Spain is on the road to recovery, but challenges remain to ensure sustainable, inclusive growth, says OECD
Composite leading indicators continue to point to stable growth momentum in most major economies
Stable growth momentum in the OECD area
EP committees press Italian Presidency on response to Ukraine crisis
The EU's response to the crisis in Ukraine was in the spotlight at Parliament this week, following President Schulz's warning to EU leaders last Saturday of the dangers of escalation and his plea for a political solution to the crisis. He called on...
Biden: Middle Class Not Feeling Economic Revival
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says there have been 54 straight months of job creation; the longest streak of uninterrupted job growth in U.S. history.
Formation of Juncker Commission advances
China: GEF supports demonstration of climate smart crop production
Recently the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a grant of US$5.1 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to the People’s Republic of China in support of the Climate Smart Staple Crop Production Project.
Dijsselbloem calls for fiscal measures and flexibility to combat crisis
Fiscal measures, such as shifting taxation away from labour, should play a bigger role in combating the crisis, Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem told Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee MEPs on Thursday. But flexibility in implementing the...
EP committees press Italian Presidency on response to Ukraine crisis
The EU's response to the crisis in Ukraine was in the spotlight at Parliament this week, following President Schulz's warning to EU leaders last Saturday of the dangers of escalation and his plea for a political solution to the crisis. He called on...
OECD annual inflation slows to 1.9% in July 2014
Consumer prices, selected areas
July 2014 percentage change on the same month of the previous year
Jobs recovery to remain weak in 2015
Unemployment will remain well above its pre-crisis levels next year in most OECD countries, despite modest declines over the rest of 2014 and in 2015, according to a new OECD report.
