OECD

American  

1. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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OECD British  

abbreviation

1. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; an association of 34 nations to promote growth and trade, set up in 1961 to supersede the OEEC

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Andreas Schleicher, director of education at the OECD, said reading was the "mother of all skills" and that the steep decline was a concern.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Governments in advanced economies alone are expected to borrow $18 trillion this year, according to the OECD, and are increasingly competing for buyers with stocks and bonds issued by U.S. tech companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

This is particularly true since, unlike most of the countries ranked by the OECD, the student body in major American school districts is overwhelmingly low-income and heavily immigrant.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

All these challenges will result in worldwide GDP growth moderating from 3.3% in 2025 to 2.9% in 2026, according to the OECD.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

In December 2007, Slovenia was invited to begin the accession process for joining the OECD.

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency