Economic Surveys and Country Surveillance

An Economic Survey is published every 1½-2 years for each OECD country and for some larger countries that are not members of the OECD, such as ChinaRussia and Brazil. It identifies the main economic challenges faced by the country and analyses policy options to meet them. You can find all Surveys catalogued by country. Bookmark this page: www.oecd.org/eco/surveys.

The publication Going for Growth takes stock of growth performance for each country and identifies ways to improve productivity and employment on the basis of international benchmarking.

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The euro changeover in the Slovak Republic: implications for inflation and interest rates

13-Aug-2008

In January 2009, the Slovak Republic will adopt the euro and become the 16th member of the euro area. This paper investigates the implications of euro adoption in the Slovak Republic for inflation and interest rates with an attempt to quantify their likely size as well as their consequences for the general public.

Economic survey of Norway 2008

20-Aug-2008

The Norwegian economy has benefitted from rising world energy prices, fiscal restraint, successful monetary policy and a capacity to attract foreign labour. But difficult challenges lie ahead. Could the rapid rise in labour costs lead to inflation becoming entrenched? Is rising household debt a serious risk? How can the education system be improved?

OECD Economic Assessment of Indonesia 2008

24-Jul-2008

Indonesia’s economic performance is improving and growth is picking up. An important policy challenge is to sustain high growth over the longer term so as to ensure a faster catch-up in living standards relative to the OECD area.

OECD Economic Survey of Turkey

17-Jul-2008

Turkey should adopt tougher fiscal rules and reform its labour market to boost its economic performance, according to this new OECD report.

OECD Economic Assessment of South Africa

15-Jul-2008

Prudent macroeconomic policies have driven South Africa’s impressive economic performance over the past decade, but huge problems remain, notably in tackling  unemployment. Policies to strengthen competition and improve education would raise living standards both by helping to realise South Africa’s employment potential and by boosting long-term productivity growth.

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