OECD- Worldbank e IMF

Newsroom

OECD's Newsroom

• The Next Fifty Years: Why Australia Must Choose Openness Over Drift
  OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann gave the 2026 Neville Kennard Address on 17 October 2026 at the CIS Consilium 2026 in Sanctuary Cove, Queensland.
• OECD to present Ownership and Governance of State-Owned Enterprises 2026 on Thursday 22 October
  State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have assumed an increasingly important role in the global economy over the past two decades, including in many strategic sectors. A new OECD report, Ownership and Governance of State-Owned Enterprises 2026, examines how governments exercise ownership, oversee SOE performance and promote accountability, transparency and integrity in 58 economies worldwide.
• Keynote speech for Future-Ready Economy 2026, remarks by OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann
  Remarks by OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann delivered in Bangkok, Thailand, on 14 October 2026.
• Better borders systems can lower the cost of traceability rules
  Governments are introducing new traceability requirements for traded goods faster than border implementation systems are adapting to them. Fewer than 20% of new environmental and social requirements are accompanied by comprehensive border implementation arrangements, highlighting a growing gap between regulatory ambition and implementation readiness, according to a new OECD report.
• Better allocation of social spending would achieve greater gains for children and ease future public costs, says OECD
  Spending better can have a much more powerful impact in improving children’s lives across OECD countries than higher spending alone, according to a new OECD report.

Italy

Italy was one of the 20 founding member countries that signed the Convention of the OECD in 1960. Today it is one of 38 OECD Members.

• The Value of School Principals in TALIS 2024: Italy
• Environment at a Glance: Italy
• Italy: Country-by-Country Reporting – Compilation of 2026 Peer Review Reports
• Education at a Glance 2026: Italy
• Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2026: Italy

Taxation

Taxation is central to building strong, prosperous and inclusive societies by helping to raise the revenues needed to deliver much needed public goods and services. The OECD produces internationally comparable tax data, analysis and policy advice with the aim of helping governments around the world to design and implement effective, fair and efficient tax systems to foster resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth over the long term.

• Base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS)
• Consumption taxes
• Cross-border and international tax
• Tax administration
• Tax and crime

News | World Bank Group

Discover the most recent news, multimedia, and press releases, and more. Explore our work to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet.

• Videos
  Explore the World Bank Group's video library — from expert interviews and project highlights to data stories and documentary features on development around the world.
• More and Better Jobs Key to Putting Poverty Reduction Back on Track
  Global progress on reducing extreme poverty has come to a standstill, and the world is at risk of falling further behind unless more and better jobs are created, according to the World Bank Group’s new Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report 2026. Without stronger per capita growth, the number of people in extreme poverty is projected to be higher in 2030 than it is today.
• Podcasts
  Listen to World Bank Group podcasts featuring expert conversations on global development, poverty, climate, economics, and the ideas shaping a better world.
• World Bank Group Launches First Digital Strategy to Expand Access and Create Jobs
  The World Bank Group today launched its first digital strategy, bringing together its public and private sector capabilities to help developing countries expand affordable digital access, improve services, and create jobs.
• Jobs, Small AI, and Private Capital: 2026 Annual Meetings Highlights
  From small AI to $112 billion in private capital, see how the 2026 Annual Meetings tackled the jobs gap for 1.2 billion young people. Read the highlights.
• UAE Agreement 2029 World Bank Group Annual Meetings Abu Dhabi
  UAE Signs Agreement to Host 2029 World Bank Group and IMF Annual Meetings in Abu Dhabi
• Remarks by World Bank Group President Ajay Banga at the 2026 Annual Meetings Plenary
  In the months before I joined the World Bank Group in June 2023, three truths emerged clearly from conversations with shareholders, clients, private sector leaders, philanthropies, and others.
• World Bank Group Launches Philanthropy Hub to Unlock Capital, Knowledge and Networks for Development
  BANGKOK, October 12, 2026 The World Bank Group today launched its Philanthropy Hub, a new platform to deepen collaboration with philanthropic organizations and other partners.
• What Is Private Capital Mobilization?
  In this episode, we unpack private capital mobilization (PCM) and how the World Bank Group helps direct private investment to the places and projects where it is needed most.
• World Bank Group Mobilizes Record Private Capital for Developing Countries, Driving Job Creation
  The World Bank Group mobilized more private capital in fiscal year 2026 than in any year in its history and issued a record volume of guarantees, delivering on a goal shareholders and clients have pressed for years: putting more private capital to work alongside its own financing and expertise in developing economies.

IMF News

The IMF presents the latest news, blogs, podcasts, videos, live events, and more.

• IMF Executive Board Completes the Sixth and Seventh Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Third and Fourth Reviews Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility Arrangement with Tanzania
  The IMF Executive Board today completed the final sixth and seventh reviews under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement and the final third and fourth reviews under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) arrangement with Tanzania, allowing for an immediate disbursement of SDR 3249 million (about US$ 443.9 million) under both the ECF and the RSF arrangements.
• Press Briefing Transcript: Julie Kozack, Director, Communications Department, July 9, 2026
  MS. KOZACK: Hello, everyone. Welcome to this IMF press briefing. It's great to see you all here in person and online. I'm Julie Kozack, Director of the IMF's Communications Department. As usual, this press briefing is embargoed until 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time in the United States.
• IMF Press Briefing
  IMF Spokesperson Julie Kozack discusses the IMF’s latest developments and answers questions on today’s global economy.
• Press Briefing Transcript: World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update, July 8, 2026
  MR. DE HARO: Good morning, everyone, and welcome. I'm Jose Luis de Haro from the Communications Department, and we're gathered here today for the launch of the latest World Economic Outlook Update titled Global Economy in the Cross Currents of War and Technology.
• Joint Statement by the Heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, and World Trade Organization
  The Heads of the International Energy Agency (IEA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group (WBG), and World Trade Organization (WTO) met on July 7 as part of the high-level coordination group established in April to maximize their institutions’ response to the energy, trade, and economic impact of the war in the Middle East. Following the meeting, they issued the statement below:
• IMF Staff Completes 2026 Article IV Mission to Cambodia
  Cambodia’s economy has remained resilient, but growth is projected to slow in 2026 amid higher energy prices, trade policy uncertainty, weak tourism, and subdued domestic demand. Inflation has risen, and risks to growth are tilted to the downside.
• IMF Staff Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Zimbabwe on the First Review under the Staff-Monitored Program
  IMF staff and the Zimbabwean authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the first review under the 10-month Staff-Monitored Program approved in March 2026.
• IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Names Silvana Tenreyro as IMF Economic Counsellor and Head of Research Department
  Washington, DC – July 7, 2026: Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today the appointment of Silvana Tenreyro as the Fund’s Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department (RES). Ms. Tenreyro will succeed Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas who recently returned to academia.
• IMF Executive Board Concludes 2026 Article IV Consultation with Solomon Islands
  The war in the Middle East is expected to weigh on growth, slowing it to 2.6 percent in 2026, and to raise inflation to an average of 5.4 percent.
• IMF Executive Board Concludes the 2026 Article IV Consultation with The Gambia and Completes the Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility and the Second Review Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility Arrangements
  The IMF Executive Board today concluded the 2026 Article IV Consultation and completed the Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and the Second Review Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility Arrangement with The Gambia, enabling an immediate overall disbursement of SDR16.58 million (about US$22.51 million under both the ECF and the RSF. The Executive Board also approved a six-month extension of the ECF and RSF arrangements and an augmentation of access under the ECF arrangement of SDR 12.44 million (20 percent of quota).