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" It will be crucial the E.U. and the U.K. maintain the closest economic relationship possible. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Relationship
Economic
Possible
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" It takes collaboration across a community to develop better skills for better lives. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Community
Skills
Better
" One of the greatest challenges of democracies today is the question of financing campaigns. It's a tremendous challenge. Obviously I think the solution is to have the governments pay for all the campaigns and not to have any private contributions. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Today
Pay
Challenges
" Every country faces its own obstacles to reaching gender equality, and to make a real difference, we must change public policies in tandem with stereotypes, attitudes, and behaviors. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Change
Equality
Gender
" The benefits of growth have not trickled down. Income inequalities have become one of the biggest global challenges, attracting growing attention not only in academic literature but also among policymakers globally. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Attention
Challenges
Growing
" If we want a stronger, cleaner, and fairer world economy, we need to deal with the controversial areas of globalisation, such as tax havens. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Want
Economy
Need
" By assessing the capabilities and knowledge of students in the highest-performing and most rapidly improving education systems, the OECD's Program for International Student Assessment provides valuable options for reform and information on how to achieve it. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Knowledge
Most
Education
" Labour and land are always politically sensitive. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Sensitive
Always
Labour
" The City of London is always going to be there and will continue to be important. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Always
Will
Important
" Some refugees will find it relatively easy to find jobs. A university-educated Syrian civil engineer arriving in Munich will need to learn some German, but once this is done, he or she is unlikely to have to wait too long before employers come knocking. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Need
She
Wait
" The euro is going to continue to be the largest single trading block. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Block
Going
Continue
" Some politicians fear the burden that migrants will impose on local communities and taxpayers. Others fear extremists masquerading as genuine refugees. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Fear
Will
Others
" There is no upside for the U.K. in Brexit. Only costs that can be avoided and advantages to be seized by remaining in Europe. No one should have to pay the Brexit tax. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Europe
Costs
Only
" When a large financial institution is allowed to fail, you put in jeopardy hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Fail
Financial
You
" Unlike other essential goods, like clothing, shelter, or food, we take cheap or even free water for granted. It often takes a crisis, such as a major drought or flood, to spur investment and policy reforms in improving water security. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Security
Food
Free
" It is not good to cut exports or imports. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Imports
Cut
Exports
" If we can rid the world of financial centres that thrive on lack of transparency, non-cooperation, and weak regulation, an important step towards a fairer and cleaner world economy will have been achieved. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Financial
Step
Will
" Principles of fair and equitable treatment included in many treaties are uncontroversial as general principles of good public governance. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Good
Principles
Many
" Governments must address inconsistencies in their energy strategies, consider the links with broader economic policies, and stop sending mixed signals to consumers, producers, and investors. In particular, they must assess whether the right regulatory arrangements are in place to allow clean-energy investments to compete on a risk-return basis. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Energy
Place
Economic
" Governments need to be seriously sceptical about whether new coal provides a good deal for their citizens. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Deal
Seriously
New
" Israel should share its great wealth with its neighbors, like the Palestinians, in areas like governance and investment as well as the building of institutions. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Great
Building
Investment
" I was strongly against Brexit. I speechified against Brexit. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Against
Brexit
Strongly
" I say just put a big fat tax on carbon. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Big
Say
Carbon
" Ending our reliance on fossil fuels was never going to be easy. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Easy
Ending
Fossil Fuels
" It isn't only rich countries that suffer from the effects of tax havens. Developing countries also lose billions of dollars in tax revenues due each year because wealthy individuals and some companies use tax havens to move assets and income offshore. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Rich
Suffer
Tax
" I feel confident that leaders will rise to this challenge with a stronger commitment to tackle climate change and seize the economic opportunities that a post-carbon world has to offer. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Challenge
World
Commitment
" Social cohesion and inclusive growth are additional crucial perspectives to incorporate into public policies, targeting a renewed social contract that reduces inequalities and benefits the whole of society. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Society
Contract
Growth
" We need to achieve zero emissions from fossil fuel sources by the second half of the century. That doesn't mean by 2050 exactly, but it means by that time we need to be pretty much on the way to achieving it. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Way
Time
Need
" In a globally interdependent world, a better financial and investment system cannot be achieved on a country-by-country basis. There may be no one-size-fits-all model for economic development, but without global standards and complementary regulations, the long-term outlook for the world economy will remain bleak. "
Jose Angel Gurria
World
Investment
Financial
" The G7 doesn't have a permanent secretariat. The OECD can help the G8 and set the agenda for them. The secretary general of the OECD should be going to them proactively and discussing issues and priorities. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Help
Priorities
Them
" Ensuring a better future for all South Africans will require increased access to higher education, a stronger and fairer labour market, deeper participation in regional markets, and a regulatory framework that fosters entrepreneurship and allows small businesses to thrive. "
Jose Angel Gurria
Future
Small
Thrive