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Do central bank losses matter?

Reading Time: 5 minutesBy Nobukazu Ono and Álvaro Pina, OECD Economics Department After recording sizeable gains from quantitative easing (QE) over most of… Read More »Do central bank losses matter?

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Employment in Sweden: aiming high

Reading Time: 3 minutesby Hyunjeong Hwang, OECD Economics Department Sweden has a very high labour force participation rate and one of the highest… Read More »Employment in Sweden: aiming high

Canada: five messages from the latest OECD Economic Survey

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe latest Economic Survey finds Canada needs to tame inflation, further build fiscal buffers,
strengthen productivity and prioritise the green transition.

Addressing medium-term fiscal challenges to address future shocks in Belgium

Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Müge Adalet McGowan and Nicolas Gonne, OECD Economics Department The large-scale support to mitigate the economic and social impact… Read More »Addressing medium-term fiscal challenges to address future shocks in Belgium

Long-run fiscal challenges dwarf COVID’s fiscal legacy

Reading Time: 5 minutesBy Yvan Guillemette, OECD Economics Department The decline in economic activity associated with caution, lockdowns and other restrictions in response… Read More »Long-run fiscal challenges dwarf COVID’s fiscal legacy

How do you improve the durability of a Celtic Tiger?

Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Ben Westmore and Yosuke Jin, Ireland Desk, Economics Department The Irish economy is booming and is expected to continue… Read More »How do you improve the durability of a Celtic Tiger?

Unsatisfactory global growth:  A call to policy action!

Reading Time: 3 minutes    by Catherine L. Mann OECD Chief Economist and Head of the Economics Department   Welcome to the OECD… Read More »Unsatisfactory global growth:  A call to policy action!