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OECD cuts 2020 global growth outlook on coronavirus outbreak

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 02 09:40 PM

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Monday lowered its forecast for global economic growth this year, citing the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic on the manufacturing and travel sectors. Read more »

How tech taxes became world’s hottest economic debate

Jim Tankersley, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 24 08:42 AM

The fight pits traditional allies against each other, with European countries like France, Italy and Britain clashing with the US over their plans to impose new taxes on digital services provided by companies like Amazon and Google. Read more »

6 in 10 Pinoy teens bullied in school: study

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 04:08 PM

At least 6 in 10 Filipino students are being bullied regularly, a recent study showed, noting that the prevalence of bullying in Philippine schools is nearly 3 times higher compared to developed countries. Read more »

Mga mag-aaral na Pinoy, pinakamahina sa 79 bansa sa pag-intindi ng binabasa: PISA

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 01:48 AM

Pinakamababa sa 79 bansa ang nakuhang marka ng mga Filipinong mag-aaral sa reading comprehension o pag-intindi sa binabasa, base sa resulta ng isang assessment na isinagawa ng Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Read more »

Survey: Japanese firms continue to experience favorable business in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 11:55 PM

Local conglomerates paint a rosy picture of the Philippine economy despite a gloomy outlook from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Read more »

OECD cuts global growth forecast as US-China tensions rise

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 06:31 PM

The OECD on Tuesday cut its forecast for the world economy, urging governments to resolve their trade disputes as the latest flare-up in the China-US trade war threatens to crimp global growth. Read more »

US warns of WTO action over 'discriminatory' new digital taxes

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 12 10:20 PM

The US is weighing a complaint at the World Trade Organization against "discriminatory" new taxes on digital giants such as a Facebook and Google which are being planned by France and other EU nations, a top US trade official said Tuesday. Read more »

100% Pure? New Zealand's deteriorating water raises a stink

Praveen Menon, Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 12:07 PM

WELLINGTON - New Zealand's clean, green image took a beating this summer as tourists travelling through the countryside posted pictures of lakes and rivers off limits due to contamination by farm effluent, garbage and human faeces. Read more »

Boxed in: S.Korea child law sees more babies abandoned

Park Chan-Kyong, Agence France Presse
Posted at Jul 18 04:03 PM

The number of abandoned babies in South Korea has jumped in recent years in the wake of a law intended to protect children. Read more »