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Beyond the final whistle: How major events can strengthen urban food systems

Reading Time: 4 minutesMajor sporting events bring new opportunities for local food businesses, but the benefits do not always last. How can cities turn temporary demand into stronger, more resilient food systems long after the final whistle?

Réduire les inégalités de genre dans le secteur financier: pourquoi et comment?

Reading Time: 3 minutesMalgré les progrès réalisés ces dernières années, le lien entre femmes et argent reste encore trop souvent un angle mort dans la sphère économique et financière. Que peuvent faire les régulateurs des marchés financiers?

Cuando la fiesta del cobre acaba, ¿pueden las regiones mineras conservar lo ganado?

Reading Time: 3 minutesLos auges del cobre no duran para siempre. Los precios suben, llega la inversión y las regiones mineras crecen, pero tarde o temprano el ciclo cambia. Para los territorios que dependen de la minería, la pregunta es evidente: ¿qué queda cuando eso ocurre?

From steel to social cohesion in Bilbao

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe city of Bilbao has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent decades, evolving from a declining industrial centre into a city of global standing and appeal. How has it kept social cohesion at its heart?

Mining standards: Turning opportunity into local-development reality

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is the “paradox of proximity”: communities nearest a mine feel its impacts first, yet often lack the skills, finance or infrastructure to secure jobs and contracts. How can these opportunities be turned into outcomes?

La economía social y solidaria en Cataluña: claves del éxito

Reading Time: 4 minutesLa economía social y solidaria catalana no nació solo de la ley: desde 2016, catorce “Ateneus Cooperatius” y redes comunitarias han creado más de 1100 cooperativas. ¿Bastará ahora la política para sostener lo que crearon?

When the copper party ends… can mining regions make the gains last?

Reading Time: 3 minutesCopper booms do not last for ever. Prices rise, investment pours in and mining regions expand. Then the cycle turns. The obvious question for places that depend on mining is: what remains when it does?

Culture as Infrastructure: Policy Lessons from Abu Dhabi’s Creative Economy

07 July 2026 Dr. Elena Raevskikh and Dr. Giovanna Di Mauro

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn Abu Dhabi, investment in culture is helping to build the foundations of a diversified, future-facing economy. Between 2022 and 2025, Abu Dhabi’s cultural and creative industries recorded 13.4% growth, but how can culture become a new source of sustainable growth?

From World Cup excitement to lasting local benefits: what can cities learn?

03 July 2026 Zhi Hui Lin (OECD Policy Analyst)

Reading Time: 4 minutesOn June 11, Mark Carney opened the 2026 men’s FIFA World Cup with a message of pride and ambition. Two weeks later, that ambition became history: how can countries turn global attention into lasting local benefits?

東京の先へー仙台が築く、より強靱な観光経済

03 July 2026 郡和子

Reading Time: < 1 minute日本の観光ブームは衰える気配がありません。2025年には、外国人旅行者が初めて4,000万人を超え、過去最高を記録しました。さらに2026年初頭も、前年を上回る成長が続いています。

Cutting red tape where it matters most: Why SMEs need simpler local rules

02 July 2026 Marie Tirilly - (Business at OECD)

Reading Time: 4 minutesPolicymakers are placing renewed emphasis on regulatory simplification, seeking to cut red tape and help firms grow. For SMEs, this is crucial: growth is shaped not by one law, but by permits and reporting requirements piling across levels of government. How can governments simplify this patchwork without losing its safeguards?

The Local Launchpad: Why Incubators and Accelerators Matter

26 June 2026 Pablo Shah - (OECD)

Reading Time: 3 minutesAt their best, incubators and accelerators are the beating heart of the local business community. By combining physical working spaces with financing, training and mentoring, they can mean the difference between a business thriving and never getting off the ground. But what does it actually take to build an incubator or accelerator that delivers?

From rainfall to response: how data guided recovery in Maipú

17 June 2026 Tomás Vodanovic Escudero - (Mayor)

Reading Time: 4 minutesOn Saturday, 31 January 2026, a single cloud changed Maipú in less than an hour – 17 millimetres of rainfall in forty-five minutes, flooding streets and destroying homes. Images spread across social media. Many claimed they were fake. They were not. The storm devastated more than a thousand families. So how did Maipú use real-time data to reach those in need?

De las lluvias a la respuesta: cómo los datos guiaron la recuperación en Maipú

17 June 2026 Tomás Vodanovic Escudero - (Mayor)

Reading Time: 4 minutesEl sábado 31 de enero de 2026, una sola nube transformó Maipú en menos de una hora – 17 milímetros de lluvia en cuarenta y cinco minutos, inundando calles y destruyendo viviendas. Las imágenes se difundieron por las redes sociales. Muchos afirmaron que eran falsas. No lo eran. La tormenta devastó a más de mil familias. ¿Cómo usó Maipú los datos en tiempo real para llegar a quienes lo necesitaban?

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