Podcast appearances and mentions of Mathias Cormann

The Secretary-General of the OECD, Mathias Cormann, has made his first official visit to New Zealand. Trade Minister Todd McClay welcomed him to Wellington today - and trade agreements appear to be on the agenda. Infometrics principal economist Brad Olsen explains the significance of this visit. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Secretary-General of the OECD, Mathias Cormann, has made his first official visit to New Zealand. Trade Minister Todd McClay welcomed him to Wellington today - and trade agreements appear to be on the agenda. Infometrics principal economist Brad Olsen explains the significance of this visit. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In der aktuellen Folge des „Finance Friday” durften wir wieder einen Gast bei uns im Podcast begrüßen - den Generalsekretär der OECD, Mathias Cormann. Finanzminister Magnus Brunner und Generalsekretär Cormann haben sich über den Länderbericht für Österreich unterhalten, über globale Herausforderungen und darüber, welche Schwerpunkte der OECD-Generalsekretär künftig setzen wird. Viel Spaß beim Hören!

Repasamos con el jefe de la diplomacia peruana, Javier González-Olaechea, los avances en el proceso de adhesión a la OCDE. "Vamos muy adelantados", afirma optimista, aunque reconoce que todavía quedan cosas por hacer. González-Olaechea también nos habla de las relaciones con China, país clave en las inversiones en la infraestructura peruana, en un año emblemático de esas relaciones que culminará con la inauguración, en noviembre, del mega puerto de Chancay.  "Digo que el proceso está adelantado porque así me lo dijo el secretario general y la perspectiva es que a finales del 2024, habremos concluido el proceso técnico y vendrá la evaluación política", afirma González-Olaechea tras reunirse estos días en París con Mathias Cormann en la sede de la OCDE, Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos. Preguntado sobre los datos económicos peruanos de los últimos meses donde se registró una contracción de la economía en 2023 del 0,6%, el canciller le restó importancia en referencia a la influencia que puedan tener estos datos en las negociaciones con el bloque."La OCDE hace incidencia en algunos aspectos puntuales, pero también mira el bosque y la trayectoria. En los últimos 20 años, el Perú ha mantenido una política macroeconómica sólida, muy coherente, que nos ha permitido tener en relación entre el Producto Interno Bruto y la deuda muy baja. Perú es un país prácticamente que tiene totalmente controlada su deuda y una inflación de 2,5% en los últimos años, incluso el sol se ha constituido en una moneda refugio", declara. González-Olaechea se muestra optimista sobre el futuro del Perú en el bloque porque, según él, "la gran mayoría de los peruanos sabe que tenemos que ordenar mejor la casa para formar parte de este club privilegiado", dijo a RFI. Perú, seis presidentes en ocho añosA parte del área económica y la productividad, la OCDE evalúa otros aspectos como las políticas de medio ambiente, o la gobernanza pública, la anticorrupción y la transparencia. Perú se ha caracterizado en los últimos ocho años por una gran inestabilidad política, seis presidentes desde el 2016 y una situación actual delicada puesto que la presidenta, Dina Boluarte, está siendo investigada por el caso del Rolexgate. "La alta rotación de los presidentes es porque deben responder frente a la justicia, lo que no sucede en muchas partes del mundo, donde se llevan bolsas enteras de dinero, hacen negocios públicos y siguen siendo después senadores vitalicios, regresan con sus partidos, siguen gobernando, pues en este caso la justicia peruana ha demostrado que es una institución y un baluarte. En el Perú, a diferencia incluso de países de Europa o de países asiáticos, los presidentes van presos cuando son corruptos", asevera González-Olaechea. El mega puerto de Chancay, el símbolo de la cooperación entre China y PerúEl canciller acaba de regresar a París de una visita a China, país clave en la construcción de infraestructuras en Perú. En Pekín se reunió con su homólogo y también con el vicepresidente para consolidar una cooperación que está muy lejos de pisar el freno. Las empresas chinas están muy presentes en Perú donde controlan por ejemplo la electricidad en la capital, Lima. "Al canciller de Perú no le preocupa la concentración de países que quieran invertir en igualdad de condiciones, porque, a diferencia de muchos países de la región, las leyes peruanas otorgan igualdad de condiciones a la inversión nacional y a la inversión extranjera", nos contesta cuando le preguntamos si no hay preocupación sobre el monopolio chino de la electricidad en Lima. Una de las obras emblemáticas hechas por los chinos es el puerto de Chancay que podrá manejar hasta 18.000 contenedores y que va a acercar más Perú y Latinoamérica al continente asiático y que será inaugurado por los mandatarios de los dos países en noviembre, en uno de los actos más marcados de la presidencia peruana actual de la APEC, Asociación Cooperación Económica Asia-Pacífico, de la que forman parte activa los dos países. Un bloque que representa el 62% del PIB mundial. Lea y escuche también: Con el megapuerto de Chancay, China prepara la mayor ruta comercial a Sudamérica"Se van a reducir 12 días el tiempo de navegación va a decir menos costos para comerciar y obviamente también se abre la posibilidad de que vengan más inversiones de la región asiática al Perú, eso favorece a todos", agrega González-Olaechea quien defiende la relación con China de 'win win'. Esta apuesta por las inversiones y el comercio con Asia no les aleja de Europa, según el canciller, para quién Perú está arraigado al "mundo libre". "Tú puedes ir a cenar a una casa y después a tomarte aperitivo en otra, en el caso de Europa nosotros somos parte del mundo libre. Eso nadie lo puede negar", precisa."Tenemos una democracia de baja intensidad, pero que resiste cualquier intentona de quiebre constitucional, de manera que la nuestra es una tradición prácticamente mestiza que viene de culturas ancestrales precolombinas y después de la influencia española y europea", defiende el canciller peruano. #EscalaenParís también está en redes sociales Coordinación editorial: Florencia ValdésRealización: Souhail Khedir y Guillaume Buffet

Repasamos con el jefe de la diplomacia peruana, Javier González-Olaechea, los avances en el proceso de adhesión a la OCDE. "Vamos muy adelantados", afirma optimista, aunque reconoce que todavía quedan cosas por hacer. González-Olaechea también nos habla de las relaciones con China, país clave en las inversiones en la infraestructura peruana, en un año emblemático de esas relaciones que culminará con la inauguración, en noviembre, del mega puerto de Chancay.  "Digo que el proceso está adelantado porque así me lo dijo el secretario general y la perspectiva es que a finales del 2024, habremos concluido el proceso técnico y vendrá la evaluación política", afirma González-Olaechea tras reunirse estos días en París con Mathias Cormann en la sede de la OCDE, Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos. Preguntado sobre los datos económicos peruanos de los últimos meses donde se registró una contracción de la economía en 2023 del 0,6%, el canciller le restó importancia en referencia a la influencia que puedan tener estos datos en las negociaciones con el bloque."La OCDE hace incidencia en algunos aspectos puntuales, pero también mira el bosque y la trayectoria. En los últimos 20 años, el Perú ha mantenido una política macroeconómica sólida, muy coherente, que nos ha permitido tener en relación entre el Producto Interno Bruto y la deuda muy baja. Perú es un país prácticamente que tiene totalmente controlada su deuda y una inflación de 2,5% en los últimos años, incluso el sol se ha constituido en una moneda refugio", declara. González-Olaechea se muestra optimista sobre el futuro del Perú en el bloque porque, según él, "la gran mayoría de los peruanos sabe que tenemos que ordenar mejor la casa para formar parte de este club privilegiado", dijo a RFI. Perú, seis presidentes en ocho añosA parte del área económica y la productividad, la OCDE evalúa otros aspectos como las políticas de medio ambiente, o la gobernanza pública, la anticorrupción y la transparencia. Perú se ha caracterizado en los últimos ocho años por una gran inestabilidad política, seis presidentes desde el 2016 y una situación actual delicada puesto que la presidenta, Dina Boluarte, está siendo investigada por el caso del Rolexgate. "La alta rotación de los presidentes es porque deben responder frente a la justicia, lo que no sucede en muchas partes del mundo, donde se llevan bolsas enteras de dinero, hacen negocios públicos y siguen siendo después senadores vitalicios, regresan con sus partidos, siguen gobernando, pues en este caso la justicia peruana ha demostrado que es una institución y un baluarte. En el Perú, a diferencia incluso de países de Europa o de países asiáticos, los presidentes van presos cuando son corruptos", asevera González-Olaechea. El mega puerto de Chancay, el símbolo de la cooperación entre China y PerúEl canciller acaba de regresar a París de una visita a China, país clave en la construcción de infraestructuras en Perú. En Pekín se reunió con su homólogo y también con el vicepresidente para consolidar una cooperación que está muy lejos de pisar el freno. Las empresas chinas están muy presentes en Perú donde controlan por ejemplo la electricidad en la capital, Lima. "Al canciller de Perú no le preocupa la concentración de países que quieran invertir en igualdad de condiciones, porque, a diferencia de muchos países de la región, las leyes peruanas otorgan igualdad de condiciones a la inversión nacional y a la inversión extranjera", nos contesta cuando le preguntamos si no hay preocupación sobre el monopolio chino de la electricidad en Lima. Una de las obras emblemáticas hechas por los chinos es el puerto de Chancay que podrá manejar hasta 18.000 contenedores y que va a acercar más Perú y Latinoamérica al continente asiático y que será inaugurado por los mandatarios de los dos países en noviembre, en uno de los actos más marcados de la presidencia peruana actual de la APEC, Asociación Cooperación Económica Asia-Pacífico, de la que forman parte activa los dos países. Un bloque que representa el 62% del PIB mundial. Lea y escuche también: Con el megapuerto de Chancay, China prepara la mayor ruta comercial a Sudamérica"Se van a reducir 12 días el tiempo de navegación va a decir menos costos para comerciar y obviamente también se abre la posibilidad de que vengan más inversiones de la región asiática al Perú, eso favorece a todos", agrega González-Olaechea quien defiende la relación con China de 'win win'. Esta apuesta por las inversiones y el comercio con Asia no les aleja de Europa, según el canciller, para quién Perú está arraigado al "mundo libre". "Tú puedes ir a cenar a una casa y después a tomarte aperitivo en otra, en el caso de Europa nosotros somos parte del mundo libre. Eso nadie lo puede negar", precisa."Tenemos una democracia de baja intensidad, pero que resiste cualquier intentona de quiebre constitucional, de manera que la nuestra es una tradición prácticamente mestiza que viene de culturas ancestrales precolombinas y después de la influencia española y europea", defiende el canciller peruano. #EscalaenParís también está en redes sociales Coordinación editorial: Florencia ValdésRealización: Souhail Khedir y Guillaume Buffet

The global economy is showing signs of improvement, but progress is fragile. That's the latest outlook from the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). It forecasts headline inflation in the OECD to slow to 6.6% this year and 4.3% in 2024. That's thanks in part to tighter monetary policy and lower food and energy prices. Joining Julia to discuss is OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

La Defensoría de los Habitantes tendrá que esperar pues la Asamblea Legislativa no logra encontrar una candidatura de consenso para definir quién ocupará la dirección de la entidad ubicada en Barrio México. Además, Mathias Cormann, secretario general de la OCDE que está de visita en el país, pidió a Costa Rica respetar la regla fiscal, a la cual describió como “clave” para la reducción del déficit que tiene al país ahogado en deudas e intereses. 

Die OECD, die Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung, rechnet mit einem weltweit verlangsamten Wirtschaftswachstum. Sie hören, wie genau die Prognose von OECD-Generalsekretär Mathias Cormann lautet.Danach zum Thema Innovationen. Ein wichtiger Aspekt für Investoren, denn innovative Unternehmen sind wachstumsstark und blicken positiv in die Zukunft. Im Interview erklärt Evelyne Pflugi von der Schweizer Singularity Group, wie sie tatsächlich innovative Unternehmen identifiziert.Außerdem noch ein Update von Anne Schwedt von der Wall Street zu der Skandal-trächtigen insolventen Krypto-Börse FTX. Und abschließend unser Investment des Tages - das ist heute BASF. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zunächst führt der Blick zum Weltklimagipfel. Es geht um das Eindämmen des Klimawandels, um bisherige Folgen - und damit um enorme Kosten. Auch hier klafft ein Graben zwischen Industrie- und Entwicklungsländern. Dazu äußern sich OECD-Chef Mathias Cormann und die WTO-Generaldirektorin Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.Danach folgt das Update von der Wall Street, wo natürlich mit Spannung auf die heute beginnenden Kongresswahlen, die midterm elections, geschaut wird. Sie hören, wie die US-Börsen in diesen Wahltag starten. Gestern hat es einiges an Bewegung gegeben.Im “Investment des Tages” geht BioNTech in die Schnellanalyse. Das Mainzer Unternehmen hat die neue Quartalsbilanz veröffentlicht. Es lohnt sich, genauer in diese, in den Verlauf der Aktie und auf den Ausblick zu schauen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Growing number of Australians want the stage-three tax cuts scrapped, poll shows. Mathias Cormann's failures at the OECD. Saudi Arabia win bid to host 2029 Asian Winter Games at desert megacity. TROJENA. Sled your way through a snow day in Saudi. The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit the Unnatural Selection website at www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things. The views expressed are those of the hosts and their guests and do not reflect those of any other entities. Unnatural Selection is a show made for comedic purposes and should not be taken seriously by anyone. Twitter: @JorgeTsipos @TomDHeath @UnnaturalShow Instagram: @JorgeTsipos @AdamCDireen @Tom.Heath @UnnaturalShow

