All posts tagged "Mexico"

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  Nations hit the fiscal sweet spot with sugar taxes

  Rising obesity threatens to hit wellbeing, productivity and public finances – but Gavin O’Toole finds that more countries are embracing tax measures that can drive down sugar consumption A growing

  • Posted September 25, 2017
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  Women Leaders Index Gender Equality Case Study: Mexico

  Every country has a different story to tell on women leaders in the civil service. Interviewing experts on the findings of our Women Leaders Index – which tracks the proportion

  • Posted September 5, 2017
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  Latin America sets the pace on environmental taxes

  Several Latin American countries have introduced ambitious green tax reforms. Gavin O’Toole learns the lessons for others keen to push their economies towards environmental sustainability The pioneering introduction of carbon

  • Posted June 20, 2017
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  Government departments in Mexico to face significant cuts, as 2017 budget sets out fresh austerity plans

  Government departments in Mexico are to face significant budget and workforce reductions, as the country’s new finance minister has pledged a return to a primary surplus for the first time

  • Posted September 9, 2016
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  Governments must act faster to help people make greater use of the Internet, OECD warns

  Governments around the world must act faster to help people and firms to make greater use of the Internet and remove regulatory barriers to digital innovation, OECD general secretary Angel

  • Posted June 28, 2016
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  Mexican health system needs urgent reform, says OECD report

  The OECD has called on the Mexican government to urgently reform its health system, which it says is “fragmented, inefficient and unresponsive.” In its first review since Mexico introduced publicly-funded universal

  • Posted January 13, 2016
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  Mexico must up efforts to prevent corruption in $9bn airport project, says OECD

  The Government of Mexico must do more to prevent corruption within the state-owned corporation delivering a new $9bn airport in the country’s capital Mexico City, a new report by the

  • Posted November 23, 2015
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  Angel Gurría has mandate to lead OECD renewed until 2021

  Angel Gurría will remain secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) until 2021, it was announced on 26 May. Gurría, who has been in his post since

  • Posted May 27, 2015
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  Mexico – Does More Trade Make It A Better Place To Work?

  The second United States-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) started on 6 January 2015. President Barack Obama and President Enrique Pena Nieto are meeting to discuss, among other things, how

  • Posted January 8, 2015
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  Mexico’s Major Reforms

  The IMF have just concluded an Executive Board level consultation with Mexico. The investigation showed that, while the economy is improving thanks to the rebound in the markets of its

  • Posted November 19, 2014
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