Development Centre Press Releases

07/11/2022	Latin American Economic Outlook 2022: The green transition can be an economic and social game changer (Also available in Spanish \| Portugese)
25/07/2022	Tax revenues in Asia and the Pacific hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis (Also available in Chinese \| Japanese \| Korean)
30/06/2022	Accélérer l’autonomisation des filles et des femmes en Côte d’Ivoire : tout se joue à la maison et à l’école
10/06/2022	Africa Forum 2022 High-level conference in Paris: African and international leaders call for boosting Africa’s regional production networks to create more jobs (Also available in French)
20/04/2022	Education, social cohesion and a green recovery are top priorities for people of North Macedonia (Достапно и на северномакедонски)
22/03/2022	Emerging Asia: Broader financing options needed to support the recovery amid great uncertainty (Also available in: French, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Khmer, Korean, Malay, Thai, Vietnamese)
07/03/2022	Tackling gender inequality in Tanzania: it starts with changing discriminatory social norms and perceptions


09/12/2021	More can be done to leverage impact of private philanthropy in developing countries (available in French)
06/12/2021	Ministers from 55 countries stress urgency of bridging the vaccine divide and strengthening financing capacities in developing economies
02/12/2021	Africa: to achieve gender equality, governments and communities must tackle the social acceptance of discrimination against women and girls (availalbe in French)
02/12/2021	Latin America and the Caribbean: Time for reforms to address long-standing challenges (available in Spanish)
08/07/2021	Progress on Africa’s integration boosts prospects for economic transformation in Egypt
06/07/2021	Developing countries must tackle rising discontent to build back better, according to Perspectives on Global Development 2021: From Protest to Progress?
02/07/2021	Launch: Perspectives on Global Development 2021: From Protest to Progress?
29/06/2021	Emerging Asia needs stronger macroprudential policies to mitigate the risks from climate change and the rise of Fintech (also available in Khmer, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Thai, Korean, Lao, Vietnamese, and Malay )
10/06/2021	Quality education is top priority for people in the Western Balkans
06/05/2021	4th annual OECD-EMF meeting calls for better global dialogue to ensure efficient post COVID-19 crisis recovery
22/04/2021	Tax revenues in Latin America and the Caribbean rose modestly before being hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis (also available in español / português)
12/04/2021	IILA and OECD sign strategic partnership MOU
07/04/2021	Jobs for Africa’s youth: look to local food systems, not civil service, says OECD Development Centre report
30/03/2021	Southeast Asia: discriminatory social institutions continue to hinder women’s empowerment, says new report
12/03/2021	To empower women, face up to restrictive masculinities, says new OECD Development Centre report
04/02/2021	Recovery in Emerging Asia will face significant challenges through 2021 (Also available in Chinese , Indonesian , Japanese , Korean , Thai , Vietnamese )
19/01/2021	Digitalisation of economic sectors will kick-start a new growth cycle after COVID-19, Africa’s Development Dynamics report shows
05/01/2021	Media Advisory - Launch of Africa’s Development Dynamics 2021


09/12/2020	New guiding principles for durable extractive contracts with unprecedented buy-in
08/12/2020	New roadmap for Viet Nam to create a more integrated, transparent and sustainable economy
13/11/2020	Sustained recovery in ASEAN requires continued policy support, OECD Development Centre say (Available in: French, Korean, Japanese, Indonesian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai)
05/11/2020	Media Advisory - Release of Revenue Statistics in Africa 2020
02/11/2020	OECD Compendium of Policy Good Practices for Quality Infrastructure Investment
24/09/2020	Latin America and the Caribbean: digital transformation key to recovery and building back better
31/08/2020	Innovation needed to improve water infrastructure in the Mekong Region
29/07/2020	Dominican Republic: diversification and innovation key to greater economic resilience, new report says (en español)
23/07/2020	Asia-Pacific: Progress in mobilising domestic revenues likely to be set back by COVID-19
20/07/2020	To reduce gender discrimination in Latin America and the Caribbean, prioritise marginalised groups of women, says new report (en español)
09/07/2020	New report outlines path to accelerate quality infrastructure in Africa (en français)
02/07/2020	High-level online launch of Quality Infrastructure in 21st Century Africa
26/06/2020	Sovereign funds could contribute to speeding up low-carbon transition, says new report
07/05/2020	Latin America and the Caribbean: Tax revenue gains under threat amid deteriorating regional outlook (en español / português)
05/05/2020	Release of OECD Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 (en español)


