed a draft toolkit designed to assist developing countries in an important area of international tax policy: transfer pricing.




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The Platform for Collaboration on Tax delivers a toolkit to help developing countries address the lack of comparables for transfer pricing analyses and better understand mineral product pricing practices

The Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) – a joint initiative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), United Nations (UN) and World Bank Group – has published a toolkit to provide practical guidance to developing countries to better protect their tax bases.




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Governments should make better use of energy taxation to address climate change

Taxes are effective at cutting harmful emissions from energy use, but governments could make better use of them. Greater reliance on energy taxation is needed to strengthen efforts to tackle the principal source of both greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, according to a new OECD report.




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OECD and IGF invite comments on a draft practice note that will help developing countries address profit shifting from their mining sectors via excessive interest deductions

Building on BEPS Action 4, this practice note has been prepared by the OECD under a programme of co-operation with the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF), to help guide tax officials on how to strengthen their defences against BEPS. Deadline for comment: 18 May 2018.




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OECD addresses the misuse of residence/citizenship by investment schemes

Today’s revelations from the “Daphne Project” on the Maltese residence and citizenship by investment schemes underline the crucial importance of the the OECD’s work to ensure that the integrity of the OECD/G20 Common Reporting Standard (CRS) is preserved and that any circumvention is detected and addressed.




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OECD and Norway agree new partnership to help developing countries address taxation challenges

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Norway agreed today to gear up efforts to help developing countries address their domestic resource mobilisation challenges in order to finance the Sustainable Development Goals.




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Jurisdictions take action to address the potential misuse of RBI/CBI schemes for CRS-circumvention purposes

The OECD is pleased to announce that jurisdictions are taking further action to prevent the misuse of RBI/CBI schemes by account holders by putting in place an exchange of information mechanism that will ensure that the information on applicants of RBI/CBI schemes will be made available to their jurisdiction(s) of tax residence.




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OECD announces progress made in addressing harmful tax practices (BEPS Action 5)

Further progress has been made by the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS in implementation of BEPS measures against harmful tax practices (BEPS Action 5).




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OECD leading multilateral efforts to address tax challenges from digitalisation of the economy

Today the OECD Secretariat published a proposal to advance international negotiations to ensure large and highly profitable Multinational Enterprises, including digital companies, pay tax wherever they have significant consumer-facing activities and generate their profits.




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Tax officials and stakeholders from Asia-Pacific meet in the Philippines to discuss proposals to address the tax challenges of the digitalisation of the economy

A regional meeting on tax and digitalisation for Asia and the Pacific , co-hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), took place in Manila, the Philippines on 19-20 November 2019.




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International community renews commitment to multilateral efforts to address tax challenges from digitalisation of the economy

The international community reaffirmed its commitment to reach a consensus-based long-term solution to the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy, and will continue working toward an agreement by the end of 2020, according to the Statement by the Inclusive Framework on BEPS released by the OECD today.




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Canada Exports Fabric, Fibre And Yarn, Leather And Dressed Furs

Exports (Bop) - Fabric, Fibre And Yarn, Leather And Dressed Furs in Canada decreased to 96.20 CAD Million in March from 97.30 CAD Million in February of 2020. Exports (Bop) - Fabric, Fibre And Yarn, Leather An in Canada averaged 114.30 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 203.80 CAD Million in July of 2001 and a record low of 28.20 CAD Million in July of 1989. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Exports of (bop) - Fabric, Fibre And Yarn, Leathe.




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Iraq IP Addresses

IP Addresses in Iraq decreased to 200240 IP in the first quarter of 2017 from 226075 IP in the fourth quarter of 2016. IP Addresses in Iraq averaged 154075.59 IP from 2007 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 369576 IP in the fourth quarter of 2013 and a record low of 6168 IP in the third quarter of 2007. This page includes a chart with historical data for IraqIP Addresses.




