The 2024 edition of Regions and Cities at a Glance aims to understand the size, scale, and evolution of the spatial impacts of megatrends, including demographic shifts, climate change, and technological advancements. By offering internationally comparable data, it aims to identify countries...

As governments grapple with environmental and digital transitions and an erosion of trust in public institutions, bold action is needed to build people's trust and strengthen democracy. To this end, the OECD launched its Reinforcing Democracy Initiative in 2022. This report offers an overview of...

This report reviews Egypt's FDI statistics to assess their compatibility with the international guidelines (BPM6 and BMD4); assesses the data sources and estimation methods used; and examines both the feasibility and the usefulness of compiling additional series, such as by country of ultimate...

The “OECD Review of Resourcing Schools to Address Educational Disadvantage in Ireland” provides an independent analysis meant to support Irish authorities in identifying ways to strengthen the resources and supports provided to students at risk of educational disadvantage in both DEIS and...

In an increasingly globalised economy, the fight against bribery in international business is crucial to maintaining fair competition and ensuring the integrity of global markets. This report, which was prepared in the context of the Thailand Country Programme, assesses Thailand's legal and...

In 2020, the Azerbaijan Investment Holding (AIH) was established to professionalise and improve the governance and performance of Azerbaijan's key state-owned enterprises (SOEs). This review describes and assesses the corporate governance framework of AIH and its portfolio companies against the...

The Kazakh government has undertaken crucial legal and regulatory reforms to improve the governance and performance of its state-owned enterprises (SOEs), but further reforms are needed. This review describes and assesses the corporate governance framework of the Kazakh SOE sector against the...

Aligning finance with climate policy goals is crucial for achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and resilience to climate change, as called for by Article 2.1c of the Paris Agreement. Evidence-based policy making and investment decisions towards such alignment need to be informed by robust...

Colombia joined the OECD in 2020, bringing to a successful conclusion an accession process that began in 2013. During the accession process, Colombia made important reforms and progress in the area of labour market and social policies, converging towards OECD best policies and practices....

This report presents developments of the work of the Inclusive Forum on Carbon Mitigation Approaches (IFCMA) to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, and reflect on the IFCMA’s achievements one year on from its launch in February 2023.