27/11/2019	Tackling Vulnerability in the Informal Economy - Most workers in the world still go without social protection
19/11/2019	Revenue Statistics in Africa: Urgent action needed to mobilise domestic resources as tax revenues plateau
05/11/2019	Africa's Development Dynamics 2019 - Competitive firms and committed governments are the catalysts of the continent’s economic transformation (en français)
02/11/2019	Digital education can boost growth in Emerging Asia, OECD Development Centre report finds (also available in: Chinese \ Korean \ Japanese \ Indonesian \ Vietnamese \ Thai)
30/10/2019	Media Advisory: Launch of the Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India 2020
28/10/2019	Launch of the Africa’s Development Dynamics 2019 report
01/10/2019	El Centro de Desarrollo de la OCDE plantea reformas clave para poner a Paraguay en una senda de desarrollo más inclusiva
10/09/2019	Para impulsar un nuevo período de mayor competitividad con inclusión, el Perú debe promover nuevas reformas, según el Centro de desarrollo de la OCDE
22/08/2019	High-Level Policy Dialogue on “Achieving productive transformation in Africa”
12/08/2019	India: Domestic philanthropic giving favours education and health, and concentrates in three states, says new OECD Development Centre Report
10/07/2019	Environmental hazards in Emerging Asia’s cities are on the rise (also Available in Japanese, Chinese, Indonasian, Korean )
24/06/2019	El Centro de Desarrollo de la OCDE y MEPyD lanzan el proceso del Estudio Multidimensional de RD para apoyar la elaboración de políticas de desarrollo
21/05/2019	Ministers from 57 countries stress urgency of strengthening universal social protection (en français)
15/05/2019	Tackling gender discrimination in Eurasia starts with family, says new report
13/05/2019	OECD Development Centre High Level Dialogue with Africa – 21 May 2019 / Dialogue de Haut Niveau avec l'Afrique - 21 mai 2019
11/04/2019	Indonesia’s social protection system needs to reach the “missing middle” says, new OECD Development Centre report
09/04/2019	Superar las trampas del desarrollo en República Dominicana requiere un multilateralismo renovado
02/04/2019	Media Advisory - Conference - Inclusive Social Protection Systems in Asia and the Pacific
25/03/2019	Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean - Public revenues rebound in 2017 after dip in 2016 (en español )
22/03/2019	Making Panama's economic growth more inclusive: OECD Development Centre provides action plan (en español )
20/03/2019	LEO 2019 - A call for a renewed, inclusive multilateralism: Latin America and the Caribbean at forefront of new forms of international co-operation (en español)
18/03/2019	Release of OECD Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2019 (also available in español)
13/03/2019	Launch of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2019 - Development in Transition (en español)
08/03/2019	SIGI 2019 - Deep-rooted prejudice still stands in the way of gender equality worldwide, but more resolute governmental action can make a difference, says new report
28/02/2019	Guatemala becomes the 54th member of the OECD Development Centre (en español)
15/02/2019	Inclusive Social Protection Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa - Two-day conference
15/02/2019	Regional development, multi-level governance and water security are the keys to Thailand’s faster development, according to new report
13/02/2019	El Salvador becomes the 53rd member of the OECD Development Centre
12/02/2019	Colombia’s Development Agenda Needs to Prioritise Productive Transformation (español)
06/02/2019	Aviso a los medios de comunicación: Lanzamiento del informe Revisión de la Política de Transformación Productiva de Colombia
29/01/2019	Media advisory - High Level Conference - Together to achieve Universal Social Protection by 2030