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Gambia IP Addresses

IP Addresses in Gambia increased to 4061 IP in the first quarter of 2017 from 3717 IP in the fourth quarter of 2016. IP Addresses in Gambia averaged 2294.44 IP from 2007 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 4061 IP in the first quarter of 2017 and a record low of 1065 IP in the third quarter of 2007. This page includes a chart with historical data for GambiaIP Addresses.




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Burundi IP Addresses

IP Addresses in Burundi increased to 1971 IP in the first quarter of 2017 from 1786 IP in the fourth quarter of 2016. IP Addresses in Burundi averaged 759.74 IP from 2007 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 2914 IP in the fourth quarter of 2015 and a record low of 246 IP in the fourth quarter of 2010. This page includes a chart with historical data for BurundiIP Addresses.




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Belgium should address “flagrant” lack of resources for fighting foreign bribery, says OECD

Fighting foreign bribery is not a priority in Belgium. Together with the flagrant lack of resources for Belgian law enforcement authorities, this has resulted in very few foreign bribery investigations and prosecutions. In the 14 years since the entry into force of the foreign bribery offence in Belgium, only one case of bribery of foreign public officials has been concluded.




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Estonia needs to promptly address rising foreign bribery risks, says OECD

Estonia’s framework for combating foreign bribery may be inadequate to efficiently tackle rising foreign bribery risks resulting from its increasingly export-intensive economy.




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OECD-AfDB seminar on addressing policy impediments to private investment in African infrastructure

This seminar investigated how changes made in key policy areas at national, regional and international levels can help generate more and better private investment in Africa’s infrastructure.




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Colombia needs to address major loopholes to hold companies liable for foreign bribery

Colombia needs to improve its capacity to investigate foreign bribery by establishing an effective corporate liability regime, improving coordination between its numerous agencies and more rigorously training law enforcement, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.




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Angola IP Addresses

IP Addresses in Angola decreased to 156892 IP in the first quarter of 2017 from 171208 IP in the fourth quarter of 2016. IP Addresses in Angola averaged 93885.38 IP from 2007 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 242884 IP in the third quarter of 2015 and a record low of 6057 IP in the third quarter of 2007. This page includes a chart with historical data for AngolaIP Addresses.




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Norway should strengthen primary care to address evolving healthcare needs, says OECD

Improving primary care systems and co-ordination between health services would help Norway meet the changing needs of its healthcare system, as the population ages and hospital stays become shorter, according to a new OECD report.




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OECD Tohoku School Address

This learning experience is an important model for other countries recovering from natural disasters as well. It demonstrates how they can best invest in their most precious resource – their young people!




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Japan must urgently address long-standing concerns over foreign bribery enforcement

Japan must step up enforcement of its foreign bribery laws and strengthen the capacities of its law enforcement agencies to proactively detect, investigate and prosecute the foreign bribery offence, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.




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Myanmar IP Addresses

IP Addresses in Myanmar increased to 4755 IP in the first quarter of 2017 from 4326 IP in the fourth quarter of 2016. IP Addresses in Myanmar averaged 1739.41 IP from 2007 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 5293 IP in the second quarter of 2015 and a record low of 77 IP in the third quarter of 2007. This page includes a chart with historical data for MyanmarIP Addresses.




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Andorra IP Addresses

IP Addresses in Andorra increased to 28333 IP in the first quarter of 2017 from 25392 IP in the fourth quarter of 2016. IP Addresses in Andorra averaged 20988.10 IP from 2007 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 28704 IP in the second quarter of 2016 and a record low of 10500 IP in the third quarter of 2007. This page includes a chart with historical data for AndorraIP Addresses.




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Guam IP Addresses

IP Addresses in Guam increased to 51563 IP in the first quarter of 2017 from 47493 IP in the fourth quarter of 2016. IP Addresses in Guam averaged 43634.51 IP from 2007 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 55351 IP in the fourth quarter of 2011 and a record low of 26611 IP in the fourth quarter of 2007. This page includes a chart with historical data for GuamIP Addresses.




