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OECD: Mathias Cormann of Australia to be next secretary-general from 1 June 2021
8 March 2021 Mathias Cormann of Australia is to become the sixth secretary-general of the OECD. Mr Cormann will take up his five year-term on 1 June 2021, and will succeed OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria, who concludes 15 years at the helm of the organisation. The OECD Council made the announcement on 15 March, following a seven-month selection process.
Read moreEconomy: Canada should focus on boosting business, jobs and well-being, says OECD
15 March 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. Canada should focus on boosting business, jobs and well-being. With the right policies, it can emerge from this crisis with a stronger, more sustainable and more inclusive economy.
Read moreEconomy: Faster vaccine rollout critical for stronger recovery
9 March 2021 With a global economic recovery in sight, a faster and more effective vaccination rollout across the world is critical, while respecting health and social distancing measures. The OECD’s Interim Economic Outlook notes that activity in many sectors has picked up and sees global GDP growth at 5.6% this year, an upward revision from December 2020.
Read moreGender: Women leaders fight inequality in cities
8 March 2021 OECD Podcast: International Women's Day on 8 March is important this year as COVID-19 threatens decades of progress towards gender equality. In this tale of two cities, Mayor Lisa Helps of Victoria in Canada and Diana Rodriguez Franco, Secretary of Women's Issues in Bogotá, Colombia, explain how women in leadership can make a difference.
Read moreEconomy: OECD annual inflation picks up to 1.5% in January
3 March 2021 Annual inflation in the OECD area picked up to 1.5% in January 2021, compared with 1.2% in December 2020. Inflation was stable in the United States at 1.4%, but the inflation rate of 0.9% in the Euro area was sharply up compared with -0.3% in December. In Japan, overall prices continued to fall but at a slower pace than in December.
Read moreFighting crime: OECD calls on countries to crack down on the professionals enabling tax and white collar crimes
23 February 2021 Countries should increase efforts to detect and deter the activities of professionals who enable tax evasion and other financial crimes. A new report, Ending the Shell Game: Cracking down on the Professionals who enable Tax and White Collar Crimes, explores the strategies and actions that countries can take against such white collar crimes.
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March on Gender 2021
"Empowering the recovery through women’s leadership” is the theme for the OECD’s March on Gender initiative 2021. See the programme for International Women’s Day 8 March and other events, as well as our OECD Podcast.
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Vaccines equity and resilience building: two tests for global solidarity. Watch now.
Discussion with OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and political leaders. With Zeinab Badawi; recorded Monday 8 Feb.
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Housing: Covid-19 is amplifying the need for more investment in affordable housing
The COVID-19 crisis has compounded the difficulties that people face in finding and keeping good quality, affordable housing.
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Coronavirus hub data insights
Healthcare spending, healthcare use, hospital stays, vaccination rates, doctor consultations, and more. Find OECD data for your country, with dynamic charts, maps, tables and related publications at data..
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Health essentials from OECD iLibrary
"What role might the social outcomes of education play during the COVID-19 lockdown?", “Health for Everyone?: Social Inequalities in Health and Health Systems”; "Taxing Wages”. For these reports and more, including working papers, journals and articles, visit OECD iLibrary.
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