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  05/11/2020 – Foreign bribery enforcement has ramped up in the Netherlands following the establishment of specialised investigative and prosecutorial teams. Nevertheless, only a small number of cases have been…

The roundtable launched the OECD's Government at a Glance 2021, a flagship OECD report which provides a comprehensive set of rigorous, internationally comparable data on government resources, activities and results in OECD countries…

  23/09/2020 - After a decade of robust growth that lifted employment and well-being, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrust Israel, like most countries into a severe economic shock, adding to long-standing challenges,…

  05/07/2018 - India has made tremendous economic progress since the mid-1990s, raising GDP per capita by more than 5% per year, cutting the incidence of poverty in half, significantly decreasing undernourishment…

  Ambassador Unnur Orradóttir Ramette took up her duties as Permanent Representative of Iceland to the OECD on 6 July 2020. Ms. Orradóttir Ramette holds a diploma Business Administration University of Iceland and a MSc in…

  20/10/2020 – The OECD Working Group on Bribery remains seriously concerned about the lack of foreign bribery enforcement in Finland following a series of acquittals, between 2013 and 2016, and as discussed in…

  04/12/2020 - After years of steady growth that lifted incomes and living standards, the Czech economy has been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis and will only recover slowly. Once support to firms and workers has…

  11/03/2021 - Canada’s economy is on the road to recovery after the shock from COVID-19, yet risks and uncertainties remain, and some economic sectors and groups remain vulnerable. Support to households and…

  26/10/2020 - Brazil has made significant progress in improving Internet access, digital security and regulation, yet more needs to be done to reduce the country’s digital divide and embrace digital…

  New! June 2018 - Work has started to develop a joint work programme with South Africa, aimed at promoting stronger and more inclusive growth. The proposed programme will initially focus on developing small,…

  04/12/2020 - Poland has suffered milder economic losses from COVID-19 than many other countries, yet the crisis still risks aggravating inequalities and reversing gains in living standards. Focusing reforms and…

  Mr. Haim Assaraf   Ambassador Haim Assaraf took up his duties as the Permanent Representative of Israel to the OECD on 6 October 2020. Mr. Assaraf holds a BA in International Relations and Middle East…

  17/12/2020 - Detection of foreign bribery, as well as awareness of related risks, are still lacking in Iceland. In spite of having been one of the original signatories to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention,…

  10/12/2020 - The COVID-19 crisis has plunged Finland into its deepest recession since the early 1990s even though swift government support has cushioned the shock, making for a smaller output drop than in many…

  02/03/2021 - The Estonian labour market has outperformed most EU countries after the global financial crisis. The employment rate of people in working age stood at 73% in the third quarter of 2020, up from…

  23/03/2021 - Creating an emergency Rapid Response Forum to ensure global supplies of essential goods continue to flow during major international crises is one of a broad range of recommendations contained in a…

  16/12/2020 - Brazil was pulling out of a long recession when the COVID-19 outbreak hit, bringing the economy back into another, even deeper recession. However, swift government support has helped millions of…

  H.E. Ms. Natacha Alexander   Ambassador H.E. Natacha Alexander took up her duties as Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the OECD in Paris on 2 June 2021. She has held a range of posts in the…

  27/05/2021 - Spain’s economy is on the road to recovery, but the shock from COVID-19 has underlined the urgency of addressing long-standing structural challenges. While support continues to flow to the…

  18/03/2021 - Foreign bribery enforcement is lacking in Slovenia, which has had no foreign bribery cases reach trial stage since 1999. Worrying allegations of political interference in law enforcement agencies…

  15/09/2021 - Yoshiki Takeuchi has been appointed as a new Deputy Secretary-General at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development replacing outgoing Deputy Secretary-General Masamichi Kono. Mr…

  18/11/2021 - Swift and effective government support has helped France to rebound rapidly from its COVID19-induced recession. Using the country’s announced Recovery and Investment Plans to invest in education,…

‌‌‌    Date of publication 14 December 2020   Launch event The OECD Review of the Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises in Brazil was launched during a webinar on 2 March 2021.   Access webinar recording     About the…

  05/06/2021 - OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann welcomed today’s ground-breaking agreement by G7 Finance Ministers on key elements of international tax reform designed to address the tax challenges of the…

  Mr. Kerem Alkin   Ambassador Kerem Alkin took up his duties as Permanent Representative of Turkey to the OECD on 15 March 2021. Mr. Alkin holds a BA in Management as well as an MA and a PhD in Economics…