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed Scott Morrison secretly held five additional portfolios between March 2020 and May 2021 during his time as prime minister – in some cases without the existing ministers' knowledge. Between March 2020 and May 2021, Morrison took control of the Departments of Health, Finance, Resources, Home Affairs and Treasury. The bombshell revelation has sparked calls for him to resign and leave Australia's federal parliament. Former Australian Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews told news.com.au she had "no idea" the former prime minister had sworn himself into her portfolio. "I am going to ask him to resign and leave Parliament,'' she said. "I have nothing to say to him. "This is totally unacceptable, For a prime minister to behave in this manner undermines everything that a federal government constitutionally should stand for." Albanese called him a "stealth bulldozer" and said that Morrison and those in his government need to be "held to account". "This has been government by deception," Albanese told reporters in Canberra. "He told us he was a bulldozer and his Coalition colleagues just shrugged their shoulders and carried on. "A misleading of parliament as to who was holding what portfolios." Albanese said the former prime minister had trashed democracy, adding that he couldn't conceive of how Morrison's plans "avoided scrutiny". Albanese said the appointments were made by the Government-General on the advice of Morrison under Section 64 of the Constitution. "That is the advice I have received," he explained. While Albanese was unable to address the "legality" of Morrison's actions, he confirmed that he's sought advice from the Solicitory-General, which will be available next Monday. When asked whether Albanese was critical of the Governor-General's role in Morrison's appointments, the Prime Minister said "it's very clear" that the responsibility was mainly with the Morrison government. 'That was an error': ScoMo responds Earlier, Morrison made a surprise call to a radio station to address the revelations for the first time. Morrison called into Ben Fordham's 2GB radio show this morning and admitted it was an "error" not telling the former finance minister Mathias Cormann that he had secretly appointed himself to the portfolio. Morrison said he had called the former leader of the government in the Senate to apologise. "That was an error and an oversight and I've apologised," he told 2GB radio. Cormann discovered over the weekend that Morrison had appointed himself to the portfolio without addressing the change with him. Morrison used a secret mechanism that allowed him to appoint himself to a portfolio without needing to make a public announcement. Of the five portfolios, only then-health minister Greg Hunt is known to have been made aware that Morrison was becoming a co-minister. Morrison said he thought the fact he had appointed himself to jointly have power in the finance portfolio had been "sorted" between his and Cormann's offices, but admitted he never bothered to tell his colleague. "Things were moving very quickly at the time,'' he said. "None of us are perfect. There was no sense of bad faith in it." But he defended the decision to "safeguard" the portfolios as prudent, given the risk a minister could be taken down by Covid and be unable to administer their portfolio. Before the total number of portfolios taken over by the then-prime minister was confirmed, Morrison said it was "not his recollection" that he had appointed himself to any more than three, but said he was checking. "I'm pursuing that, but not to my recollection. There were a number (of other portfolios) that we considered at the time to safeguard," he said. Albo: 'I'll run a good, orderly government' Albanese also staunchly promised to run an "orderly" government, that stands in "stark contrast" to the former "rabble". "I can confirm that no-one was appointed to different portfolios in secret," he said. "I can confirm that we had proper processes and papers presented before that Cabinet. "I'll continue to run a good, orderly government that stands in stark contrast to the rabble and the chaos and the undermining of parliamentary democracy of our predecessors." Current Leader of the Opposition, Peter Dutton, is slated to address the secret appointments later on Tuesday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Governor-General David Hurley has confirmed he swore Scott Morrison into multiple ministerial roles – in some cases without the existing minister's knowledge – but has distanced himself from the decision to keep the changes a secret. In March 2020, the former Prime Minister was sworn in as a second Health Minister and second Finance Minister, with the move never made public, even to his colleagues. The Governor-General's office said in a statement to news.com.au it was acting on the advice of Mr Morrison and the decision to publicise the arrangements was a matter for “the government of the day”. This development comes shortly after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese blasted his predecessor's secrecy, and confirmed he was seeking advice on the legality of Mr Morrison's appointments. “This is extraordinary and unprecedented,” he said. “In Australia, we have a Westminster system of government that produces accountability. This is the sort of tin-pot activity that we would ridicule if it was in a non-democratic country.” Mr Albanese said he was seeking a briefing from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. “Let's be very clear – Australians knew during the election campaign that I was running a shadow ministry. What they didn't know was that Scott Morrison was running a shadow government,'' he said. Mr Albanese said it was “extraordinary” that then-Finance Minister Mathias Cormann wasn't even told the former Prime Minister had joined him in his portfolio. “A whole lot of questions arise from this. What did Peter Dutton and other continuing members of the now shadow ministry know about these circumstances?'' he said. “We had the extraordinary revelation that Mathias Cormann, apparently, wasn't aware that Scott Morrison was the Finance Minister as well as himself. “And how is it that the Governor-General could swear-in Scott Morrison into ministerial portfolios without there being a transparency there about that process? This is quite extraordinary. “This is a government of Australia where the people of Australia were kept in the dark as to what the ministerial arrangements were. It's completely unacceptable. “This is very contrary to our Westminster system. It is unbecoming. It was cynical and it was just weird that this has occurred.” In a statement to news.com.au, a spokesperson for Governor-General David Hurley said the head of state was not doing anything out of the ordinary by appointing the minsterships to Mr Morrison. “The Governor-General, following normal process and acting on the advice of the government of the day, appointed former Prime Minister Morrison to administer portfolios other than the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The appointments were made consistently with section 64 of the Constitution,'' the spokesperson said. “It is not uncommon for ministers to be appointed to administer departments other than their portfolio responsibility. These appointments do not require a swearing-in ceremony – the Governor-General signs an administrative instrument on the advice of the Prime Minister. “Questions around appointments of this nature are a matter for the government of the day and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Similarly, the decision whether to publicise appointments to administer additional portfolios is a matter for the government of the day.” News.com.au revealed on Sunday the former Prime Minister swore himself in as Resources Minister and ultimately used the power to roll his own frontbencher, Keith Pitt, over a plan to drill for gas off the New South Wales coast. Mr Pitt has told colleagues he was kept in the dark and shocked to learn of the prime minister's secret powers during discussions with him and his office in late 2021 over the controversial oil and gas project. In December of 2021, Mr Morrison announced he was taking the first steps towards killing the gas project. Mr Pitt wanted to move ahead with approvals. Mr Morrison did not. It was during this process, when he was presented with a range of options, that the prime minister revealed to Mr Pitt he was secretly sworn in as the minister and could make the decision himself. Mr Pitt was so concerned that he asked for the executive order outlining how two ministers could be sworn into the portfolio, only to discover it did not exist. Coalition sources have told news.com.au Mr Pitt then complained to the deputy prime minister, Michael McCormack, but was told: “He's the prime minister”. Multiple former cabinet ministers have told news.com.au they either didn't understand why it had been done or objected to it. “The problem with Scott is he had this grandiose view of himself,” one former minister said. “And it was kind of weird.” Government sources have confirmed that ministers can be appointed under instrument when ministers are sick for short term administration without the need to tell the Governor-General but it was unusual for the prime minister to be appointed. It's now emerged former finance Minister Mathias Cormann was never informed that Mr Morrison had sworn himself into his portfolio in March 2020. Coalition sources confirmed Mr Cormann only learned of the secret arrangement through an excerpt of new book Plagued, by Simon Benson and Geoff Chambers, published in The Weekend Australian last week. News.com.au has contacted Mr Morrison, Mr Porter and Mr Cormann, who is currently serving overseas as a diplomat, for comment. Plagued recounts how Mr Morrison “hatched a radical and, until now, secret plan” with then-Attorney-General Christian Porter's approval. “Porter advised that it could be done through an administrative instrument and didn't need appointment by the Governor-General, with no constitutional barrier to having two ministers appointed to administer the same portfolio,'' the book says. “I trust you, mate,” Mr Morrison told Health Minister Greg Hunt, “but I'm swearing myself in as Health Minister, too.” The public was never told of the prime minister's secret arrangement, and the reasons for that secrecy have not been explained. Mr Morrison also swore himself in as Finance Minister alongside Mr Cormann because he wanted to ensure there were two people who had their hands on the purse strings. “Such a move was without precedent, let alone being done in secret, but the trio saw it as an elegant solution to the problem they were trying to solve – safeguarding against any one Minister having absolute power,'' Benson recounts in Plagued. “One option was to delegate the powers to cabinet, but Attorney-General Christian Porter's advice was these powers could not be delegated and could reside only with the Health Minister. “A declaration under section 475 gave Hunt as Health Minister exclusive and extraordinary powers. He, and only he, could personally make directives that overrode any other law and were not disallowable by parliament. He had authority to direct any citizen in the country to do something, or not do something, to prevent spread of the disease.” In June, BPH Energy told the stock exchange it had launched a Federal Court challenge to the gas project decision. The Australian newspaper reports today Mr Morrison was appointed by Governor-General David Hurley to take control of the entire Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources nearly a year before he scuttled an offshore gas project weeks out from the federal election. Federal Court documents reveal that the former prime minister was appointed to administer the super department on April 15, handing him powers over the Commonwealth-NSW Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority “pursuant to sections 64 and 65 of the Constitution”. - by Samantha Maiden, news.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

En el programa "Mundo Rural" del 1 de julio hablamos de agricultura y el objetivo hambre cero con el secretario general de la Organización de Cooperación y Desarrollo Europeo, Mathias Cormann; de la estrategia contra la obesidad infantil con el Alto Comisionado contra la Pobreza Infantil, Ernesto Gasco; y del control de plagas en los cultivos a través de otros insectos con el técnico de control de plagas de Koppert España.   Escuchar audio

