The 2017 Survey makes key policy recommendations to secure fiscal sustainability through pension and health care reform. In addition, the Survey recommends measures to enhance economic growth by boosting investment incentives in human and physical capital.

The economy is experiencing a strong recovery after a prolonged period of low growth following the international financial and domestic banking crises. The current economic prosperity reflects a combination of recent structural reforms, business restructuring, supportive monetary conditions and improved export markets. A downside is that unemployment consists increasingly of low-skilled and older workers who are unable to fill emerging labour shortages. In addition, long-run growth prospects are hindered by a rapidly ageing population and low productivity growth, partly linked to product market issues. The 2017 Survey makes key policy recommendations to secure fiscal sustainability through pension and health care reform. In addition, the Survey recommends measures to enhance economic growth by boosting investment incentives in human and physical capital. Such investments will improve the skills and adaptability of the Slovenian workforce and promote competitive firms, fostering faster productivity growth and higher living standards for all Slovenians by ensuring more inclusive growth. SPECIAL FEATURES: ENHANCING SKILLS; COMPETITION POLICY AND REGULATION

- Basic statistics of South Africa, latest available year (Numbers in parentheses refer to the OECD average) - Executive summary - Assessment and recommendations - Progress in main structural reforms - Deepening regional integration within the Southern African Development Community - Lowering barriers to entrepreneurship and promoting small business growth - Export products in SADC - Estimates of determinants of trade flows - Participation in Global Value Chains - Road infrastructure needs in SADC - Detailed information on taxes - Determinants of entrepreneurial activity

Slovenia’s strong post-pandemic recovery has been hit by strong headwinds from the war in Ukraine, higher energy prices, and supply chain bottlenecks. At the same time, the strong labour market performance has led to historically high employment, low unemployment and widespread labour shortages.

This 2017 OECD Economic Survey of Japan examines recent economic developments, policies and prospects. The special chapters cover productivity for inclusive growth and fiscal sustainability.