Blackrock specialists in their annual review of key trends in the financial markets are looking for answers to the questions that 2022 has asked.
A team of experts at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has observed an increase in the number of users of e-commerce services during the COVID-19 pandemic and compiled a series of recommendations on building a regulatory framework to promote further digitalization in the retail sector.
As part of the digitalization of the economy, satellite signals and data play an increasingly pivotal role in economic development. However, with the COVID-19 crisis, this positive trend could be reversed. There is a risk that the crisis could lead to more industry concentration, eliminating smaller and younger firms.
This paper by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) evaluates green stimulus packages that were introduced in response to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2007-2008 and draws lessons relevant for greening the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
This study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development examines the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on global capital flows and measures taken by various countries regarding currency control.
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has prepared analytical research on business support mechanisms 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 as rents and interest payments, remain due while the cash flow destined to meet these obligations has vanished. As a result, many otherwise sound companies are facing acute liquidity constraints that eventually might become solvency problems.
This publication by OECD discusses social, economic, and political implications of low social mobility and suggests policies to help resolve this issue.
This paper by OECD presents long-run economic projections for OECD and BRICS countries, giving first a baseline scenario shaped by the current economic policies of the countries and then several alternative scenarios to illustrate the potential impact of structural reforms on living standards.