14/12/2018	Media Advisory - Spain’s Manuel Escudero appointed new Chair of the OECD Development Centre’s Governing Board (en español)
07/12/2018	Discriminatory laws and social norms still hamper gender equality, says OECD Development Centre SIGI 2019 (français)
29/11/2018	Sustainable development demands a broader vision, says new OECD Development Centre report (français / chinese / korean)
22/11/2018	Media advisory- Release of the OECD Development Centre’s Perspectives on Global Development 2019
12/11/2018	Smarter transportation critical for sustaining Emerging Asia’s growth, says new OECD Development Centre report
07/11/2018	Media Advisory - Launch of the Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India 2019
31/10/2018	African economies sustain progress in domestic resource mobilisation (en français)
16/10/2018	Media Advisory - 18th International Economic Forum on Africa and launch of Revenue Statistics in Africa, 31 October 2018 (en français)
30/07/2018	Policies encouraging the further integration of immigrant workers could enhance their contribution to Costa Rica’s economy, says new ILO-OECD Development Centre report (en español)
26/07/2018	Public policies can boost the contribution of immigrant workers to South Africa’s economy, says new ILO-OECD Development Centre report
13/07/2018	Emerging Asia poised for continued strong growth, while contributing to global expansion of e-commerce
11/07/2018	In Africa, government action is key to overcoming challenges related to growth, jobs and inequalities, according to the new joint report by the African Union Commission and the OECD Development Centre
06/07/2018	Investing more in skills and promoting regional development are fundamental in making Panama´s economic growth more inclusive and sustainable
05/07/2018	Public policies could boost the contribution of immigrant workers to Argentina’s economy, says new ILO-OECD Development Centre report
03/07/2018	Joint projects: The European Union celebrates the first Steering Committee of the Regional Facility for Development in Transition
12/06/2018	Better integration of immigrant workers would boost the Dominican Republic’s economy, says new ILO-OECD Development Centre report
14/05/2018	Compétitivité industrielle, éducation et compétences, cohérence des stratégies sectorielles : trois leviers pour ajuster le cap de développement du Maroc
02/05/2018	Joint projects: The European Union launches the Regional Facility for Development in Transition
25/04/2018	Enhance services for youth to better tap the Republic of Moldova’s youth dividend, says new OECD Development Centre study
09/04/2018	Regaining citizens’ trust in public institutions is key to resuming inclusive growth and well-being in Latin America and the Caribbean (also available in español )
09/04/2018	Thailand: Economic and social progress has been remarkable but structural change is needed to create more quality jobs and overcome regional imbalances, according to new OECD report
04/04/2018	Agro-food economy holds key to a brighter future for young people in developing countries, says new OECD Development Centre study
29/03/2018	Une meilleure intégration des immigrés augmenterait leur contribution à l’économie de la Côte d’Ivoire, selon un nouveau rapport conjoint du Centre de développement de l’OCDE et de l’OIT
27/03/2018	Latin America and the Caribbean: Tax revenues expected to recover after dip in 2016 (en español)
23/03/2018	Private philanthropy funding for development modest compared to public aid, but its potential impact is high, says OECD (en français)
20/02/2018	Invest in youth to boost Jordan’s economic and social development, says new OECD Development Centre study
29/01/2018	African Union Commission and OECD Development Centre call for tapping immigrants’ contribution to Africa’s economic transformation (en français)
24/01/2018	OECD Development Centre and ILO call for tapping immigrants’ contribution to foster economic transformation (en français / español )
23/01/2018	Invest more in training of young Malawians to strengthen economy, says new OECD Development Centre study
09/01/2018	Chile needs a renewed pact between government, business and civil society (also available en español)


05/12/2017	Better integration of immigrant workers would enhance their contribution to Kyrgyzstan’s economy, says new ILO-OECD Development Centre report
29/11/2017	Immigrant workers do contribute significantly to Thailand’s economy, says new ILO-OECD Development Centre report (also available in thai)
22/11/2017	To make Viet Nam’s economic boom more inclusive, invest more in the disadvantaged and rural youth, says new report (en français)
14/11/2017	Digitalisation key to sustaining growth in Emerging Asia, says new report
12/10/2017	Revenue mobilisation in Africa continues to improve, says new report (en français)
11/10/2017	Panama stands to benefit from tackling inequalities, gaps in education and skills and informality to maintain its economic progress, says new report (also available en español)
03/10/2017	Ministers rethink development and call for a new box of domestic and international co-operation tools (disponible en français)
03/08/2017	A National Youth Strategy would help Peru reap its demographic dividend, says new OECD Development Centre study (also available in español)
20/07/2017	Falls in tax revenue weaken domestic resource mobilisation in developing Asia
11/07/2017	Compétences, compétitivité et cohérence des politiques publiques : trois leviers pour accélérer le développement du Maroc
22/05/2017	Unlock the potential of African entrepreneurs for accelerating Africa’s industrial transformation, says the African Economic Outlook 2017 (also available in français português )
23/03/2017	Latin America and the Caribbean: Tax revenues continue to rise despite low economic growth (also available in español)