Trade can be an effective catalyst for growth and development. However, the growing use of market-distorting subsidies undermines the multi-lateral, rules-based trading system that has promoted trade liberalization and global growth in the past. At a time when the global economy is coping with multiple shocks, including the pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and supply chain disruptions to food and other goods, governments are increasingly turning to subsidies for relief. But the costs can be very high, in terms of public spending and distorted incentives for investment and consumption. How can international cooperation help create a fairer trading system for countries at all income levels? During the https://live.worldbank.org/sm22/trade (2022 World Bank Group-IMF Spring Meetings), the heads of the four key global economic policy institutions—the World Bank Group, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO)—discussed the importance of trade and global cooperation for overcoming current challenges and implications of subsidies for markets and poor countries. They called for more transparency and proactive measures to reduce their harm, especially for the largest and most distortive subsidies. Listen to the Spring Meetings highlights in a special series of https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/series/the-development-podcast (The Development Podcast). Timestamps[00:00] Welcome and introduction of the topic [02:54] Subsidies, trade, and international cooperation [06:19] National self-interest vs. globalization [08:34] The end of an era of globalization? [11:28] Measurement of agricultural subsidies [13:40] Subsidy and economic policy in a crisis mode [18:03] Tackling subsidies: Politically expedient vs sensible things [24:42] Transparency, access to information, collaboration [26:34] Closure and thanks for tuning! Featured voicesDavid R. Malpass, President of the World Bank Group: "We need to find a way to have trade that occurs in an efficient way to get the gains for the people around the world. It's going to help the poorest people the most." Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund: "I worry most about multiple shocks simultaneously hitting us and our proven, inability to deal with more than one crisis at one time." Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General, World Trade Organization: "This globalization, this multilateral trading system that has been built, it's a global public good. It took time to build it. And it has lifted more than a billion people out of poverty." Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: "It is about having a level playing field, making sure that resources are allocated to where they can have the most beneficial economic impact for everyone and subsidies really distorted that greatly." ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT PODCASTThis international development podcast brings together the data, research—and solutions—that can pave the way to a sustainable future. Through conversations focused on revealing the latest data, the best research, and cutting-edge solutions, let us introduce you to the folks working to make the world a better place. Don't miss an episode! https://world-bank-development-podcast.captivate.fm/listen (Listen and subscribe for free) on your favorite platform. ABOUT THE WBG-IMF SPRING MEETINGS 2022Preparing for future crises and strengthening international cooperation are essential to deliver a resilient recovery and a better future for those most in need. At these https://live.worldbank.org/sm22/trade (Spring Meetings), the World Bank Group convened leaders, experts and activists to discuss the impact of these global shocks on the most vulnerable communities. ABOUT THE WORLD BANK GROUPThe http://www.worldbank.org/ (World Bank Group) is one of the world's largest sources of funding and knowledge...

O governo brasileiro enviou dois ministros a Paris esta semana para fazer um balanço sobre a candidatura do Brasil à OCDE (Organização para a Cooperação e o Desenvolvimento Econômico). Brasília corre contra o tempo para acelerar o calendário de adesão – que poderia sofrer um revés após as eleições de outubro, em caso de retorno de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva à presidência, como antecipam as pesquisas de intenções de voto até o momento. O ministro da Economia, Paulo Guedes, esteve com o secretário-geral da entidade, Mathias Cormann, além de outros diretores de áreas mais específicas como tributária e comercial. "O Brasil está muito bem posicionado nesta lista de acesso à OCDE. Todos os protocolos estão em andamento. Estamos tentando fazer as reformas justamente na direção dessas melhores práticas que são usadas internacionalmente”, celebrou Guedes, em uma coletiva de imprensa nesta terça-feira (29). "Há um reconhecimento de que o Brasil tem feito um bom trabalho e de que é um candidato muito forte a ter um acesso, entre os seis que estão colocados”, afirmou o ministro, em referência aos outros cinco países que também tentam a adesão, Argentina, Peru, Croácia, Romênia e Bulgária. Desafio ambiental O governo têm ciência de que as questões ambientais representam “um desafio importante” para a conclusão do processo. O Brasil foi cobrado em relação ao seu compromisso contra o desmatamento e contra as mudanças do clima. Guedes afirmou que "o Brasil pode trazer valor à OCDE no seu papel-chave na economia verde e a transição para a economia de baixo carbono". Ele também frisou que o país "quer fazer parte da solução do problema de energia na Europa”, ao ser capaz de aumentar a produção de energias renováveis, como solar e eólica, mas também a exploração de fontes fósseis como petróleo e gás natural, “condenadas, mas necessárias”, segundo Guedes. O ministro do Meio Ambiente, Joaquim Leite, participa nesta quarta e quinta-feiras de reuniões ministeriais da OCDE sobre estes assuntos. Calendário de adesão A expectativa é de que, em junho, a organização estabeleça os detalhes que restam para a adesão formal do Brasil – até o momento, o país já adotou 104 dos 251 instrumentos legais preconizados pelo órgão, e outros 70 estão em estágios avançados. Questionado sobre o impacto de uma mudança de governo nas próximas eleições neste processo, o ministro demonstrou preocupação. "Eu respondo por nós. Se nós estivermos aqui, eu acho que a convergência será muito rápida. Agora, se tiver gente que é contra privatização, contra abrir a economia, a favor de recuar em todas as reformas que foram feitas e que, aliás, nunca deu prioridade nenhuma à entrada na OCDE, acho que vai haver um retrocesso importante”, disse. Os governos petistas jamais foram adeptos do ingresso do país na entidade, da qual fazem parte as 38 economias mais desenvolvidas do planeta. O professor de Relações Internacionais da Alberto Pfeifer, diretor da cátedra OCDE na Universidade de São Paulo (USP), concorda que a candidatura poderia travar com um eventual retorno do ex-presidente Lula ao poder. “Talvez nem tanto por ele em si, nem pela equipe econômica que ele venha a escolher, porque dentro da coalizão de forças alinhadas, há pessoas que entendem que a ascensão à organização é algo que só adiciona ao Brasil. Mas há setores dentro desta linha, assessores próximos, que já se manifestaram contrariamente ao processo da OCDE”, pontuou, enfatizando que o ingresso representaria uma maior liberalização da economia brasileira. Alberto Pfeifer observa que não há tempo hábil para a entidade oficializar a entrada do país antes das eleições. “O tempo é muito exíguo e o procedimento que a OCDE adota envolve uma série de consultas, visitas. É um processo semelhante a uma auditoria, que envolve técnicos da OCDE, empresas terceiras, contratadas, entrevistas, em vários órgãos da administração pública e do setor privado brasileiro", explicou. O professor ressalta ainda que o projeto de adesão ao órgão se fortaleceu no governo de Michel Temer e, desde então, ganhou apoio na esfera pública do país. "Há um setor do funcionalismo público brasileiro, do Estado brasileiro e do alto escalão de diversas carreiras permanentes de serviços públicos, que apreciam a ideia e entendem que a ascensão do Brasil e a formalização da participação do Brasil no conjunto normativo e no procedimento padrão da OCDE é algo desejável, porque representa o comprometimento do Brasil com pautas que, de um lado, aperfeiçoam a economia de mercado e o sistema de livre empreendedorismo no Brasil, e de outro, garantem a entrega de políticas públicas de uma maneira mais transparente e eficaz”, defende o coordenador do Grupo de Análise da Conjuntura Internacional da USP (GaCint).

Australia's been a member of the OECD for the last fifty years. Former federal politician Mathias Corman is now the Secretary General.  The OECD's claim to fame is its comparative analysis on economic and social policy. Australian educators, for example, use OECD benchmarks to measure the effectiveness of our education system. Mathias Cormann talks about the OECD agenda for climate change, multinational tax reform and market economies.

Australia's been a member of the OECD for the last fifty years. Former federal politician Mathias Corman is now the Secretary General.  The OECD's claim to fame is its comparative analysis on economic and social policy. Australian educators, for example, use OECD benchmarks to measure the effectiveness of our education system. Mathias Cormann talks about the OECD agenda for climate change, multinational tax reform and market economies.