  06/09/2021 - The post-COVID recovery offers an exceptional opportunity for Italy to tackle long-standing obstacles to job creation and the raising of living standards, according to a new OECD report.   The…

  15/09/2021 - After rebounding rapidly from last year’s COVID-19 recession, Australia’s economy has weakened due to containment measures to combat new outbreaks of the virus. Once the economy reopens and the…

  16/07/2021 - Sweden’s economy is on the road to recovery from the shock of the COVID-19 crisis, yet risks remain. Moving ahead with a labour reform to facilitate adaptation in a fast-changing economic…

  3/12/2021 - Rising vaccination rates and a rebound in exports are helping Japan’s economy to recover from the shock caused by COVID-19, although challenges remain. Investing in technology, education and…

  18/03/2021 - The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted two decades of steady growth and rising living standards in Indonesia, triggering the first recession in a generation and highlighting the need to improve skills,…

  05/12/2019 - India is set for a modest recovery after a loss of momentum, as reforms to simplify taxation, lighten business regulations and upgrade infrastructure start to bear fruit. Further reforms to…

The OECD Anti-Bribery Convention The OECD Anti-Bribery Convention establishes standards to criminalise bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions. Full text and related documents All country reports  …

  Ambassador Brendan Pearson took up his duties as Permanent Representative of Australia to the OECD on 4 October 2021. Mr. Pearson was most recently Senior Adviser (International – Trade and Investment), Office of the Prime Minister.…

  29/06/2021 - Turkey has not taken sufficient steps to address the OECD Working Group on Bribery’s concerns about its implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention or its very low level of enforcement of…

  31/07/2020 - South Africa responded swiftly to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the sharp drop in activity adds to long-standing challenges and raises the urgency of structural reforms, according to a new OECD report…

  31/01/2022 - Strong government support to protect jobs and incomes in the face of the pandemic helped New Zealand recover rapidly from the severe COVID-19-induced downturn, but challenges remain to set the…

  16/06/2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a historic blow to the Netherlands’ economy, but a swift policy response, effective support to people and firms, and a workforce with comparatively strong digital…

  Mr. Il Whan An   Ambassador Il Whan An took up his duties as Permanent Representative of Korea to the OECD on 16 March 2022. After a few years as a Senior Public Sector Specialist at the International…

  22/09/2021 - Ireland should better engage with employers to increase hiring and keeping staff with disabilities while at the same time improve its passive disability benefit system, according to a new OECD…

  28/06/2021 - Indonesia could become a world leader in clean energy with further reforms to mobilise investment in renewables and energy efficiency, according to a new OECD report.   The OECD Clean Energy…

  Company Groups in India (2022) Like in other advanced and emerging markets, company groups are a prevalent phenomenon in India, and the number of subsidiaries has more than tripled over the past 15 years. While there are good…

  07/07/2021 - Rising exports are helping to restore economic growth in Iceland after the blow from the COVID-19 crisis, even though tourism is still recovering. Further diversifying the economy and pursuing…

  30/07/2021 - Hungary’s economy is emerging from the crisis caused by COVID-19, yet sustaining the country’s robust pre-pandemic levels of growth will require reforms to foster productivity and job creation,…

  16/12/2021 - According to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery, France has undertaken major legislative and institutional reforms since Phase 3 in 2012 and made significant progress in enforcing…

  09/05/2019 - "Today we celebrate Europe Day, marking the anniversary of the historical 'Schuman declaration'. Like the European Union and its institutions, the OECD is the offspring of a period that had…

 4-5 September 2018  OECD, Paris Distributed Ledgers: Opportunities and Challenges ‌ ‌ View the webcast   Download the agenda   View the photobook   Read the OECD Blockchain Primer   Opening remarks by Angel Gurría      ABOUT THE…

  20/12/2021 - Austria’s economy is recovering well from the COVID-19 crisis thanks to decisive policy action, although challenges remain in the form of labour and skills shortages. Efforts should now focus on…

  20/01/2022 - Switzerland has proven very resilient to the COVID-19 crisis thanks to a diversified economy with relatively low reliance on hospitality and entertainment and with significant fiscal space to…

  27/01/2022 - Slovenia should encourage people to work longer and reform its pensions system in order to make it financially sustainable while preserving pensioners’ living standards, according to a new OECD…

  13/01/2022 - Slovakia’s ambitious recovery and resilience plan, supported by the EU, will boost the recovery and growth, but supply chain disruptions and a low vaccination rate continue to pose risks. Over the…