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Firms are key to advancing equality and productivity

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INTERNATIONAL

Firm-level inequality.

Ransomware rise calls for stronger cyber resilience

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INTERNATIONAL

Ransomware attacks.

Australia’s government eyes post-COVID labour reforms

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AUSTRALIA

This comes as the government prepares to resume efforts to overhaul workplace laws, arguing that these reforms are needed to revive the economy after COVID-19; Morrison has said…

Belgium’s move to a four-day week will be gradual

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BELGIUM

From November 21, private sector workers can now work four instead of five days per week as part of the federal government’s new Labour Deal. Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said…

Wage-price spiral risks should moderate in the West

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INTERNATIONAL

Many employees in sectors experiencing labour shortages are able to negotiate higher pay. Central banks are stepping up the pace of monetary policy tightening, both to slow down…

COVID-19 to accelerate shift in working patterns

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INTERNATIONAL

COVID-19 and remote work.

More US states to contest corporate diversity efforts

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UNITED STATES

Some 15 Republican states have passed or are considering legislation to ban or limit DEI programmes at institutions receiving state funding, including universities and colleges…

Domestic demand will drive Belgium’s GDP growth

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BELGIUM

Belgium’s competitiveness has been undermined by the indexation of wages to inflation and its GDP growth has trailed that of the euro-area since 2015. However, a tax and economic…

Growth of AI faces stiff challenges in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

As AI systems become increasingly central to the global economy, this poor performance risks further damaging the economic prospects of a region that has long struggled to achieve…

Commercial property poses risks for narrow focus banks

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EUROPE

Banks in larger EU states are heavily exposed to European and US CRE markets, which have further to fall in 2024. Writedowns are underway, dealing a blow to sentiment and harming…