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CANADA-OECD INFO
APRIL 2014
In this edition:
Views from the
Ambassador
Global Partnership
for Effective
Development
Cooperation
OECD Spring
Ministerial Meeting
Southeast Asia
Regional
Programme –
Regional Forum in
Bali
German Chancellor
visits the OECD
Spotlight on the
Territorial
Development Policy
Committee
Going for Growth
Global Forum on
Women’s
Leadership in
Public Life:
G20 Finance
Ministerial --
perspectives from
the OECD
OECD Global Forum
on Trade
Views from the Ambassador
Ambassador Judith LaRocque
In the first few months of 2014, the OECD
has been hard at work providing insight on
global economic developments and
providing advice to its membership. The
OECD’s Interim Economic assessment
released in March showed that the recovery
is continuing in G7 countries but that the
situation in emerging economies is mixed.
For the recovery to continue, the OECD
encourages structural reforms particularly in
many of the European economies hit hard
by the crisis.
However, OECD work goes beyond merely
encouraging recovery. To ensure that the
OECD derives policy lessons from the global
economic crisis and can update its analytical
frameworks accordingly, the Organisation launched the New Approaches to
Economic Challenges (NAEC) project. Ministers will be given a progress
report on how the OECD is approaching this vast question at the May
Ministerial meeting.
In the past months, the OECD also provided ongoing support for the work of
the G20 under the Australian Presidency on financial consumer protection,
taxation (base erosion and profit shifting), investment and trade, to name a
few. The OECD is responding to the G20 Finance Ministers commitment to
raise growth rates by 2% by recommending targeted labour market policies.
As Canada’s Ambassador to the OECD, it is my responsibility to ensure that
Canadian priorities are reflected in the OECD Programme and Budget. The
input provided by Federal Departments contributed towards drafting the
OECD Ambassadors Convergence paper summing up Member priorities for
the next biennium. This paper was transmitted to all OECD directorates
along with the Secretary General’s Strategic Orientations Paper to be used
by Committees when preparing their future work programmes.

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Recent OECD
Publications
Information for
Canadian delegates
To contact us:
Permanent
Delegation of
Canada to the
OECD
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Tel:(011-33-1)
44.43.20.90
www.canada-
oecd.gc.ca
It is also my responsibility to ensure that the OECD operates within Canada’s
foreign and trade policy objectives. The OECD Council recently agreed to
postpone the accession process with the Russian Federation to reflect
concerns about Russia’s actions in Crimea. This decision is in line with the
Government of Canada’s response to the situation.
I also work to ensure that the OECD continues to be an efficient and
effective international organisation. Canada is co-chairing the governance
review of the OECD which is examining all aspects of decision-making and
working methods both in Council and in Committees. An interim report will
also be made at the May Ministerial.
In the months ahead, the Canadian delegation to the OECD is looking
forward to welcoming many Canadian delegates attending upcoming
meetings, including those participating in the Global Forum on Women’s
Leadership in Public Life and Canadian parliamentarians from the Canada-
Europe Parliamentary Association.
We look forward to receiving Minister Fast and the Parliamentary Secretary
to the Minister of Finance (tbc) at the May Ministerial. Chaired by Japan and
co-chaired by the United Kingdom and Slovenia the theme this year is
“Resilient Economies and Inclusive Societies – Empowering People for Jobs
and Growth”. It will also be an opportunity for the OECD to present the
2014 Global Economic Outlook, to work on strengthening the multilateral
trade system and to promote a better business climate. Finally, in June we
look forward to receiving the 2014 Economic Review of Canada.
The Permanent Delegation of Canada to the OECD welcomes your questions
and values your input. If we can do more to support you please do not
hesitate to let us know.
Global Partnership for Effective Development
Cooperation
At the 2011 Fourth High Level Forum on Aid
Effectiveness in Busan, more than 150 countries
and 45 international organisations agreed on the
need to form an inclusive alliance of the many state
and non-state actors engaged in development
cooperation; the aim was to maximize the impact
of the annual global flow of around $200 billion in
development cooperation assistance. This alliance
is known as the Global Partnership for Effective
Development Cooperation (GPEDC). The OECD, together with the UNDP,
provides secretariat support to the GPEDC.
