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Six questions about Mathias Cormann, newly appointed Secretary General of the OECD

  • Written by Adrian Blundell-Wignall, Adjunct Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney

Australia’s longest-serving finance minister Mathias Cormann has been appointed Secretary General of the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Australian Adrian Blundell-Wignall is a former senior official of the OECD, serving for nine years as deputy director and then director in the OECD Directorate for...

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