15/12/2016	Increased investment in renewable energy is key to spur sustainable growth in Emerging Asia (also available in Chinese / Malay)
12/12/2016	Better international co-ordination could lead to more worldwide benefits from migration (also available in French)
29/11/2016	Tax revenues continue to rise, but scope remains for increased tax mobilisation in emerging Southeast Asian economies
28/10/2016	Empowering the 40% of young Latin Americans not in formal jobs, education or training could spark new growth engines, says latest Latin American Economic Outlook (Also available in español, português français)
17/10/2016	The increased cost of air pollution in Africa calls for urgent mitigation action, says new OECD Development Centre study (en français)
14/10/2016	OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría presents new OECD studies with economic and social recommendations to Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (also Available in Español)
06/10/2016	Keeping the momentum of successful pro start-ups policies in Latin America is essential, says new OECD Development Centre report (also Available in Español
26/09/2016	Latin America and the Caribbean: Low personal income taxes lead to lower taxes on wages compared with OECD (Also available in español, português)
24/06/2016	Côte d’Ivoire working to become an emergent economy by 2020, with the help of the OECD’s Multi-dimensional Country Review (Also available in: français)
23/06/2016	Agriculture offers great opportunities to drive development of Myanmar economy, says new OECD Development Centre report
14/06/2016	Near-term moderate growth in ASEAN, says Update of the OECD Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India 2016 (Also available in: Tiếng Việt, 中文, Malay, 한국어, bahasa Indonesia, 日本語)
02/06/2016	The OECD Development Centre welcomes Japan’s joining (Also available in: 日本語)
23/05/2016	Africa: Economic transformation hinges on unlocking potential of cities, says the African Economic Outlook 2016 (Also available in: français)
20/04/2016	The OECD Development Centre releases toolkit to tackle corruption in the extractive value chain at the 2016 OECD Integrity Forum (Also available in: français)
14/04/2016	Japan to rejoin the OECD Development Centre (Also available in: française / 日本語)
01/04/2016	Rising tax revenues are key to economic development in African countries - Revenue Statistics in Africa
31/03/2016	2016 OECD Global Forum on Development : From commitment to implementation of the SDGs: better policies, data and financing are key
31/03/2016	Tackling rural development is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, says new OECD Development Centre report
16/03/2016	Latin America and the Caribbean: Tax revenues rise slightly but remain well below OECD levels (also available in: français / español / português )
04/03/2016	Multi-dimensional Review of Uruguay (also available in: español)
20/01/2016	Multi-dimensional Review of Kazakhstan - Initial findings


21/12/2015	La Côte d’Ivoire envisage un plan stratégique pour son Émergence en 2020 dans le cadre de l’Examen multidimensionnel par Pays de l’OCDE
11/12/2015	The time is now for a new Latin America-China partnership to foster mutual development strategies, says the Latin American Economic Outlook 2016 (Also available in: français / español / português / Chinese)
20/11/2015	Strengthening regional ties is key to maintain Emerging Asia’s growth momentum, says Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India 2016
07/10/2015	OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría presents new Multi-Dimensional Country Review to Peruvian President Ollanta Humala (Also available in: français / español)
19/08/2015	Increasing tax revenues is crucial to development in emerging Asian economies
01/07/2015	People’s Republic of China joins the OECD Development Centre / 中华人民共和国加入经合组织发展中心 / La République populaire de Chine rejoint le Centre de développement de l’OCDE
31/03/2015	Action is needed to secure future livelihoods in developed and emerging economies, says the OECD Development Centre
10/03/2015	Latin America and the Caribbean: Tax revenues remain stable (Also available in: español / português)
14/01/2015	Building on rural sector is key for economic modernisation in Myanmar, says OECD


09/12/2014	Better education and skills are key to shift the economy up a gear, says latest Latin American Economic Outlook
13/11/2014	Emerging Asia to see healthy medium-term growth but institutional reforms will be critical for future, says the OECD Development Centre
28/10/2014	Fast growth has contributed to an impressive reduction in poverty but much remains to be done to preserve social cohesion in Viet Nam, says OECD Development Centre
06/10/2014	Africa Forum 2014: New OECD Development Centre’s Africa Action Plan to support the continent’s integration and transformation agenda
02/07/2014	Boosting productivity key for developing economies to close income gap with advanced countries, says OECD Development Centre
19/05/2014	African countries need to tap global markets more effectively to strengthen their economies, says new African Economic Outlook
20/01/2014	Latin America: Tax revenues continue to rise, but are low and varied among countries, according to new OECD-ECLAC-CIAT report


18/10/2013	Innovation, diversification and better logistics key to sustainable and inclusive growth, says latest Latin American Economic Outlook
18/07/2013	Getting Rich before Growing Old: Jump-starting development in Myanmar ahead of population ageing, says OECD report
27/05/2013	Natural resources can fuel Africa’s economic transformation


03/10/2012	Foundations add their voice to the global development debate
25/01/2012	Rising tax revenues: a key to economic development in Latin American countries