The first High Level Meeting of the GPEDC will take place April 15-16. Over a

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thousand development leaders - including Heads of State and Government,
ministers, parliamentarians, executives from international organizations,
business, civil society and foundations - will join the Mexican President, the
UN Secretary General and the OECD Secretary General in Mexico City to
reconfirm the importance of effective development cooperation in meeting
the Millennium Development Goals and as a key part of the “how” of a post-
2015 global development framework. Canada will be represented by its
Minister of International Development.
The GPEDC High Level Meeting will mark an important milestone in the
global fight against poverty. It will be a key moment for the global
community to:
 Review and drive progress on effective development
cooperation;
 Take action to boost tax collection, eliminate illicit financial
flows and shape tax policy to reduce poverty more effectively;
 Exchange practical ideas on how to increase support to
poverty reduction efforts and to inclusive growth in middle-
income countries;
 Commit to support development cooperation with and between
developing countries, including through knowledge and know-
how exchange;
 Define a road map for increased, improved development
cooperation between business and government up to and
within a post-2015 framework; and,
 Expand voluntary alliances to advance initiatives on themes
such as fragile states, effective institutions and triangular
cooperation.
Canada played an active role in the creation of the Global Partnership and
has since been a strong supporter. Its objectives complement Canada’s own
efforts to improve the effectiveness, impact and accountability of its
development cooperation efforts. Canada is particularly committed to the
work of the Partnership underpinning domestic resource mobilization efforts,
bolstering engagement with civil society and strengthening the positive
impact of business in development. These work streams are well-aligned
with DFATD’s focus on stimulating sustainable economic growth and setting
countries on a path to self-sufficiency, and reinforce Canada’s own significant
efforts to engage the private sector in the delivery and achievement of
common development goals.
For Canada, the GPEDC is also an additional avenue through which it can
influence the post-2015 discourse and help implement its eventual agenda.
By unpacking issues such as private sector engagement, domestic resource
mobilization, and knowledge sharing, the GPEDC is already helping to build
consensus in the international debate. Importantly, its multi-stakeholder
character will facilitate the types of partnership that will be needed to meet
the challenge of ending poverty. Canada will take full opportunity of the
timeliness of the High Level Meeting to help shape how the Partnership can

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optimally contribute to a post-2015 development framework.
More information on the GPEDC can be found at
www.effectivecooperation.org
OECD Spring Ministerial Meeting
“Resilience” is the theme of this year’s
annual Meeting of Council at Ministerial
level to be chaired by Japan with the UK
and Slovakia as Vice Chairs. Resilience
refers to the ability of an economy to
withstand or bounce back quickly after
being hit by a shock. In Japan, the
bamboo tree is a symbol of resilience.
In winter, snow falls on the bamboo
trees and they bend, but they never break. After the snow melts away, the
trees start to grow straight again. This is the image of resilience that Japan
hopes will inspire Ministerial discussion on how to develop effective
strategies to build strong, sustainable and inclusive economies.
The two day meeting will feature sessions on the Economic Situation,
Resilience Economies and Societies, Promoting Sustainable growth,
Development, and Trade. A Synthesis of the OECD’s work on New
Approaches to Economic Challenges will be presented as well as an update
on the OECD’s work on tax, including the state of play of the Base Erosion
and Profit Shifting initiative. The OECD will deliver its new OECD Service
Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI) which can support trade liberalization
efforts globally. The South East Asia Regional Programme will be officially
launched at the Ministerial meeting with a special ceremony lead by the
Prime Minister of Japan. Ministers from OECD and ASEAN countries will
discuss how to enhance the relationship between the Organisation and the
Southeast Asia Region.
Canada will be represented at the Ministerial meeting by Minister Fast and
the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance (tbc). At the meeting,
Canada will engage in frank discussion on policies mixes to promote
economic growth. Canada will express support for the OECD’s unique
contributions to promoting structural reform. Canada will share our
experience and vision in Global Value Chains, trade liberalization and reform.
Canada will highlight our commitment to the OECD and its outreach efforts in
South East Asia – making the Organisation a more relevant and global
player.
The OECD Forum, a parallel conference with civil society will take place on
May 5 – 7. The overarching theme is “Resilient Economies for Inclusive
Societies” with a strong focus on inclusive growth, jobs and trust. Forum
sessions will touch on many of the themes on the MCM Agenda – skills,

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empowerment and resilience, aging and inequality, and climate change.