Western Australia succeeds in succeeding, the Religious Discrimination bill is bad and aged care is in cri—.   International news Western Australia is cut off from the nation, with their only rail link flooded out. As a result of this, WA is running out of water treatment chemicals. Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has advocated using nuclear bombs to mine iron ore. Religious discrimination Mitch was on the Drum! The Federal government is still pushing their pet “Religious Discrimination” bill. The Labor party has said they'll conditionally support it. Citipointe Christian College has made students sign an enrollment form confirming that they are not trans. Most Australians don't even want this thing! Aged care is in cri— PM Scott Morrison almost called the situation in aged care homes a crisis. The Aged Care minister went to the cricket instead of going to an inquiry on the situation. Aged care workers are going to be paid a one-time bonus of $800. Listen to a cool podcast called Not Good Enough talk about royal commissions. Textgate At the big press conference for losers, Scott Morrison was called a psycho. Everyone in Canberra hates each other. Malcolm Turnbull calling Mathias Cormann “weak and treacherous”. Post-leadership spill: “It is not over, fight continues, f*** (Morrison).”, Senior minister calling staffer Brittney Higgins “a lying cow”. Peter Van Onselen has been named in a bullying complaint at Channel 10. Barnaby Joyce's fiance wrote an article headlined “Coward Cabinet Minister Who Leaked Texts Should Quit”. Later that afternoon texts were leaked showing Joyce calling Scott Morrison a hypocrite and a liar. Shoutouts Solidarity with Vanuatuan seasonal worker Sergio, who had wages stolen and organised a strike with fellow workers. The Antipoverty Center is running a fundraiser for their Abolish Work for the Dole campaign. Isaac's cute little numbers game.

Since 2013, the annual Owen Harries Lecture has honoured the significant contribution made to the international debate in Australia and the United States by Mr Harries, who was a Nonresident Fellow at the Lowy Institute. The 2021 Owen Harries Lecture was given by former Australian Finance Minister and Secretary-General of the OECD Matthias Cormann. Mr Cormann will speak on “Levelling the playing field – an agenda for growth, climate and a rules-based international order”. His lecture was followed by a conversation with Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove. The Hon. Mathias Cormann is the 6th Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Prior to his appointment, he served as the Australian Minister for Finance, Leader of the Government in the Senate, and as a Senator representing Western Australia. Dr Michael Fullilove AM is the Executive Director of the Lowy Institute. He writes widely on global affairs in publications such as The New York Times, Financial Times, The Atlantic and Foreign Affairs. Recorded on November 24, 2021

Greta Thunberg (pictured) has declared COP26 in Glasgow to be little more than a "greenwash festival" and more "blah, blah, blah". Here is the story from Friday's Shepparton News telling readers about the intention of the Member for Nicholls to fly to Glasgow, today, October 7. Federal Member for Nicholls Damian Drum is joining a delegation to Glasgow for the final two days of the UN Climate Change Conference, followed by a fact-finding mission talking to conservative MPs from Europe and North America. Mr Drum leaves on Sunday on a 10-day trip that nearly didn't happen because he did not want to be stuck in quarantine instead of attending the next parliamentary sitting in Canberra. Mr Drum said the relaxation of quarantine rules for returning vaccinated Australians opened the door for the mission to separate net-zero fact from fiction. “We will be dealing with a lot of conservative MPs from around the world, working together to share our experiences on how ideas are working and mainly I'm seeing this predominantly as a fact-finding mission,” he said. Mr Drum said he hoped to emerge with a clear sense of the real issues and challenges posed by a 2050 net-zero emissions target. “If the world is already moving, we need to also move with it, but we need to move with it in a way that we are not going to impact negatively on our people,” he said. The Nationals signed up to the target and a plan that relies heavily on new technology to achieve it and the concession of a “climate cop” in the form of the Productivity Commission, which will ensure regional communities don't pay a high price. “If the price of energy was to spike in the Goulburn Valley, we would have thousands and thousands of households that can't pay their energy bills tomorrow and then they go off to work in an energy-intensive food production company where the main conversation around the water cooler is ‘what's our future look like now that the cost of energy has gone through the roof?'” Mr Drum said. “We've seen that with the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, we do not want to go down that path. I refuse to lead my community down a path where we rip the carpet out from under them and then try and polish the concrete.” Mr Drum will visit an offshore wind farm near Hull and renewable energy projects around York before heading to London for further talks. “We've got a pretty strong group of MPs from England, Scotland, Ireland, Britain, America, and so it's a great opportunity,” he said. “If you want to actually be able to stand up and talk credibly on it, this is a great opportunity to go over there and to be able to meet the people, ask the questions, you know, is Britain really putting aside hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars because it more or less acknowledges that the agricultural sector is going to get it in the neck?” Mr Drum said the knowledge gained could be used to achieve better outcomes and to forewarn the watchdog of the likely pitfalls. 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Algunos siguen viendo a la OCDE como “el club de los países más ricos del mundo”. Pero hace años que se amplió y se presenta a sí misma como “el club de las mejores prácticas”. La sigla significa Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos. Nació con 20 socios de América del Norte y Europa. Hoy incluye 38 naciones, cuatro de ellas latinoamericanas: México, Chile, Colombia y Costa Rica. Esta semana tuvo lugar, en París, la reunión ministerial del Consejo de la OCDE, El encuentro tenía en su agenda nada menos que el cambio climático, la salida de la pandemia de covid-19 y, fundamentalmente, el nuevo impuesto global a aplicar a las compañías multinacionales. Además, fue la primera cita de alto nivel de la OCDE con su nuevo secretario general, el australiano Mathias Cormann, quien asumió ese cargo en junio, luego de 15 años de liderazgo del mexicano Ángel Gurría. ¿Qué dejó esta deliberación de París? ¿Qué avances hubo en los asuntos importantes que debía tratar? ¿Y por qué tiene que importarnos a nosotros, desde Uruguay? Hoy En Perspectiva conversamos con Silvia da Rin, ítalo uruguaya, que estuvo al frente de estas deliberaciones, en una mesa que compartía el secretario general Cormann y el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken. Silvia, Master en Ciencias Políticas y Relaciones Internacionales, es directora del Consejo y Secretariado del Comité Ejecutivo de la OCDE.

