| 7 March 2025 Public Administration in the Western Balkans 2024 - Report Details | 7 March 2025 Études économiques de l'OCDE : Danemark 2024 (version abrégée) - Report Details | 11 March 2025 at 22:00 CET OECD Economic Surveys: Costa Rica 2025 - Report Details |
| 12 March 2025 at 09:00 CET OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Sweden 2025 - Report Details | 13 March 2025 Impact Evaluation of Wage Subsidies and Training for the Unemployed in Slovenia - Report Details | 17 March 2025 at 07:00 CET Adapting the Paris Metropolitan Area to a Water-Scarce Future - Report Details |
| 17 March 2025 at 11:00 CET OECD Economic Outlook, Interim Report March 2025 - Report Details | 19 March 2025 Strengthening the Framework on Pre- and Post-Public Employment in Romania - Report Details | 20 March 2025 at 11:00 CET Global Debt Report 2025 - Report Details |
| 21 March 2025 Monitoring and Assessing the Impact of National Action Plans Against Racism - Report Details | 21 March 2025 How Do Health System Features Influence Health System Performance? - Report Details | 21 March 2025 at 08:00 CET OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Japan 2025 - Report Details |
| 29 March 2025 at 23:00 CET A Multi-dimensional Approach to the Post-COVID-19 World for Panama - Report Details | 31 March 2025 Navigating Global Transitions in European Arctic Regions - Report Details | 10 April 2025 OECD Reviews of Labour Market and Social Policies: Bulgaria 2025 - Report Details |
| 7 May 2025 OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews: Luxembourg 2025 - Report Details | 20 May 2025 Promoting the Growth of the Semiconductor Ecosystem in Costa Rica - Report Details |
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Public Administration in the Western Balkans 2024
Regional Overview of Assessments against the Principles of Public Administration
Will be released on 7 March 2025
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 75
This report provides a regional perspective on the state of play in public administrations in the Western Balkans based on comprehensive assessments carried out in 2024 by SIGMA in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, the Republic of North Macedonia and Serbia. It covers the six thematic areas of the Principles of Public Administration (strategy, policy development and co-ordination, public service and human resource management, organisation, accountability and oversight, service delivery and digitalisation, and public financial management) and provides comparisons in indicator values and overall trends across the region.
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Études économiques de l'OCDE : Danemark 2024 (version abrégée)
Will be released on 7 March 2025
Author: OECD
Language: French
Number of pages: 79
Après une reprise vigoureuse, le Danemark a vu la croissance de son PIB ralentir et son économie fonctionner à deux vitesses. L’inflation globale a diminué, mais les tensions sous-jacentes sur les prix restent fortes. Les finances publiques sont solides, avec un budget à l’excédent et une dette publique modeste, mais le vieillissement démographique fait peser un risque à long terme sur le modèle social, rendant nécessaires des gains d’efficience au niveau local. Des politiques et objectifs ambitieux de réduction des gaz à effet de serre ont été adoptés, mais d’autres réformes sont nécessaires pour promouvoir la transition écologique. Réduire les obstacles à l’allongement du temps de travail, allonger la vie active des jeunes et des seniors et favoriser les recrutements internationaux peuvent contribuer à remédier aux pénuries de main-d’œuvre persistantes. La triple transition démographique, numérique et écologique transformera les emplois et les compétences requises, nécessitant des systèmes d’éducation et de formation agiles tout au long de la vie active.
CHAPITRE THÉMATIQUE : REMÉDIER AUX PÉNURIES DE MAIN-D'ŒUVRE ET DE COMPÉTENCES
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OECD Economic Surveys: Costa Rica 2025
Will be released on 11 March 2025 at 22:00 CET
Author: OECD
Languages: English-Spanish
Number of pages: 126
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OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Sweden 2025
Will be released on 12 March 2025 at 09:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 105
Sweden successfully decoupled major environmental pressures from economic growth over the past decade. The country ranks well on many environmental indicators. However, a number of environmental targets are not expected to be met by 2030. Despite significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, recent policy shifts have created uncertainty.
This is the fourth Environmental Performance Review of Sweden. It provides an evidence-based assessment of the country's progress towards its environmental goals in the last decade. The 28 recommendations aim to help Sweden improve its environmental performance, giving special focus to climate change mitigation and negative emissions promotion.
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Impact Evaluation of Wage Subsidies and Training for the Unemployed in Slovenia
Will be released on 13 March 2025
Authors: OECD, European Commission
Language: English
Number of pages: 112
The report uses rich administrative data from different registers in Slovenia to evaluate the impact of the main training and wage subsidy (employment incentive) programmes. The analysis examines a range of outcomes related to labour market integration and assesses how the programmes affect different population groups. It finds a positive, sustained impact on employment and earnings. This report on Slovenia is the seventeenth in a series of country reports on policies to connect people with better jobs. It has been undertaken within the framework of the OECD’s project with the European Commission to help countries improve the quality of administrative data and their use in the evaluation of the outcomes and effectiveness of labour market programmes. The report is written jointly by the OECD and the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission.
