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OECD

National job stereotypes need updating

Commuters wait for a train on the platform at Earls Court Tube station in London. In the past three years, the employment rate of working-age people in the OECD is at an all-time high.
Commuters wait for a train on the platform at Earls Court Tube station in London. In the past three years, the employment rate of working-age people in the OECD is at an all-time high.

Over 145 countries agree on update to global minimum tax deal, addressing US concerns

OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann said the new arrangement "enhances tax certainty, reduces complexity, and protects tax bases."
OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann said the new arrangement "enhances tax certainty, reduces complexity, and protects tax bases."

OECD raises US, euro zone growth targets as world economy proves ‘resilient’

Tariffs have put the brakes on global growth, but demand has held up astonishingly well, the OECD says in its latest report.
Tariffs have put the brakes on global growth, but demand has held up astonishingly well, the OECD says in its latest report.

Commentary

Long hours, huge stress and VIPs (very involved parents). So what keeps a teacher in S’pore going?

A recent survey showed teachers in Singapore are the third hardest-working in the world.
A recent survey showed teachers in Singapore are the third hardest-working in the world.

Will young teachers in Singapore last in an increasingly complex profession?

According to a survey on Oct 7, Singapore teachers spent 17.7 hours a week on actual teaching in 2024.
According to a survey on Oct 7, Singapore teachers spent 17.7 hours a week on actual teaching in 2024.

3 in 4 Singapore teachers use AI, more than double overseas peers: OECD survey

The survey findings show that teachers here are highly responsive to digital technologies, with adoption of AI among the highest globally.
The survey findings show that teachers here are highly responsive to digital technologies, with adoption of AI among the highest globally.

As Peru election nears, economic gains seen at risk, OECD says

FILE PHOTO: Police officers shield themselves as protesters threw a tear gas bomb back at them during a demonstration organised by a youth collective called \"Generation Z\" to express discontent over a controversial pension reform plan, as well as the government of Peru's President Dina Boluarte, whose approval ratings have plummeted due to ongoing scandals and rising crime, in Lima, Peru, September 28, 2025. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Police officers shield themselves as protesters threw a tear gas bomb back at them during a demonstration organised by a youth collective called \"Generation Z\" to express discontent over a controversial pension reform plan, as well as the government of Peru's President Dina Boluarte, whose approval ratings have plummeted due to ongoing scandals and rising crime, in Lima, Peru, September 28, 2025. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda/File Photo

OECD says full brunt of US tariff shock yet to come as global economy growth holds up

The OECD says the full impact of US tariff hikes is still unfolding.
The OECD says the full impact of US tariff hikes is still unfolding.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.