A entrada do Brasil na OCDE volta à pauta esta semana, durante a reunião ministerial anual da Organização para a Cooperação e o Desenvolvimento Econômico iniciada nesta terça-feira (5), em Paris. Com a pandemia de coronavírus e um impasse diplomático entre americanos e europeus sobre o tema, a adesão de novos países está paralisada há meses. Na abertura do evento nesta terça-feira (7), na sede da entidade em Paris, o secretário-geral da organização, Mathias Cormann, reforçou o objetivo de abrir as portas do órgão para seis novos países: Argentina, Brasil, Bulgária, Croácia, Peru e Romênia. Segundo ele, o ingresso representa "a maneira mais direta e efetiva para garantir a melhor aplicação dos nossos valores comuns, princípios e padrões”. “Toda democracia baseada na economia de mercado que submete um genuíno interesse em se unir à OCDE, demonstrando um compromisso genuíno de continuar as reformas necessárias para cumprir todos os requisitos da OCDE, deveria ter a oportunidade de fazê-lo”, argumentou, antes de afirmar que os seis atuais candidatos "demonstraram claros progressos”, ao adotarem progressivamente os padrões recomendados pela entidade. "Todos eles estão esperando há vários anos por uma resposta. Nós precisamos decidir sobre as candidaturas”, frisou. "Nas semanas seguintes a essa reunião, eu pretendo trabalhar com os membros para encontrar uma saída para que os países tenham as suas candidaturas analisadas num processo apropriado e técnico.” Posição americana A grande dúvida é saber como os Estados Unidos vão se posicionar sobre a questão daqui para a frente. Desde que assumiu a presidência, Joe Biden ainda não esclareceu se é favorável a uma maior abertura ou se manterá restrições à entrada de mais membros, como fazia Donald Trump em relação aos candidatos do leste europeu. Nesta terça, o secretário de Estado americano, Antony Blinken – que copreside a reunião ministerial – sinalizou uma abertura. Ele ressaltou a importância histórica da organização para a promoção da democracia pelo mundo, ante a emergência de regimes nacionalistas. "Os Estados Unidos estão comprometidos em ver a organização continuar a crescer mais forte. Estamos prontos para trabalhar com os membros para construir um consenso para avançar”, declarou. "Países candidatos que compartilham os nossos valores e chegam aos mais altos padrões da OCDE podem continuar o seu caminho para o ingresso. (…) Não importa quantos desafios significativos nós enfrentaremos, eles serão vencidos quando enfrentados juntos.” Os processos de adesão de mais países não estão na pauta oficial do evento, e anúncios nesse sentido surpreenderiam. Mas o assunto será tratado nas reuniões, que acontecem a portas fechadas por dois dias. “Melhor momento” para o Brasil, afirma secretário-executivo da Economia O secretário-executivo do Ministério da Economia do Brasil, Marcelo Guaranys, é um dos representantes de Brasília no encontro. O país tenta integrar a organização desde 2017 e, nos últimos quatro anos, triplicou as adesões aos instrumentos legais da entidade, atingindo 100 dos 247 aspectos. "Eu acho que a sinalização positiva para que a gente destrave isso é muito importante. Há muitos anos, o Brasil tem uma proximidade com a OCDE muito grande, já compartilhamos valores há muitos anos”, ressaltou, em entrevista à RFI. “É muito importante para dar um guia para as nossas reformas e as mudanças nas nossas políticas públicas, para melhorar o nosso ambiente de negócios, tornar a nossa economia mais digital, aumentar a sustentabilidade da nossa economia”, explicou. Questionado se a atual imagem negativa do Brasil no exterior – em especial quanto à política ambiental, mas também pelas falhas no combate à pandemia e as ameaças à democracia pelo presidente Jair Bolsonaro – poderiam prejudicar a candidatura do país, Guaranys avaliou que “estamos no melhor momento nos últimos 20 anos em relação ao alinhamento com a OCDE”. "Obviamente, temos uma discussão sobre como a nossa comunicação chega para fora do país. Mas acho que não há dúvidas sobre os nossos alinhamentos democráticos. Acho que temos dado manifestações claras da solidez das nossas instituições”, disse. "A pandemia foi completamente inesperada para todos e, na economia, tivemos um papel crucial na diminuição dos impactos econômicos dela. Nossos programas foram vistos, valorizados e elogiados no mundo inteiro, não só o auxílio emergencial, como o benefício emergencial para a manutenção de emprego”. O secretário-executivo da Economia reconhece, entretanto, que mais esforços de comunicação devem ser feitos na questão ambiental. "Nós temos que de fato que melhorar a nossa comunicação sobre as nossas políticas de sustentabilidade – que, de fato, têm sido muito criticadas fora. Talvez não pelo todo, mas especificamente pelo desmatamento. Acho que esse seria hoje o grande ponto político nas discussões da OCDE”, disse. A comitiva brasileira inclui ainda Ciro Nogueira, ministro-chefe da Casa Civil, Carlos Alberto Franco França, das Relações Exteriores, e João Roma, da Cidadania. O encontro se encerra nesta quarta-feira (6).

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has hailed the Antalya Diplomacy Forum as a success and a model for future events held in a post-pandemic world. The three-day international forum gathered political leaders, academics and diplomats, including the new secretary general of the OECD. TRT World's Gonca Senay caught up with Mathias Cormann, and spoke to him about the role of vaccine equity in ensuring a smooth path to a global economic recovery. #OECD #VaccineRollout #AntalyaDiplomacyForum

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Mathias Cormann, OECD Secretary-General, says a 15% global minimum corporate tax rate would be a “very significant step forward." Troy Gayeski, Skybridge Partner & Senior Portfolio Manager, says we're still in a bull market for Bitcoin. Bruce Kasman, JPMorgan Chief Economist & Head of Global Economic Research, says the current inflation spike is temporary. Nicholas Bloom, Stanford Professor & NBER Co-Director of the Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, says a hybrid work-from-home model seems best for productivity.

The G7 group of advanced economies has reached a "historic" deal to make multinational companies pay more tax in the countries where they do business. Justin Webb speaks to the BBC's economics editor Faisal Islam as well as Mathias Cormann, the new Secretary General of the OECD, which has to come up with the details of a system for a global minimum corporation tax rate. Mishal Husain is also joined by former Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. (Image: G7 Finance Ministers meeting, Credit: Press Association)

Влада Викторије донела одлуку да строге рестриктивне мере не буду укинуте овог четвртка у поноћ, већ да се продуже до 10. јуна. Мере закључавањ аостају на снази само за Мелбурн, док ће регионална Викторија моћи да се врати у нормалнији живот, али и даље уз одређена ограничења. Такође, почео убрзани програм вакцинације против ковида за запослене у домовима за старе и за лица са инвалидитетом.

Mr Cormann has succeeded Angel Gurria as Secretary-General of the OECD and was handed over the key of the Paris-based institution.

Liberal e conservador, o novo secretário-geral da OCDE foi para a Austrália atrás de um amor que se revelaria passageiro. Mas acabou por ganhar outra paixão, desta vez pelo país, que o adotou em 2000.

Nas últimas semanas, o Ministério da Saúde vem sendo alvo de duras críticas acerca do enfrentamento à pandemia causada pelo novo coronavírus. Com mais de 280 mil mortos no país, o presidente Jair Bolsonaro trocou mais uma vez o comando do Ministério, o novo indicado é o médico cardiologista, Marcelo Queiroga. Nesta semana, o bate-papo é comandado por nossa especialista Mariana Lyrio e com a participação de Carlos Müller, Carolina Bermúdezr e Dhiogo Pascarelli. Nossos convidados falam sobre a chegada do novo ministro e quais as expectativas para os próximos meses. Ainda, analisam a proposta para suspender a patente de vacinas contra a COVID-19, que está em negociação na Organização Mundial do Comércio (OMC), comentam a eleição do novo Secretário-Geral da Organização para Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico (OCDE), Mathias Cormann, e o grupo criado pela Organização para monitorar a situação do combate à corrupção no Brasil. No Legislativo, saiba como foi a sessão de vetos da Câmara dos Deputados, que aprovou projetos importantes como o Marco Legal do Saneamento Básico (PL 4.162/2019, transformado na Lei 14.026, de 2020), os principais destaques e os vetos dos parlamentares.  

Mathias Cormann has been elected the next secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in a strategic coup for the Australian government. Cormann emerged victorious after a six month contest pitted him against nine other candidates, much to the surprise of numerous domestic critics. Today on Please Explain, Tory Maguire and Europe correspondent Bevan Shields discuss how Mathias Cormann pulled off his bid to become secretary general of the OECD and why it’s important for Australia. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mathias Cormann has been elected the next secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in a strategic coup for the Australian government. Cormann emerged victorious after a six month contest pitted him against nine other candidates, much to the surprise of numerous domestic critics. Today on Please Explain, Tory Maguire and Europe correspondent Bevan Shields discuss how Mathias Cormann pulled off his bid to become secretary general of the OECD and why it’s important for Australia. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the rallies held around the country against sexual assault, discrimination and harassment of women and what impact recent allegations of assault within the Parliamentary precinct has had on the government. She'll also talk about how Mathias Cormann, former Finance Minister, has won his bid to become secretary-general of the OECD - despite Australia's chequered record on climate change.

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the rallies held around the country against sexual assault, discrimination and harassment of women and what impact recent allegations of assault within the Parliamentary precinct has had on the government. She'll also talk about how Mathias Cormann, former Finance Minister, has won his bid to become secretary-general of the OECD - despite Australia's chequered record on climate change.

