| 7 September 2026 OECD Reviews of National Statistical Systems: Kazakhstan 2026 - Report Details | 7 September 2026 How preferential trade agreements address market distortions from state enterprises - Policy paper Details | 8 September 2026 Higher education institutions as partners for sustainable development in Los Angeles (California), US - Policy paper Details |
| 8 September 2026 The Impact of Decentralised Development Co‑operation - Report Details | 8 September 2026 Higher education institutions as partners for sustainable development in Cleveland (Ohio), US - Policy paper Details | 8 September 2026 at 09:30 CET PISA 2025 Results (Volume I) - Report Details |
| 8 September 2026 at 11:00 CET Tax Policy Reforms 2026 - Report Details | 9 September 2026 Artificial Intelligence and tourism in APEC economies - Policy paper Details | 9 September 2026 Enhancing Resilience Through Traceability - Report Details |
| 9 September 2026 Financing of Social Protection - Report Details | 9 September 2026 at 09:00 CET The Space Economy at a Glance 2026 - Report Details | 10 September 2026 How services trade impacts workers - Policy brief Details |
| 10 September 2026 Digital education policy in the Netherlands - Policy paper Details | 10 September 2026 at 09:00 CET SME Policy Index for Western Balkans and Türkiye 2026 – Economy Profile for Türkiye - Report Details | 11 September 2026 International Student Mobility - Report Details |
| 11 September 2026 Can productivity secure Veneto's competitive future? - Policy brief Details | 11 September 2026 at 10:00 CET OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Slovenia 2026 - Report Details | 14 September 2026 Early resolution of cartel cases in Latin America and the Caribbean - Policy paper Details |
| 14 September 2026 Competition law enforcement in informal markets in Latin America and the Caribbean - Policy paper Details | 14 September 2026 at 09:00 CET Research and Innovation Careers Observatory 2026 - Report Details | 14 September 2026 at 11:00 CET Determining the Price of Minerals - Report Details |
| 15 September 2026 Managing Risk Across State‑Owned Enterprises - Report Details | 15 September 2026 The Economic Case for Pandemic Preparedness and Response - Report Details | 15 September 2026 Making Development Co‑operation More Effective Progress Report 2026 - Report Details |
| 16 September 2026 A Digital Financial Literacy Strategy for Finland - Report Details | 17 September 2026 at 11:00 CET Advancing the Implementation of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism - Report Details | 18 September 2026 at 15:00 CET OECD Review of Investment Policies in ASEAN - Report Details |
| 21 September 2026 Strengthening Economic Regulation of Water and Sanitation Services in the Philippines - Report Details | 23 September 2026 Fighting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece and Romania - Report Details | 23 September 2026 Economic Connectivity and Development along the Lobito Corridor - Report Details |
| 24 September 2026 AI and Digitalisation for Employment Support in Belgium and Greece - Report Details | 24 September 2026 Serving Citizens 2026 - Report Details | 29 September 2026 Health at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2026 - Report Details |
| 29 September 2026 International Review of Micro‑Credential Systems - Report Details | 29 September 2026 Education at a Glance 2026 Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes - Report Details | 29 September 2026 at 11:00 CET Education at a Glance 2026 - Report Details |
| 30 September 2026 OECD Guidelines for Corporate Bond Issuers - Report Details | 30 September 2026 Reforming Government Communication for the Age of Algorithms - Report Details | 30 September 2026 OECD Integrity Review of the Dominican Republic - Report Details |
| 30 September 2026 Improving Corporate Governance in Malaysia - Report Details | 30 September 2026 at 09:00 CET Economic Convergence Scoreboard for the Western Balkans 2026 - Report Details | 30 September 2026 at 11:00 CET Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital 2025 (Condensed Version) - Report Details |
| 30 September 2026 at 11:00 CET Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital 2025 (Full Version) - Report Details | 1 October 2026 Strengthening the EU’s Medical Supply Chains - Report Details | 8 October 2026 at 09:00 CET SME Policy Index for Western Balkans and Türkiye 2026 – Economy Profile for Serbia - Report Details |
| 9 October 2026 at 14:00 CET Enhancing corporate tax systems to support business dynamism - Report Details | 27 October 2026 Accelerating Infrastructure Permitting - Report Details |
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Upcoming publications
OECD Reviews of National Statistical Systems: Kazakhstan 2026
Will be released on 7 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 171
This report provides an overview of Kazakhstan’s national statistical system and a comprehensive analysis of its statistical policies and practices compared with good statistical policies and practices in OECD member countries. It highlights the significant progress achieved by Kazakhstan in recent years and provides recommendations to address key challenges in an evolving statistics and data environment.
The report assesses the legal and institutional framework for official statistics, the statistical infrastructure – including censuses, surveys, registers and classifications – and the quality and international comparability of official statistics in Kazakhstan. In most statistical domains under review, Kazakhstan’s official statistics are close to full alignment with best policies and practices in OECD member countries in terms of accuracy and credibility, coherence, alignment with international standards, coverage and relevance, timeliness and punctuality, accessibility, and interpretability. At the same time, coverage and data interpretability could be further strengthened in several domains. Data gaps remain in areas such as public sector debt statistics, structural business statistics, business demography statistics, trade by enterprise characteristics statistics, and environmental-economic accounts. Kazakhstan is already making strides to address these gaps, and the report highlights initiatives undertaken to align more closely with international statistical standards.
