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19 May 2020 |
Tax and fiscal policy in response to the Coronavirus crisis: Strengthening confidence and resilience
This report focuses on how tax policy can aid governments in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis. The report finds that governments have taken decisive action to contain and mitigate the spread of the virus and to limit the adverse impacts on their... |
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20 May 2020 |
Supporting livelihoods during the COVID-19 crisis: Closing the gaps in safety nets
This policy brief discusses the measures countries have taken to support the livelihoods of those who cannot access unemployment benefits or short-term work schemes. |
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22 May 2020 |
Independent fiscal institutions: promoting fiscal transparency and accountability during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
This report examines the response of independent fiscal institutions (IFIs) during this first rescue phase of the crisis, as they provide rapid analysis to decision-makers and the public. |
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25 May 2020 |
Trade Finance in Times of Crisis - Responses from Export Credit Agencies
Trade finance serves as the lifeblood of the day-to-day international trade in goods and services. Due to the significant impact of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) on the world economy, concerns are growing with respect to the cost and... |
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26 May 2020 |
Tax administration responses to COVID-19: Recovery period planning
This COVID-19 reference document looks at some of the main issues that tax administrations may wish to consider in their planning for the recovery period from the pandemic. This may be a lengthy period given the depth and scale of the economic shock... |
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26 May 2020 |
Policy measures to avoid corruption and bribery in the COVID-19 response and recovery
The focus of this brief is to help policy makers, donor agencies, law enforcement officials and the private sector ensure that the global response to the crisis is not undermined by corruption and bribery. |
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26 May 2020 |
Tax administration: Privacy, disclosure and fraud risks related to COVID-19
This document captures some of those high-level risks as well as possible mitigation strategies with a particular focus on remote working issues. |
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27 May 2020 |
A “debt standstill” for the poorest countries: How much is at stake?
Developing countries are already suffering from the health, social and economic consequences of the coronavirus. A looming debt crisis would be catastrophic. On 15 April 2020, G20 finance ministers agreed to a debt “standstill” for 2020. This policy... |
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27 May 2020 |
Supporting businesses in financial distress to avoid insolvency during the COVID-19 crisis
The slowdown of economic activity caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and related emergency measures implemented to tackle the health crisis have led to severe difficulties for companies to meet their financial obligations. Many of the fixed costs, such... |
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29 May 2020 |
Treatments and a vaccine for COVID-19: The need for coordinating policies on R&D, manufacturing and access
This brief discusses policies needed to ensure equitable and universal access by all those in need globally to future vaccines for SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and treatments for the disease. |
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01 Jun 2020 |
Building low-carbon resilient electricity infrastructures with nuclear energy in the post-COVID-19 era
During the COVID‑19 crisis, nuclear power has continued to generate electricity reliably and around the clock, ensuring the continuous resilient operation of critical services indispensable to cope with the global health crisis and maintain social... |
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01 Jun 2020 |
Unlocking financing for nuclear energy infrastructure in the COVID-19 economic recovery
The sheer size of nuclear projects might be a barrier in some markets where private investors are looking for short‑term paybacks. However, during a period of economic recovery, large‑scale and long‑term energy infrastructure projects, such as... |
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01 Jun 2020 |
Nuclear power and the cost-effective decarbonisation of electricity systems
The NEA encourages governments to take advantage of the post‑COVID‑19 economic recovery to accelerate the energy transition towards meeting climate objectives. Post‑pandemic recovery plans to reconcile climate objectives with economic goals need to... |
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01 Jun 2020 |
Creating high-value jobs in the post-COVID-19 recovery with nuclear energy projects
Nuclear power is capable of supplying large amounts of low‑carbon electricity and heat cost‑effectively while creating a large number of high‑value jobs in the local and national economies. The post‑COVID‑19 economic recovery is a perfect opportunity... |
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02 Jun 2020 |
Capacity for remote working can affect lockdown costs differently across places
This note provides an assessment of the regional capacity of 27 EU countries, Switzerland, Turkey and the United States to transition to remote working during a lockdown situation. It also shows that large cities typically have a higher share of... |
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02 Jun 2020 |
Tourism Policy Responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
The note is intended as a source of current tourism policy and industry responses for countries in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic - an unprecedented global health and societal emergency, requiring effective and immediate action by governments,... |
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02 Jun 2020 |
Schooling disrupted, schooling rethought: How the Covid-19 pandemic is changing education
The education systems of the 59 countries that participated in this survey have demonstrated remarkable resilience, flexibility and commitment to education in having established strategies for education continuity, in extremely challenging... |
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02 Jun 2020 |
Food Supply Chains and COVID-19: Impacts and Policy Lessons
While the impacts of COVID-19 are still unfolding, experience so far shows the importance of an open and predictable international trade environment to ensure food can move to where it is needed. The biggest risk for food security is not with food... |
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02 Jun 2020 |
COVID-19 and global food systems
Even before the outbreak of COVID-19, global food systems were faced with a formidable “triple challenge” of simultaneously providing food security and nutrition to a growing global population, ensuring the livelihoods of millions of people working... |
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03 Jun 2020 |
COVID-19 and global value chains: Policy options to build more resilient production networks
This note addresses questions related to the impact of COVID-19 on global value chains (GVCs), focussing on economic impacts and consequences for the organisation of production networks. It discusses policies that can help to promote security of... |
OECD Policy Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
This series compiles data, analysis and recommendations on a range of topics to address the health, economic and societal crisis, facilitate co-ordination, and contribute to the necessary global action when confronting this enormous collective challenge. Bringing together policy responses spanning a large range of topics, from health to education and taxes, it provides guidance on the short-term measures in affected sectors and a specific focus on the vulnerable sectors of society and the economy. The content also aims to provide analysis on the longer-term consequences and impacts, steering the way towards a strong, resilient, green and inclusive recovery with co-ordinated policy responses across countries.
