Tax: Uruguay’s tax transparency improving, says OECD’s Gurría
Uruguay has signed 7 new agreements providing for the exchange of tax information, showing its willingness to implement the global standards.
Swedish labour migration reform working well but needs more monitoring, says OECD
Sweden’s 2008 reform of its labour migration policy, now one of the most open in the OECD, has helped businesses hire foreign workers quickly and cheaply, without hurting conditions for local workers, according to a new OECD report.
Slovak Republic should help preschool teachers improve their skills, says OECD
29/03/2012 - Slovak Republic should help preschool teachers improve their skills, says OECD, and should encourage preschool teachers to keep improving their qualifications throughout their career and attract more young people, especially men, to the profession
Spain’s development aid much improved, but still needs more focus
Though the economic crisis has forced Spain to cut public spending in the past year, including to development co-operation, its aid has almost doubled since 2003. Spain still has plans to meet the international target of committing 0.7% of its gross national income to development aid.
External factors threaten Swiss economic recovery, OECD says
Switzerland has made a broadly balanced recovery from the economic crisis, but slower activity in Europe and pressures on the Swiss franc weigh on the near-term outlook, according to the latest Economic Survey of Switzerland.
Urgent reform key to securing Asia’s pension systems, says OECD
Asia’s pension systems need modernising urgently to deliver secure, sustainable and adequate retirement incomes for today’s workers in the context of the rapid population ageing that will occur over the next two decades, according to a new OECD report.
Rising tax revenues: a key to economic development in Latin American countries
Increased domestic resource mobilization is widely accepted as crucial for countries to successfully meet the challenges of development and achieve higher living standards for all their people.
India signs international tax agreement
India has signed the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, a multilateral agreement which promotes international co-operation while respecting the rights of taxpayers.
Telecoms reform would boost competition and growth in Mexico, says OECD
Mexico should quickly reform the laws and regulations governing its telecommunications sector to boost competition and investment and drive growth across the economy, according to a new OECD report.
Statement by OECD ‘s Gurria after meeting Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti
Italy has embarked on an ambitious, much needed reform programme to strengthen its public finances, to restore growth and to improve the competitiveness of the Italian economy.