The OECD "Going for Growth 2015" report identifies and assesses progress that countries have made in key reform areas to boost growth, competitiveness, productivity and employment. It was presented by OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría during a G20 finance ministers’ meeting in Istanbul yesterday (9.02).

According to the report, top priorities for Greece involve enhancing the efficiency of active labour market policies and the social safety net, reducing regulatory barriers to competition, improving the quality and efficiency of the education system, public administration and the taxation system.

OECD’s recommendations include, among others, strengthening activation programmes and ensuring the implementation of the pilot minimum-income scheme, simplifying licensing procedures and reducing administrative burdens for exports, enhancing the efficiency of tax collection, improving the effectiveness of audits through better cross-checking procedures, and speeding up court proceedings in order to strengthen enforcement.