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As the need for cheap and low-skilled labour falls, wage differentials between Africa and other regions will cease to be a major draw for multinational firms and foreign…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261723
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Hiring was strong in the leisure and hospitality industries, anticipating higher consumer spending, the US economy's main driver. Accelerating progress on vaccination points to a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260593
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Japan and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207598
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The occasion spotlighted that US women are experiencing a slower economic recovery from the pandemic than men, having suffered worse in the first place. Given the long-term…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260456
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An embedded wage-price spiral took hold in the late 1970s; the price of breaking it was almost a decade of high unemployment. Today's situation more closely resembles 1946-48…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273002
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High-frequency economic data by firm size lag by months, but signs indicate that small businesses have been disproportionately jeopardised by the pandemic, especially those in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254826
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Although the food sector has not been immune to the impact of COVID-19, it has proved relatively resilient. According to the UN, while the region’s overall GDP fell by 6.4…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258401
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Tourism outlook.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198563
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Nigeria's deep 2.06% year-on-year GDP contraction in the second quarter has hammered business confidence. However, several recent data releases indicate that the downturn's…
However, vacancies are now falling in most sectors. The job market will weaken this year and appears to be structurally weaker than it was in the 2010s, with higher levels of…