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How preferential trade agreements address market distortions from state enterprises
Will be released on 7 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 67
As large recipients and providers of subsidies, the activities of state enterprises (SEs) have the potential to distort trade flows given their growing role in manufacturing supply chains. Countries thus need to have adequate tools at the multilateral, plurilateral, and domestic levels to craft appropriate policy responses. This report focuses on disciplines on SEs that countries have been incorporating in the context of their preferential trade agreements (PTAs). It finds that these PTAs have the potential to go a long way in addressing the issue posed by subsidies and other forms of non-market practices to and by SEs, but the report highlights potential gaps within the disciplines. A key challenge remains their geographical coverage given that jurisdictions with larger subsidies to and by SEs have not yet concluded relevant PTAs.
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Higher education institutions as partners for sustainable development in Los Angeles (California), US
Will be released on 8 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 56
This paper examines how collaboration between the City of Los Angeles (United States) and local higher education institutions (HEIs) supports sustainable urban development, leveraging the availability and comparability of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) framework and indicators as an instrument for cooperation and to monitor and measure outcomes. The analysis finds that HEIs have been key contributors to efforts in Los Angeles to track relevant indicators at the local level, through student task forces, applied research and data support, helping the city produce two Voluntary Local Reviews. However, this collaboration relied heavily on philanthropic funding and individual relationships that did not generate a permanent institutional framework. The report provides guidance on how Los Angeles can build on its previous experience to address its sustainable development challenges in collaboration with HEIs, including through stronger co-ordination mechanisms, diversified funding and renewed engagement ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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The Impact of Decentralised Development Co‑operation
Driving Local Governance and the SDGs
Will be released on 8 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 178
Decentralised development co-operation (DDC), or development co-operation led by cities and regions, is playing an increasingly important role at a time when official development assistance (ODA) is facing its steepest decline on record. In contrast to overall ODA, DDC ODA across the 15 DAC countries with available data doubled between 2013 and 2024, rising from USD 1.8 billion to USD 3.6 billion. Yet robust evidence on the impact of DDC has so far remained limited. This report provides an extensive assessment of how DDC contributes to local governance and SDG outcomes. It draws on localised DDC ODA data, two surveys of more than 180 subnational governments across Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and partner countries, and 16 case studies. The report shows that DDC generates benefits for local and regional governments both in DAC and partner countries. Non-financial activities such as peer-to-peer learning strengthen institutions and improve service delivery in partner cities and regions, while local and regional governments in DAC countries gain new knowledge and more effective multi-level co‑ordination. Building on this evidence, and taking into account the diversity of DDC approaches, the report offers guidance for national and subnational governments on how to strengthen the impact of DDC.
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Higher education institutions as partners for sustainable development in Cleveland (Ohio), US
Will be released on 8 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 53
This paper examines how collaboration between the City of Cleveland, United States, and local higher education institutions (HEIs) supports sustainable urban development, leveraging the availability and comparability of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) framework and indicators as an instrument for cooperation and for monitoring outcomes. Despite the existence of a dense network of universities and research centres, the analysis finds that collaboration between the city and HEIs remains largely ad hoc and project-based and suggests that a shared framework such as the SDGs could provide a tool to co ordinate collective action on climate, housing, health, mobility and neighbourhood revitalisation in Cleveland. Strengthening structured partnerships, improving local data systems, leveraging universities’ convening capacity, and enhancing financial stability could improve policy co-ordination and accelerate Cleveland’s progress toward its urban sustainability objectives.
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PISA 2025 Results (Volume I)
Future‑Ready Students
Will be released on 8 September 2026 at 09:30 CET
Author: OECD
Languages: German-English
Number of pages: 73
The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025 evaluates what students know and can do in science, reading, mathematics and computational problem-solving, assessing how effectively they can apply their knowledge to real-world challenges. The assessment also explores a range of broader competencies, attitudes and behaviours, including curiosity, perseverance and the use of artificial intelligence. PISA results provide valuable insights into the quality and equity of learning outcomes around the world, enabling educators and policymakers to learn from each other’s policies and practices. This volume is one of three that present the results of the ninth cycle of PISA. PISA 2025 Results (Volume I): Future-Ready Students focuses on students’ performance in the core learning domains, and explores students’ drive to learn, sense of agency and adaptability and attitudes towards school. It examines differences in learning outcomes by gender, socio-economic status and immigrant background. More than 760 000 students across 91 countries and economies participated in PISA 2025, making it the largest international comparative assessment of 15‑year‑olds worldwide.
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Tax Policy Reforms 2026
OECD and Selected Partner Economies
Will be released on 8 September 2026 at 11:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 76
This is the eleventh edition of Tax Policy Reforms: OECD and Selected Partner Economies, an annual publication that provides comparative information on tax reforms across countries and tracks tax policy developments over time. The report covers the tax policy reforms introduced or announced in 2025 in 92 member jurisdictions of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), including all OECD countries. The publication also provides an overview of the macroeconomic environment and tax revenue context in which these tax reforms were made, highlighting how governments used tax policy to respond to short- and long-run structural challenges.