Current and former heads of state and government, Nobel Prize winners, top
CEOs, leaders of key non-governmental organisations and trade unions,
prominent members of academia and media will participate in Forum panels
and debates.
Southeast Asia Regional Programme – Regional
Forum in Bali
At the OECD Ministerial in May 2013, OECD Ministers underlined the
importance of Southeast Asia as a strategic area of priority for the OECD and
agreed to launch a Southeast Asia Regional Programme. Canada is very
supportive of increased OECD engagement with this dynamic region.
The programme itself will aim to foster the exchange of good practices and
mutual learning, bring countries closer to OECD standards and practices, and
facilitate access to OECD expertise. It also aims to support domestic reform
processes and contribute to regional integration initiatives. The programme
intends to build on and expand ongoing OECD collaboration with regional
institutions including ASEAN, the ADB, APEC, and UNESCAP. For the OECD,
this programme will help to enhance and broaden the OECD’s knowledge of
the region; foster the exchange of good practices and mutual learning
between policy makers in Southeast Asia and OECD countries. It will provide
Members with a new, more insightful view of Southeast Asia and of the
global economy.
The substance of the Programme will be developed by Regional Policy
Networks (RPNs), which will build on the work programme of substantive
OECD and Southeast Asian bodies and processes. The initial areas of focus
for the Programme will be tax, investment, education, small and medium-
sized enterprises (SMEs), regulatory reform and public private partnerships
(PPPs) to support connectivity. There is also interest in work on trade,
innovation and gender.
To build support for the programme and to work with partners in defining the
scope, the OECD hosted the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Forum, on 25-26
March 2014 in Bali, Indonesia. This event served to give the OECD visibility
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partners in OECD activities, and provide an opportunity to hear views from
the region to help define the direction of the Programme.
On March 25th
an Expert Seminar discussed Key Themes & Priorities for the
OECD Southeast Asia Regional Programme in two consecutive sessions
following an introductory session. A private sector session elaborated
recommendations to the Forum and a Women’s Business Brainstorming
lunch discussed ways to strengthen women’s role in the economy.
On March 26th
H.E. Mr. Muhammad Chatib Basri, Minister of Finance of
Indonesia
and the OECD Secretary-General launched the debates. The main Forum
day was structured around three high level panels. Each panel drew upon
the conclusions of the expert seminar sessions held the previous day as well
as private sector input; a final session allowed stakeholders and partners to
comment on the substance of the Programme.
Canada’s Ambassador to Indonesia participated in the Forum. Danielle
Thibault, Minister Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative at the
Canadian Delegation to the OECD, Vice Chair of the OECD External Relations
Committee also attended. Ms. Thibault was a panellist sharing Canadian
experience in investment promotion. Canada’s objective at this event was to
show support for the OECD’s outreach efforts and to ensure that the Forum
helps capture input from SEA partners into the Program.
The Bali Forum was the first important meeting on the path to increased
cooperation and engagement between the OECD and Southeast Asia.
German Chancellor visits the OECD
German Chancellor Angela Merkel
addressed the OECD on February 19,
providing an overview of the
opportunities and challenges facing the
German, European, and global
economies. Highlighting such topics as
corporate taxation and social wellbeing,
she also looked ahead at what further
issues need to be addressed
domestically and internationally, including energy and sustainable economic
growth. OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría congratulated Germany on its
productivity, its exports, and its overall economic performance, but also
noted its challenges including environmental concerns, skills, and aging.
On the issue of corporate taxation, Merkel questioned how companies can
avoid taxes in the jurisdictions where value is added. To this end, she lauded
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(BEPS). Noting that the world has not completely emerged from the global
financial crisis and the ensuing Eurozone crisis, she argued that markets
need rules of the game in the form of international agreements. The
economy, she said, needs to be at the service of people, and not the other
way around. She highlighted the importance of competitiveness and
innovation, and questioned the sustainability of a situation in Europe where
some countries only direct one percent of their GDP to research and
development, while others, like Germany, dedicate three percent.