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: China reports Australia to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.  Former finance minister Mathias Cormann named OECD chief. Australia pays a lot for one job. Half-price flights on offer in a $1.2bil LNP donor relief package for the airline industry. Job-Keeper is being wound back and the Liberal party has nothing to replace it with. WA Election: Alexa, play Landslide by Fleetwood Mac. The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit the Unnatural Selection website at www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things. The views expressed are those of the hosts and their guests and do not reflect those of any other entities. Unnatural Selection is a show made for comedic purposes and should not be taken seriously by anyone.   Twitter: @JorgeTsipos @TomDHeath @UnnaturalShow   Instagram: @JorgeTsipos @AdamCDireen @Tom.Heath @UnnaturalShow

Monday 15 March 2021 Australia takes the global spotlight, after the PM meets with leaders of India, Japan and the US, and the former finance minister Mathias Cormann gets the top job at the OECD. Also today: Labor re-elected in Western Australia in a demolition of the opposition. New community cases of COVID in NSW and Queensland. And the ASX proves the world’s best over the past 120 years. Plus an interview with Jo Masters, chief economist at EY about what countries best handled the coronavirus outbreak.Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mathias Cormann has been elected the next secretary-general of the OECD. Luke Grant spoke to the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age Europe Correspondent, Bevan Shields, about what this election means for Cormann and Australia. Listen to the interview. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this Democracy Sausage Extra, Europe correspondent Bevan Shields and COO of Atalanta Elizabeth Ames join Mark Kenny to discuss the status of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom, the unfolding royal family train wreck, and Mathias Cormann’s bid to become OECD head.With small freedoms set to return and the COVID-19 vaccine rollout well under way, the British Government has set 21 June as the earliest date the country will see all restrictions on social contact lifted. But is that timeline realistic? What’s the state of the British economy? And how has Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry managed to push COVID-19 and Brexit off the front pages? On this Democracy Sausage Extra, Professor Mark Kenny touches base with friends-of-the-show Bevan Shields, Europe correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and Elizabeth Ames, COO of Atalanta, to take the pulse public sentiment in Britain on COVID-19 and the royal family, and discuss whether Mathias Corman has a shot at becoming the OECD secretary general.Bevan Shields is Europe Correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. He was previously Federal Editor and Canberra Bureau Chief.Elizabeth Ames is an international trade policy expert and Chief Operating Officer of Atalanta, a mission-driven firm with a focus on advancing women's leadership worldwide and accelerating programmes that tackle the root causes of gender inequality. She is also a Director of the Britain-Australia Society and Chair of the Menzies Australia Institute at King’s College London.Mark Kenny is a Professor in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Canberra Times.Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. We’d love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to podcast@policyforum.net. You can also Tweet us @APPSPolicyForum or join us on the Facebook group.This podcast is produced in partnership with The Australian National University. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Gregg and Jake embrace the heat as they try and solve the love triangle that resulted in the release of Australian Kylie Moore-Gilbert from her Iranian prison. They also come to the natural conclusion that there was NO OTHER WAY for Mathias Cormann to Jetset around the world than in a helicopter that costs $4,000 a day. They then fight for your right to get only the best ice creams from your local servo! WANT MORE? JOIN THE POUCH NATION ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thepouchthepodcast SHIRTS AND SOCKS: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60850450 STICKERS AND MUGS: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/61794941 Subscribe to our YouTube channel for regular uploads at: youtube.com/c/thepouchthepodcast Got something to say? Send all comments and feedback to thepouchthepodcast@gmail.com We're bound to read your comments on the next show, especially as they pertain to Jake's hair. Subscribe for more Australian news, politics and culture…. not so seriously! Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2R9jYKG Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2ue1HT8 YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/thepouchthepodcast Website: https://thepouchthepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepouchthepod1

Mr Morrison went to Tokyo and returned empty-handed. But the 24-hour trip was never about Japan, it was all about continuing to avoid scrutiny and land the Prime Minister into a two-week quarantine at the Lodge – just enough to avoid the final Question Time of the year. Very convenient. And, of course, two weeks with the official photographer, ready to snap every pair of board shorts, thongs, exercise bikes and COVID test. It's outright propaganda.Meanwhile, Mathias Cormann is using a taxpayer military jet (and eight government staff) to boost his chances of becoming the Secretary-General of the OECD. But when your chances were zero, any kind of support is not going to make too much difference and we suspect this is a gig Cormann will not get. But which Prime Minister is going to stand in the way of the ambition of someone who collated all the numbers to bring him the primeministership in the first place?How many pizzas are needed to lock down an entire city? No, it's not an Adelaidian joke, it's a serious concern in the City of Churches. But it wasn't the "pizza guy" who caused the lock-down, it was government incompetence. The Brereton Report outlined allegations of war crimes against Australian military personnel in Afghanistan, and we’re sure this is going to create a great amount of angst within the military community – as well as guaranteed to ensure Scott Morrison keeps aways from tanks at the next election campaign.And will the December “killing season” cause any problems for the Labor leader, Anthony Albanese? We think it could be on the cards.

Errol Parker and Clancy Overell kick off another day in news, live from the Budgy Smuggler Booth.

Errol Parker and Clancy Overell kick off another day in news, live from the Budgy Smuggler Booth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, national editor Tory Maguire and Europe correspondent Bevan Shields discuss why the government is backing former finance minister Mathias Cormann's bid to become the security general of the OECD. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, national editor Tory Maguire and Europe correspondent Bevan Shields discuss why the government is backing former finance minister Mathias Cormann's bid to become the security general of the OECD. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mathias Cormann is being nominated for the position of secretary-general of the OECD when he retires from politics on 30 October. - Η σημερινή ομιλία του πρωθυπουργού Σκοτ Μόρρισον στην οποία ανακοινώθηκε η υποψηφιότητα του υπουργού Οικονομικών Ματίας Κόρμαν για την θέση του επικεφαλής του Οργανισμού Οικονομικής Συνεργασίας και Ανάπτυξης (ΟΟΣΑ), που είναι ο σημαντικότερος διεθνής οικονομικός οργανισμός, στην Οικονομική Αναφορά (08.10.2020)

Federal Finance Minister Mathias Cormann gave The Bunch the wash up from the 2020 Federal Budget- find out here what you’ll get back in your pocket at tax time next year

The Morrison Government's budget will plunge Australia into nearly a trillion dollars of debt by June 2024. Senator Mathias Cormann says it's necessary to save Australia from economic turmoil. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A record deficit of more than $200 billion is expected while national debt will burst above the one trillion dollar mark.

Labor and consumer finance advocates are warning the changes will lead to more Australians taking on unsustainable levels of debt.

In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss markets' strength, COVID support, land and housing sales, manufacturing stimulus, decommissioning dilemma, Mathias Cormann, and the widening race for Lord Mayor.

In their weekly podcast Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss markets' strength, COVID support, land and housing sales, manufacturing stimulus, decommissioning dilemma, Mathias Cormann, and the widening race for Lord Mayor.

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This week, Gregg and Jake get their heads around Australia's new stockpile of fancy new weapons, design their greeting placards to welcome Hongkongers to our golden shores and reminisce about Mathias Cormann's time in politics. Once they figure out what the difference is between the finance minister and the treasurer that is...

Errol Parker and Wendell Hussey get another week in news started, live from the Budgy Smuggler Booth.

Michael is joined by Peter Hartcher, Political and international editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, who notes that ‘Australia is about to mark the 20th anniversary of its last major tax overhaul, the last one to actually survive. It was the July 1, 2000, introduction of the tax reform package best remembered by its most controversial feature – the GST.’ ‘Yet only two weeks after Scott Morrison’s speech to the press club, Finance Minister, Mathias Cormann, seemed to be arguing against major change.’ ‘When asked why Treasurer Josh Frydenberg hadn't raised the question of the GST in talks with his state counterparts, Cormann told Kieran Gilbert on Sky News: "We are focused on lower taxes. We are focused on lowering the tax burden in the economy, not increasing it."’ ‘In just 20 words, Cormann had set up a straw man, a distracting fake argument.’

Indigenous activists answer to Finance minister Mathias Cormann is categorical. - Categorica la risposta degli attivisti per i diritti indigeni al ministro delle Finanze Mathias Cormann.