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Artificial Intelligence and tourism in APEC economies
Boosting innovation and enhancing sustainability
Will be released on 9 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 28
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming tourism, creating new opportunities to enhance visitor experiences, improve business performance, and support sustainable development, while also raising policy challenges. This paper explores the opportunities, risks and policy implications of AI adoption in tourism across APEC economies. It identifies six priority areas to support responsible AI adoption, with particular attention to the sector's SME-dominated structure and the specific characteristics of tourism economies in the Asia-Pacific region. Drawing on emerging practices across APEC economies, it highlights policy approaches to harness the benefits of AI while fostering a more innovative, resilient, and sustainable tourism economy.
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Enhancing Resilience Through Traceability
Insights from Lithium and Nickel Supply Chains in Latin America and Southeast Asia
Will be released on 9 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 132
A level-playing field for responsible business conduct, circularity and tax policy in critical minerals can contribute to resilient supply chains that deliver economic security and better development outcomes. Based on a dedicated industry survey, this report analyses the incentives, constraints, and operational realities shaping traceability and responsible sourcing uptake across the supply chain, with a focus on nickel in Indonesia and the Philippines, and on lithium in Argentina and Chile. The report also sets out policy recommendations that governments and industry may consider for scaling up traceability in targeted, cost-effective ways.
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Financing of Social Protection
Will be released on 9 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 98
OECD and EU countries face growing spending pressures. Population ageing raises expenditure on pensions, health and long-term care, the green transition requires investments, and AI’s effects on employment and wages remain uncertain. Labour income, the main financing base for social protection in most countries, is under pressure from shrinking working-age populations and potentially labour-replacing technologies. Many countries also face fiscal constraints amid an uncertain macroeconomic and geopolitical outlook.
The report "Financing of Social Protection" charts financing mixes across OECD and EU countries. It examines the role of social contributions and general revenues, including earmarked sources, over time and looks at the contributions of employers, employees as well as public and private financing. It considers challenges arising from the social protection coverage and contributions of self-employed and part-time workers. Finally, it looks at the development of the labour share, and how it may be impacted by population ageing and technological progress, current policy trends and debates across OECD and EU countries and attitudes towards broadening social protection financing.
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The Space Economy at a Glance 2026
Will be released on 9 September 2026 at 09:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 142
As space activities expand and become embedded in everyday economic and public-service functions, governments need better evidence to understand their benefits, risks and policy implications. The Space Economy at a Glance 2026 provides a compact and comparative assessment of recent developments across the space economy. Space systems support communications, positioning and timing, earth observation, weather monitoring, disaster response, transport, agriculture, finance, science, security and a growing range of commercial services. Drawing on OECD indicators and policy analysis, the report examines the public and private forces shaping this transformation, including government space budgets, civil space R&D, private finance, entrepreneurship, scientific and technological capabilities, market dynamics, satellite-enabled applications and emerging approaches to measuring the economic footprint of space activities. It shows how governments remain central to market creation and strategic capability-building, even as commercial actors increasingly operate and shape orbital activity. The report also highlights the policy challenges associated with expanding space use, including orbital congestion, debris, market concentration, supply-chain dependencies, access to essential data and signals, and the resilience of space infrastructure. The report supports governments in designing innovative, competitive, secure and responsible space ecosystems that deliver broad public value for economies and societies.
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How services trade impacts workers
Will be released on 10 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 5
As services become increasingly tradable, understanding their impact on workers is more important than ever. This OECD Policy Brief examines how services trade affects employment through exports, imported services inputs and local spillovers, creating opportunities across sectors and regions. It also explores how services trade reshapes workers' experiences, influencing labour market participation, job mobility, and the types of firms where people work. The findings highlight the importance of policies that help workers adapt and ensure the benefits of a more digital and interconnected services economy are widely shared.
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Digital education policy in the Netherlands
Reflections from an OECD international peer‑learning event
Will be released on 10 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 43
Building on the findings of the recent OECD Review of Digital Education Policy in the Netherlands, the OECD Secretariat and the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science co-organised an International Peer-Learning Event on Digital Education Policy in the Netherlands. This policy paper provides a succinct summary of the rich discussions that saw representatives from Austria, Denmark and France discuss key challenges pertaining to digitalisation in education with their Dutch counterparts. Like the peer-learning event, the policy paper is structured around three thematic areas: quality assurance and accessibility of digital education materials; strengthening teachers’ digital professionalism; and promoting innovation in the domestic EdTech market. It presents tangible, detailed policy examples from countries in these important areas, as well as providing a broader outline of some of the key policy considerations that are relevant across systems when it comes to fostering quality, equitable digitalisation in education.
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SME Policy Index for Western Balkans and Türkiye 2026 – Economy Profile for Türkiye
Will be released on 10 September 2026 at 09:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 289
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) underpin the economies of the Western Balkans and Türkiye, accounting for the majority of employment and value added. Their competitiveness and resilience are therefore central to sustainable growth and economic convergence with the European Union.
