bili Educational Attainment and Mobility Slowing in the United States, OECD Finds By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 12:35:00 GMT The proportion of adults in the U.S. population with a tertiary qualification is growing more slowly than in most OECD countries, while fewer Americans are achieving an educational level which is higher than that of their parents, a new OECD study finds. Full Article
bili Professional mobility and migrants integration By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT A. Gurría said that attracting enough high-skilled candidates for some countries may require introducing elements of supply, as well as demand-driven migration in their immigration regimes. Full Article
bili Canada is adjusting to the end of the commodities boom, but new policies are needed to boost productivity and reduce financial stability risks By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 13 Jun 2016 15:01:00 GMT 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. Full Article
bili The Netherlands should invest in the long-term sustainability of the food and agricultural system By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 14:00:00 GMT The food and agricultural system in the Netherlands is innovative and export-oriented, with high value-added along the food chain and significant world export shares for many products. To maintain and build on this performance, government policy should increasingly focus on measures to boost innovation and improve sustainability performance, according to a new OECD report. Full Article
bili Turkey: Macroeconomic stability and structural reform key to strong and inclusive growth, OECD says By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:43:00 GMT Turkey’s economy will grow stronger in the coming years, but remains overly dependent on domestic consumption funded by foreign finance, according to the latest OECD Economic Survey of Turkey. Full Article
bili OECD: “İddialı reformlar hem güçlü hem kapsayıcı bir büyüme süreci başlatabilir” By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Feb 2015 10:00:00 GMT OECD’nin yayınladığı en son Büyümeye Geçiş raporuna göre kapsamlı bir reform gündemi doğrultusunda kararlı ve sistemli adımların atılması hükümetlere, zayıf talebi canlandırmak, sağlıklı ekonomik büyümeyi canlandırmak, iş olanakları yaratmak ve kazanımları toplumun her kesimine ulaştırmak için fırsatlar sunmaktadır. Full Article
bili Turkey’s foreign bribery enforcement framework needs to be urgently strengthened and corporate liability legislation reformed By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 11:00:00 GMT In view of Turkey’s continued failure to implement key aspects of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and to enforce its foreign bribery laws, the Working Group on Bribery will send a high-level mission to Ankara in 2020, unless Turkey takes concrete action by October 2019. Full Article
bili Enhancing Economic Flexibility: What Is in It for Workers? By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 16:46:00 GMT Reforms that boost growth by enhancing economic flexibility often meet strong opposition related to concerns that they may imply adverse consequences for categories of workers. This study investigates how making product or labour market regulation more flexible changes workers’ risks of moving out of employment and jobless people’s chances of becoming employed. Full Article
bili Tax revenues stabilise in OECD countries in 2010 By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT OECD countries acknowledge that taxes must play a role in the process of fiscal consolidation as they battle unprecedented budget deficits. In 2010, the majority of OECD governments have stabilised their tax to GDP, with the average ratio moving up slightly from 33.8% in 2009 to 33.9% in 2010. Full Article
bili Paper on transfer pricing comparability data and developing countries released for comment By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:41:00 GMT This paper sets out four possible approaches to addressing the concerns over the lack of data on transfer pricing comparables expressed by developing countries. Full Article
bili Advancing global action to support fiscal sustainability By g7.newsdeskmedia.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:28:00 GMT Article about OECD work with international partners to eradicate tax evasion and tax avoidance, published in G7 Brussels Summit magazine, June 2014 Full Article
bili Public comments received on the Paper on Transfer Pricing Comparability Data and Developing Countries By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 10:00:00 GMT This page shows a full table of comments received from the public on the Interim Draft Paper on Transfer Pricing Comparability Data and Developing Countries. Full Article
bili OECD holds three tax events in Addis to promote domestic resource mobilisation By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 21:01:00 GMT The OECD is holding three tax events on the side-lines of the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Full Article
bili Tax revenues continue to rise, but scope remains for increased tax mobilisation in emerging Southeast Asian economies By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 03:00:00 GMT In 2014, the tax-to-GDP ratios of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore were below 17% of GDP compared to Japan and Korea, which both recorded tax-to-GDP ratios above 24%,according to new data released in the third edition of the OECD’s annual publication Revenue Statistics in Asian Countries. Full Article