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann told RN Breakfast that the costing was an "initial estimate taken at a different time in a rapidly evolving situation".

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The mid-year budget update has seen the government downgrading its forecast for Australia’s economic growth in 2019-20 by 0.25%, and slashing the projected surplus by A$2.1 billion, to $5 billion. The forecast for wage growth has also been reduced, and unemployment is projected to be slightly higher than was envisaged at budget time. The figures indicate a worsening economy, but the government has sought to put a positive spin on the situation, saying the Australian economy is showing resilience. Joining this podcast is finance minister Mathias Cormann and shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers to talk about the figures and the outlook. Additional audio: A List of Ways to Die, Lee Rosevere, from Free Music Archive. Image: The Conversation

The two Centre Alliance senators, Stirling Griff and Rex Patrick will often be pivotal to the fate of government legislation. The smaller non-Green Senate crossbench this term means that if the government can muster Centre Alliance support, it only needs one other crossbencher to pass bills, as was the case with the government’s tax package. In this podcast Michelle Grattan talks with Stirling Griff about the party’s position on a range of issues - including the widespread pressure for an increase in Newstart. Griff says Centre Alliance is willing to use its bargaining muscle to try to get the government to raise the payment. "We’ll exert as much pressure as we possibly can to, at the very least, have a minor increase from where [Newstart] is now." Centre Alliance has struck up a consultative relationship with Tasmanian independent Jacqui Lambie. “Ahead of a sitting week, or a sitting fortnight, we share our thoughts on which way each of us intends to vote and if we can arrive at a common position we will do so.” Meanwhile, Senate leader Mathias Cormann remains apparently well-placed to wrangle the cross-bench. “[Cormann] is held in very high regard by pretty much everyone in the chamber. Certainly, we have a very good relationship with him.” Additional audio:  A List of Ways to Die, Lee Rosevere, from Free Music Archive. Image:  AAP/Sam Mooy

During the dramatic August 2018 leadership spill that saw Malcolm Turnbull ousted as prime minister, journalist and former political staffer Niki Savva was investigating behind the scenes every step of the way. Her latest book, Plots and Prayers, reveals what caused the audacious play for power in the Liberals’ conservative faction. How did Scott Morrison rise to the top? And will Peter Dutton challenge the leadership again? Guardian Australia political editor Katharine Murphy talks to Savva about what really happened • Dutton’s Keystone Cops and Morrison’s prayer: five key moments from Niki Savva’s book

Welcome to the On the Money Podcast, your weekly run down on all things financial. On the show this week: the 2019 Federal Budget winners and losers! In this episode the On the Money Budget team — Roderick Chambers, Daniel Butler and Max Tillman — speak with host Veronika Aleshina about their experience down in Canberra. This show is full of facts and figures, and great insights from inside the Lock Up, as well as some snippets from interviews with Senator Mathias Cormann of the Liberal Party, Dr Andrew Leigh of the ALP, Bob Katter of KAP, and Industry Professor Warren Hogan of the Dean’s Unit at UTS Business School. We also hear vox pops from local Canberrans, gathered by Max Tillman, and chat about Labor’s upcoming Budget response with producer Ben Robinson. Producers: Roderick Chambers Ben Robinson Max Tillman Daniel Butler Veronika Aleshina Executive Producer: Roderick Chambers Enjoying our show? Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to chat with us, and see our updates!

Ua toe liliu le palota a sui o le malo i le Senate mai le Ioe i le Leai ina ua faitioina lo latou lagolagoina o le mau a le ta'ita'i o le One Nation, Pauline Hanson,' it's okay to be white.' - Ua toe liliu le palota a sui o le malo i le Senate mai le Ioe i le Leai ina ua faitioina lo latou lagolagoina o le mau a le ta'ita'i o le One Nation, Pauline Hanson,' it's okay to be white.'

With the government's election focused budget released it's now a tax showdown between the two sides. Finance minister Mathias Cormann says the government is committed to the whole of their seven-year personal tax relief plan and is determined the three-part package not be broken up. Meanwhile, shadow finance minister Jim Chalmers says Labor is disappointed with the government's inflexibility on their tax plan. "It's a real shame that they're saying that they will hold those lower and middle income earners hostage for the rest of the package."

Ahead of Treasurer Scott Morrison's third federal budget, a flurry of new initiatives have been announced. - Il Ministro del Tesoro Scott Morrison presenterà il suo terzo budget federale nella serata di martedì, ma alcuni dettagli della finanziaria sono già stati annunciati.

Former Kiwi Barnaby Joyce has finally resigned as deputy prime minister and leader of the Nationals… but who will succeed him? Can you even name another Nat? And does Joyce know how to use a tea towel? We also discuss Mathias Cormann’s time in the top job, and ask the big questions: will Lane try some Belgian beer this weekend? Tune in to find out…

Emma Alberici speaks to Finance Minister Mathias Cormann about the ongoing citizenship saga and the same-sex marriage bill.

Emma Alberici speaks to Finance Minister Mathias Cormann about the ongoing citizenship saga and the same-sex marriage bill.

When the government didn't get the numbers to pass legislation for a same-sex marriage plebiscite they put the wheels in motion for their second best plan: a postal survey. Since announcing that the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) would be responsible for carrying out the same-sex marriage postal survey, acting special minister of state Mathias Cormann has had no shortage of questions from journalists and on social media. In the absence of normal protections offered by the Australian Electoral Commission, Cormann says the government is developing legislation to ensure the respective ‘yes' and ‘no' campaigns are respectful. Similarly, issues around accessibility to the postal vote are being worked out by the ABS, with a paperless option being created for certain circumstances. On the High Court challenges tabled for August 24 he says that while no forms will be sent out until September 12 - after the issue is resolved - any money spent preparing the postal survey will have been spent. “We believe the course of action we have chosen is constitutional and legal but this is now a matter for the High Court”.

This week Alice and Mark get the lowdown on what’s happening with the same-sex marriage postal survey (plebiscite) from the minister in charge, Mathias Cormann. Lane chats to Liberal MP Andrew Laming, who holds a postal vote in his electorate each year. Also - Australian Financial Review journo Phil Coorey serves a warning from the 1999 Republic referendum on what not to do.P.S. YOU ONLY HAVE UNTIL AUGUST 24 TO ENROL/UPDATE YOUR ADDRESS WITH THE AEC SO YOU CAN VOTE. DO IT ONLINE NOW!

Mathias Cormann the Territory Mudcrab, but who's the Spanish Mackerel?

Mathias Cormann the Territory Mudcrab, but who's the Spanish Mackerel?

A brief summary of this episode

Join our top team as they unpack the first week of this mega-long election campaign. With special guests Mathias Cormann and Penny Wong

Sleep is at a premium in Canberra this week. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann is one of those doing the post-budget heavy lifting, with 22 media interviews on Wednesday. He sat down with Michelle Grattan to discuss the government's long-term economic plan.

Following recommendations from the joint standing committee on electoral matters, the government has amended its Senate reform bill to include provision for optional preferential voting “below the line” as well as “above the line”. Special Minister of State Mathias Cormann explains the details of the changes and says the bill “empowers the Australian people to determine what happens to their votes and their preferences”. “What it does is it will help ensure that the result at the next Senate election and any subsequent Senate election reflects the will of the people.”

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann sits with Michelle to talk about the government's budget, an early election and getting measures through the Senate.

Mathias Cormann talks to Michelle about the leadership crisis in the Liberal party. 

MYEFO was on Monday this week and Michelle caught up with Finance Minister Mathias Cormann to chat about the budget situation, the chances for achieving surplus and more.

In part two of our G20 podcast coverage, Michelle Grattan talks to Mathias Cormann, Tim Costello, Susan Harris Rimmer and Nicholas Reece at the summit.

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann and Michelle Grattan go in depth about the government's proposed FoFA changes.

Our 2014 budget coverage continues with interviews with Finance Minister Mathias Cormann and Shadow Finance Minister Tony Burke.