OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría today welcomed Brazil’s further engagement with the Organisation’s world-leading global education assessment programme (PISA) during a signing ceremony in Brasilia with Brazil’s Minister for Education Aloízio Mercadante.

La recaudación tributaria sobre PIB de Brasil en 2018 (33.1%) estuvo por encima del promedio de ALC (23.1%)¹ en la publicación de este año de las Estadísticas tributarias en América Latina y el Caribe en 10.0 puntos porcentuales y por debajo del promedio de la OCDE (34.3%).

G20 Finance Ministers have welcomed a new OECD/G20 framework designed to help governments develop financial strategies for disaster risk management.

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría today welcomed the passage into law of Latvia's “Public Persons Enterprises and Capital Shares Governance Law”.

Exports of Calcium Phosphate CMLV in Russia increased to 42.90 USD Million in February from 25.90 USD Million in January of 2020. Exports of Calcium Phosphate CMLV in Russia averaged 139.84 USD Million from 1994 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 622.70 USD Million in December of 2008 and a record low of 5.90 USD Million in January of 1994. Russia accounts for Exports of Calcium Phosphate using cumulative values for each year (CMLV). This page includes a chart with historical data for Russia Exports of Calcium Phosphate CMLV.

The FBM KLCI erased early losses to close 5 points or 0.4% higher at 1,382 on Friday, as global market sentiment was supported by news that top US and China officials had a phone call to discuss the Phase 1 trade deal, pledging to improve the atmosphere for its implementation and to meet its obligations. On the economic data front, Malaysia's retail sales declined for the first time since comparable records began in January 2013 due to the coronavirus pandemic, while the unemployment rate hit its highest level in 11 years. Investors turned their attention to industrial output data due next week. For the week, the FBM KLCI lost 1.8%. Historically, the Malaysia Stock Market (FBM KLCI) reached an all time high of 1896.23 in July of 2014. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI, also known as the FBM KLCI, is a major stock market index which tracks the performance of 30 largest companies by full market capitalization listed on the Main Board of the Bursa Malaysia. It is a free-float (minimum of 15%), capitalization-weighted stock market index. The KLCI Index has a base value of 100 as of January 2, 1977.

Imports - Tubes, Pipes & Hoses, Of Unhardened Vulcanized Rubber in Mexico increased to 47066 USD THO in March from 43377 USD THO in February of 2020. Imports - Tubes, Pipes & Hoses, Of Unhardened Vulc in Mexico averaged 45596.86 USD THO from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 111891 USD THO in September of 2017 and a record low of 34317 USD THO in January of 2016. This page includes a chart with historical data for Mexico Imports of Tubes, Pipes & Hoses, of Unhardened Vu.

Imports of Transfers (decalcomanias, Except Toy) in Mexico increased to 5569 USD THO in March from 4401 USD THO in February of 2020. Imports of Transfers (decalcomanias, Except Toy) in Mexico averaged 5685.80 USD THO from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 9362 USD THO in August of 2016 and a record low of 4077 USD THO in January of 2017. This page includes a chart with historical data for Mexico Imports of Transfers (decalcomanias, Except Toy).

Imports of Lcd Panel in China increased to 1546100 USD THO in April from 1402800 USD THO in March of 2020. Imports of Lcd Panel in China averaged 2643891.99 USD THO from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 4074599 USD THO in September of 2014 and a record low of 1402800 USD THO in March of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for China Imports of Lcd Panel.

The director’s satire on consumerist culture shines through in this sparkling new print

Proprietary trading is hard to identify and did not cause the crisis

Mnuchin urged to examine ‘deeply concerning’ takeover attempt by Singapore chipmaker

Chipmaker resolved legal battle with the iPhone maker last month

A previously simple decision of whether to reopen an office is now freighted with mortal peril

Paul Volcker, who died at the weekend, was one of the most influential monetary policy makers of the 20th century. The FT’s Gillian Tett spoke to the former central banker at his home in New York last year about his views on good government, regulating finance and US China relations. In this podcast, she shares some excerpts from the conversation.

Contributors: Katie Martin, markets editor, and Gillian Tett, chair of the FT editorial board (US). Producers: Fiona Symon and Aimee Keane

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Cancelling payouts should not become a loyalty test

Lansdowne, Odey and Wadhwani among those betting on a revival of UK equities

Under lockdown, communities are finding new ways to voice their defiance, anger and support

FSCS could compensate some investors in collapsed mini-bond issuer London Capital Finance

Investors braced for years of lower payouts by some of the most reliable dividend-paying stocks

PwC Australia is delighted to announce a partnership with The Australian National Committee for UN Women in a joint effort to promote gender equality.