bili Raising revenues through carbon pricing can help improve energy affordability By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 11 May 2017 11:00:00 GMT This report uses household level data covering 20 OECD countries to analyse energy affordability at current energy prices and explores how these indicators change in response to a simulated energy tax reform. The report finds that higher energy prices, needed to cut harmful carbon emissions and air pollution, can also help achieve social policy objectives. Full Article
bili Falls in tax revenue weaken domestic resource mobilisation in developing Asia By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 08:00:00 GMT The fourth annual edition of Revenue Statistics in Asian Countries covers seven countries, including Kazakhstan for the first time. It shows that the tax-to-GDP ratio in all these countries are lower than the OECD average of 34.3% in 2015, which highlights that scope remains for increasing tax mobilisation, especially in Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia and the Philippines to achieve sustainable growth. Full Article
bili Legal tax liability, legal remittance responsibility and tax incidence: Three dimensions of business taxation By dx.doi.org Published On :: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 11:00:00 GMT This paper examines the role of businesses in the tax system. In addition to being taxed directly, businesses act as withholding agents and remitters of tax on behalf of others. Yet the share of tax revenue that businesses remit to governments outside of direct tax liabilities is under-studied. Full Article
bili Revenue mobilisation in Africa continues to improve, says new report By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 13:00:00 GMT The mobilisation of domestic resources is improving steadily in African countries, according to new data from Revenue Statistics in Africa 2017 released today in Addis Ababa at a meeting of tax and finance officials from 21 African countries hosted by the Department of Economic Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC). Full Article
bili Onsite-visit in Tbilisi to launch induction programme and assist Georgia in the implementation of the new international tax standards By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:05:00 GMT On 16 October 2017, an OECD delegation met in Tbilisi the Georgian First Deputy Minister and Head of Georgia Revenue Service Giorgi Tabuashvili and Deputy Minister Lasha Khutsishvili to discuss the progress of the country in implementing the new international standards to combat tax avoidance and tax evasion. Full Article
bili Loss Carryover Provisions: Measuring Effects on Tax Symmetry and Automatic Stabilisation By www.oecd-ilibrary.org Published On :: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 07:00:00 GMT This paper presents data on carryover provisions in 34 countries and compares their effects on the basis of two comparable indices. Empirical results show that in most countries corporate tax is not perfectly symmetric, suggesting the existence of tax-induced distortions towards less risky investments. Full Article
bili Egypt and OECD launch EU-funded programme to enhance domestic resource mobilisation By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 07 Mar 2018 15:00:00 GMT During a meeting on International Tax Reform, the Ministry of Finance and the OECD launched a programme on "Enhancing Domestic Resource Mobilisation in Egypt through a better tax and exchange of information system". The project, financed by the EU, provides EUR 1.2 million in funding over two and a half years, and will assist Egypt in the implementation of the new international standards to tackle tax avoidance and tax evasion. Full Article
bili Tax Inspectors Without Borders making significant progress towards strengthening developing countries' ability to effectively tax multinational enterprises By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 04 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMT An innovative international co-operation initiative that deploys qualified experts in developing countries to strengthen their ability to effectively tax multinational enterprises has achieved significant milestones over the past year, according to a new annual report. Full Article
bili Platform for Collaboration on Tax to discuss domestic resource mobilisation challenges on 9 October By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 05 Oct 2018 18:00:00 GMT The four partner organisations to the Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) will discuss critical challenges and opportunities for mobilising domestic resources to meet countries’ development priorities, at the upcoming IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bali, Indonesia. Full Article
bili African economies sustain progress in domestic resource mobilisation By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMT Africa has sustained gains in domestic resource mobilisation made since 2000, as tax revenues remained stable in 2016, according to Revenue Statistics in Africa 2018. Providing internationally comparable data for 21 participating countries, the report finds that the average tax-to-GDP ratio was 18.2% in 2016, the same level as in 2015, which represents a strong improvement from 13.1% in 2000. Full Article
bili Africa: Urgent action needed to mobilise domestic resources as tax revenues plateau By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:01:00 GMT The average tax-to-GDP ratio for the 26 countries participating in the new edition of Revenue Statistics in Africa was unchanged at 17.2% for the third consecutive year in 2017. This was lower than the averages for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) at 22.8% and for the OECD at 34.2%, underlining the need for urgent action to enhance domestic revenue mobilisation in Africa. Full Article