Yet SMEs operate in an increasingly demanding environment shaped by global uncertainty, the digital and green transitions, and demographic change. While these shifts create opportunities, they also expose persistent weaknesses—including fragmented policy frameworks, limited greening, uneven digital adoption and skills gaps—that constrain firm-level resilience and adaptability. Addressing these challenges requires policies that not only support growth, but strengthen enterprises’ capacity to anticipate shocks, adapt to changing market conditions and sustain performance over time.
The seventh edition of the SME Policy Index for the Western Balkans and Türkiye provides a comprehensive assessment of SME policy progress since 2022, based on the OECD’s established methodology and aligned with OECD and EU good practices. It identifies achievements, remaining gaps and actionable recommendations to strengthen policy effectiveness.
This economy profile assesses performance across 13 policy dimensions and examine progress through four thematic policy clusters. A companion regional profile synthesises shared trends, common challenges and cross-cutting priorities across the seven participating economies.
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International Student Mobility
Factors for Attraction and Retention
Will be released on 11 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 90
International student mobility has become an increasingly important feature of higher education systems and labour markets. Decisions about where to study, and whether to stay after graduation, are shaped by a combination of factors, including costs, financial support, study opportunities and pathways into employment. This report examines the factors influencing the attraction and retention of international students across OECD countries, drawing on comparative evidence on tuition fees, living costs, scholarships, student housing, opportunities to work during and after study, and family-related policies. It explores how these factors shape access to international education, student experiences and countries’ ability to retain international graduates, providing a comprehensive overview of the policy environments shaping international student mobility.
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Can productivity secure Veneto's competitive future?
Will be released on 11 September 2026
Author: OECD
Languages: English-Italian
Number of pages: 5
Veneto has long been one of Italy’s most productive and internationally competitive regions. However, productivity growth has slowed markedly in recent years, causing the region to lose ground relative to many of its European peers. Without a renewed productivity agenda, future gains in competitiveness, wages and living standards may become increasingly difficult to sustain. Understanding the sources of the slowdown and identifying effective policy responses is essential to ensuring the region’s long term prosperity.
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OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Slovenia 2026
Will be released on 11 September 2026 at 10:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 140
Slovenia is a leader in nature conservation and has successfully decoupled many environmental pressures from economic growth. The country benefits from abundant, good-quality water resources, performs strongly in waste management and has improved air quality. Nevertheless, biodiversity continues to face pressures and the country lags behind on wastewater collection and treatment. Slovenia has strengthened its framework for climate action and advanced its net-zero target to 2045. Reaching climate targets will require accelerating the rate of emissions cuts, with priority on curbing transport emissions. The country has stepped up action on climate adaptation, which is key to enhancing resilience to intensifying climate risks.
This is the second OECD Environmental Performance Review of Slovenia. It provides an independent, evidence-based assessment of the country’s progress towards its environmental objectives over the past decade. The review provides 43 recommendations to help Slovenia improve its environmental performance, with a special focus on climate change and air pollution.
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Early resolution of cartel cases in Latin America and the Caribbean
Will be released on 14 September 2026
Author: OECD
Languages: Portuguese-English-Spanish
Number of pages: 39
This paper provides an overview of the state of play of early resolution of cartel cases in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) jurisdictions, covering the legal framework, enforcement experiences, as well as challenges and particularities. Competition authorities may benefit from the early resolution of cartel cases by saving on time and the resources that the case would require in an adversarial procedure, allocating them more efficiently to the detection and prosecution of other cartels and providing for a greater deterrence and wider impact of their enforcement actions. The paper highlights that LAC competition authorities may consider designing and using these tools as a way to achieve procedural expediency. The design and implementation of early resolution programmes requires consideration of the incentives of parties to resolve cases early and the interplay with leniency programmes, damages and the pursuit of other policy objectives.
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Competition law enforcement in informal markets in Latin America and the Caribbean
Will be released on 14 September 2026
Author: OECD
Languages: English-Spanish-Portuguese
Number of pages: 32
This paper examines the challenges faced by competition authorities in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) when enforcing competition law in markets affected by informality. Informal markets represent a significant share of economic activity in the region and may influence competitive dynamics both where informal firms compete with formal firms and where competition occurs within informal markets. The paper focusses on competition enforcement issues related to informality including the definition of relevant markets, the investigation of informal firms and the calculation of fines. Although informality can create substantial evidentiary and procedural difficulties, the paper identifies opportunities for competition authorities to mitigate those challenges, including the use of official datasets, market studies and institutional co-operation with organisations addressing informality. The paper argues that competition authorities in LAC should be mindful of informal markets when enforcing competition law, and can apply proportionate, pragmatic and targeted enforcement to address competitive harm involving informal markets, while supporting better market functioning and the transition towards formality.
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Research and Innovation Careers Observatory 2026
Key Indicators on Talent, Mobility and Working Conditions
Will be released on 14 September 2026 at 09:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 120
Every scientific breakthrough and every new technology starts with people. The research and innovation workforce underpins countries' greatest ambitions in terms of economic prosperity and societal wellbeing. Yet the evidence on this workforce has long been scattered and incomplete.