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- ISSN: 27080676 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/5b0fd8cd-en
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Tax and fiscal policy in response to the Coronavirus crisis: Strengthening confidence and resilience
OECD
19 May 2020
This report focuses on how tax policy can aid governments in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis. The report finds that governments have taken decisive action to contain and mitigate the spread of the virus and to limit the adverse impacts on their...
This policy brief discusses the measures countries have taken to support the livelihoods of those who cannot access unemployment benefits or short-term work schemes.
Independent fiscal institutions: promoting fiscal transparency and accountability during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
OECD
22 May 2020
This report examines the response of independent fiscal institutions (IFIs) during this first rescue phase of the crisis, as they provide rapid analysis to decision-makers and the public.
Trade finance serves as the lifeblood of the day-to-day international trade in goods and services. Due to the significant impact of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) on the world economy, concerns are growing with respect to the cost and...
Tax administration responses to COVID-19: Recovery period planning
OECD, Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations and Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations
26 May 2020
This COVID-19 reference document looks at some of the main issues that tax administrations may wish to consider in their planning for the recovery period from the pandemic. This may be a lengthy period given the depth and scale of the economic shock...
Policy measures to avoid corruption and bribery in the COVID-19 response and recovery
OECD
26 May 2020
The focus of this brief is to help policy makers, donor agencies, law enforcement officials and the private sector ensure that the global response to the crisis is not undermined by corruption and bribery.
This document captures some of those high-level risks as well as possible mitigation strategies with a particular focus on remote working issues.
A “debt standstill” for the poorest countries: How much is at stake?
OECD
27 May 2020
Developing countries are already suffering from the health, social and economic consequences of the coronavirus. A looming debt crisis would be catastrophic. On 15 April 2020, G20 finance ministers agreed to a debt “standstill” for 2020. This policy...
Supporting businesses in financial distress to avoid insolvency during the COVID-19 crisis
OECD
27 May 2020
The slowdown of economic activity caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and related emergency measures implemented to tackle the health crisis have led to severe difficulties for companies to meet their financial obligations. Many of the fixed costs, such...
Treatments and a vaccine for COVID-19: The need for coordinating policies on R&D, manufacturing and access
OECD
29 May 2020
This brief discusses policies needed to ensure equitable and universal access by all those in need globally to future vaccines for SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and treatments for the disease.
Building low-carbon resilient electricity infrastructures with nuclear energy in the post-COVID-19 era
OECD
01 Jun 2020
During the COVID‑19 crisis, nuclear power has continued to generate electricity reliably and around the clock, ensuring the continuous resilient operation of critical services indispensable to cope with the global health crisis and maintain social...
Unlocking financing for nuclear energy infrastructure in the COVID-19 economic recovery
OECD
01 Jun 2020
The sheer size of nuclear projects might be a barrier in some markets where private investors are looking for short‑term paybacks. However, during a period of economic recovery, large‑scale and long‑term energy infrastructure projects, such as...
The NEA encourages governments to take advantage of the post‑COVID‑19 economic recovery to accelerate the energy transition towards meeting climate objectives. Post‑pandemic recovery plans to reconcile climate objectives with economic goals need to...
Creating high-value jobs in the post-COVID-19 recovery with nuclear energy projects
OECD
01 Jun 2020
Nuclear power is capable of supplying large amounts of low‑carbon electricity and heat cost‑effectively while creating a large number of high‑value jobs in the local and national economies. The post‑COVID‑19 economic recovery is a perfect opportunity...
This note provides an assessment of the regional capacity of 27 EU countries, Switzerland, Turkey and the United States to transition to remote working during a lockdown situation. It also shows that large cities typically have a higher share of...
Tourism Policy Responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
OECD
02 Jun 2020
The note is intended as a source of current tourism policy and industry responses for countries in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic - an unprecedented global health and societal emergency, requiring effective and immediate action by governments,...
Schooling disrupted, schooling rethought: How the Covid-19 pandemic is changing education
OECD
02 Jun 2020
The education systems of the 59 countries that participated in this survey have demonstrated remarkable resilience, flexibility and commitment to education in having established strategies for education continuity, in extremely challenging...
Food Supply Chains and COVID-19: Impacts and Policy Lessons
OECD
02 Jun 2020
While the impacts of COVID-19 are still unfolding, experience so far shows the importance of an open and predictable international trade environment to ensure food can move to where it is needed. The biggest risk for food security is not with food...
COVID-19 and global food systems
OECD
02 Jun 2020
Even before the outbreak of COVID-19, global food systems were faced with a formidable “triple challenge” of simultaneously providing food security and nutrition to a growing global population, ensuring the livelihoods of millions of people working...
COVID-19 and global value chains: Policy options to build more resilient production networks
OECD
03 Jun 2020
This note addresses questions related to the impact of COVID-19 on global value chains (GVCs), focussing on economic impacts and consequences for the organisation of production networks. It discusses policies that can help to promote security of...