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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD's analysis of the major short-term global economic trends and prospects. The Outlook provides projections across a range of variables for all member countries, the euro area, and selected non-member countries.

The 2024 edition of Regions and Cities at a Glance aims to understand the size, scale, and evolution of the impacts of megatrends on regions, cities and rural areas. By offering internationally comparable data, it aims to identify countries where economic or social outcomes—or both—have been stronger, providing guidance for policy development in regions with weaker performance. The analysis on this edition draws from conventional and unconventional sources of data to provide timely and detailed metrics on, among others, the impacts of climate change, skill shortages during transitions, and access to opportunities for various socio-economic groups in regions and cities. This edition also presents for the first time internationally comparable estimates of real GDP and household income growth, adjusted for regional price changes.

Teacher shortages have intensified across several OECD countries, making this an urgent priority for education systems. Between 2015 and 2022, the share of students whose principals reported shortages rose from 29% to 46.7% on average across the OECD. Simultaneously, rapid technological advances, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and broader socio-economic shifts, increase the need to support teachers in delivering quality education in evolving contexts. Addressing both the number of teachers and ensuring they possess the skills to meet new educational needs is essential for student success. This report presents a policy roadmap to help education systems balance the supply and demand for quality teaching in these changing times. Drawing on responses from 33 education systems to the Education Policy Outlook National Survey for Comparative Analysis, as well as additional evidence, the report outlines current challenges and key factors in their interplay. It also explores policy responses to attract, retain, and develop teachers, enhancing their teaching practices and professional learning. In doing so, the report aims to support countries in advancing the goals set by the 2022 OECD Declaration on Building Equitable Societies Through Education. This report is part of the Education Policy Outlook series – the OECD's analytical observatory of education policy.

This paper presents the main findings of the 2023 edition of the OECD/IDB Digital Government Index (DGI) for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), which benchmarks the efforts made by 23 governments in the region to establish the foundations necessary for a coherent and human-centred digital transformation of the public sector. Results show that LAC countries are advancing in the right direction. Yet, progress is uneven and significant efforts are still required to fully harness the benefits of the digital transformation and mitigate its potential risks.

G20 merchandise trade expanded in Q3 2024, as measured in current US dollars, following mixed performance in the previous quarter. G20 merchandise exports grew by 0.4% compared with Q2 2024, while imports increased by 1.5%, largely driven by trade growth in North America and Europe.

Creating better opportunities for young people is key to building a sustainable future for all

The OECD will publish its latest Economic Outlook , containing analysis and projections for the world economy, OECD member countries, G20 countries and key partners, on Wednesday 4 December 2024.

The OECD will launch OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance 2024 on Friday 6 December 2024 at 09:15 CET

This eighth edition of Health at a Glance Asia/Pacific presents a set of key indicators of health status, the determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, health care expenditure and financing and quality of care across 27 Asia-Pacific countries and territories. It also provides a series of dashboards to compare performance across countries and territories, and a thematic analysis on the burden of mental health and neurological conditions in the Asia-Pacific region. Drawing on a wide range of data sources, it gives readers a clear understanding of the factors that affect the health of populations and the performance of health systems in these countries and territories. Each of the indicators is presented in a user-friendly format, consisting of charts illustrating variations across countries and territories and over time, brief descriptive analyses highlighting the major findings conveyed by the data, and a methodological box on the definition of the indicators and any limitations in data comparability. An annex provides additional information on the demographic and economic context in which health systems operate.

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) will impact regional local job markets differently across OECD countries, exacerbating existing urban-rural income and productivity gaps as well as the digital divides between regions, according to a new OECD report.