His Excellency, Zhang Yunming, Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology of People’s Republic of China,His Excellency, Amandeep Singh Gill, Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, United Nations,His Excellency, U Mya Tun Oo, Union Minister of Transport and Communications, MyanmarExcellencies, Ladie...
The OECD is inviting comments on the draft revised Recommendation on the Governance of Critical Risks. The current version of the Recommendation, adopted in 2014, provides guidance to governments on how to anticipate, prepare for, and manage risks that have the most strategically significant consequences for societies and economies (hereafter, “criti...
The OECD hosted a webinar on the on the Pillar Two Side-by Side package agreed in January 2026, that charts a way forward for the co-ordinated operation of the global minimum tax. Developed by 147 countries and jurisdictions within the Inclusive Framework on BEPS, the global minimum tax plays a central role in strengthening international tax co-operat...
AbstractThe OECD International Network on Financial Education (OECD/INFE) co-ordinates the International Survey of Adult Financial Literacy, Inclusion and Well-Being every three to four years. The survey measures levels of financial literacy (covering the dimensions of knowledge, behaviour and attitudes) and digital financial literacy across and within cou...
Welcome to the fourth issue of the Industrial Policy Research and Statistics Newsletter!During the last quarter of 2025, UNIDO strengthened its global analytical leadership through the launch of flagship reports, including the Industrial Development Report 2026, the SDG 9 Progress Report 2025 and the International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, as well...
The global economy demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2025 despite increased trade tensions and policy uncertainty. Activity was supported by a stockpiling of goods, strong risk appetite, and a surge in artificial intelligence (AI)-related investment. Global growth in 2025 capped a solid five-year recovery from the 2020 recession, but vulnerable emergin...
Households' financial investment increased at broadly unchanged annual growth rate of 2.7% in third quarter of 2025Non-financial corporations' financing increased at unchanged annual rate of 1.6%Non-financial corporations' gross operating surplus increased at higher annual rate of 2.6%, compared to 2.4% in previous...
First, the good news: in the face of one shock after another, the global economy has proved to be surprisingly shock-proof since the COVID-19 pandemic.Despite steep tariff increases and historically high policy uncertainty during the last 12 months, global GDP growth in 2025 is set to come in at 2.7 percent—the pace that was predicted ...
The World Bank Group Sanctions System Data Companion provides information on individuals and entities sanctioned by the World Bank Group in Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) as well as select additional insights. It provides key data on the duration of proceedings and the range of cases reviewed and closed by the Office of Suspension and Debarment and the Sanctions ...
The global economy is facing another substantial headwind, emanating largely from an increase in trade tensions and heightened global policy uncertainty. For emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs), the ability to boost job creation and reduce extreme poverty has declined. Key downside risks include a further escalation of trade barriers and conti...
