Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Category: International Organisations — Economy / Global Governance

  • OECD stands for Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
  • It is an international organisation headquartered in Paris, France.
  • It promotes policies aimed at improving economic growth, employment, living standards and sustainable development.
  • It provides research, statistics, policy analysis and international comparisons.
  • OECD work covers areas such as taxation, education, trade, environment, governance and digitalisation.
  • India is not a member of the OECD but engages with it as a major partner.

Key Pointer: OECD → Paris → Economic policy, statistics and international cooperation.