PwC today announced their new partners from 1 July 2015. A total of 64 individuals will be admitted to the partnership across all of the firm's businesses and most of its geographies.

At its Think Digital conference, IBM and Red Hat today announced a number of new services that all center around 5G edge and AI. The fact that the company is focusing on these two areas doesn’t come as a surprise, given that both edge and AI are two of the fastest-growing businesses in enterprise computing. […]

The Victoria's Secret model, 31, struggled with alcoholism in her teenage years, and took to the social media site on Thursday to detail her decision to give up alcohol.

Lennon elicited a big laugh with his not-so-subtle dig at Huffman, who is preparing to serve a 14-day prison sentence in October after pleading guilty in the college admissions scandal.

Though he hasn't had a drink in some time, he admitted to being a 'functioning alcoholic' at one point, and partly blamed Hollywood for his struggles.

Novak Djokovic has aimed a jibe at outgoing ATP chairman Chris Kermode as the Serbian tennis star welcomed new chairman Andrea Gaudenzi to the tennis organisation on Thursday.

Artist DJ Akademiks told his 2.5 million Instagram followers that he'd heard word that the Australian artist, 29, whose real name is Amethyst Kelly, had a baby over the weekend with the rapper, 23.

The actress and her partner, Jack Manning Bancroft, welcomed their daughter Pemau Stone Bancroft on May 30, their representative confirmed to Us Weekly.

The TV host, 40, revealed she felt the 'weirdest craziness of emotion' after giving birth to her baby daughter Patricia in September 2018.

Ryan Lochte apologized to the people of Brazil and his fellow teammates, explained why he made 'over-exaggerated claims' about an armed robbery and shared his hope that he can still compete.

Troubled Olympic star Ryan Lochte began rehab for his alcohol addiction in Florida on Monday, four days after kicking in the door to a hotel room and crashing his Porsche last week.

Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and his wife Kayla Rae Reid welcomed a new baby daughter Monday morning. The little girl, Live Rae Lochte, was their second child after two-year-old son Caiden.

Nearly two Scottish people per day need hospital treatment for brain damage caused by drinking too much alcohol, according to official figures revealed by a Scottish health minister.

Gail Dickinson, (pictured) of Glenrothes, Fife, was allegedly seen by the victim's grandmother having sex on the balcony of an apartment in San Antonio, Ibiza in June last year.

The Irish beauty, who is currently five-and-a-half months pregnant, admitted that while the couple are 'excited' to expand their family, they 'had a few bumps in the road this time round'.

The ex-Made In Chelsea star, 33, expressed his gratitude towards his fans for their support on Instagram on Wednesday, after he and his wife Millie, 30, welcomed their 'darling girl' into the world.

The star caused a stir when she hit the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards — held at New York City's Radio Music Hall — carrying a wrapped-up bundle on Monday night.

A document from Mendip District Council has floated a potential limit to the amount of drink people can bring in for personal use at subsequent festivals held in Pilton, Somerset.

It doesn’t surprise me that Eddie Jones is still bitter about last year’s Calcutta Cup defeat at Murrayfield. England wiped the floor with Italy on Saturday and they will want to do the same against Scotland.

Eddie Jones's side looked on course for a comfortable win as they raced into a 31-0 lead, only for Finn Russell to inspire the visitors to an incredible second-half comeback. Relive the action here.

Finn Russell will be absent again when Scotland play England in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations Championship at Murrayfield.

CHRIS FOY IN EDINBURGH - England's  task is to turn down the volume - in the Murrayfield stands and far beyond. There is suddenly a lot of noise swirling around the national team.

Singer Ed Sheeran has worried locals living next to his upmarket restaurant Bertie Blossoms in Notting Hill by applying to sell alcohol to customers without them having to order food.

An online tool, backed by Harry Potter star and eco-warrior Emma Watson, calculates your fashion carbon footprint. Six writers with vastly different shopping habits took the test.

Caterina Scorsone of Grey's Anatomy revealed on New Year's Eve Tuesday that she had welcomed her third daughter, named Arwen Giles.

SARAH VINE:Anyone who can corral 30 sullen, hormonal horrors into a classroom and get them to sit still, let alone absorb any information, has my utmost respect...

Johnny Depp has been ordered to submit his drug and alcohol medical records by the judge presiding over his £50m defamation case against ex wife Amber Heard.

The actor, 56, looked in high spirits as he rocked out to the star-studded crowd at at the opening of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, on Thursday night.

Rashida Ellis, 38, from Atlanta, Georgia, took to Twitter on Tuesday to post a snapshot of her three-year-old dog Big Poppa looking sad.