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Adapting the Paris Metropolitan Area to a Water-Scarce Future
Will be released on 17 March 2025 at 07:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 230
An otherwise water-abundant area, the Paris metropolitan region is exposed more and more to episodes of drought. Increasing climate-change induced temperatures and rainfall variability add to growing socio-economic pressures exerted on the region’s water resources. In this context, this report assesses the economic cost of future drought risk induced by climate change. It presents the findings from an assessment of the potential environmental and social impacts of future droughts, including an analysis on the readiness of the region to adapt to these rapidly rising changes. It provides concrete recommendations on how policies and practices need to adapt to maintain the level of drought resilience developed to date in the region.
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OECD Economic Outlook, Interim Report March 2025
Will be released on 17 March 2025 at 11:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 20
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Strengthening the Framework on Pre- and Post-Public Employment in Romania
Will be released on 19 March 2025
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 53
This report reviews the system on post-public employment in Romania and makes recommendations to strengthen the legal framework and support implementation. Taking a risk-based approach, it identifies specific pre- and post-public provisions that could be included in the legal framework. To facilitate implementation, the report makes recommendations on clarifying the institutional arrangements, including by assigning a dedicated institution and strengthening information sharing with relevant bodies. The report also provides recommendations around capacity building and awareness raising for concerned public officials. Finally, the report includes recommendations on strengthening the role of the private sector in Romania in upholding the proposed post-public employment provisions.
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Global Debt Report 2025
Financing Growth in a Challenging Debt Market Environment
Will be released on 20 March 2025 at 11:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 183
Global debt markets have played a key role in supporting the recoveries from the 2008 financial crisis and COVID-19 pandemic, continuously providing capital to governments and companies. But their role needs to shift from supporting recovery to financing investment and growth. This will be a challenge. Debt levels are already high and increasingly costly, economic growth is slowing, and geopolitical risks are rising. The report analyses the latest trends in global sovereign and corporate bond markets up to end 2024. It also looks at sovereign borrowing in emerging markets and developing economies and assesses how debt markets could help finance the climate transition.
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Monitoring and Assessing the Impact of National Action Plans Against Racism
Will be released on 21 March 2025
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 150
61% of respondents to a recent Eurobarometer survey on “Discrimination in the European Union” believe that discrimination based on skin colour is widespread. To address this, the European Commission launched the EU Anti-Racism Action Plan 2020-2025 and is now developing a post-2025 strategy that encourages EU countries to implement National Action Plans Against Racism (NAPARs). In this context, this report helps countries monitor and assess the impact of their NAPARs. The report first draws on a comprehensive review of academic literature to examine how bias-driven discrimination against visible minorities limits opportunities in education, school-to-work transition, employment, housing, and health. It then proposes indicators to measure this discrimination and suggests ways for countries to expand data collection on visible minorities, to enable more comprehensive monitoring of anti-racism efforts.
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How Do Health System Features Influence Health System Performance?
Will be released on 21 March 2025
Authors: OECD, The Health Foundation
Language: English
Number of pages: 80
International comparisons are an important tool for benchmarking health system performance, shedding light on health systems’ relative strengths and weaknesses. The present work examines how different groups of countries sharing similar health system characteristics perform relative to others. To make valid and useful comparisons, health systems may be grouped in ways that resonate with policy makers in countries and reflect the policy question at hand. The report specifically addresses three key policy areas: the influence of the overall design of health systems on performance, the role of financial incentives to providers and the role of a strong primary care system. The report shows that there is no indication that any one group of health systems would systematically outperform another. It further provides evidence that there is room for health systems sharing the same broad characteristics to improve performance by borrowing elements from other systems. Rather than engaging in large-scale system reforms, focusing on more targeted policy changes may be a better avenue for improving performance.
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OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Japan 2025
Will be released on 21 March 2025 at 08:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 160
Japan has made progress in reducing environmental pressures, including energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution and waste. It has increasingly invested in the clean energy transition and the circular economy, but its energy mix remains carbon intensive and recycling efforts need strengthening, especially for plastics. Japan raised its climate ambition but must accelerate emission reductions and move away from fossil fuels to reach net zero by mid-century. The country has built robust climate adaptation capacity and has engaged the private sector more actively in biodiversity conservation to alleviate persisting pressures on ecosystems and species. A comprehensive, cost-effective policy package is needed for a successful green transformation. Scaling-up pilot initiatives that help subnational governments address socio-economic and environmental challenges would benefit the entire country.
This report is the fourth OECD Environmental Performance Review of Japan. It provides an evidence-based assessment of the country's environmental performance over the past decade along with 34 recommendations, including a special focus on leveraging synergies and local action for the green transition.
