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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?

Connecting communities in Alba lulia: why urban-rural linkages matter

07 May 2026 Gabriel Pleșa - (Mayor of Alba Iulia)

Reading Time: 4 minutesThousands travel into Alba Iulia daily for work, school and services, while rural businesses supply food, goods and visitors that strengthen the city in return. The relationship runs both ways. What lessons can be drawn on building skills, mobility and collaboration between rural and urban communities?

COGITO Talks… AI in small businesses: hype, hope or hard reality?

30 April 2026 Alix Philouze - (OECD), Shayne MacLachlan - (OECD), Leonardo Baggiani, Robyn Baker - (Unicorn Copy & Strategy) and Regitze Vestergaard Jacobsen - (Hotel Gl)

Reading Time: 7 minutesRecorded live for the first time at the 7th Digital for SMEs (D4SME) Roundtable, this special episode is hosted by Shayne MacLachlan and Alix Philouze.

Building the ecosystem around the rules: What AI startups actually need from policy

28 April 2026 Jennifer Woodard

Reading Time: 3 minutesSome frame AI policy as a choice between protecting people and enabling innovation, but that is too simple. Regulation and growth need not be opposed. How can governments close the gap between AI policy ambition and reality so that early-stage companies can genuinely innovate and scale?

Time, certainty, and the cost of capital: What the OECD’s latest SME finance Scoreboard means for America’s small businesses

24 April 2026 Thomas M. Sullivan

Reading Time: 4 minutesSmall and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) don’t ask for special treatment. They ask for a fair shot, and the ability to plan. How can the uncertainty gap be closed and what lessons can be drawn from what the US Chamber of Commerce is doing to help?

When energy shocks hit home

22 April 2026 Ji-Soo Yoon - (OECD), Takahiro Yamada and Matylda Strand

Reading Time: 3 minutesSince late February 2026, the escalation of conflict in the Middle East has sent shockwaves through global energy markets. Can faster, simpler and more trusted building renovations turn energy shocks into a catalyst for greater resilience and long‑term security?

Housing an ageing society: Lessons from France’s overseas territories

16 April 2026 Thomas Kergonou Jimenez - (OECD) and Romain Bayona-Ruiz

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy 2030, Guadeloupe and Martinique are expected to have between 70 and 80 elderly people for every 100 people of working age, compared with around 60 in mainland France. This highlights the particularly rapid pace of demographic aging in these territories.

What lessons can be drawn from housing in France’s overseas territories to manage this transition effectively?

Loger une société qui vieillit : les Outre-mer français en première ligne

16 April 2026 Thomas Kergonou Jimenez and Romain Bayona-Ruiz

Reading Time: 4 minutesD’ici 2030, la Guadeloupe et la Martinique compteront entre 70 et 80 personnes âgées pour 100 en âge de travailler, contre environ 60 en France hexagonale, révélant un vieillissement démographique particulièrement rapide dans ces territoires.
Quels enseignements tirer du logement dans les outre‑mer français pour gérer efficacement cette transition ?

COGITO Talks… Fuel, fear and flights: How the tourism sector learned to withstand global shocks

08 April 2026 Shayne MacLachlan - (OECD) and Sergio Guerreiro - (Turismo de Portugal)

Reading Time: 9 minutesOver the 10 years, global tourism has been reshaped by successive crises, from the collapse of travel during COVID-19, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the current conflict in the Gulf and the rise of petrol prices. In this episode, Shayne MacLachlan from the OECD, speaks with Sérgio Guerreiro, Chair of the OECD Tourism Committee, about how governments have responded to uncertainty and what resilience means in practice. Together, they explore how tourism policy is evolving to balance growth with sustainability, community impact and long-term stability in an increasingly unpredictable world.

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