Ambitious structural reforms can pave the return to strong and sustainable growth, OECD says
Adopting ambitious and comprehensive structural reform agendas will offer governments the best chance for a return to strong, sustainable and balanced economic growth that creates jobs and reduces inequality, according to the OECD’s latest Going for...
Tunisia: OECD’s Gurría welcomes democratic progress and pledges continued support
OECD Secretary General Angel-Gurría has welcomed Tunisia’s progress towards democratic reconstruction and pledged to support the Tunisian government and people in the challenges ahead.
Money laundering: MEPs vote to end anonymity of owners of companies and trusts
The ultimate owners of companies and trusts would have to be listed in public registers in EU countries, under updated draft anti-money laundering rules approved by the Economic Affairs and the Justice and Home Affairs committees on Thursday. Casinos...
Report Stresses Need for Bold Moves toward Gender Equality at Work
A new report by the World Bank Group stresses the need for bold, coordinated actions to advance equal opportunities for women in the world of work, such as addressing gender biases early, expanding women’s access to property and finance, and raising...
8 Million More Filipinos Including Yolanda Victims to Benefit from Expanded Community-Driven Development Project
More than eight million Filipinos in 477 poor rural municipalities and areas affected by Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) are expected to have better access to social and economic infrastructure and services. Under the National Community-Driven Development...
GDP Growth - Fourth Quarter 2013, Quarterly National Accounts, OECD
Provisional estimates show that quarterly real gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area rose by 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2013, the same rate as in the previous two quarters.
Towards stricter anti-money laundering rules in the EU
Money laundering accounted for 2.7% of the world's GDP (an astonishing $1.6 trillion) in 2009, according to the UN. New technologies have made it even easier for criminals such as drug dealers, financial schemers and counterfeiters to launder their...
Dominican Republic: WB Report Proposes New Road Map to Promote Opportunities For All
A new World Bank report released, suggests major institutional reforms in the Dominican Republic (DR) as a way forward for accelerating poverty reduction and shared prosperity in the country.
IMF Concludes Staff Visit to Guinea-Bissau
“The mission conducted a preliminary assessment of macroeconomic developments in 2013 and the prospects for 2014. Economic activity has been severely affected by the enduring economic and political consequences of the 2012 coup. After having...
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2013 Article IV Consultation with Paraguay
Paraguay enjoyed robust economic growth in the past decade, on the heels of the export commodity boom, and supported by prudent macroeconomic policy implementation. Despite weather-related shocks hitting the key agribusiness sector, the economy has...
