Tag: OECD

Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
Latin America suffering triple burden of malnutrition: obesity, unbalanced diets and declining activity

Latin America and the Caribbean is facing an obesity epidemic while paradoxically the number of people facing food insecurity in the region continues to rise, the OECD and FAO warned in a report on Monday.
Friday, March 22nd 2019 - 08:29 UTC
What new WTO and OECD status would mean for Brazil

Brazil’s agreement with the United States to forgo special treatment by the World Trade Organization (WTO) would apply only to future negotiations within the multilateral trade body, Director General Roberto Azevedo said on Wednesday.
Thursday, November 1st 2018 - 08:28 UTC
Middle income BOTs hit by natural disasters could have access to OECD aid

British overseas territories hit by natural disasters could get access to foreign aid under plans agreed by the richest nations, according to a report from the BBC. Some Caribbean islands damaged last year by hurricanes did not get official development assistance because their national incomes were too high.
Monday, September 24th 2018 - 08:16 UTC
Almost two million Argentines out of a job in the second quarter of 2018

Almost two million Argentines are without a job, more precisely 1,999,387 according to the latest unemployment report from the county's stats office, Indec. In effect unemployment rose in the second quarter to 9.6%, from 8.7% a year ago, making it the highest figure in twelve years.
Thursday, May 17th 2018 - 18:02 UTC
IEA: High Oil Prices “Taking A Toll” On Demand

Geopolitics has taken over the oil market, driving oil prices up to three-year highs. The inventory surplus has vanished, and more outages could push oil prices up even higher. Yet, there are some signs that demand is starting to take a hit as oil closes in on $80 per barrel.
Thursday, November 28th 2013 - 20:51 UTC
Poor ratings for Chile in health care and pensions' system, according to OECD

Two biannual reports revealed Chile as one of the countries with the worst pension statistics and the highest citizen out-of-pocket expenditure on health among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations.
Monday, November 11th 2013 - 12:44 UTC
Despite Forbes/ JP Morgan, Bachelet guarantees continuation of 'Chilean economic miracle'

On the brink of Chile's presidential elections, 17 November, US business magazine Forbes has published an article warning voters that electing Michelle Bachelet of the Socialist Party (PS) would put an end to the Chilean “economic miracle.”
Friday, September 20th 2013 - 19:38 UTC
Looking back on time: when Garcia Margallo championed for Melilla and Ceuta as tax havens

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel García-Margallo has long been a vocal critic of Gibraltar’s competitive tax framework, denouncing the Rock as “a tax haven” despite its recognised compliance with international standards set by the EU and the OECD, among others.
Tuesday, May 21st 2013 - 00:29 UTC
Gibraltar ‘will never be Spanish’ and will enjoy full self-government says Chief Minister Picardo

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has told German readers of Frankfurter Allegmeine Zeitung that he is firmly convinced that Gibraltar will never be Spanish because today’s Europe is about the people rather than the states.
Thursday, May 2nd 2013 - 08:03 UTC
Where is Uruguay’s economy headed?

Fitch Ratings in March joined two other major ratings agencies in giving Uruguay its coveted investment grade, a move that lowers the nation’s borrowing costs and opens up opportunities for new investors.