This report offers a comprehensive account of research and innovation careers as they stand today. It draws on the evidence base of the Research and Innovation Careers Observatory (ReICO), a joint OECD-EU initiative designed to shed light on the supply, mobility and outcomes of the people who drive research and innovation forward. Comparative indicators describe the size and composition of the research and innovation workforce in each country, how it is being renewed, which parts of the labour market its members work in, and the conditions, outcomes and international mobility they experience. The findings provide a resource for policymakers, for the institutions that fund, employ and train research and innovation personnel, and for those working or considering working in the field.
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Determining the Price of Minerals
A transfer pricing framework for copper
Will be released on 14 September 2026 at 11:00 CET
Authors: OECD, Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development
Language: English
Number of pages: 45
In the mining sector, government revenue depends on mineral products being priced and measured accurately. This can be especially challenging for minerals such as copper, which have economically relevant characteristics that may vary and significantly affect pricing. The schedule presented in this report applies the mineral pricing framework – outlined in the joint OECD/IGF work Determining the Price of Minerals: A transfer pricing framework – to identify the primary economic factors influencing the price of copper. It applies the Comparable Uncontrolled Price method and aims to ensure that developing countries are able to tax copper exports appropriately.
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Managing Risk Across State‑Owned Enterprises
Will be released on 15 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 86
State ownership can entail risks both at the enterprise and portfolio levels. This report explores how governments can move beyond fragmented, enterprise-level approaches to build a consolidated understanding of risks across their state-owned enterprise (SOE) portfolios and inform strategic portfolio management. It examines relevant risks affecting SOE portfolios, including financial, operational, sustainability, and corruption and integrity-related risks, as well their potential interlinkages. The report also considers how risk management can be integrated into ownership steering, oversight and performance monitoring moving beyond a narrow compliance exercise. Building on international standards and selected case studies, it outlines the key elements for the design and implementation of portfolio level risk management frameworks that can be adapted to different institutional settings and ownership models.
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The Economic Case for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
Beyond Lockdowns
Will be released on 15 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 360
Pandemics are rare but severe shocks for the health of populations and economies. The frequency and intensity of smaller outbreaks have been increasing over the past decades and the risk of local outbreaks escalating into global pandemics remains high. This report examines the potential consequences of future pandemics on population health, health system resilience and the economy across 51 OECD, EU/EEA and G20 countries, using advanced epidemiological and economic modelling techniques and scenario-based analyses. It assesses the extent to which eight non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) for community infection prevention and control can mitigate health and economic consequences in the early phases of five types of outbreak scenarios before pharmaceutical interventions or vaccines are available at scale.
The central message is clear: in the OECD, investing, on average, almost 6 USD PPP per capita per year in pandemic preparedness and response is a smart investment for both public health and economic resilience. Early implementation of NPIs such as hand hygiene, mask use and physical distancing can save more lives and limit economic disruption than delayed action, which may necessitate the introduction of lockdowns to regain control of transmission. Robust disease surveillance and stockpiling systems are essential for enabling timely and effective response.
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Making Development Co‑operation More Effective Progress Report 2026
Will be released on 15 September 2026
Authors: OECD, United Nations Development Programme
Language: English
Number of pages: 208
Effective development co‑operation helps many countries advance sustainable development and improve the lives of their citizens. Twenty years after the launch of the “aid effectiveness” agenda, the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co‑operation delivers evidence on how governments, development partners, civil society, trade unions and the private sector are working together to strengthen country ownership, focus on results, inclusive partnerships, and transparency and mutual accountability. The 2023‑26 Global Partnership monitoring round draws on reporting by 44 partner country governments, 93 development partners, as well as by civil society organisations, trade unions, and private sector representatives. This report provides a snapshot of progress, challenges, and emerging opportunities in making development co‑operation more effective. By moving from evidence to jointly agreed action, the report aims to help partner country governments and their partners strengthen the quality of partnerships and accelerate progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals.
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A Digital Financial Literacy Strategy for Finland
Will be released on 16 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 130
Strengthening financial literacy is a key policy priority in Finland. To achieve this ambition in a context of rapid digitalisation of financial services, improving digital financial literacy is essential. Finland’s highly digitalised financial environment supports broad access to and use of digital financial products and services, but also creates risks related to complex products such as crypto-assets, over-indebtedness and online fraud. In response, this report proposes a Digital Financial Literacy Strategy for Finland aligned with national and international frameworks. The proposed Strategy sets out a clear vision and strategic objectives, supported by a targeted and co-ordinated action plan to help Finland address remaining gaps in digital financial knowledge, decision making, and awareness and mitigation of online financial risks, particularly among vulnerable groups, including young and older adults and migrants.
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Advancing the Implementation of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Lessons from Romania
Will be released on 17 September 2026 at 11:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 89
This report provides practical guidance and recommendations to advance the implementation of the European Union’s (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in Romania and other EU Member States. It is intended to support National Competent Authorities, Customs Authorities, and other relevant government agencies and stakeholders in understanding the key features of the CBAM, and in planning effective implementation, operational arrangements, and governance.
