Tag: OECD

• Thursday, December 6th 2012 - 07:49 UTC

  Latam needs structural reforms and equality to consolidate as economic power

  

  Economics and finance experts said Latin American must address structural reforms as part of the essential process to consolidate as an economic power and look after the Asian market.

• Tuesday, November 27th 2012 - 21:11 UTC

  Lack of political leadership threatens the global economy warns OECD

  

  Global growth is set for a sharp slowdown next year and the Euro zone debt crisis “remains the greatest threat to the world economy at present,” the OECD warned on Tuesday. In its latest Economic Outlook the OECD also cautioned that “the risk of a new major contraction cannot be ruled out” after a global slump in 2009.

• Tuesday, November 13th 2012 - 22:53 UTC

  Argentines and Brazilians pay the most tax in Latam, says OECD

  

  Argentines and Brazilians pay the most tax in Latin America while Venezuelans pay the least, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), released on Tuesday.

• Saturday, November 10th 2012 - 02:35 UTC

  China forecasted to become world’s largest economy, ahead of the US in 2016

  

  China is projected to overtake the US to become the world's largest economy as early as 2016, according to a report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released on Friday.

• Friday, September 7th 2012 - 02:55 UTC

  OECD warns recession is “taking hold” of Euro zone including largest economies

  

  Europe's debt crisis is pushing the 17-country Euro-zone toward recession and dragging down the global economy, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said in a report.

• Wednesday, September 5th 2012 - 06:20 UTC

  Relief for Piñera: congress approves tax reform to provide funds for education

  

  Chile's Congress approved on Tuesday major changes in tax laws aimed to provide funds for an overhaul of the nation's protest-hit schools, handing unpopular President Sebastian Piñera a welcome victory a month from municipal elections.

• Friday, August 31st 2012 - 00:56 UTC

  Piñera promised an end to police brutality during student protest marches

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Piñera said that his government would not tolerate police brutality. The remarks came after the police was accused of mistreating student protesters who were demanding educational reforms.

• Friday, August 24th 2012 - 00:54 UTC

  Thousands of Chilean students march demanding education reform

  

  Thousands of young Chileans marched peacefully on Thursday in different cities demanding education reform and equal conditions and rights for all young Chileans, amid a heightened police presence.

• Thursday, August 23rd 2012 - 06:38 UTC

  Argentina promulgates tax data exchange bill, but Uruguay still has to vote it

  

  The Argentine government on Wednesday promulgated the tax agreement reached with Uruguay geared to lower fiscal evasion and elusion plus avoiding double taxing for residents from the neighbouring countries.

• Thursday, August 16th 2012 - 19:52 UTC

  Struggle for education reform in Chile: police arrest 70 students occupying schools

  

  Chilean police stormed on Thursday three schools in the centre of Santiago, overtaken by students for the past week, and arrested 70 young people who were involved in the protests demanding education reform.