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Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Bratislava on 5 February 2019

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, was in Bratislava on 5 February 2019 to present the 2019 OECD Economic Survey of the Slovak Republic, alongside Mr. Peter Pellegrini, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic.




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Launch of the 2019 OECD Economic Survey of the Slovak Republic

Remarks by Angel Gurría Secretary-General for the Launch of the 2019 OECD Economic Survey of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava, 5 February 2019




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Further reforms will move Slovakia toward a more innovative and inclusive society

The Slovak economy is experiencing a robust, broad-based expansion that is boosting living standards and promoting convergence with higher-income countries. Policies should now aim to sustain this expansion, prepare people for the future of work and ensure that the benefits of strong growth are shared amongst all Slovaks, according to a new report from the OECD.




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Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Bratislava, 3 April 2019

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of OECD, was in Bratislava on 3 April 2019 to hold a series of meetings to prepare the OECD’s annual Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM), taking place next 22-23 May 2019 under the chairmanship of the Slovak Republic.




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Taxing Energy Use: Key findings for the Slovak Republic

This country note explains how the Slovak Republic taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.




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Government at a Glance

Government at a Glance provides a dashboard of key indicators to help you analyse international comparisons of public sector performance.




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Revenue Statistics: Key findings for the Slovak Republic

The tax-to-GDP ratio in the Slovak Republic did not change between 2017 and 2018. The tax-to-GDP ratio remained at 33.1%. The corresponding f gure for the OECD average was a slight increase of 0.1 percentage points from 34.2% to 34.3% over the same period




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Slovakia - Country Health Profiles 2019: Launch presentation

Slovakia - Country Health Profiles 2019: Launch presentation. The Country Health Profiles provide a concise and policy-relevant overview of health and health systems in the EU/European Economic area, emphasizing the particular characteristics and challenges in each country against a backdrop of cross-country comparisons.




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How’s life in the Slovak Republic?

This note presents selected findings based on the set of well-being indicators published in How’s life? 2020.




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Taxing Wages: Key findings for the Slovak Republic

The tax wedge for the average single worker in the Slovak Republic increased by 0.1 percentage points from 41.8 in 2018 to 41.9 in 2019. The OECD average tax wedge in 2019 was 36.0 (2018, 36.1). In 2019 the Slovak Republic had the 12th highest tax wedge among the 36 OECD member countries, occupying the same position in 2018.




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Embracing The Modern Age Part II

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So just what is the Modern Age, and how do we get there? First people need to educate themselves in the sense they have power over the University System. It is not the...




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There is a raging debate in media on the question of the legacy of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, Independent India's First Home Minister whom many believe would have made a better PM than Gandhiji's chosen legatee JL Nehru. As usual it is the...




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FREEDOM FOR BABUS

The Honourble Supreme Court of India delivered in what is now called a landmark judgment comprising a series of guidelines to the Union and State Governments in the matters of posting of Bureaucrats who are pretending to be bulldozed by the...




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India's First Prime Minister Pt.Jawaharlal Nehru is credited with the undeniable title of most popular Prime Minister and the man who built a resurgent India.No doubt his stint of Prime Mininstership had its own shortcomings such as the...




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WOMEN IN WORKPLACE

Of late there is increasing awareness about the need to ensure safety of women in working places as hordes of young women defying old age beliefs have taken in to multitude of jobs in public and private sector. Sexual harrassment at...




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The Modi brigade which was marching at a reckless pace is on the defensive following revelations in the media of a continuous surveilance on a woman by Gujarat police at the behest of the then HomeMinister Amit Shah who claims to have done...




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Thailand reports three new coronavirus cases, as some restrictions ease

The new infections marked the lowest number since early March, just before the country started reporting clusters and tolls started rising.




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North and South Korea exchanged gunfire along border after Kim Jong-un reappears

The Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul issued a statement saying that North Korean troops fired several bullets at a South Korean guard post inside the border zone at 7:41 am today.




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Once Upon a Virus: China mocks US over coronavirus response in Lego-like animation

Washington and Beijing are locked in a war of words over the origins of the disease, which emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan and has grown into a global pandemic.




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To curb communal hatred, Saudi Arabia orders arrest of citizen for hate speech against Asian expatriate

Saudi officials ordered to arrest a citizen for abusing a non-Muslim expatriate for not embracing Islam. Saudi Arabia is a member of OIC that wrote to PM Modi on Islamophobia in India.




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Environment: a source of future economic growth in Portugal

Despite Portugal’s economic and political challenges, it is still committed to improving the environment. The government sees green investment in its stimulus package and green tax reform as part of the solution to the national budget deficit.




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Doing Better for Families country note - Portugal

This note highlights the most pressing issues on families and children in Portugal, as discussed in the OECD publication Doing Better for Families.




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Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012 - Portugal Country Note

This note is taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2012.




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Education at a Glance 2012: Country Notes - Portugal

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Portuguese Prime Minister to visit OECD

Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho addressed the OECD Council of Ambassadors and met with senior OECD officials to discuss ways to boost productivity, improve skills and create jobs, and the role of the state in supporting inclusive growth.




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Speech delivered to the OECD Council by the Prime Minister of Portugal, HE. Pedro Passos Coelho

Today the OECD is publishing a report on Portugal's challenges as far as structural reform is concerned. The OECD is an outstanding reference for policy-makers all around the world and I wanted my country to benefit from your skills, experience, and insights, especially on the question of structural reform, said the Portuguese Prime Minister.




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Portugal: Reforming the State to promote growth

After two decades of strong economic growth and convergence in living standards towards the levels of more prosperous OECD countries, Portugal’s performance weakened in the 2000s, productivity growth slowed and competitiveness deteriorated. Restoring Portugal’s potential for strong, inclusive growth calls for a comprehensive reform of the State.




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Portugal needs proactive enforcement to tackle severe foreign bribery risks, says OECD

Portugal’s enforcement of its foreign bribery laws has been extremely low. Not a single prosecution has resulted from 15 allegations of Portuguese companies bribing foreign officials in high-risk countries.




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Education at a Glance 2013 - Country notes and key fact tables

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Pensions at a Glance 2013 - Highlights for Portugal

Old-age poverty decreased in Portugal in the final few years of the last decade by more than twice the OECD average. The effective age of labour market exit is high in Portugal in international comparison...




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Society at a Glance 2014 - OECD Social Indicators: Key findings for Portugal

This one-pager note presents key findings for Portugal from Society at a Glance 2014 - OECD Social indicators. This 2014 publication also provides on special chapter on the social impact of the recent crisis across the OECD.




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Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Portugal on 8 July 2014

While in Lisbon, the Secretary-General had meetings with Mr. Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal, Mr. Pedro Passos Coelho, Prime Minister of Portugal and Mr. Carlos Costa, Governor of the Banco de Portugal, as well as several Ministers and high level officials of Portugal.




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Portugal: Deepening structural reform to support growth and competitiveness

Having been hit hard by the global crisis, the Portuguese government has taken action to put its economy back on track, and to correct external and budgetary imbalances. This document highlights some key priorities to support economic growth and competitiveness through further productivity-enhancing structural reforms.




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Education at a Glance 2014: Country Notes

Country notes with main key findings of the book and key fact tables: a customised snapshot of a country's educational environment, highlighting the most important issues in the educational landscape.




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Geographic Variations in Health Care: Country note for Portugal

According to a new OECD report, variation in rates of health care activity across geographic areas in countries is a cause for concern. Wide variation suggests that whether or not you will receive a particular health service depends to a very great extent on the region where you live within a country.