OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría calls for restoring economic growth path

15-Oct-2008

OECD welcomes the co-ordinated efforts of political leaders and financial authorities to address issues of liquidity, solvency and recapitalisation of the financial system. Looking beyond crisis management, Mr Gurría said the OECD will focus on the structural implications of the financial crisis, including a more holistic culture of risk management, compensation issues, accountable management, and more effective regulation. “We will also make proposals for improved financial education and risk awareness to restore the confidence of consumers of financial services,” he added.

OECD news conference to present report on trends in incomes and poverty, “Growing Unequal?”, Tuesday 21 October

on 21-Oct-2008

A new OECD report analysing trends in income distribution and poverty in the 30 OECD member countries will be published on Tuesday 21 October 2008.

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, together with Martin Hirsch, Haut Commissaire aux Solidarités Actives contre la Pauvreté, and Professor Sir Anthony Atkinson, Research Professor, Oxford University, will present “Growing Unequal?” at a news conference at 09.00 a.m. on Tuesday 21 October at OECD headquarters in Paris.

Denmark, Sweden still the highest-tax OECD countries

15-Oct-2008

Denmark is confirmed as the OECD’s highest-tax country, followed by Sweden, while Mexico and Turkey remain the lowest-taxing countries, according to figures in the latest edition of the OECD’s annual Revenue Statistics publication.

The Global Economy and OECD: Distilling Lessons from a Financial Crisis

02-Oct-2008

Speaking on the occasion of an annual report to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the outlook for the world economy, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría spoke about the impact of the financial crisis and OECD's work to produce a more inclusive globalisation.

Financial centres become more transparent, but information exchange remains a problem for some

30-Sep-2008

Advances are being achieved in bringing greater transparency to financial centres around the world, but progress on exchange of information on tax issues is more limited, according to OECD’s latest report on its drive to bring more fairness to cross-border tax co-operation.

OECD’s Gurría launches drive to raise corporate governance standards

25-Sep-2008

Good corporate governance is one of the keys to healthy financial markets in today’s globalised economy. Amid current market turmoil, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has called for a new drive to raise standards and performance in this area.