The labour market recovery in the Netherlands is lagging behind. As of the last quarter of 2015, the unemployment rate stood at 6.7%, just one percentage point lower than its cyclical peak and three percentage points higher from its level at the start of the global financial crisis. As a result of the sluggish recovery, the unemployment rate in the Netherlands is now slightly higher than that for the OECD as a whole.

This paper delivers a broad assessment of income inequality in Denmark.

How should we be managing our public employees and setting public employment policy? The OECD is developing the first international Recommendation on Public Service Leadership and Capability and we want to hear from you. A public consultation is open to all public employees and interested citizens. Deadline is the 14th September 2018.

The Education policy Outlook is a new publication that uses existing knowledge to review education policies and reforms across OECD countries. It will build on substantial comparative and sectorial policy knowledge and on the experience of policy outlooks already developed across the OECD.

Latin America’s GDP growth rate has slowed down in 2014, dropping below 1.5%. This is the first time in a decade that the region grows less than the OECD average, according to the OECD Development Centre, the Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean and the development bank for Latin America. Given the projections in the past weeks, any recovery in 2015 is likely to be challenging.

The conference will be interactive and results-oriented. The format will be designed to foster opportunities for meaningful discussion and dialogue among participants, national representatives, international organisation representatives and experts. We will ask most participants to take an active role in the conference

The world is living through one of its most extraordinary revolutions, with game-changing implications, many of them still unknown.

When choosing a school for their child, parents in all participating countries value academic achievement highly; but they are often even more concerned about the safety and environment of the school and the school’s reputation.

It’s that time of year; and as sure as there are new pencil cases on desks, pristine notebooks in backpacks and fresh textbooks with nary a wrinkle up their spines, there’s a new batch of OECD reports ready to inform and challenge your thinking about education.

This policy profile on education in Korea is part of the Education Policy Outlook series, which presents comparative analysis of education policies and reforms across OECD countries.

This paper delivers a broad assessment of income inequality in Denmark.

Tomorrow, the OECD will publish the 2015 PISA results. The world’s premier global metric for education will tell us which countries have the best school systems, based on the performance of 15-year-olds in science, mathematics and reading over a two-hour test.

This policy profile on education in Latvia is part of the Education Policy Outlook series, which presents comparative analysis of education policies and reforms across OECD countries.

Amid a growing debate over the benefits of globalisation, a new OECD report examines how the level and mix of skills in a country’s workforce can affect its chances of winning or losing from the globalised production chains that see workers dotted across different countries contributing to the design, manufacture and sale of a single product

Looking – literally – at how teachers around the world teach can be a game changer to improve education. The evidence is clear that teachers are what makes the greatest difference to learning, outside students’ own backgrounds. It is widely recognised that the quality of an education system is only as good as the quality of its teachers. Yet we know relatively little about what makes a good and effective teacher.

While teachers can make a great difference to student outcomes, we know little about how they teach and what makes “good” teaching. The TALIS Video Study is a new OECD project that aims at understanding what teaching practices are used, how they are interrelated, and which ones are most related to students’ cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes.

With Africa’s population set to double by 2050, modernising local economies will be vital to make the continent more competitive and to increase people’s living standards, according to the African Economic Outlook 2015, released at the African Development Bank Group’s 50th Annual Meetings.

How Africa urbanises will be critical to the continent’s future growth and development, says the African Economic Outlook 2016 released today at the African Development Bank Group’s 51st Annual Meetings.

If one analysis is correct, the continued existence of cows disproves the main tenets of capitalism

Singa, an African lion living in Pakawi Park Zoo in Belgium struggled to look after his five cubs who screamed every time he tried to move them while mum was recovering from an injury at the vet.

Virgin Australia shares are worth less than 10 cents. Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's has warned the airline's debt problems were likely to worsen in light of the coronavirus.

The comedian, 31 - who will host the BRIT Awards on Tuesday - is reportedly looking for love on celebrity dating app Raya, two years after his split from girlfriend of six years, Gemma, 37.

Andrew Hebbs, 67 (pictured), told us this week that an appointment with a Toyota dealership for a recalled seatbelt fault on his Prius hybrid had been cancelled.

Taking the top prize at the Sportswomen of the Year 2015 ceremony on Friday, the Olympic heptathlon champion capped off a sensational year when she beat off the competition yet again.