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OECD Review of Investment Policies in ASEAN
Mobilising Investment for the Green and Digital Transitions
Will be released on 18 September 2026 at 15:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 187
This review offers an update of the evolving investment landscape and policy priorities across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with a focus on the green and digital transitions. It highlights current trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) and examines their economic and social impacts. The review provides options for policy frameworks to adapt to these shifts, while taking stock of progress in areas such as investment facilitation, tax incentives, regulatory and legal frameworks for FDI, including policies to manage security risks of investment, and the promotion of responsible business practices. By situating FDI within broader regional objectives, such as resilience, inclusiveness, and economic integration, the review aims to shed light on how ASEAN economies can better harness international investment to support long-term development goals.
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Strengthening Economic Regulation of Water and Sanitation Services in the Philippines
Highlights of a National Dialogue on Water
Will be released on 21 September 2026
Authors: OECD, Asia Water Council
Language: English
Number of pages: 140
The Philippines faces the risk of a water crisis by 2040 as the gap between the demand for and supply of water and sanitation services continues to widen. While the government has made notable progress in recent years, challenges linked to regulatory and market fragmentation and insufficient data systems persist. Recurrent floods, typhoons and droughts, combined with rapid population growth are placing increasing pressure on water resources, particularly in fast-growing urban areas.
This report presents key recommendations to strengthen economic regulation in the Philippine water supply and sanitation sector, improve utility performance and enhance water security. It shows how more consistent and predictable tariff-setting can improve investment, how aggregating a sector made up of many small and uneven providers can deliver services more efficiently, and how a centralised national water information system can underpin sound regulation and planning.
The National Dialogue on Water in the Philippines is part of a regional initiative with the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea, the Asia Water Council and the OECD.
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Fighting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece and Romania
Improving Competition through Advocacy and Co‑operation
Will be released on 23 September 2026
Author: OECD
Languages: Greek-English-German
Number of pages: 90
This report examines preventing, detecting and reporting bid rigging in public procurement in six countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece and Romania. The report identifies ways to strengthen co-operation between competition authorities, procurement bodies and other public institutions, and provides guidance on advocacy initiatives. It analyses topics such as pro-competitive tender design, detection of bid-rigging cartels, leniency and whistleblowing mechanisms, and compliance programmes. The report aims to strengthen competition law enforcement in public procurement markets, thus safeguarding public resources.
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Economic Connectivity and Development along the Lobito Corridor
A Policy Framework
Will be released on 23 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 100
The Lobito Corridor links Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia to global markets through the Atlantic port of Lobito. Built on modernised rail infrastructure, it aims to improve trade efficiency, diversify export routes and strengthen regional integration. Taking advantage of the increasing demand for critical minerals, the corridor could reinforce the region’s role in global supply chains while supporting broader trade, investment and economic diversification.
This report assesses how increased mining and transport activity along the corridor can translate into durable economic growth. It analyses how rail and logistics integration may shape freight demand and corridor performance to 2050, and identifies risks which may alter the overall contribution of the corridor to local economies (spanning base erosion and profit shifting in mineral supply chains, adverse impacts derived from the construction and operation of the corridor, and risks in the mineral supply chains).
Bringing together tax, transport and responsible business conduct perspectives, the report identifies the conditions needed to secure fair revenues, strengthen supply chain resilience and convert infrastructure investment into long term, inclusive growth.
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AI and Digitalisation for Employment Support in Belgium and Greece
New Tools to Support Minimum Income Beneficiaries
Will be released on 24 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 182
Belgium and Greece are aiming to improve job matching and career progression of groups further from the labour market, as disparities persist despite improved labour market indicators and significant policy efforts. This report assesses the current situation in the two countries, focusing on the employment outcomes and career pathways of Minimum Income Scheme (MIS) beneficiaries. Building on the analysis of linked administrative data and good practices from other EU and OECD Public Employment Services, the report proposes concepts for digital tools enhanced by AI to support job matching and career progression of MIS beneficiaries. It also provides recommendations on the data that can be used to amplify the benefits of such tools. This report is the twenty-third in the OECD’s Connecting People with Jobs series.
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Serving Citizens 2026
Delivering Better Public Administrative Services
Will be released on 24 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 65
This report examines how OECD governments can deliver better public administrative services (PAS). These are the administrative processes that people use to comply with laws and regulations, access government services and exercise their rights. Examples include registering a birth or death, obtaining a passport or ID, registering to vote, and applying for permits, licences or benefits. PAS are among the most frequent interactions people have with their public institutions. and can affect their trust in those institutions as well as life outcomes. This report presents findings from the first edition of the OECD Serving Citizens survey, which analyses how PAS are organised and delivered in OECD countries, and how they are implementing the 2024 OECD Recommendation on Human-Centred Public Administrative Services. OECD governments can improve public satisfaction by making PAS more integrated, seamless and simple for users.
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Health at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2026
Will be released on 29 September 2026
Authors: OECD, Inter-American Development Bank, The World Bank
Language: English
Number of pages: 200
This third edition of Health at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean, prepared jointly by OECD, the Inter‑American Development Bank and the World Bank, presents a set of key indicators of health status, determinants of health, health data and health system infrastructure, health expenditure and financing, quality of care, health workforce, and ageing across 33 Latin America and the Caribbean countries. Each of the indicators is presented in a user-friendly format, consisting of charts illustrating variations across countries and over time, concise descriptive analyses highlighting the main findings conveyed by the data, and methodological boxes defining the indicators and discussing limitations in data comparability. This edition also includes two thematic chapters focused on issues of particular importance for the region: quality of care, and inequalities in health and healthcare across Latin America and the Caribbean.