bili Moving beyond rhetoric: Responsibility in practice By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 11:08:00 GMT This Global Forum plays an important role as the tool for on-going dialogue on responsible business conduct. I am pleased to announce that today, Ministers from over 20 countries are coming together to discuss how to integrate responsibility considerations throughout government policies. Their work will contribute to protect internationally recognised fundamental rights and to ensure good governance, fair regulations, and transparency. Full Article
bili Asia-Pacific conference on aligning corporate sustainability with sustainable development goals By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 20 May 2015 12:13:00 GMT With a focus on the Asia-Pacific region, this conference addressed what the Sustainable Development Goals will mean for business and how business sustainability strategies can be aligned to support their implementation. Full Article
bili Liability of Legal Persons for Corruption in Eastern Europe and Central Asia By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 19:51:00 GMT This cross-country report analyses the legislation on liability of legal persons for corruption and its enforcement in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, highlighting national practices that may be promoted as good practice. While it focuses on 25 countries participating in the Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN), examples from OECD countries are also included. Full Article
bili Inclusive business can help solve the sustainability equation By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 10:16:00 GMT From the early 2000s, sustainability has emerged as a central policy-making consideration as climate change and population growth have heightened concerns about already-stretched natural resources. Full Article
bili Liability of Legal Persons for Foreign Bribery: A Stocktaking Report By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:49:00 GMT This stocktaking report first presents a chronology of how systems for the liability of legal persons have evolved among the 41 Parties to the Anti-Bribery Convention. It then presents a “mapping” of the features of these systems for the 41 Parties. Full Article
bili Roundtable on Corporate Liability for Foreign Bribery By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 09 Dec 2016 19:13:00 GMT 9 December 2016, Paris: Held on International Anti-Corruption Day, this roundtable provided an opportunity for governments, the private sector, civil society, and the media, to reflect on the liability of legal persons following more than 15 years of work by the OECD Working Group on Bribery to promote its application for foreign bribery. Full Article
bili Argentina must urgently enact Corporate Liability Bill to rectify serious non-compliance with Anti-Bribery Convention By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 11:00:00 GMT Some 16 years after joining the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, Argentina remains in serious non-compliance. Full Article
bili The government role in mobilising investment and innovation in renewable energy By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:29:00 GMT Successfully attracting investment and innovation in renewable energy requires not only core climate policies, such as pricing carbon, but also a focus on the broader investment environment. Based on new research from the OECD, this article reviews some of the main factors holding back investment and innovation in renewable energy and looks at what governments can do to take action. Full Article
bili Chile must conclude its current legislative reforms of the criminal sanctions regime and clarify its corporate liability framework to better combat foreign bribery By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 14:50:00 GMT Chile must make further progress on key recommendations of the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions, more than three years after its Phase 3 evaluation in March 2014. Full Article
bili Sweden’s Laws on Corporate Responsibility for International Bribery need Urgent Reform By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 17:01:00 GMT Sweden has still not implemented reforms to its Penal Code initially recommended by the OECD Working Group on Bribery in June 2012. Sweden’s legal provisions on corporate liability do not meet the requirements of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. Full Article
bili Marine Biotechnology: Enabling Solutions for Ocean Productivity and Sustainability By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:43:00 GMT This book discusses scientific and technological tools at the centre of a renewed interest in marine biotechnology that is contributing to a new bioeconomy sector in many countries and offering potential new solutions to global challenges. Full Article
bili Global Forum on Environment: Promoting Sustainable Materials Management through Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 19:04:00 GMT Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is increasingly recognised worldwide as an efficient waste management policy to help improve recycling and reduce landfilling of products and materials. This Forum took place on 17-19 June 2014, in Tokyo, Japan, to identify key challenges and opportunities for further developing EPR policies. Full Article
