<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>Increased flexible working would tackle staff shortages that threaten economic growth, experts have said. More of the working-age population would take up work or stay in jobs if they were offered greater flexibility on where and how they worked, analysts said. Central bankers have
<?xml encoding="utf-8" ??>Jeremy Hunt will find himself with an extra £30 billion to ease the cost of living crisis and resolve labour shortages, new research suggests. The Resolution Foundation think tank said the chancellor would benefit from borrowing being about £30 billion lower than anticipated this
A WOMAN walks across the street during morning rush hour in Chaoyang District, Beijing, China Nov. 21, 2022. — REUTERSBEIJING – China is confident of achieving its 2023 growth target as consumption picks up steam, the vice head of the state planner said on Monday, after parliament set a modest goal of expanding the world’s No.2 economy by around 5% for this year.Domestic stock
A dam in Indonesia | STOCK PHOTO | Image by Deni Hermawan from PixabayPURWOREJO, Indonesia – Keen to store more irrigation water to shore up food security and protect itself from longer climate change-fueled droughts and extreme rainfall, Indonesia has embarked on a dam-building project that aims see 57 new dams in place
NEW YORK – Arm Ltd., the British chip designer owned by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp., is likely to aim to raise at least $8 billion from what is expected to be a blockbuster US stock market launch this year, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.Arm is expected to confidentially submit paperwork for its initial
A VIEW of the city skyline in Shanghai, China, Feb. 24, 2022. — REUTERSSHANGHAI – Some Chinese companies are holding on to dollar revenues from exports, while others are turning to foreign exchange hedging in anticipation of a fall in the value of the yuan, according to executives, bankers and data
The Spark Project team with the 2023 Spark Impact Awardees. Standing (L-R): Stephen Co, founder and CEO, Nipa Brew; Rio Cuervo, creator and designer, RIOtaso; Ceej Tantengco, head of Partnerships and Development, PumaPodcast; Jamie Naval, chief toy maker, TenTwenty Kids; Jal Mustari, founder, Aretes Style;
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