The coronavirus pandemic had a strengthening effect on the shadow economy as a percentage of GDP in all 36 member states of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), including Greece. As a result, the share of services offered in the “shadow” of the official economy, increased in 2020 significantly, compared to a year […]
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Because five days of office work can be a thing of the past
The five-day office work may be a thing of the past, according to an OECD survey of workers in 25 countries, according to Bloomberg. Both employees and managers found that teleworking during the pandemic was positive for both their performance and their well-being, the OECD report said. The percentage of staff working remotely at least […]
K. Pierrakakis in the OECD: We must serve the empowerment of the citizens
“To define policies, to define strategies, so that we can bring together the most positive aspects of this technological development, limiting the possible negative ones. In this reality, the debate on teleworking must be separate. In this context, of course, still “Before the Covid-19 pandemic, digital transformation was an important priority,” said Digital Government Minister […]
The OECD predicts an increase in the retirement age
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published its annual report on pensions (Pensions at a Glance 2021), which provides for an increase in retirement age by almost 1.5 years by 2035 and a total of 2.8 years by in 2050. This means that from the current 62 years, after 40 years of […]
The 9th Session of the Global Strategy Group of the OECD, chaired by K. Pierrakakis, has ended
The work of the 9th Session of the Global Strategy Group of the OECD, which was conducted online, was completed, chaired by the Minister of Digital Government, Kyriakos Pierrakakis. On “The new geography of telework: progress or revolution”, the representatives of the Member States discussed: the conclusions of work-related pandemic policies – the trends, prospects […]
Global Economy: In the ‘nets’ of Omicron
“Moderately optimistic” is the OECD in the economic forecasts for this year and next year. Of course, everything will depend on the new mutation for the change of the economy. The global economy will grow by 5.6% this year, as the pandemic is now better controlled than last year and in most countries it is […]
OECD: Growth 6.7% this year, 4.8% in 2022 and primary surplus 1% in 2023
By Tasos Dasopoulos The forecast for growth of 6.7% for this year and 4.8% for 2022 and 2.9% for 2023 is forecast for Greece by the OECD with the help of green and digital investments that will be made using the funds of the Fund Recovery and exports. According to the OECD report on the […]
OECD: Inflation the main risk to the outlook for the global economy
The main risk for the global economic outlook is that the current rally in inflation will last longer, with prices exceeding estimates, warns the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in an analysis released today. Global growth is expected to reach 5.6% this year, to slow to 4.5% in 2022 and 3.2% in 2023, […]