History is full of lessons for how water crises could have been avoided or better managed. — Jose Angel Gurria Better Copy Share Image
Japan's future prospects depend on ensuring fiscal sustainability over the long term. — Jose Angel Gurria Depend Copy Share Image
The OECD deals with the economic aspects of a host of issues, including education, health, and the environment. — Jose Angel Gurria Economic Copy Share Image
The euro is going to continue to be the largest single trading block. — Jose Angel Gurria Continue Copy Share Image
Ending our reliance on fossil fuels was never going to be easy. — Jose Angel Gurria Climate Copy Share Image
The City of London is always going to be there and will continue to be important. — Jose Angel Gurria Always Copy Share Image
It takes collaboration across a community to develop better skills for better lives. — Jose Angel Gurria Better Copy Share Image
Every single stage of reform becomes more difficult because you use political capital. — Jose Angel Gurria Becomes Copy Share Image
Regulations for international accounting and funding will have to be examined to identify policies that inadvertently discourage institutional investors from putting their… — Jose Angel Gurria Accounting Copy Share Image
Improving the quality of our lives should be the ultimate target of public policies. But public policies can only deliver best fruit… — Jose Angel Gurria Fruit Copy Share Image
At the OECD, we stand ready to continue to help our member and partner countries to design, promote, and implement Better Policies… — Jose Angel Gurria Better Copy Share Image
The G7 doesn't have a permanent secretariat. The OECD can help the G8 and set the agenda for them. The secretary general… — Jose Angel Gurria General Copy Share Image
In order to encourage private investors to pursue long-term, responsible projects, governments need to promote consistent policies and frameworks. — Jose Angel Gurria Encourage Copy Share Image
Social cohesion and inclusive growth are additional crucial perspectives to incorporate into public policies, targeting a renewed social contract that reduces inequalities… — Jose Angel Gurria Growth Copy Share Image
Transparency and effective tax co-operation must be shared principles applied by all. Until they are, nations will need to protect themselves against… — Jose Angel Gurria Loss Copy Share Image
One of the greatest challenges of democracies today is the question of financing campaigns. It's a tremendous challenge. Obviously I think the… — Jose Angel Gurria Challenges Copy Share Image
Governments must address inconsistencies in their energy strategies, consider the links with broader economic policies, and stop sending mixed signals to consumers,… — Jose Angel Gurria Climate Copy Share Image
We never tell countries that they should have a particular number in terms of a tax number, you know, if countries can… — Jose Angel Gurria Apply Copy Share Image
The OECD advocates a risk-based approach to water security and is calling on governments to speed up their efforts to improve efficiency… — Jose Angel Gurria Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
Ensuring a better future for all South Africans will require increased access to higher education, a stronger and fairer labour market, deeper… — Jose Angel Gurria Better future Copy Share Image
By assessing the capabilities and knowledge of students in the highest-performing and most rapidly improving education systems, the OECD's Program for International… — Jose Angel Gurria Assessment Copy Share Image
The whole banking sector in Mexico was literally bankrupt. For whatever reason, instead of intervening in the sector or supporting the banks,… — Jose Angel Gurria Government Copy Share Image
We need better measures of people's expectations and levels of satisfaction, of how they spend their time, of their relations with other… — Jose Angel Gurria Expectations Copy Share Image
Some refugees will find it relatively easy to find jobs. A university-educated Syrian civil engineer arriving in Munich will need to learn… — Jose Angel Gurria Civil engineer Copy Share Image
It will be crucial the E.U. and the U.K. maintain the closest economic relationship possible. — Jose Angel Gurria Closest Copy Share Image
Why did we lose Brexit? Why, because 60 per cent of youth didn't believe they needed to go and vote. — Jose Angel Gurria Believe Copy Share Image
There is no reason for women to trail behind men in social, economic, and political outcomes. — Jose Angel Gurria Feminism Copy Share Image
The U.K. is much stronger as a part of Europe, and Europe is much stronger with the U.K. as a driving force. — Jose Angel Gurria Driving Copy Share Image
Governments need to be seriously sceptical about whether new coal provides a good deal for their citizens. — Jose Angel Gurria Climate Copy Share Image
The OECD should promote everything that's consistent with its mandate, which is to make the world economy work better. — Jose Angel Gurria Better Copy Share Image
Uncertainty and fears of social decline and exclusion have reached the middle class in many societies. — Jose Angel Gurria Class Copy Share Image
If we can rid the world of financial centres that thrive on lack of transparency, non-cooperation, and weak regulation, an important step… — Jose Angel Gurria Economics Copy Share Image
The benefits of growth have not trickled down. Income inequalities have become one of the biggest global challenges, attracting growing attention not… — Jose Angel Gurria Attention Copy Share Image
Israel should share its great wealth with its neighbors, like the Palestinians, in areas like governance and investment as well as the… — Jose Angel Gurria Great Copy Share Image
The home is the planet. Unless you're a Martian, you know, we're sharing the planet. And - and the emissions don't stop… — Jose Angel Gurria Canada Copy Share Image
Governments can and do expropriate investors or discriminate against them. Domestic judicial and administrative systems provide investors with one option for protecting… — Jose Angel Gurria Against Copy Share Image
Some politicians fear the burden that migrants will impose on local communities and taxpayers. Others fear extremists masquerading as genuine refugees. — Jose Angel Gurria Burden Copy Share Image
When a large financial institution is allowed to fail, you put in jeopardy hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people. — Jose Angel Gurria Allowed Copy Share Image
Our leaders must get to grips with the huge risk that carbon dioxide emissions pose to the economy and the environment. As… — Jose Angel Gurria Around Copy Share Image
In the face of sluggish growth, aging societies, and increasing educational attainment of young women, the economic case for gender equality is… — Jose Angel Gurria Equality Copy Share Image
