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Becoming an OECD member country is a demanding task. Countries have to be ready for membership, which means not only adhering to our mission and values, but being able to take on the responsibilities and requirements of active membership. To become a member, countries may apply or be invited to open an accession process by the OECD Council. An accession roadmap is then developed to determine terms, conditions and processes. A technical review is carried out to evaluate the country’s policies...

The OECD works closely with Key Partner countries, which include some of the world’s largest economies: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, and South Africa. They participate in the OECD’s daily work, bringing useful perspectives and increasing the relevance of policy debates. Key partners participate in policy discussions in OECD Committees, take part in regular OECD surveys and are included in statistical databases.

We work across countries at a regional level, notably through regional initiatives, spanning Africa, Eurasia, the Middle East and North Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Southeast Asia and South East Europe. Regional initiatives help facilitate policy benchmarking and the exchange of good practices between countries in a specific geographical area within and across regions. They also help guide countries towards globally recognised standards and ambitious reform agendas to unlock great...