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" Some challenges remain, but the bottom line is that low-carbon options can and should play a much greater role in energy supply. "

Jose Angel Gurria

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" 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. "

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" I said a vote to leave would be a Brexit tax. I couldn't think of anything stronger than that. "

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" The whole banking sector in Mexico was literally bankrupt. For whatever reason, instead of intervening in the sector or supporting the banks, the government expropriated them. We went through the very laborious period of selling the failing banks to the wealthy people of Mexico. "

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" Gender equality is essential for ensuring that men and women can contribute fully at home, at work, and in public life for the betterment of societies and economies at large. "

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" The OECD advocates a risk-based approach to water security and is calling on governments to speed up their efforts to improve efficiency and effectiveness of water management. We recommend improving water pricing to recover costs and to reflect the value of water to users and society. "

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" It will be crucial the E.U. and the U.K. maintain the closest economic relationship possible. "

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" Labour and land are always politically sensitive. "

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" More dangerous than voting for change... is that people no longer vote because they have lost trust not only in governments but in democracy. "

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" The OECD deals with the economic aspects of a host of issues, including education, health, and the environment. "

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" Principles of fair and equitable treatment included in many treaties are uncontroversial as general principles of good public governance. "

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" Integrity delivers better lives. "

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" You do need more revenues, and you do need to cut expenses. But you also don't want to go in a direction whereby increasing taxes creates a reticence to create new jobs. You don't want to increase taxes on work. You don't want to increase taxes on investment and the creation of wealth. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" 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. "

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" The home is the planet. Unless you're a Martian, you know, we're sharing the planet. And - and the emissions don't stop and CO2 doesn't stop with the border between France, Spain or between Canada and the United States. "

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" There is no reason for women to trail behind men in social, economic, and political outcomes. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" The City of London is always going to be there and will continue to be important. "

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" Regulations for international accounting and funding will have to be examined to identify policies that inadvertently discourage institutional investors from putting their resources into longer-term, illiquid assets. "

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" Our work at the OECD shows that migration, if well managed, can spur growth and innovation. Unfortunately, in the past, migration has not always been well managed: migrants have been concentrated in ghetto-like conditions, with few public services or employment prospects. "

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" Reforms to product and labour markets, education, innovation, green growth, competition, taxes, health - they are the things that should be the object of our primary focus in the context of a long-term strategy to restore sustained growth. "

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" 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. "

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" Most businesses do not take governments seriously when it comes to climate, primarily because many governments have inconsistent and incoherent policies and then often keep changing them, sometimes retroactively. This makes businesses reluctant to invest in greener technologies. "

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" High levels of inequality generate high costs for society, dampening social mobility, undermining the labour market prospects of vulnerable social groups, and creating social unrest. "

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" In order to encourage private investors to pursue long-term, responsible projects, governments need to promote consistent policies and frameworks. "

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" To give students the best possible chance to succeed, education must prepare them to handle issues that transcend national boundaries. "

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" 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. "

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" Transparency and effective tax co-operation must be shared principles applied by all. Until they are, nations will need to protect themselves against loss of revenues to tax havens. "

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" We are totally schizophrenic. We are trying to reduce emissions, and we subsidize the consumption of fossil fuels. "

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" It is not good to cut exports or imports. "

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" History is full of lessons for how water crises could have been avoided or better managed. "

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