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International Review of Micro‑Credential Systems
From Fragmentation to Alignment
Will be released on 29 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 66
This report explores how countries are working towards the harmonisation of micro-credentials, which are short, flexible learning opportunities designed to help people gain new skills quickly. While these programmes are expanding rapidly, their growth has often been uneven and hard to navigate, making it difficult for learners to understand their value and for employers to recognise them. Focusing on international experience, this report examines the key elements needed to make micro-credentials work as a coherent system. It looks at how countries define and organise these programmes across education and training sectors, how they build trust in their quality, how they link learning to real labour market needs, and how they support both learners and employers to engage with them. Without greater alignment, micro-credentials risk adding confusion rather than opportunity. With it, policymakers and providers can make learning more flexible, help people adapt to changing jobs and provide clearer signals about skills.
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Education at a Glance 2026 Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes
Will be released on 29 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 500
This publication provides additional reference material for Education at a Glance 2026, the authoritative source for data on the state of education around the world. It provides guidance on the data and methodologies used to calculate each indicator. It also contains references to the sources and specific notes for each country.
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Education at a Glance 2026
OECD Indicators
Will be released on 29 September 2026 at 11:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 600
Education at a Glance is the authoritative source of information on the state of education worldwide. It offers comprehensive data on the structure, financing, and performance of education systems across OECD countries and partner economies. The report presents key insights into the output of educational institutions, the impact of learning across countries, access and participation in education, financial investment in education and school organisation. The 2026 edition has a special focus on teacher shortages, examining their impact across countries and how education systems can respond.
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OECD Guidelines for Corporate Bond Issuers
Will be released on 30 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 15
The OECD Guidelines for Corporate Bond Issuers provide guidance to help policymakers evaluate and improve the legal, regulatory and institutional framework for corporate bond issuers and the role of bondholders in corporate governance. The Guidelines aim to promote efficient capital markets, support financial stability and contribute to sustainable growth. The Guidelines complement the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance by addressing issues specific to bond markets, including bondholder rights and engagement mechanisms. They also provide guidance on how relevant aspects of the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance may be applied to companies that list their bonds without having publicly traded equity.
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Reforming Government Communication for the Age of Algorithms
Will be released on 30 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 112
This report explores how public communication is evolving in an age where algorithms are reshaping the way institutions connect with citizens. Drawing on the 2025 OECD Survey of Government Communicators and comparative country experiences, it examines how public communication can adapt to the demands of a rapidly evolving information ecosystem and meet its potential as a lever for policy impact. The report takes stock of the digital disruption reshaping how societies connect, analyses the changing rules of institutions’ online presence, assesses the emerging applications of artificial intelligence in public communication, and sets out a roadmap for reform that strengthens both advanced capabilities and foundational practices.
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OECD Integrity Review of the Dominican Republic
Implementing a Strategic Vision for Public Integrity and Anti‑Corruption
Will be released on 30 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 293
The Dominican Republic has undertaken significant reforms to strengthen its public integrity system. These efforts include establishing the Presidential Transparency and Anti-Corruption Commission, creating Government Integrity and Regulatory Compliance Commissions within public institutions and developing its first National Integrity Strategy.
Building on these efforts, this OECD Integrity Review assesses the country’s public integrity system, highlighting both the progress achieved and the remaining regulatory and implementation gaps. It provides recommendations to strengthen institutional co-ordination, conflict-of-interest management, integrity culture in government and across society, and transparency and access to information.
The Review also examines measures to enhance integrity risk management, internal and external audit, whistleblower protection, mechanisms for detecting and sanctioning misconduct, as well as transparency and integrity in lobbying, influence activities, and political finance.
Taken together, these recommendations are designed to reinforce public trust, strengthen government effectiveness and accountability, and support the Dominican Republic's long-term social and economic resilience.
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Improving Corporate Governance in Malaysia
Will be released on 30 September 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 70
Malaysia is currently reforming its corporate governance framework, including through the revision of the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance. This report aims to support Malaysia in this process. It assesses Malaysia’s legal and regulatory framework against the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, focusing on shareholder rights and equitable treatment, market confidence and investor engagement, and board governance, oversight and effectiveness. The report also provides policy recommendations to inform Malaysia’s reform efforts.
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Economic Convergence Scoreboard for the Western Balkans 2026
Will be released on 30 September 2026 at 09:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 100
The Economic Convergence Scoreboard, first launched as a pilot in 2023, is a tool for monitoring and assessing the Western Balkans' progress towards economic convergence with the European Union (EU). Now in its third edition, the Scoreboard continues to support policy makers in identifying priority areas for accelerating growth and narrowing the region's economic gap with the EU. It draws on 38 indicators grouped into five policy clusters that are essential for sustainable and inclusive growth: infrastructure and connectivity, skills, the business environment, digital transformation, and greening.
In addition, this edition introduces, for the first time, a dedicated macro-financial stability cluster. This new cluster assesses the macroeconomic fundamentals and financial conditions that provide the enabling environment for sustainable economic growth and convergence with the EU.
