Taxation of the collaborative economy requires genuine European cooperation
The EESC calls on the European Commission and the Member States to apply existing fiscal regulatory systems and tax regimes to the collaborative/digital economy.
World Bank Treasury Hosted its 2nd Government Debt and Risk Management Program Roundtable
The World Bank Treasury has successfully concluded its second Government Debt and Risk Management (GDRM) Program Roundtable. The GDRM program, sponsored by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), supports middle-income countries to...
Over half of Brits believe the UK has benefitted from EU membership
In Britain 55% consider membership to have been of benefit to the country. Conversely the number of Britons who believe the UK has not benefitted from EU membership has dropped by 7 percentage points to 27%.
Costa Rica has made major socio-economic progress but more efforts needed to reduce inequality and poverty
Costa Rica enjoys relatively high life satisfaction levels, but should do more to develop a more inclusive and sustainable economy, according to a new OECD report.
Population ageing and rising inequality will hit younger generations hard
Younger generations will face greater risks of inequality in old age than current retirees and for generations born since the 1960s, their experience of old age will change dramatically. Moreover, with family sizes falling, higher inequality over...
United Kingdom: Maintain close ties with EU to meet challenges of Brexit
Fiji Issues First Developing Country Green Bond, Raising $50 Million for Climate Resilience
Trump Praises Greece as 'Most Stable Country in the Region'
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had “very productive” discussions at the White House Tuesday with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that focused on military cooperation, energy security and economic investment.
IMF Reaches Staff-level Agreement with Guinea
ollowing discussions between the Guinean authorities and IMF staff in Conakry from July 31-August 15, 2017 and during the 2017 Annual Meetings in Washington in October 2017, a staff-level agreement was reached on a program of economic policies and...
OECD employment rate increases to 67.6% in the second quarter of 2017
