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Explore how we bring business priorities to the table in our engagement with Governments, the OECD, and the G7, and the G20.
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How we engage with Government Ministers
Consultation with the OECD's Council
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Advice to the G7 and G20
How we support the B7 and B20
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A strong Business at OECD delegation led by our Chair Rick Johnston attended the B20 Summit held in Johannesburg in South Africa, re-inforcing our engagement in the B20-G20 business dialogue. Speaking on the opening panel titled "Global South and Global North Conversation: Getting Global Cooperation Right in the Next Era of Global Change", Rick Johnston underlined that business needs to be involved at all levels when adapting to change and stressed the importance of cooperation on pressing economic issues.
Business at OECD played a key role in supporting the OECD high-level Symposium on “Simplification for Success,” which provided a platform to explore current global regulatory burden reduction and simplification initiatives and define the path to tangible outcomes for business.
Business at OECD had a strong business delegation at the OECD Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Ministerial Summit held on 10th – 12th November in Asunción in Paraguay led by our Executive Board Member and SONAMI’s Alberto Salas to deliver our business messaging strengthening investment, competitiveness, and resilience across the region.
Looking ahead to the 2026 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting, we call on the OECD for a clear, actionable & shared vision for the future of trade policy to reaffirm the role of market-based economies, align on core trade principles, promote trade agreements, reforms that strengthen the rules-based trading system.
Business at OECD participated in the OECD’s 2025 Ministerial Council Meeting as the institutional private sector voice, calling for effective international cooperation that underpins economic prosperity. Against a challenging background for multilateralism, our statement on Leading the Way emphasises that the OECD must put economic competitiveness at the centre of its deliberations, and urgently reinforce the rules-based international system.
The policy groups bring together business executives from over 55 countries and from different corporate functions at global levels. Our groups collectively build positions on policy initiatives that the OECD and governments are addressing for international and local implementation.
Explore our work on competition, economic policy, finance, governance, regulation, SMEs, and entrepreneurship.
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55%
of OECD countries do not assess whether regulations achieve their objectives when undertaking ex post evaluations.
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30%
of the companies in the Fortune Global 500 list are now from emerging markets
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Every $1
invested in health generates $2-$4 in economic returns.
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30%
of total electricity generation in many of the OECD's member countries come from renewable sources
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USD 4.4 trn annually
Generative AI has the potential to add significant productivity gains in OECD countries and beyond.
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1 billion+
people lifted out of poverty globally since 1990 due to the expansion of open and integrated markets, trade liberalisation, and global investment flows
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51
countries have endorsed the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct
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1/3 of workers
in OECD countries are mismatched for their jobs, whether in terms of their qualifications, skills or fields of study.
Learn more about our work on cross-cutting issues including tax and environment, development, taxation of the mobile workforce, tax administration including digitalisation of tax systems, and VAT/GST.
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~34% of GDP
The average tax burden in OECD countries is among the highest in decades.
Integrity and Anti–Corruption
10 December 2025
International Anti-Corruption Day 2025 Business Integrity and Anti-Corruption Conference: Business Drives the Zero Corruption Agenda
Education
09 December 2025
2025 OECD Skills Outlook: Business Underlines Importance of Skills Development and Reducing Skills Shortages
Employment, Labour, and Social Affairs
27 November 2025
OECD Pensions at a Glance 2025: A Key Tool for Businesses Navigating an Ageing Workforce
Tax
24 November 2025
OECD Forum on Tax Administration: Business at OECD Hosts First-of-a-Kind Side Event
B20
21 November 2025
2025 B20 South Africa Summit: Business at OECD Calls for Global Cooperation on Pressing Economic Issues
Governance and Regulatory Policy
18 November 2025
OECD “Simplifying for Success” Symposium: Business Drives Regulatory Simplification Efforts
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