OECD Special 2016

This Biz@India special issue published on the occasion of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Forum 2016 organised in Paris is an a opportunity to debate global policy issues with political leaders heads of government and international organisations, ministers, CEOs, academia, media and civil society leaders. The wide range of sessions and different, interactive formats of this international platform tackle the pressing questions that are aimed to shape and improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world.

We bring you first a world perspective on the hot topics of the day. With a large panel of great personalities interviewed, from economists Kenneth Rogoff (Harvard University) or Paul Sheard (Standard & Poor’s) to business leaders like Maurice Levy, head of French advertising giant Publicis Groupe.

Amongst some of their focus points are the opening up of the promising Iranian market, the decrypting of the transformations of the Chinese economy and the fluctuations of the oil market.

Then, we provide you a deep angle on some of the key issues Indian economy is dealing with – from gender disparity to severe droughts to lack of skill development in the country that are pulling back the economy. Still, India is managing to move ahead step by step, heading officially towards a 7.6 pc growth for the financial year 2015-16.