bili Falls in tax revenue weaken domestic resource mobilisation in developing Asia By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 08:00:00 GMT The fourth annual edition of Revenue Statistics in Asian Countries covers seven countries, including Kazakhstan for the first time. It shows that the tax-to-GDP ratio in all these countries are lower than the OECD average of 34.3% in 2015, which highlights that scope remains for increasing tax mobilisation, especially in Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia and the Philippines to achieve sustainable growth. Full Article
bili Mobilising Investment in Low-Carbon, Climate Resilient Infrastructure - Environment Working Paper No. 46 By dx.doi.org Published On :: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:07:00 GMT This paper addresses several broad issues for governments aiming to encourage private sector investment in low-carbon climate resilient (LCR) infrastructure, in both developed and developing world contexts. Full Article
bili OECD-World Bank Conference on building financial capability in Africa and the Middle East By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:19:00 GMT This conference in Nairobi, Kenya, addressed specific issues relating to financial literacy in Africa and the MENA region. It presented the output of the Russia/OECD/World Bank Trust Fund on Financial Literacy and Education. Full Article
bili The transition in the Mexican pensions system to one based on individual defined contribution accounts has increased its financial sustainability By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 14:42:00 GMT The reforms to the pensions system in Mexico, especially the introduction of a system of individual defined contribution accounts, have significantly improved the system’s financial sustainability. Full Article
bili The role of public debt managers in contingent liability management By dx.doi.org Published On :: Thu, 02 Feb 2017 19:17:00 GMT This working paper explores the role of public debt managers in contingent liability management based on the results of a background OECD survey and the information provided by seven task force countries. The results indicate that there are certain roles and responsibilities assumed by the public debt managers in this field, while the degree of involvement differs widely across countries. Full Article
bili Belgium will need more flexibility in aid programmes to meet poor-country goals By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 08 Sep 2015 10:00:00 GMT Belgium is making a laudable push to direct more development aid to the poorest countries, but to deliver on this it needs to set firm deadlines, make its aid programme more flexible, and should reverse a decline in overall aid, according to an OECD Review. Full Article
bili Stability And Growth: What Role For EU Cohesion Policy? By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT The European Union faces serious challenges today, with public finances in poor shape, weak long-term growth prospects and an unemployment level close to 10%. In this context, the regional policy can play a crucial role to unleash the growth potential of our economies, says OECD Secretary-General. Full Article
bili Hungary must stabilise its economy for a durable recovery, OECD says By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Swift action is needed to stabilise the Hungarian economy and put growth on a sound footing for a durable recovery, according to the latest Economic Survey of Hungary. Strengthening the credibility and predictability of domestic policies and undertaking much-needed fiscal consolidation will be key. Full Article
bili Belgium: enhancing the cost efficiency and flexibility of the health sector to adjust to population ageing By dx.doi.org Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 16:17:00 GMT Belgium has a good record in delivering accessible care, but adaptation to population ageing will be complicated by the fragmentation of responsibilities in the healthcare system and a strong reliance on government regulations. Full Article
bili Do structural policies affect macroeconomic stability? By dx.doi.org Published On :: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:00:00 GMT Using a panel of OECD countries, this study assesses the linkages between structural policies and macroeconomic stability. Business cycle and time-series characteristics of GDP and its components are employed to define various measures for economic instability and for the persistence of adverse shocks. Full Article
bili Growth-promoting policies and macroeconomic stability By www.oecd-ilibrary.org Published On :: Mon, 02 Dec 2013 11:27:00 GMT This paper looks at a vast array of policy recommendations by the OECD that promote long-term growth – contained in Going for Growth and the Economic Outlook – and attempts to establish whether they underpin macroeconomic stability or whether there is a trade-off. Full Article
bili Growth Policies and Macroeconomic Stability By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 15:44:00 GMT Macroeconomic shocks as severe and protracted as those since 2007 warrant a reconsideration of the role growth-promoting policies play in shaping the vulnerability and resilience of an economy to macroeconomic shocks. Full Article
bili Economic policies and microeconomic stability: a literature review and some empirics By dx.doi.org Published On :: Wed, 21 May 2014 11:41:00 GMT This study reviews the existing literature on the link between economic policies and economic stability at the firm and household level. Based on firm-level and household-level data for a wide range of OECD countries, it also provides preliminary results on sources and patterns of microeconomic volatility. Full Article