OECD Observer

The crisis and beyond

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT

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Setting the standards and building confidence

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Latest economic data

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 05:00:00 GMT

Clearing up the banks

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT

If the general consensus is correct-that the roots of global economic crisis are in the financial system-then it follows that to resolve the crisis the global financial governance and financial market regulation must be fixed.

Corporate governance: Lessons from the financial crisis

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT

If there is one major lesson to draw from the financial crisis, it is that corporate governance matters.

Pensions

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Pension funds suffered a blow in the financial crisis. So did public confidence. How can pensions be made more secure?

News brief - June 2009

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Record fall in GDP; Economy; Gender learning; Other news; Soundbites; Plus �a change...

Open book

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT

"The right to privacy will remain a cornerstone of our legal system"

Banking on fair tax

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The financial crisis might not have been caused by taxation, but it nonetheless raises concerns about evasion, compliance and transparency in financial markets. The OECD Observer asked South Africa's minister of finance, Pravin Gordhan, who chairs the OECD's Forum on Tax Administration, to explain.

Green convertibles

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Pressure is mounting to arrest climate change, so it's hardly surprising that people around the world are being urged to use public transportation. After all, an overall strategy that includes getting people to give up their trucks and cars to use electric trolley buses, tramways and rail can help make a real dent in pollution, traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions. But try telling that to Australians living in the outback, long miles from the nearest bus station. Even most Japanese, who have access to some of the world's best high-speed rail links and urban mass transit, own some type of private vehicle.

Bill of health

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Everyone puts off visits to the doctor and dentist at one point or another; but how often do people forego a check-up, treatment, or decide not to fill a prescription just because it costs too much?