Canada and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was founded in 1961 by several countries, with Canada and the United States being two of them.
In 1947 the OECD was formed to help administer Canadian and American aid under the Marshall Plan to help rebuild Europe after the Second World War.
Today, the OECD is comprised of 38 member countries with the goal of promoting economic growth to increase economic stability among its members.
Currently the members of the OECD make up 62.2% of the world economy, 61.2% of the world merchandise imports and 17.5% of the world's population.

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Economy

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International Leaders Forum