Challenges identified by the Chancellor included long term unemployment,
especially among youth; transport infrastructure; a need to promote
digitization and broadband; a services sector that remains too isolated from
the world; and, above all, energy. Despite renewables providing one-quarter
of Germany’s energy mix, she noted that renewables can be intermittent and
therefore not fully reliable. She also argued that the digital sector of the
economy needs attention, namely a pan-European effort to avoid being
dependent on Asia and the US.
Finally, Chancellor Merkel emphasized the need for work-life balance, and
highlighted Germany’s improvements in child care, women’s employment,
and universities. She remarked that while GDP is relatively easy to measure,
measuring “quality of life” presents challenges. For this reason, her new
government wishes to develop representative indicators through its statistics
agency. She cited the importance of free time, flexible working hours, and
gender equality, noting that childcare and nursing capacities are just as
important as tax benefits.
Spotlight on the Territorial Development Policy
Committee
In recent months, the work of the Territorial Development Policy Committee
(TDPC) – which brings together regional development policymakers – has
included a Ministerial meeting and the adoption of its first Recommendation
of the Council. Held in Marseille, France, in early December, the most recent
TDPC Ministerial was convened under the theme “Regions and Cities: Where
Policies and People Meet.” Ministers called on the OECD to adopt principles
for effective public investment, design national urban policy frameworks to
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promote dialogue between governments at all levels. Canada was
represented by senior officials from several regional development agencies,
and Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency President Paul Leblanc delivered
closing remarks as the Chair of the TDPC. In Marseille, the OECD Secretary
General launched the biennial report Regions at a Glance as well as Investing
Together: Working Effectively Across Levels of Government.
Meanwhile, the TDPC recently finalized its work on the Draft
Recommendation of the Council on Effective Public Investment Across Levels
of Government to Council. This recommendation aims to help governments
at all levels set priorities in the area of public investment and improve multi-
level governance of public investment. Its constituent Principles are
organized around three pillars: 1) co-ordinating public investment across
levels of government and policies; 2) strengthening capacities for public
investment and promoting policy learning at all levels; and 3) ensuring
sound framework conditions for public investment at all levels of
government. In a dialogue with the OECD Council in mid-March, TDPC Chair
Leblanc presented this recommendation, which garnered support and
approval from Ambassadors. The OECD will now develop an implementation
toolkit which will provide indicators and good practices for each Principle
based on some examples from countries.
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions currently represents
Canada on the TDPC.
Going for Growth
Going for Growth 2014 was launched
in Sydney in February by Secretary-
General Gurria and the Australian
Treasurer during a press conference
ahead of the G20 Finance Ministers and
Central Bank Governors meeting.
The SG highlighted the study as a key
OECD contribution to the structural
reforms elements of the Framework
process and to the development of G20
Growth Strategies. Going for Growth is
indeed the OECD flagship report
analyzing structural policy settings and
economic performance with the view to develop concrete reform
recommendations for members and key non-OECD countries. This edition
focuses mainly on taking stock of reforms enacted over the last two years.
For Canada, weak productivity growth is identified as the main challenge
and recommendations are to:

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 Reduce barriers to entry and enhance capacity in network
sectors and professional services to stimulate competition and
investment
 Reduce barriers to FDI in key sectors and clarify the net
benefit test.
 Reform the tax system by shifting the burden from direct to
indirect taxes.
 Enhance tertiary education outcomes to better respond to
future labour market needs
 Further improving R&D support policies
In terms of monitoring of actions taken, the report notes that:
 The federal corporate income tax rates has been gradually
reduced to 15%
 Targeted support to raise tertiary graduation rates of
underrepresented groups was increased
 R&D tax credits were streamlined and part of the savings used
to increase direct grants
More broadly, concerning the whole of countries covered, the report
finds that the pace of reforms in areas seen as priorities to boost growth has
been slowing since the aftermath of the crisis. The process of reform is often
piecemeal and incremental, raising doubt that economic performance
challenges can fully be met. Actions taken so far in countries facing the
largest current account imbalances are overall deemed as unlikely to
contribute to a substantial narrowing of imbalances. The intensity of reforms
in euro area countries under financial assistance programs has however
remained higher than elsewhere. In the case of large EMEs, the main
challenges are to improve access to education, address physical and
infrastructure bottlenecks and bring more workers into formal employment.
