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Resilient infrastructure strengthens economies and helps societies tackle growing risks, from extreme weather to cyberthreats.
Join the #OECD Infrastructure Forum 2026 to explore investment, financing, risk prevention and disaster recovery.
Register: brnw.ch/21x6wf7
Love, work and taxes: How tax systems shape our choices
In this podcast we unpack what happens between the top and bottom of your payslip & how tax systems can shape household decision-making, including choices couples make about work and family.
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Africa's reserves of critical minerals, such as cobalt, bauxite and manganese, offer major opportunities to increase jobs, incomes and living standards.
How does the #OECD help unlock this potential through guidance, programmes and the OECD-Africa Partnership? 🧵
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📢 OECD #Infrastructure Forum 2026
Infrastructure in a changing world: Policy priorities for resilient, competitive and secure economies
🗓️ 5-6 November 2026 📌 Paris & online
Register: oecd-events.org/e/2026-oecd-…
#OECDinfra #ParisInfraWeek @OECD
Economic security is reshaping science, tech and industrial policy.
How can countries become more resilient without closing themselves off from the international collaboration and openness that drive innovation and economic growth?
Read more: brnw.ch/21x6vpP
Over 700 interns join the #OECD each year.
OECD SG @MathiasCormann recently welcomed the newest cohort, whose members will work on issues from education and AI to trade and energy, or support corporate functions.
Find out more and apply: brnw.ch/21x6uYj
#OECDcareers
For goods to flow, trusted information needs to flow about how a product was made, where key inputs originated and what regulations it complies with.
Our new #OECD report shows that border systems are not keeping pace: brnw.ch/21x6uTo
Intensive care units could be full within 1–2 months if a pandemic is not controlled in time.
A new OECD analysis tested health systems in 51 countries across five outbreak scenarios.
Explore the data here: brnw.ch/21x6uNA
23% of GDP in #OECD and EU countries is spent on social protection, and the bill is set to rise.
Find out how governments can build sustainable and effective social protection systems: brnw.ch/21x6uC1
At least 2.6m people in #OECD and EU countries face homelessness and housing exclusion.
There’s no single cause: poverty, housing pressures, family breakdown, health and more all play a role.
Learn more in the new OECD paper: brnw.ch/21x6uuO
68% of workers in countries covered by a 🆕 #OECD report are employed informally.
With limited pension protection, automation and environmental risks, these workers are facing mounting pressures.
How can governments help secure their livelihoods?
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The #OECD employment and labour force participation rates reached record highs in Q2 2026, at 70.4% & 74.2%, respectively.
The OECD unemployment rate was broadly stable in August 2026, at 5.0%, just 0.2 p.p. above its record low from June 2023.
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An uncontrolled outbreak could cost up to 16.2% of GDP. Preparing properly would cost just 6 USD per person.
This #OECD report highlights key priorities for investment to strengthen pandemic preparedness: brnw.ch/21x6tUD
Global growth remains resilient, but risks persist. A renewed energy price shock could keep inflation higher for longer.
Explore the #OECD’s latest economic outlook, #PISA 2025, agentic AI, the space economy & more in our latest What’s New newsletter: brnw.ch/21x6tIf
Global extreme poverty has fallen from nearly 40% in 1990 to around 10% today. But progress is stalling and the gains have been uneven.
On today’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (#IDEP26), read the new #OECD Guidance on ending poverty ➡️ brnw.ch/21x6tAu
More users are turning to chatbots and AI assistants instead of government websites for official statistics.
How do we maintain data quality to preserve accuracy and users' trust? Our latest blog post explores this challenge and potential solutions:
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Love, work and taxes: How tax systems shape our choices
In this podcast we unpack what happens between the top and bottom of your payslip & how tax systems can shape household decision-making, including choices couples make about work and family.
🎧brnw.ch/21x6sTw