- — IMF reserve data shows stabilisation in third quarter
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at 12/22/25 3:00pmThe U.S. dollars share of global currency reserves reported to the International Monetary Fund edged lower to 56.92% in the third quarter of 2025, while the share of euro-denominated reserves crept higher, International Monetary Fund data showed. The data, released on Friday, broadly shows a stabilisation in the three months to the end of September ...- — IMF urges China to take the ‘brave choice’: curb exports, boost consumption
- at 12/10/25 3:00pmThe International Monetary Fund on Wednesday urged China to make the brave choice of speeding up structural reform, as pressure grows on the worlds second-largest economy to shift towards a consumption-led model and curb reliance on debt-driven exports. China is simply too big to generate much (more) growth from exports, and continuing to depend on ...
- — Labour taxes drive OECD tax revenues to record high in 2024
- at 12/10/25 4:00amHigher revenues from labour taxes drove tax revenues among OECD countries to their highest-ever level in 2024, according to a new OECD report. Revenue Statistics 2025 shows that the average tax-to-GDP ratio across OECD countries reached 34.1% of GDP in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 0.3 percentage points (p.p.) following two consecutive years of decline. ...
- — OECD Skills Outlook 2025
- at 12/9/25 3:00pmIntroduction The OECD Skills Outlook 2025 examines how countries can build the 21st-century skills needed to sustain growth and social progress. It explores how differences in background, education and opportunity shape who develops, uses and benefits from key skills such as literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem solving. Differential access to skills development limits the potential ...
- — Food inflation slows in more than half of OECD countries in October 2025
- at 12/8/25 11:00amBetween September and October 2025, year-on-year headline inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was stable or broadly stable in 14 of the 37 OECD countries with available data (Table 1 and Figure 1). Headline inflation declined in 13 countries and rose in the remaining 10 countries. Inflation figures for the OECD, G20, and ...
- — IMF chief Georgieva to visit China next week, IMF says
- at 12/5/25 3:00pmInternational Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will visit China next week as the global lender completes a regular review of the Chinese economy, the IMF said on Thursday. Georgievas new deputy, Dan Katz, was in China this week for discussions under the review, which began December 1 and ends on December 10, IMF spokeswoman ...
- — IMF encouraged that Japan skipped ‘burdensome proposals’ in fiscal package
- at 12/5/25 3:00pmThe International Monetary Fund on Thursday said it was encouraged that some of the more fiscally burdensome proposals that had been under discussion were not included in the fiscal package announced last month by Japan. The fiscal package was smaller than expected, resulting in a smaller impact on next years deficit, IMF spokeswoman Julie Kozack ...
- — Better Economic Measurement Is About Wiser Use, Not Just More Data
- at 12/5/25 3:00pmWe live in a galaxy of data. From satellites and smartwatches to social media and swipes at a register, we have ways to measure the economy to an extent that would have seemed like science fiction just a generation ago. New data sources and techniques are challenging not only how we see the economy, but ...
- — Global economy proves resilient but remains fragile
- at 12/4/25 4:00amThe global economy has proved resilient this year but underlying fragilities remain, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Outlook. The Outlook projects global growth slowing from 3.2% in 2025 to 2.9% in 2026, before picking up to 3.1% in 2027. GDP growth in the United States is projected to decline from 2.0% in 2025 to ...
- — UK set for faster growth in 2026, slower inflation, OECD forecasts
- at 12/2/25 3:00pmBritains economy will grow more faster than previously expected next year, the OECD said on Tuesday, citing the impact of finance minister Rachel Reeves budget on consumption and drag from global uncertainty that could keep pressure on inflation. The Paris-based organisation raised its 2026 forecast for British economic growth to 1.2% from 1% in its ...
- — Industrial Policy Can Lift Productivity—but Comes With Risks and Trade-offs
- at 12/1/25 4:00amPotential gains in targeted sectors and overall are not guaranteed and depend on careful policy design and implementation Governments across both advanced and emerging market economies have increasingly rolled out new support for targeted companies and industries over the past decade and a half. Industrial policy, as it’s known, is used for a range of ...
