Sweden’s economic fundamentals are strong, but after two years of slow growth the country now faces growing risks from an uncertain and swiftly changing international environment. To ensure stable ...

Las perspectivas económicas mundiales se están debilitando y se prevé que las importantes barreras al comercio, el endurecimiento de las condiciones financieras, la caída de la confianza y el aumento ...

Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and rising trade tensions continue to slow down the European economy. Despite strong policy responses to external shocks, the near-term outlook is clouded by ...

On 19-20 May 2025, Ministers and high-level representatives from OECD countries and beyond convened in Warsaw, Poland, for the Ministerial Meeting on Regional Development Policy. Chaired by Poland, ...

Recognising that no single actor can tackle corruption alone, public and private sector actors are joining forces at the regional level through the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific ...

New OECD data show that government funding for civil space research is increasingly uneven, with major cutbacks in the United States offset by gains in Europe and Asia. This blog explores trends in ...

Population ageing is one of the megatrends shaping the future of societies and labour markets. The old-age dependency ratio – the ratio of individuals aged 65 and older to the working-age population – ...

The average level of tax revenues among OECD countries was largely unchanged in 2023 as governments sought to ease cost-of-living pressures amid growing spending challenges related to climate change ...

Digitalisation has reshaped competitive dynamics in the economy, creating new markets and transforming existing ones. This presents a multifaceted challenge for competition authorities and ...

I warmly welcome today's breakthrough statement by the G7, setting out a proposed way forward for the operation of global minimum tax arrangements. The introduction of global minimum taxes in the US ...

Garments generate many environmental impacts. They use chemicals and water, produce greenhouse gas emissions and generate waste. The aim of this working paper is to evaluate the potential for the ...

New OECD data shows that over 100 million full-time equivalent jobs are sustained by the global ocean economy, with tourism and Asia-Pacific leading the charge. But the future of ocean work depends on ...