Most patients choosing surgery for prostate cancer don't regret their decisions, according to a study published in The iJournal of Urology (Regd) /i, an

Cancer prevention is believed to be the most important motivating factor for the parents to get their children HPV vaccinated, finds a new study. The

Disadvantaged kids tend to learn and improve their language skills from other kids and teachers in preschools. This usually happens when they talk and interact with them.

Adolescents are being targeted for e-cigarette advertisers as potential young customers and are mislead just like tobacco companies used to years ago.

On May 5, Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky sent the following note to Airbnb employees. This is my seventh time talking to you from my house. Each time we've talked, I've shared good news and bad news, but today I have to share some very sad n...

By participating more effectively in the global production of goods and services, Africa can transform its economy and achieve a development breakthrough, according to the latest African Economic Outlook, released at the African Development Bank Group’s Annual Meetings.

Prabhas and Anushka Shetty might have not confirmed about their relationship, but the fans across the country want them to tie the knot. The pictures below will truly explain why their well-wishers want them to be together, forever.

Vignesh Shivan is teaming up with his girlfriend Nayanthara again. He is directing her next film Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal (KRK), which also has Vijay Sethupathi and Samantha.

Samantha and Siddharth were one of the hottest couple of South Indian at one point of time. Although they had never confessed that they were in love, the actors had given ample of hints on sharing special relationship.

Besides their acting skills, a few Bollywood actors like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty and Suniel Shetty have smart business skills as well.

29/03/2012 - Slovak Republic should help preschool teachers improve their skills, says OECD, and should encourage preschool teachers to keep improving their qualifications throughout their career and attract more young people, especially men, to the profession

Rini Singh, mother of actress Rakul Preet, has said that they are hunting a boy for her daughter and indicated that the marriage is on their minds.

The singer doesn't hold back when she is fighting with someone and she will call out anyone who speaks against her. And that's exactly what she did.

From Ayushmann Khurrana to Ranveer Singh, here's the list of male actors in Bollywood who faced horrific incidents of casting couch in their career.

The OECD has welcomed the release by China and the US of peer reviews of their fossil fuel subsidies.

All of the world’s financial centres, under the impetus of the G20, and adopting the standards developed by the OECD, made a commitment in 2009 to putting an end to tax-motivated bank secrecy. Most of the countries have kept their word but major progress must still be made, said OECD Secretary-General.

On 1-3 March 2016, the OECD hosted two important events for the international tax community. The Task Force on Tax and Development and the Global Forum on Transfer Pricing gathered over 230 participants representing 84 jurisdictions and 11 international and regional organisations.

Jamaica and Uruguay today signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters and Brazil deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention on the occasion of the launch of the OECD’s Latin American and Caribbean Regional Programme and the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting.

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.

Australia, France, Japan and the Slovak Republic have deposited their instrument of ratification or acceptance for the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting with the OECD’s Secretary-General, therewith underlining their strong commitment to prevent the abuse of tax treaties and BEPS by multinational enterprises.

Kenya and Oman have today signed the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the Convention), becoming the 91st and 92nd jurisdictions to join the Convention, which now covers over 1630 bilateral tax treaties.

The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes visited the Headquarter of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on 3-4 February 2020 to discuss the tax transparency agenda in Africa.

Foreign direct investment can play an important role in financing development, with multinational enterprises also providing employment, technology transfer and access to international markets. This chapter from the 2016 Development Co-operation report examines these trends, the main factors shaping them and their implications.

Lending volumes and credit conditions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have gradually improved, according to a new report from the OECD, but demand-side obstacles such as a lack of financial knowledge are contributing to holding back a stronger recovery.

Austria has a higher share of immigrants in the total working-age population than many other OECD countries. At the same time, the framework for integration policy is less developed than in a number of other OECD countries. These are among the main findings of this review.

OECD countries are intensifying their fiscal consolidation efforts, introducing additional measures and extending the time horizon to implement them. Most have announced fiscal consolidation of more than 3% of GDP over the period 2009-15, according to the OECD’s Restoring Public Finances 2012.

Money remitted by international migrants is a major source of income for many countries. Yet individual migrants and their families are often amongst the most vulnerable people in society, and many face significant barriers to the access and use of appropriate financial products. This paper looks at key challenges and how governments can take measures to support migrant workers and their families and improve their financial literacy.

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 chapter from the 2015 OECD Business and Finance Outlook examines the potential impact of an environment of protracted low interest rates on pension systems and life insurance companies. It describes the mechanisms through which prolonged low interest rates can affect the solvency position of these institutions and uses available data to assess potential impacts.

Over the next 50 years, the world economic landscape will be shaped, among other things, by demographic developments, continuing trade and investment integration, a shift of gravity towards emerging economies, the rising role of knowledge-based capital, global environmental pressures and the correction of fiscal and current account imbalances.

By participating more effectively in the global production of goods and services, Africa can transform its economy and achieve a development breakthrough, according to the latest African Economic Outlook, released at the African Development Bank Group’s Annual Meetings.

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 document presents the new 2013 set of the OECD Regulatory Impact (REGIMPACT) indicator. It measures the impact of regulatory barriers to competition in non-manufacturing sectors on all industries, through intermediate inputs.

OECD countries are intensifying their fiscal consolidation efforts, introducing additional measures and extending the time horizon to implement them. Most have announced fiscal consolidation of more than 3% of GDP over the period 2009-15, according to the OECD’s Restoring Public Finances 2012.

Today’s post is by Arthur Mickoleit of the OECD’s Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development. Inputs from Kareen Schramm and Sofia Varas of Chile’s Ministry General‑Secretariat of the Presidency are gratefully acknowledged.

In the wake of the financial crisis there has been renewed focus on the importance of a country’s net external debt position in determining domestic interest rates and, relatedly, its vulnerability to a crisis. This paper extends the panel estimation of OECD countries described in Turner and Spinelli (2012) to investigate the effect of external debt and its interaction with government debt on the interest-rate-growth differential.

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.

OECD countries have agreed to work towards greater gender equality in public life – including in governments, parliaments and judiciaries – with concrete measures to improve women’s access to leadership and decision-making roles and integrate more of a gender perspective into public policies.

Imports of Textile Fibres & Their Waste in Japan increased to 6306.69 JPY Million in March from 4530.64 JPY Million in February of 2020. Imports of Textile Fibres & Their Waste in Japan averaged 11706.75 JPY Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 50315.89 JPY Million in March of 1989 and a record low of 2766.15 JPY Million in June of 2009. This page includes a chart with historical data for Japan Imports of Textile Fibres & Their Waste.

Imports of Textile Fibres & Their Wastes in Australia increased to 9 AUD Million in March from 6 AUD Million in February of 2020. Imports of Textile Fibres & Their Wastes in Australia averaged 11.31 AUD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 19 AUD Million in May of 1995 and a record low of 5 AUD Million in December of 2012. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia Imports of Textile Fibres & Their Wastes.

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Food and farm industry desperate to shift mountain of produce as pandemic decimates demand

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