- — Rapidly ageing populations will continue to put pressure on pension systems
- at 11/28/25 4:00amPopulation ageing due to lower birth rates and longer life expectancies will continue to raise fiscal pressures on pension systems at a time of high public debt and competing spending needs, according to a new OECD report. OECD Pensions at a Glance 2025 shows that populations across the OECD will age fast over the next ...
- — Germany’s spending surge sets the stage for recovery, IMF says
- at 11/26/25 3:00pmGermanys landmark reform of its fiscal rules earlier this year has set the stage for economic recovery, but medium-term prospects remain constrained, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday in a report. Germany was the only member of the G7 advanced economies that failed to grow for the last two years, and only modest growth ...
- — Corporate tax revenues rise as global corporate tax rates continue to stabilise, new OECD data show
- at 11/25/25 3:00pmCorporate tax revenues have increased while statutory corporate tax rates have remained stable, according to new OECD data released today. The 2025 edition of OECD Corporate Tax Statistics shows that the share of corporate tax revenues in total tax revenues increased by nearly two percentage points in 2022 from 15.9% to 17.8% on average ...
- — Income-based R&D tax incentives reduce firms’ tax liabilities by 35% on average in OECD countries in 2024
- at 11/25/25 11:00amIncome-based tax incentives for RD and innovation (IBTIs) feature in the innovation policy toolbox of most OECD countries and other major economies. IBTIs reduce taxes due on the income that firms generate from their innovation activities and can take many forms: intellectual property (IP) regimes such as innovation or patent boxes that target solely income ...
- — OECD updates Model Tax Convention to reflect rise of cross-border remote work and clarify taxation of natural resources
- at 11/24/25 3:00pmThe OECD has released an update to the Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital, providing new and detailed guidance on short-term cross-border remote work and on the taxation of income from natural resource extraction. The update, approved by the OECD Council, aims to provide greater certainty for governments and businesses worldwide. The 2025 ...
- — Merchandise and services trade continue to grow during Q3 2025 in most G20 economies despite trade policy uncertainty
- at 11/24/25 3:00pmMerchandise trade continued to expand during Q3 2025 in most G20 economies for which data are available, with both exports and imports recording moderate growth compared to Q2 2025. Merchandise trade in the European Union strengthened, with exports up by 3.2% and imports by 2.9%, marking the third consecutive quarterly increase. Exports rose sharply in ...
- — OECD updates Model Tax Convention to reflect rise of cross-border remote work and clarify taxation of natural resources
- at 11/19/25 3:00pmThe OECD has released an update to the Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital, providing new and detailed guidance on short-term cross-border remote work and on the taxation of income from natural resource extraction. The update, approved by the OECD Council, aims to provide greater certainty for governments and businesses worldwide. The 2025 ...
- — Carbon pricing mechanisms are evolving to meet a broader range of policy objectives
- at 11/13/25 3:00pmAs carbon pricing continues to expand across countries and sectors as part of broader carbon mitigation efforts, design choices are increasingly diverse and flexible to reflect a variety of policy objectives including reducing emissions, raising public revenue, and strengthening energy affordability, energy security, and competitiveness, according to a new OECD report. Effective Carbon Rates 2025: ...
- — OECD growth in real household income accelerates in the second quarter of 2025
- at 11/11/25 11:00amReal household income per capita in the OECD rose by 0.4% in Q2 2025, while real GDP per capita grew slightly faster at 0.5% (Figure 1). Both measures showed an acceleration compared with the previous quarter, when they each grew by 0.1%. The overall acceleration in real household income per capita reflected stronger growth in ...
- — OECD headline inflation broadly stable at 4.2% in September 2025
- at 11/10/25 11:00amYear-on-year headline inflation in the OECD, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), remained broadly stable at 4.2% in September 2025, compared with 4.1% in August (Table 1, Figures 1 and 2). In September, it rose in 17 of the 38 OECD countries, declined in 7, and was stable or broadly stable in the ...
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