Mexico has embarked on a bold package of structural reforms that will help it to break away from three decades of slow growth and low productivity. Major structural measures have been legislated to improve competition, education, energy, the financial sector, labour, infrastructure and the tax system, among many, and implementation has started in earnest.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are fundamental for inclusive growth and jobs, but they need to broaden their sources of finance in order to reduce their vulnerability to volatile credit market developments, according to two new OECD reports.

This paper compares two competing empirical specifications across all OECD economies, where competing specifications correspond to the 'former' and 'new' specification for deriving measures of the unemployment gap which underlie the OECD’s Economic Outlook projections.

The Canadian economy is adjusting to the fall in commodity prices, but additional policies are needed to boost productivity, reduce financial stability risks and make future growth stronger, greener and more inclusive, according to a new OECD report.

Costa Rica’s economic, social and environmental achievements are impressive. It has succeeded in combining rising living standards, virtually universal health care, pension and primary education systems with sustainable use of natural resources.

A policy framework that does not unduly inhibit the creative destruction process is vital to sustaining productivity growth. Yet, a key question is what happens to workers who lose their jobs due to this process and what are the policies that minimise the costs of worker displacement?

What happens to workers who lose their jobs due to firm exit – how quickly are they re-employed and what are the policies that can aid this process?

The Indian economy is expanding at a fast pace, boosting living standards and reducing poverty nationwide. Further reforms are now necessary to maintain strong growth and ensure that all Indians benefit from it, according to a new report from the OECD.

Poverty has risen in Spain in the wake of the crisis, mainly due to lack of quality jobs that provide enough hours of paid work to support decent incomes.

This paper estimates urban and rural poverty rates across five Chinese administrative regions (Shanghai, Liaoning, Guangdong, Henan and Gansu) in 2014 using representative household level data from the China Family Panel Studies survey.

The peace agreement will boost economic growth, but to share it fairly Colombia must also achieve better educational outcomes and bring more people into the more productive formal economy.

Redistribution is quantified as the relative reduction in market income inequality achieved by personal income taxes, employees’ social security contributions and cash transfers, based on household-level micro data.

The United Kingdom displays large regional disparities in productivity compared to most other OECD countries, with a large gap between London and most other regions.

Many OECD countries have been facing a prolonged period of low growth and stagnating income of the poorest. This challenges governments’ fiscal redistribution, all the more so in a context where new forms of work are calling into question the effectiveness of traditional social safety nets and population ageing is putting pressure on public finances.

Las perspectivas de crecimiento favorable ofrecen a Chile una oportunidad para abordar sus bajos niveles de productividad comparados con los de otras economías desarrolladas, mejorar el acceso al empleo de calidad, y tomar medidas para reducir su desigualdad persistentemente alta, según un nuevo informe de la OCDE.

Chile has been one of the fastest-growing economies in the OECD in recent decades. Sound macroeconomic management, bold structural reforms, such as trade and investment liberalisation, and buoyant natural-resource sectors, supported fast convergence in living standards.However, progress has slowed: declining productivity gains are limiting prospects for rising incomes and better-quality jobs; and inequality remains stubbornly high.

In Finland, as elsewhere, income taxation and the withdrawal of benefits reduce the pay-off for individuals who go from benefits to work.

This paper compares Finland’s benefit system with two benefit reform scenarios: a uniform benefit for all ("basic income") and a universal tapering rule ("universal credit").

Income inequality has increased in most OECD countries over the past two decades. This has come about both because incomes before taxes and transfers have become more unequally distributed, and because the extent of redistribution through taxes and transfers has fallen.

This study explores the impact of export shocks on firms and re-aggregates results to derive distributional effects on sectors and regions.

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Carbon taxes and emission trading systems are the most cost-effective means of reducing CO2 emissions, and should be at the centre of government efforts to tackle climate change,according to a new OECD study.

This report compares urbanisation trends on the basis of a common methodology which helps cross-country comparison of the socio-economic and environmental performance of metropolitan areas in 28 OECD countries.

Greece could save its businesses hundreds of millions of euros a year and improve their competitiveness by reducing administrative burdens, according to a new OECD report.

Uncertainty faced by households and firms affects economic activity. The rise in uncertainty since the beginning of the sovereign debt crisis in Greece could be one factor that has contributed to the steep and long-lasting recession. This paper presents a brief empirical analysis quantifying this phenomenon and compares it with developments in Ireland and Portugal.

Turkey recovered swiftly from the global financial crisis but sizeable macroeconomic imbalances arose in the process.

The OECD event "Risk Governance and Resilient Cities" will examine how risk governance can better manage complex risks and how to improve the resilience of cities to these risks.

In January of this year I visited the Mexican state of Tabasco– a state crossed by rivers and facing the Gulf of Mexico. The state’s population has doubled over the past 30 years and its economy relies heavily on oil and natural gas resources. It has its challenges as well: unemployment, poverty and a lack of resources.

Portugal has one of the most unequal income distributions in Europe and poverty levels are high. The economic crisis has halted a long-term gradual decline in both inequality and poverty and the number of poor households is rising, with children and youths being particularly affected. Unemployment is one of the principal reasons why household incomes declined.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) coordinates global disaster risk reduction efforts among United Nations agencies and international organisations. The OECD is hosting an event to see how governments and stakeholders can best work together to strengthen economic and social resilience through improve risk governance.

Tax reforms are crucial to promoting inclusive growth in India.

The private sector plays an important role in economic development. However to be beneficial to local populations, business must act responsibly. Part 2 of this blog focuses on how community engagement can help business achieve this, in harmony with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and reinforce the link between responsible business and inclusive growth.