Regarding productivity-enhancing reforms, the report notes that actions
have tended to focus on public sector efficiency, education and product
market regulations to the detriment of tax reforms and spending on public
infrastructure. This likely reflects intentions to avoid reforms with substantial
up-front fiscal costs in light of consolidation efforts. The report also notes
that labour market reforms mainly focused on dealing with high
unemployment (vs raising participation), with measures such as early
retirement schemes, activation mechanisms for unemployed and
employment protection legislation.
The report finally provides update on “classic” OECD indicators, such as
product-market regulations (chapter 2) and a large suite of other structural
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Global Forum on Women’s Leadership in Public
Life:
The OECD Global Forum on Public Governance
took place in Paris April 2-4 under the theme
Women’s Leadership in Public Life: Fostering
Diversity for Inclusive Growth. This Forum saw
leading actors from government, civil society and
business explore concrete actions on key
challenges including: gender gaps in public life,
strengthening women’s voice, and increasing the
inclusiveness of policy making and programme
delivery. The opening session was chaired by Joe
Wild, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet
(Machinery of Government), in his capacity as
Chair of the OECD’s Public Governance Committee. Deputy Minister of Public
Works and Government Services, Michelle d’Auray, participated on a panel
addressing inclusive and gender-responsive policies, programmes, and
budgets. Her Excellency Ms. Catherine Samba-Panza, the Interim President
of the Central African Republic delivered a powerful closing keynote address
wrapping up the discussions.
These issues were further considered in a report released by the OECD
during the Forum, entitled Women, Government, and Policy Making in OECD
Countries: Fostering Diversity for Inclusive Growth. More information on this
event can be found at:
http://www.oecd.org/governance/oecdglobalforumonpublicgovernance.htm.
G20 Finance Ministerial -- perspectives from the
OECD
At the February G20 Finance Ministers and
Central Bank Governor’s Meeting, the OECD once
again brought valuable contributions to the table
in two specific areas of expertise – tax policy and
structural reforms. In the period leading up to the Ministerial, SG Gurria
released two pieces of work foreshadowing what the OECD now sees as its
main contributions to the February meeting: its new Common Reporting
Standard for automatic exchange of information and its flagship publication
on structural reforms, Going for Growth.
The Standard presented by the OECD calls on jurisdictions to obtain
information from their financial institutions and automatically exchange that
information with other jurisdictions on an annual basis. It sets out the
financial account information to be exchanged, the financial institutions that
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well as common due diligence procedures to be followed by financial
institutions. The OECD was very pleased with the strong support given by
Ministers to the new Common Standard. While the U.S. decision to move on
with FATCA clearly provided key impetus to this initiative, the OECD is
pleased that the G20 was able to grasp this as an opportunity to boost
international tax cooperation for the sharing of data on a “reciprocal” basis.
Secretary-General Gurria called this “a real game changer” to protect the
integrity of tax systems and fight tax evasion. The added weight given by
the G20 to this initiative is also generating helpful “peer pressures” dynamics
within the OECD membership. Media for instance reports that typically
reluctant Switzerland will join consensus despite historical ties to banking
secrecy.
OECD tax work continues to make important inroad with non-OECD/non-G20
countries, which can serve as inspiration for other policy areas where more
ambitious policy coordination is required. OECD Tax Director, Pascal St-
Amans, was reportedly saying on the margins in Sydney that the ambition
“is to level the playing field to make sure that all countries and all financial
centres around the world exchange tax information on an automatic basis”.
In terms of next steps, the OECD is expected to deliver a detailed
commentary on the new standard for automatic exchange of information as
well as technical solutions to implement the actual information exchanges at
the September 2014 G20 Finance ministerial meeting.
The public release of Going for Growth in Sydney provided the OECD with a
platform to highlight the need for a push for structural reforms to boost
medium-term growth. Secretary-General Gurria made a direct link between
the OECD recommendations on that front and the G20 objective of returning
to strong, sustainable and balanced growth. The report analysis was indeed
presented as the basis for the OECD’s wider contribution to the Framework
Working Group. Key messages by Gurria were that despite signs of recovery,
both advanced and emerging countries currently “face the risk of falling into
a low-growth trap”, which can be avoided if OECD structural reforms
recommendations are implemented in a comprehensive and timely manner.