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A Multi-dimensional Approach to the Post-COVID-19 World for Panama
Will be released on 29 March 2025 at 23:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 95
The economy of Panama has exhibited strong growth since the turn of the century, and despite shrinking by 18% in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, recovered quickly in subsequent years. This recovery reflects the country’s economic resilience, buttressed by a fiscal response to the crisis commensurate with the dimension of the challenge, mobilising 3% of GDP to fight the pandemic. The crisis also highlighted significant vulnerabilities in Panama’s development model, including the dual nature of its labour market, where less productive informal work remains widespread, and the limited reach of its social protection system. In contrast to the rapid economic rebound, the social consequences of the pandemic are likely to be more long-lasting effects. The response and stimulus packages found new ways to address these issues innovating in social protection, in support to the productive sector and in mobilisation of resources. This report draws lessons from policy measures implemented during the pandemic and recovery phase and applies them to current strategic challenges. In doing so, it highlights policy priorities to make Panama’s development path more inclusive, stronger and more resilient.
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Navigating Global Transitions in European Arctic Regions
Lessons from 14 Northern Sparsely Populated Areas
Will be released on 31 March 2025
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 150
This report explores the socio-economic challenges and opportunities faced by the Northern Sparsely Populated Areas (NSPA), a cross-border network spanning Finland, Sweden, and Norway. Established in 2008, the NSPA is a collaboration designed to address the unique difficulties of northern regions, such as demographic decline, ageing populations, and geographic isolation. These challenges demand targeted policy interventions to ensure long-term sustainability, economic growth, and social cohesion. The report emphasises the importance of leveraging the NSPA’s natural resources, such as forestry, fishing, and renewable energy, to drive green economic growth, while highlighting the need for digital infrastructure, innovation, and entrepreneurship. It also underscores the critical role of inclusive governance and the alignment of educational systems with labour market demands to address workforce shortages. With a focus on regional cooperation, particularly in the context of the European Green Deal and Arctic initiatives, the report offers key insights for policymakers, regional governments, and businesses in the NSPA, Europe and beyond.
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OECD Reviews of Labour Market and Social Policies: Bulgaria 2025
Will be released on 10 April 2025
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 84
Bulgaria has made notable labour market and social progress in recent years. However, the country faces a pressing demographic challenge, with a rapidly declining and ageing population, which will have significant repercussions on its labour market and economy. In addition, large labour market disparities across different population groups persist and informal employment remains widespread. Poverty is still common in Bulgaria despite rising living standards, and particularly minorities, including immigrants, face social disadvantage. This report provides an overview of the main labour market and social challenges facing Bulgaria and a comprehensive analysis of Bulgaria’s policies and practices compared with best practices in OECD countries in the fields of labour, social and migration policy. It also includes recommendations on how Bulgaria can tackle key challenges. The report will be of interest to Bulgaria as well as to other countries that are looking to promote more inclusive labour markets and societies.
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OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews: Luxembourg 2025
Will be released on 7 May 2025
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 100
The OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) conducts peer reviews of individual members once every five to six years. Reviews seek to improve the quality and effectiveness of members’ development co-operation, highlighting good practices and recommending improvements.
Luxembourg places poverty reduction and support for the most vulnerable at the heart of its development co-operation. Its commitment to allocating 1% of gross national income (GNI) to official development enjoys strong political and public support, with in-donor refugee costs and climate finance additional. Following its withdrawal from the Sahel region and the need to redirect 30% of its bilateral aid, Luxembourg is encouraged to adopt a whole-of-government approach to better address fragility across its entire bilateral portfolio. The report also highlights the importance of closer co‑ordination across ministries and LuxDev, for multilateral partnerships. Furthermore, it recommends greater private sector engagement, keeping local private sector development as a central focus, and improving policy coherence, particularly by ensuring that financial sector activities align to sustainable development objectives.
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Promoting the Growth of the Semiconductor Ecosystem in Costa Rica
Will be released on 20 May 2025
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 160
This report examines the opportunities and challenges for Costa Rica’s semiconductor ecosystem and provides recommendations to drive its growth. It provides strategic guidance to strengthen Costa Rica’s position in global semiconductor value chains. Costa Rica has a favourable regulatory environment for international business, a robust framework for attracting foreign direct investment and openness to international trade. It also benefits from a relatively skilled and experienced workforce, reliable energy and water infrastructure and geographic and cultural proximity to key semiconductor manufacturing hubs. Further investment in talent and transport infrastructure, while supporting the development of local suppliers, could help Costa Rica capitalise on emerging opportunities to develop its semiconductor ecosystem. The report combines quantitative analysis and policy insights, addressing key aspects such as integration into global value chains, human capital, infrastructure and the regulatory framework. The recommendations focus on critical areas: enhancing the business environment to enable local semiconductor firms to integrate into global value chains, advancing skills and human capital development, and investing in infrastructure improvements. By implementing the policy recommendations presented in the report, Costa Rica could strengthen its position in the global semiconductor value chains and unlock growth opportunities, particularly in assembly, testing and packaging.