The ABC of gender equality in education

Institutional investors (investment funds, insurance companies and pension funds) are major collectors of savings and suppliers of funds to financial markets. Their role as financial intermediaries and their impact on investment strategies have grown significantly over recent years along with deregulation and globalisation of financial markets.

This publication provides a unique set of statistics that reflect the level and structure of the financial assets of institutional investors in the OECD countries, and in the Russian Federation. Concepts and definitions are predominantly based on the System of National Accounts. Data are derived from national sources.

Data includes outstanding amounts of financial assets such as currency and deposits, securities, loans, and shares. When relevant, they are further broken down according to maturity and residency. The publication covers investment funds, of which open-end companies and closed-end companies, as well as insurance corporations and autonomous pension funds. Indicators are presented as percentages of GDP allowing for international comparisons, and at country level, both in national currency and as percentages of total financial assets of the investor. Time series display available data for the last eight years.

OECD institutional investors statistics 2013

This book offers a comprehensive assessment of the innovation system of Viet Nam, focusing on the role of government and providing concrete recommendations on how to improve policies that affect innovation and R&D performance. The OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy offer a comprehensive assessment of the innovation system of individual OECD member countries and non-member economies, focusing on the role of government. They provide concrete recommendations on how to improve policies that affect innovation performance, including R&D policies. Each review identifies good practices from which other countries can learn.

Science, technology and innovation in Viet Nam

Damages to economic assets resulting from natural disasters have soared in the past fifteen years, and climate change models forecast intensified exposure to extreme weather in many OECD countries. This OECD review of risk management policies focuses on Japan, because the geography, topography and climate of its national territory subject it to serious natural hazards, especially seismic activity and typhoons. The report looks at Japan's policies in the areas of monitoring, preparing for and responding to floods and earthquakes, seeking out and identifying good practices and areas where improvements could be made. The case studies consider several issues of particular interest to policy makers, such as how to take climate change into account for long term policy planning related to large scale floods, and Japan's unique earthquake insurance scheme for damages whose probability and impact are hard to accurately assess.

Japan

La réforme de la réglementation dans les pays du Moyen-Orient et d'Afrique

This report contains the 2014 "Phase 2 : Implementation of the Standards in Practice" Global Forum review of Samoa. The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes is the multilateral framework within which work in the area of tax transparency and exchange of information is carried out by over 120 jurisdictions which participate in the work of the Global Forum on an equal footing. The Global Forum is charged with in-depth monitoring and peer review of the implementation of the standards of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes. These standards are primarily reflected in the 2002 OECD Model Agreement on Exchange of Information on Tax Matters and its commentary, and in Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital and its commentary as updated in 2004, which has been incorporated in the UN Model Tax Convention. The standards provide for international exchange on request of foreseeably relevant information for the administration or enforcement of the domestic tax laws of a requesting party. "Fishing expeditions" are not authorised, but all foreseeably relevant information must be provided, including bank information and information held by fiduciaries, regardless of the existence of a domestic tax interest or the application of a dual criminality standard. All members of the Global Forum, as well as jurisdictions identified by the Global Forum as relevant to its work, are being reviewed. This process is undertaken in two phases. Phase 1 reviews assess the quality of a jurisdiction's legal and regulatory framework for the exchange of information, while Phase 2 reviews look at the practical implementation of that framework. Some Global Forum members are undergoing combined - Phase 1 plus Phase 2 - reviews. The ultimate goal is to help jurisdictions to effectively implement the international standards of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes.

Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes Peer Reviews: Samoa 2015 / Phase 2: Implementation of the Standard in Practice

Ce rapport contient l'examen de la Phase 2 : mise en oeuvre pratique des normes, ainsi que la version révisée de la Phase 1 : évaluation de la qualité du cadre juridique et réglementaire déjà publiée pour ce pays. Le Forum mondial sur la transparence et l'échange de renseignements à des fins fiscales est l'enceinte multilatérale au sein de laquelle le travail en matière de transparence fiscale et d'échange de renseignements est mené par plus de 120 juridictions participant, sur un pied d'égalité, aux travaux du Forum mondial. Le Forum mondial est chargé de la surveillance approfondie et de l'examen par les pairs de la mise en oeuvre des standards en matière de transparence et d'échange de renseignements en matière fiscale. Ces standards sont essentiellement reflétés dans le Modèle d'accord d'échange de renseignements en matière fiscale et ses commentaires publiés en 2002 par l'OCDE et dans l'article 26 du Modèle de convention fiscale concernant le revenu et la fortune de l'OCDE et ses commentaires, tels que mis à jour en 2004. Ces standards ont aussi été repris dans le Modèle de convention fiscale des Nations Unies .Les standards prévoient l'échange de renseignements sur demande des informations vraisemblablement pertinentes pour l'administration et l'application de la législation fiscale interne de la partie requérante. La pêche aux renseignements n'est pas autorisée mais tous les renseignements vraisemblablement pertinents doivent être fournis, y compris les renseignements bancaires et les renseignements détenus par des agents fiduciaires, sans tenir compte de l'existence d'un intérêt fiscal national. Tous les membres du Forum mondial, ainsi que les juridictions identifiées par le Forum mondial comme pertinentes pour ses travaux, seront examinés. Ce processus est réalisé en deux phases. L'examen de phase 1 évalue la qualité du cadre juridique et réglementaire des juridictions en matière d'échange de renseignements alors que l'examen de phase 2 se concentre sur la mise en oeuvre pratique de ce cadre. Certains membres du Forum mondial font l'objet d'un examen combiné phase 1 et phase 2. Le but final vise à aider les juridictions à mettre effectivement en oeuvre les standards internationaux en matière de transparence et d'échange de renseignements en matière fiscale. Tous les rapports d'examen, sont publiés une fois adoptés par le Forum mondial et doivent donc être considérés comme des rapports approuvés du Forum mondial.

Forum mondial sur la transparence et l'échange de renseignements à des fins fiscales : Rapport d'examen par les pairs : Monaco 2013

Les programmes de formation professionnelle supérieure font face à des marchés du travail qui évoluent rapidement et à des défis de plus en plus difficiles à relever. Quel type de formation est nécessaire pour répondre aux besoins d'économies en pleine mutation ? Comment financer les programmes ? Comment les relier aux programmes d'enseignement général et supérieur ? Comment associer les employeurs et les syndicats à ce processus ? C'est à ces questions, et à d'autres, que tentent de répondre les rapports nationaux de la série de l'OCDE Apprendre au-delà de l'école, qui étudie les politiques nationales en matière de formation professionnelle postsecondaire.

Apprendre au-delà de l'école

This fifth volume of PISA 2012 results presents an assessment of student performance in problem solving, which measures students’ capacity to respond to non-routine situations in order to achieve their potential as constructive and reflective citizens. It provides the rationale for assessing problem-solving skills and describes performance within and across countries and economies. In addition, the volume highlights the relative strengths and weaknesses of each school system and examines how they are related to individual student characteristics, such as gender, immigrant background and socio-economic status. The volume also explores the role of education in fostering problem-solving skills.

The ABC of gender equality in education

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