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Addressing Switzerland’s housing challenges
Reading Time: 4 minutes Finding affordable housing has become more difficult in Switzerland. Recent OECD work has identified a number of policy reforms that could help ensure that housing supply grows in line with rising demand, and that existing residential areas and dwellings…
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It’s not just about income. So who gets energy price relief?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Policymakers are looking beyond household income and firm size as criteria to better target energy support measures. Mobility needs, energy vulnerability, and sector-based exposure are factors that can help direct support to those most in need. by Cassie…
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How large is the long-term fiscal challenge in OECD countries?
Reading Time: 3 minutes OECD governments face growing long-term fiscal pressures from high debt and deficits, rising financing costs, ageing populations and the increasing cost of public services. New estimates from the OECD Long-Term Model assess the scale of the fiscal…
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Should central banks tier reserves?
Reading Time: 6 minutes Monetary policy tightening after QE has led to central bank losses, largely because of higher interest payments on reserves (deposits held by commercial banks at the central bank). As a response, some central banks have tiered reserves, ceasing to…
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Can devolution help close regional productivity gaps in the UK?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The UK is pursuing one of its most ambitious devolution programmes in decades. Yet the success of devolution will depend not only on which responsibilities and decision-making powers are transferred to local governments, but also on whether local…
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Strengthening the capacity of Latvia’s public administration
Reading Time: 3 minutes Despite recent progress, the perceived effectiveness of the public administration remains low. To reduce the administrative burden and raise public spending efficiency it is key to further simplify and digitalise administrative procedures and improve data…
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France’s public finances: Reducing debt without compromising growth
Reading Time: 5 minutes Public debt is approaching 120% of GDP, above its 2021 peak and a sharp rise since the end of 2023. To preserve fiscal room for manoeuvre, France must restore fiscal sustainability through tighter control of public spending, complemented in the short term…
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Finances publiques françaises : réduire la dette sans compromettre la croissance
Reading Time: 5 minutes La dette publique approche 120 % du PIB, au-dessus de son pic de 2021 et en forte hausse depuis fin 2023. Pour préserver ses marges de manœuvre, la France doit rétablir sa soutenabilité budgétaire par une meilleure maîtrise des dépenses, complétée à court…
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A boost from Artificial Intelligence in ageing societies?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Demographic headwinds are set to weaken economic growth in OECD countries over the coming decades. At the same time, artificial intelligence (AI) provides opportunities for productivity gains, potentially alleviating labour shortages and boosting economic…
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Switzerland: Navigating through uncertainty
Reading Time: 3 minutes As a small, open economy, Switzerland has been highly exposed to recent global developments including swings in external demand, major changes in international trade policies and geopolitical uncertainty. The economy has weathered these shocks well:…