Davis Cup hero Andy Murray and athletics icon Jessica Ennis-Hill are the frontrunners to collect this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year gong on Sunday night.

The 30-year-old is set to look the part when she defends her heptathlon crown in Rio this summer after picking up her Team GB kit for Brazil at an event in Birmingham on Tuesday.

Singa, an African lion living in Pakawi Park Zoo in Belgium struggled to look after his five cubs who screamed every time he tried to move them while mum was recovering from an injury at the vet.

Steve Smith was completing a run when on 26, Jonny Bairstow spotted the chance for mischief. The wicket keeper moved to knock the bails with his gloves, forcing Smith to dive.

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: Sportsmail rounds up some of the hidden stories behind game. The EFL are set for a crackdown on clubs exploiting a Financial Fair Play loophole.

The former Love Island star, 27, flaunted her handiwork via Instagram on Saturday.

The media personality's blog, set for release this summer, will feature updates on fashion, beauty, music and lifestyle topics.

The former Love Island star, 22, uploaded a picture of her lounging on an armchair in a stunning emerald two-piece which showed off her svelte physique.

Kaley Cuoco jokes about her sexy wet hair flick while frolicking in the pool as her beloved dog looked on: 'Get a man to look at you the way Norman looks at me lol,' she wrote.

Geeta Seshu recalls the women of 2003, whose lives offered hope for improved rights tomorrow, and also reminded us of the failures we live with today.

Business honchos are descending on the rural markets, expecting to make a killing from whatever is left in the pockets of India's poor, led by an NCAER forecast of robust sales growth here, writes Devinder Sharma.

शाहरुख खान वैसे तो किसी फिल्म को लेकर काफी समय से चर्चा में नहीं रहे लेकिन अब उनके फैंस के लिए एक राहत की खबर आ रही है। गौरतलब है कि वो एक्टिंग तो नहीं कर रहे हैं लेकिन एक फिल्ममेकर

Recently, Kashmera Shah grabbed the eyeballs as she shared a bold picture with Manek Bedi from a magazine photoshoot, which was shot by Dabboo Ratnani several years ago. She called herself a 'hotness personified' in the caption! In an interview with

Salman Khan is currently living with his family at the Panvel farmhouse, from where everyone often shares their daily updates on social media. Recently, in one such Salman Khan's post, Iulia Vantur called him a supermodel. Salman, while at

Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Sunday the government is looking to lift the state of emergency in "many of 34 prefectures" that are not among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic before the nationwide deadline of May 31.

Yuva Rajkumar’s foray into movies just got confirmed on his grandfather and Sandalwood legend, Dr. Rajkumar’s birth anniversary. The makers of the young actor’s debut film released the first look poster with the working title, YR 01.   Other than the

Royal Enfield introduced the Interceptor 650 and Continental GT 650 in India, during 2018. Since then, the motorcycles have gained a lot of traction and sold more than 20,000 units in FY 2019-20.

After many failed attempts over the past decade, Bhendi Bazaar, one of the most underdeveloped and busiest business-cum-residential districts in Mumbai city, is taking a big leap into the future in what's said to be the nation's largest cluster redevelopment project. The 125-year-old neighbourhood spanning 16.5-acres, not very far from the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, is already home to two newly-developed towers of 36 and 41-floors which have opened up a new world of modern living for the families there. Around 610 of the over 3,200 families and 128 of the over 1,250 businesses have moved into the new buildings -- all for free.

Italy, Spain, Portugal and India are among the countries easing coronavirus restrictions.Social distancing, mask wearing are the new norms as these countries continue to battle the virus pandemic, but are venturing out of their homes after extended periods of staying at home.

Proteomic analysis of peripheral cells reveals aspects of psychiatric disorder.

It is mother's day today, and what better day to take a look at some of Hollywood's most stunning mommy-daughter duos, who look exactly alike. Not only did these daughters win the gene lottery, but have grown up to look just like their mothers. We have drawn up a list of our favourite duos who take the phrase 'like mother like daughter' to the next level.

October 5, 2015

You may have recently seen an abundance of bug-eyed people puking rainbows on Snapchat. Thank Looksery for that. Launched last year as an entertainment app based on face recognition technology and special effects, Looksery was acquired by Snapchat last month.

Looksery technology propels Snapchat’s new special effects

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No-touch systems, infrastructure to work from home are some of the changes