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" Water security is not just for domestic policies. International co-operation is crucial to sustainably manage trans-boundary water bodies and river basins. "

Jose Angel Gurria

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" We are dealing with the greater challenges of globalisation. It is generating, in many cases, an increase in the levels of inequality in societies... that is undesirable. "

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

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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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" When a large financial institution is allowed to fail, you put in jeopardy hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people. "

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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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" 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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" You can accuse Europeans of being many things - except fast. "

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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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" A more robust approach to global warming is needed if we are to avoid catastrophe. Unlike the recent financial crisis, there is no bailout option for the earth's climate. "

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" Providing investors with recourse against governments is valuable. "

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" I think there are going to be more countries joining the euro. "

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" Words must be matched by action if change is to become lasting. "

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" Everywhere, you have a fatigue for reform... that's very serious. "

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" Economic resources are not all that matter in people's lives. "

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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. "

Jose Angel Gurria

" The OECD should promote everything that's consistent with its mandate, which is to make the world economy work better. "

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" We cannot sustain long-term growth in our economies if we do not protect and preserve our environment. "

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" If you are trying to favor the unions by having more rigid labor market and keeping wages very high, you could be blocking people from getting new jobs. "

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" The euro is going to continue to be the largest single trading block. "

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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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" I say just put a big fat tax on carbon. "

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" When, as an individual, you are not paying taxes, it is evasion. As a corporate, it is legal shrewdness or tax engineering. "

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" 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. "

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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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" There probably could be some mileage in running a comparative study about how best to finance electoral campaigns around the world. "

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" I was strongly against Brexit. I speechified against Brexit. "

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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. "

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" It doesn't really matter who owns things so long there is enough competition, which means lower pricing, better quality goods, more variety, and an economy where the consumers are the big winners. "

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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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