Country risk classification | OECD
The Participants’ country risk classifications are a fundamental building block of the Arrangement rules on minimum premium rates for credit risk. They are meant to reflect the risk that a country will not be able to repay its external debt. The Participants neither endorse nor encourage their use for any other purpose.
Policy Scenarios for Eliminating Plastic Pollution by 2040
Plastics provide multiple benefits to society, but their lifecycle − from feedstock extraction and polymer production to use and disposal − contributes to pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss. Current policies are inadequate to meaningfully alter trends in plastic flows and related pollution. This report provides insights into the potential environmental benefits and economic ...
Official development assistance (ODA) | OECD
Official development assistance (ODA) is government aid that promotes and specifically targets the economic development and welfare of developing countries. ODA has been the main source of financing for development aid since it was adopted by the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) as the “gold standard” of foreign aid in 1969. The OECD is the only official …
Services trade - OECD
Services play a vital role in the global economy. They generate more than two-thirds of global gross domestic product (GDP), attract over three-quarters of foreign direct investment in advanced economies, employ the most workers, and create the most new jobs worldwide. In a modern digital economy, trade in services ensures access to information, skills and technology.