The Annual Report 2018-2019 offers a comprehensive account of our activities this year, outlines ways for engagement in 2019 and beyond, and will give you an overview of:

• Our high-level policy dialogue with OECD Ambassadors, the Secretary General, Ministers from 36 OECD countries and key partners, and our G20 and B20 activities,

• The work across Business at OECD (BIAC) and OECD committees in our quest for policies that allow people participation into open economies,

• Our work with members in Paris and abroad.

It is a seminal year for the OECD on digital. The publication of the Going Digital project’s synthesis report in March and the May Ministerial Council Meeting on this issue signals the need for action. Ensuring the digital transformation continues to deliver prosperity, does not mean narrowing our focus solely to digital policy. Instead, it means a step-change across many points on the policy agenda and pursuing a truly multi-stakeholder approach.

Small and medium sized businesses’ ability to participate in international markets and global value chains has not been fully developed. This joint report from Business at OECD and B20 sets out four key recommendations for G20 leaders to ensure sustainable, balanced growth.

In this paper, Business at OECD offers policy recommendations for an effective multilateralism.
It is based on a firm belief that we can only succeed by leveraging the power of open and competitive markets, and enabling economic participation.

Across OECD countries, the value and impact of globalization is being debated. An increasingly critical perception, coupled with uncertainty over the impact of rapid technological change, has come to define the business and political environment. The twin challenges facing policymakers are clear: the need to strengthen growth and the need to boost economic participation. This paper contains core business recommendations for open economies and inclusive societies.