In this context, the Communiqué’s pledge to boost growth by an additional 2
per cent above current trend is more than welcomed by the Secretariat as it
clearly reinforces the Organization’s message. With countries facing
increasingly constrained macro policies space, the OECD hopes that the
commitment will provide more visibility to structural reforms in general.
While “traditional” reforms such as product market reforms and measures to
enhance labour force participation are seen as obvious recommendations the
Organization will continue to highlight among the most promising to meet
the 2 per cent objective, the OECD will also continue its active promotion of
other lines of work seen as fundamental to raise potential growth. These
include follow-up work on financing for investment (i.e. effective approaches
to implement OECD high level principles on long-term investment financing
by institutional investors) and the “Global Value Chains” work the OECD is
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the recovery and that many countries face infrastructure investment gaps,
they will continue to emphasize the need to unlock credit channels and to
better mobilize non-financial corporations’ important amount of hoarded
cash. Likewise, they will continue to argue that the global trade engine
requires an extra boost given the mitigated performance of trade since the
crisis unfolded.
The G20 call to implement structural reforms to boost growth echoes the
OECD mantra of recent years. The OECD stands ready to contribute to more
specific policy recommendations and analysis.
OECD Global Forum on Trade
The OECD Global Forum on Trade took place on February 11th
and 12th
,
focussing on “Reconciling Regionalism and Multilateralism in a Post-Bali
World”. The event sought to address the changing nature of global
commerce (GVCs), post-economic crisis structural reforms and employment
challenges. Discussion covered a range of subjects, including WTO issues,
bilateral and regional agreements, the G20 and relevant OECD analytical
work.
On WTO issues, participants emphasized the importance of implementing the
outcomes of MC9 in Bali. With regard next steps in developing a new WTO
work plan, China, India, Brazil and Argentina advocated close adherence to
the existing Doha parameters, while OECD members tended to be more open
to the examination of new issues.
The overview from Geneva was contrasted with a discussion of the
opportunities and threats of deep provisions in regional trade agreements,
(including the mega-regional TPP and TTIP, as well as the proliferating
network of accords containing WTO-plus provisions). The economic impact
and utilization of such pacts were reviewed, and participants were queried as
to how RTAs might eventually be reconciled with the WTO system. One
school of thought saw RTAs complementing and stimulating
multilateralism. Others commentators were concerned that regional and
plurilateral initiatives constituted obstacles on the road back to Geneva.
A third theme related to the G20 trade agenda, and the focus on structural
growth strategies (country-specific actions to support growth and jobs). The
OECD will once again convene a G20-OECD GVC stocktaking session on the
margins of the OECD’s May 6-7 MCM, and participants noted that the next
B20 meeting will take place on 17-18 July, preceding the 19 July G20 Trade
Ministerial.
Overall, the OECD's Global Forum on Trade confirmed that the nature of
global commerce is changing. Going forward, the OECD Trade Committee's
programme of work will continue to pursue evidence-based analysis in
support of trade liberalization on all fronts.
Near-term outputs will include: (i) an assessment of gains from

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implementing the Trade Facilitation package; (ii) an updated GVC paper
(with UNCTAD and the World Bank) to be contributed to the G20, identifying
implications for developing countries; (iii) launch of the OECD's services
trade restrictiveness index in May; and (iv) a report on "multilateralizing
regionalism" cataloguing the current stock of RTAs and identifies WTO-plus
provisions. Beyond immediate Trade Committee deliverables, ongoing OECD
work includes a range of issues with interlinkages to trade (agriculture,
investment, SOEs, competitive neutrality, the digital economy, cross-border
data flows, energy and the environment).
Background documents and presentations from the OECD’s Global Forum on
Trade can be found at: http://www.oecd.org/tad/tradedev/oecdgft2014.htm
Recent OECD publications
The OECD’s biennial overview of social indicators, Society at a Glance
[http://www.oecd.org/els/societyataglance.htm], was released on March 18,
2014. The 2014 edition focuses on the financial and economic crisis and its
aftermath, and groups social indicators under to five themes: general
context (e.g. household income), health, self-sufficiency, equity, and social
cohesion. The report notes that Canada effectively used both discretionary
and automatic policy adjustments to mitigate impacts of its recession. For
example, Canada introduced longer benefit durations for the long-term
unemployed. In the rankings for individual indicators, Canada generally
performs well, particularly in the areas of household income, health, and
self-sufficiency.
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