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Uruguay IP Addresses

IP Addresses in Uruguay increased to 959629 IP in the first quarter of 2017 from 846123 IP in the fourth quarter of 2016. IP Addresses in Uruguay averaged 551610.03 IP from 2007 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 1002106 IP in the second quarter of 2015 and a record low of 117262 IP in the third quarter of 2007. This page includes a chart with historical data for UruguayIP Addresses.




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Morocco IP Addresses

IP Addresses in Morocco increased to 3732705 IP in the first quarter of 2017 from 3547224 IP in the fourth quarter of 2016. IP Addresses in Morocco averaged 1315813.92 IP from 2007 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 3732705 IP in the first quarter of 2017 and a record low of 214821 IP in the third quarter of 2007. This page includes a chart with historical data for MoroccoIP Addresses.




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The Global Forces Shaping Finance - Keynote address by Greg Medcraft

29 June 2018 - This keynote address focuses on the three main forces driving change in the financial sector: the growing importance of trust; the accelerating digitalisation of the economy; and the unprecedented interconnectedness of global markets. This keynote address was made by Greg Medcraft, OECD Director of Financial and Enterprise Affairs, at the Annual Conference of the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance.




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Nepal IP Addresses

IP Addresses in Nepal decreased to 181620 IP in the first quarter of 2017 from 194089 IP in the fourth quarter of 2016. IP Addresses in Nepal averaged 157842.49 IP from 2007 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 318361 IP in the first quarter of 2016 and a record low of 12331 IP in the third quarter of 2007. This page includes a chart with historical data for NepalIP Addresses.




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Rwanda IP Addresses

IP Addresses in Rwanda increased to 10599 IP in the first quarter of 2017 from 10257 IP in the fourth quarter of 2016. IP Addresses in Rwanda averaged 5467.64 IP from 2007 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 10599 IP in the first quarter of 2017 and a record low of 2738 IP in the third quarter of 2007. This page includes a chart with historical data for RwandaIP Addresses.




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Belgium should address “flagrant” lack of resources for fighting foreign bribery, says OECD

Fighting foreign bribery is not a priority in Belgium. Together with the flagrant lack of resources for Belgian law enforcement authorities, this has resulted in very few foreign bribery investigations and prosecutions. In the 14 years since the entry into force of the foreign bribery offence in Belgium, only one case of bribery of foreign public officials has been concluded.




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Malawi IP Addresses

IP Addresses in Malawi decreased to 15425 IP in the first quarter of 2017 from 15502 IP in the fourth quarter of 2016. IP Addresses in Malawi averaged 6929.18 IP from 2007 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 15502 IP in the fourth quarter of 2016 and a record low of 1276 IP in the third quarter of 2007. This page includes a chart with historical data for MalawiIP Addresses.




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Isle of Man IP Addresses

IP Addresses in Isle of Man increased to 33371 IP in the first quarter of 2017 from 33213 IP in the fourth quarter of 2016. IP Addresses in Isle of Man averaged 25218.95 IP from 2007 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 33371 IP in the first quarter of 2017 and a record low of 11821 IP in the third quarter of 2007. This page includes a chart with historical data for Isle of ManIP Addresses.




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Mali IP Addresses

IP Addresses in Mali increased to 12496 IP in the first quarter of 2017 from 11137 IP in the fourth quarter of 2016. IP Addresses in Mali averaged 11078.90 IP from 2007 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 17117 IP in the second quarter of 2014 and a record low of 3781 IP in the third quarter of 2007. This page includes a chart with historical data for MaliIP Addresses.




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Germany and the Euro Area: Addressing the Competitiveness Challenge - OECD report presented to German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel

Restoring competitiveness is one of the key challenges to bring European economies back on a path of strong, sustainable and balanced growth. Europe could improve its growth prospects by implementing a strategic reform agenda with a broad range of policy reforms to increase productivity, dynamism and employment.