Tag: OECD

• Saturday, April 15th 2023 - 07:37 UTC

  Chile: 40-hour working week signed into law

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Friday signed into law the bill creating the 40-hour working week, one of his campaign promises .“We are taking a step forward for the welfare of working men and women”, said Boric during a promulgation ceremony at the Parque de la Familia, in Santiago.

• Tuesday, August 16th 2022 - 08:27 UTC

  Lula wants BRICS to broker ceasefire in Ukraine

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who leads all polls to return to the Planalto Palace after the October elections, met with Russia's Ambassador to Brasilia Alexei Labetski and suggested the BRICS group the two countries share with India, China and South Africa should broker a cease-fire in Ukraine.

• Wednesday, June 29th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Brazil confident of its OECD access roadmap, which should make EU/Mercosur deal more expeditious

  

  Once Brazil has been admitted to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, the ratification process for the Mercosur/European Union trade agreement, will become more viable, according to Brazilian foreign minister Carlos Franca.

• Saturday, May 14th 2022 - 08:33 UTC

  Brazil invited to abide by OECD codes of good practices

  

  Brazilian economic authorities Friday announced they had received an invitation from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Council to abide by both the Capital Movements Liberalization Code and the Intangible Current Operations Liberalization Code.

• Tuesday, April 12th 2022 - 23:12 UTC

  New pricing system puts Brazil closer to joining OECD, says Guedes

  

  Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Tuesday said his country was a step closer to joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) after a new transfer pricing system was introduced.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 09:21 UTC

  Brazil still committed to joining OECD, Minister Guedes tells the group

  

  Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Monday reaffirmed in Paris his country's commitments to the guidelines of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

• Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  OECD to evaluate Argentina, Brazil and Peru as potential members

  

  The Council of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has decided to discuss the admission into the group of Argentina, Brazil, and Peru, it was announced Tuesday.

• Sunday, October 31st 2021 - 08:16 UTC

  G20 agrees on global taxation reforms - COVID vaccines also discussed

  

  World leaders at the G20 Summit in Rome Saturday agreed on the global minimum tax (15%), which 136 countries had previously endorsed, it was announced.

• Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  COP26 Finance Delivery Plan still short of the US$ 100bn agreed by developed countries

  

  The UK COP26 Presidency has published a Climate Finance Delivery Plan to provide clarity on when and how developed countries will meet the US$ 100 billion climate finance goal pledged.

• Wednesday, September 22nd 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  OECD down plays impact of China's mega group Evergrande possible downfall

  

  “We believe the Chinese authorities have the fiscal and monetary capacity to ”shock absorb“ giant real estate promoter Evergrande”, said OECD chief economist Laurence Boone.