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Women did three times as much childcare as men during coronavirus pandemic

Women took on 173 additional hours of unpaid child care last year, compared to 59 additional hours for men, study says.

G20 to endorse OECD deal on global minimum corporate tax - draft

The world's financial leaders will endorse on July 9-10 a deal setting a global minimum corporate tax: draft communique

Structural weakness

India needs to overhaul the tax system

Global economy will return to pre-Covid level by 2022, says OECD

Raises world GDP growth forecast to 5.8%

Second Covid-19 wave: OECD cuts India growth forecast to 9.9% for FY22

OECD said while India is projected to be the fastest-growing G20 economy in 2021, it will also be the one which is the furthest away from its pre-crisis GDP trend

OECD sees 5.8% global GDP growth in 2021 on vaccine rollouts, US stimulus

The OECD said central banks in advanced economies should keep financial conditions relaxed and tolerate inflation overshooting their targets.

Global deal on corporation tax nears first stage as G-7 seeks common ground

Accord would pave way for wider consensus at G20, then OECD

Digital Tax: India may oppose Biden govt move to tax only top 100 cos

The latest proposal by Washington, shared with 130 countries, aims to tax only those entities with a global revenue of $20 bn and is not limited to digital players

US offer on global corporate tax deal would tie levies to revenue

OECD is trying to forge a deal among 139 countries on its plan by this summer

Global GDP to surpass pre-pandemic level by mid-2021: OECD

OECD sees global GDP growth at 5.6 per cent this year, an upward revision of more than one percentage point since its projection in December 2020, and 4 per cent in 2022

India's inclusion in global bond indices faces taxation hurdle

Fund managers want govt to freeze taxes on sovereign debt papers

OECD raises India's economic growth forecast to 12.6% for 2021-22

The Indian economy was officially projected to decline by 8 per cent in the current fiscal year.

India's GDP to grow 12.6% in FY22, highest among G20 countries: OECD

OECD hikes 2021 global growth forecast to 5.6% from 4.2%; OECD doubles US growth forecast to 6.5% on stimulus

Riding on the blue economy

India's marine resources remain under-utilised

Will Budget 2021 slow down the digital tsunami?

The govt has been responsive to the needs and asks of industry and keenly focused on Ease of Doing Business. We hope that answers to some of the ambiguities find their way into the upcoming budget

Political economy of fiscal responsibility

The economy requires a fiscal battle plan and this, in turn, requires a fiscal responsibility framework

USTR backs action against India's equalisation levy, finds it burdensome

Highlighting the discrimination part, the report said that of the companies that are subjected to India's equalisation levy, 72 per cent are American companies

OECD cuts India's FY21 GDP contraction rate to 9.9% from 10.2% earlier

Expects Budget to be cautious on fiscal expansion, sees rate cut by RBI around turn of the current financial year

World economy to bounce back by 2021-end, but risks remain: Group

The OECD, an intergovernmental economic group, said outlook has improved for the first time since the outbreak owing to Covid-19 vaccine progress.

Three paths to Covid-19 vaccination in India: Which one will the govt take?

Sometimes we think of a big govt project, where all vaccines will only be in the hands of govt, and we will all obediently queue up to get vaccinated. Things are likely to work out differently