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Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital 2025 (Condensed Version)
Will be released on 30 September 2026 at 11:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 688
This publication is the 11th edition of the condensed version of the Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital, a key reference used by OECD Members and non-Members as a basis for negotiating, applying and interpreting bilateral tax treaties. It plays a central role in removing tax-related barriers to cross border trade and investment, helping to prevent tax evasion and avoidance, and addressing issues of international double taxation. This edition contains the Articles and Commentaries of the Model Tax Convention on Income and Capital as it read on 18 November 2025, as well as non-Member economies’ positions, but not the historical notes and background reports that are included in the full version. The Model Tax Convention is updated regularly to reflect developments in international taxation.
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Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital 2025 (Full Version)
Volumes I and II
Will be released on 30 September 2026 at 11:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 2600
This publication is the 11th edition of the full version of the Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital, a key reference used by OECD Members and non-Members as a basis for negotiating, applying and interpreting bilateral tax treaties. It plays a central role in removing tax-related barriers to cross border trade and investment, helping to prevent tax evasion and avoidance, and addressing issues of international double taxation. This edition contains the full text of the Model Tax Convention as it read on 18 November 2025, including the Articles, Commentaries, non-Member economies’ positions, the Recommendation of the OECD Council, as well as the historical notes and background reports. The Model Tax Convention is updated regularly to reflect developments in international taxation.
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Strengthening the EU’s Medical Supply Chains
International Co‑operation and New Technologies for Better Emergency Preparedness
Will be released on 1 October 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 250
This report aims to strengthen the evidence base for improving the security of supply of medical products, with a particular focus on medical countermeasures (MCMs), through enhanced international co‑operation and new technologies. It supports ongoing European initiatives on medical supply chains and preparedness, as well as broader efforts to strengthen resilience to public health emergencies.
The report comprises three complementary strands of analysis. First, it maps the supply chains of selected medical products, drawing on diverse data sources to examine manufacturing locations, market structures and recent shortage patterns, and to identify key vulnerabilities and potential points of failure. Second, it assesses policy tools based on international co‑operation that could strengthen security of supply in the European Union, including measures to expand manufacturing capacity and diversify supply, promote regulatory alignment and trade facilitation, and manage demand peaks. Finally, it examines how innovative technologies and data frameworks could improve supply chain monitoring and demand forecasting, enabling earlier risk detection, better co‑ordination among actors and more proactive management of disruptions.
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SME Policy Index for Western Balkans and Türkiye 2026 – Economy Profile for Serbia
Will be released on 8 October 2026 at 09:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 282
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) underpin the economies of the Western Balkans and Türkiye, accounting for the majority of employment and value added. Their competitiveness and resilience are therefore central to sustainable growth and economic convergence with the European Union.
Yet SMEs operate in an increasingly demanding environment shaped by global uncertainty, the digital and green transitions, and demographic change. While these shifts create opportunities, they also expose persistent weaknesses—including fragmented policy frameworks, limited greening, uneven digital adoption and skills gaps—that constrain firm-level resilience and adaptability. Addressing these challenges requires policies that not only support growth, but strengthen enterprises’ capacity to anticipate shocks, adapt to changing market conditions and sustain performance over time.
The seventh edition of the SME Policy Index for the Western Balkans and Türkiye provides a comprehensive assessment of SME policy progress since 2022, based on the OECD’s established methodology and aligned with OECD and EU good practices. It identifies achievements, remaining gaps and actionable recommendations to strengthen policy effectiveness.
This economy profile assesses performance across 13 policy dimensions and examine progress through four thematic policy clusters. A companion regional profile synthesises shared trends, common challenges and cross-cutting priorities across the seven participating economies.
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Enhancing corporate tax systems to support business dynamism
Will be released on 9 October 2026 at 14:00 CET
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 32
This report provides an update on ongoing work examining the role of tax policy, and corporate income tax in particular, in supporting business dynamism, investment, and economic growth. Drawing on ongoing OECD research, it analyses how corporate taxation affects business dynamism through channels such as corporate tax design, compliance costs, loss-relief provisions, financing frictions, and competitive distortions. Finally, it situates the analysis within broader OECD work on the non-tax determinants of business dynamism, highlighting the importance of a coherent policy framework that also addresses wider structural barriers to business growth and dynamism.
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Accelerating Infrastructure Permitting
From Streamlining to Structured Bargaining
Will be released on 27 October 2026
Author: OECD
Language: English
Number of pages: 102
Infrastructure is essential for economic growth, the climate transition and resilience. Yet, in many countries, infrastructure projects take years to move from planning to construction, with permitting processes often contributing to delays, higher costs and uncertainty. These challenges are becoming more pressing as governments seek to rapidly expand energy, transport and other strategic infrastructure.
This report examines how permitting systems affect the delivery of infrastructure projects and explores how governments can accelerate decision making while maintaining environmental and social safeguards. It looks at how countries are attempting to streamline permitting procedures and identifies emerging approaches to better manage competing interests and trade-offs during the project development process.
The report aims to support policymakers and practitioners working to deliver infrastructure more efficiently and predictably while maintaining trust and accountability in public decision making.