Investment treaties are intended to offer foreign investors protection for their investments from host government conduct in violation of the treaty. This report examines how many investment treaties, as interpreted, have generated rules that can disrupt fundamental principles of corporate governance and corporate finance.

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Fifty years ago, the world watched in awe as the first humans landed on the moon. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) is helping us to build on this achievement, by giving us the power to map the moon, to locate and count craters, and even (virtually) to moonwalk!

In general, a credit rating is used by sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and other investors to gauge the credit worthiness of Algeria thus having a big impact on the country's borrowing costs. This page includes the government debt credit rating for Algeria as reported by major credit rating agencies.

Algeria recorded 2467 Coronavirus Recovered since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, Algeria reported 488 Coronavirus Deaths. This page includes a chart with historical data for Algeria Coronavirus Recovered.

Unemployment Change in Portugal increased to 28199 in March from -4996 in February of 2020. Unemployment Change in Portugal averaged -285.64 from 2003 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 35638 in January of 2010 and a record low of -31613 in May of 2014. In Portugal, unemployment change measures the change in the number of registered unemployed compared to the previous month. This page provides - Portugal Unemployment Change- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Exports (Fob) - Manufactured Goods (According To Funcex) in Brazil increased to 5378.60 USD Million in February from 4982.40 USD Million in January of 2020. Exports (Fob) - Manufactured Goods (According To F in Brazil averaged 3488.05 USD Million from 1977 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 9831 USD Million in October of 2013 and a record low of 253 USD Million in January of 1977. This page includes a chart with historical data for Brazil Exports of - Manufactured Goods (according.

Fitch Ratings changed on Tuesday 5 May 2020 Brazil’s sovereign credit rating outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the debt grade at BB-, citing as main trigger behind the revision the deterioration of Brazil's economic and fiscal outlook, and downside risks to both given renewed political uncertainty, including tensions between the executive and congress, and uncertainty over the duration and intensity of the coronavirus pandemic. Standard & Poor's credit rating for Brazil stands at BB- with stable outlook. Moody's credit rating for Brazil was last set at Ba2 with stable outlook. DBRS's credit rating for Brazil is BB (low) with stable outlook. In general, a credit rating is used by sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and other investors to gauge the credit worthiness of Brazil thus having a big impact on the country's borrowing costs. This page includes the government debt credit rating for Brazil as reported by major credit rating agencies.

Exports of Manufactured Products in Brazil decreased to 4149 USD Million in April from 5843 USD Million in March of 2020. Exports of Manufactured Products in Brazil averaged 4478.17 USD Million from 1989 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 9830.45 USD Million in October of 2013 and a record low of 1107.14 USD Million in October of 1990. This page includes a chart with historical data for Brazil Exports of : Manufactured Products.

Exports of Semi-manufactured Products in Brazil decreased to 2117 USD Million in April from 2523 USD Million in March of 2020. Exports of Semi-manufactured Products in Brazil averaged 1439.84 USD Million from 1989 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 3935.58 USD Million in August of 2011 and a record low of 202.46 USD Million in September of 1991. This page includes a chart with historical data for Brazil Exports of : Semi-manufactured Products.

Exports (Fob): Primary Prds - Unmanufactured & Refuse Tobacco in Brazil increased to 3637.20 USD Million in April from 115.76 USD Million in March of 2020. Exports (Fob): Primary Prds - Unmanufactured & Ref in Brazil averaged 142.16 USD Million from 1989 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 3637.20 USD Million in April of 2020 and a record low of 3.97 USD Million in February of 1992. This page includes a chart with historical data for Brazil Exports of : Primary Prds - Unmanufactured &.

Brazil recorded 59297 Coronavirus Recovered since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, Brazil reported 10017 Coronavirus Deaths. This page includes a chart with historical data for Brazil Coronavirus Recovered.

Standard & Poor's credit rating for Bulgaria stands at BBB with positive outlook. Moody's credit rating for Bulgaria was last set at Baa2 with positive outlook. Fitch's credit rating for Bulgaria was last reported at BBB with stable outlook. In general, a credit rating is used by sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and other investors to gauge the credit worthiness of Bulgaria thus having a big impact on the country's borrowing costs. This page includes the government debt credit rating for Bulgaria as reported by major credit rating agencies.

Bulgaria recorded 422 Coronavirus Recovered since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, Bulgaria reported 88 Coronavirus Deaths. This page includes a chart with historical data for Bulgaria Coronavirus Recovered.

Standard & Poor's credit rating for Germany stands at AAA with stable outlook. Moody's credit rating for Germany was last set at Aaa with stable outlook. Fitch's credit rating for Germany was last reported at AAA with stable outlook. DBRS's credit rating for Germany is AAA with stable outlook. In general, a credit rating is used by sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and other investors to gauge the credit worthiness of Germany thus having a big impact on the country's borrowing costs. This page includes the government debt credit rating for Germany as reported by major credit rating agencies.

Germany recorded 141700 Coronavirus Recovered since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, Germany reported 7445 Coronavirus Deaths. This page includes a chart with historical data for Germany Coronavirus Recovered.

Standard & Poor's credit rating for Ireland stands at AA- with stable outlook. Moody's credit rating for Ireland was last set at A2 with stable outlook. Fitch's credit rating for Ireland was last reported at A+ with stable outlook. DBRS's credit rating for Ireland is A (high) with positive outlook. In general, a credit rating is used by sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and other investors to gauge the credit worthiness of Ireland thus having a big impact on the country's borrowing costs. This page includes the government debt credit rating for Ireland as reported by major credit rating agencies.

Ireland recorded 17110 Coronavirus Recovered since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, Ireland reported 1429 Coronavirus Deaths. This page includes a chart with historical data for Ireland Coronavirus Recovered.