Forced and child labour in Uzbek cotton fields continues to fall
The
systematic and systemic use of child labour and forced labour in Uzbekistan’s
cotton industry has come to an end, according to a new International Labour
Organization...
AI Will Transform Financial Services Industry within Two Years
A new survey released by the World Economic Forum and the Cambridge
Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) finds nearly two-thirds (64%) of
financial services leaders expect...
Belgium: Keep up reforms to increase employment and productivity growth
Belgium’s tax, labour, pension and
education reforms have improved the potential for stronger, sustainable and
inclusive growth over the long term. Keeping up this momentum on...
Improving Italy’s capital market will boost growth opportunities for Italian companies and savers
Italy’s
structural reforms of recent years have improved the financial health of the
corporate sector and contributed to a gradual economic recovery. However, the
Italian economy still...
Expanding Middle Class Key for Indonesia’s Future
Expanding the middle class can help Indonesia grow faster and share
prosperity more broadly across the population, according to a report released
today by the World...
Destructive Cyberattacks as Top Cyber Risk: Is Business Ready for an Extinction-level Event?
In an era of technological
transformation and cyber everywhere, the attack surface is exponentially
growing as cyber criminals attack operational systems and backup capabilities
simultaneously in highly...
Latin America and the Caribbean experience slight increase in unemployment
The labour
markets of Latin America and the Caribbean are going through a moment of
uncertainty, which can be seen in a slight rise in the...
Digital technologies: Democracy under threat according to Kofi Annan Commission
Annan Commission calls for urgent action by governments, business and
civil society to protect democracy from digital threats. The final report of
the Commission sets out...
Teenagers’ career expectations narrowing to limited range of jobs
Huge changes to the world of work over the
past two decades have made little impact on teenagers’ career expectations,
which have become more concentrated in...
US Dealmaker Optimism Holds Strong as Economic Slowdown Talk Continues
The market is entering a new decade on the outer edges of the longest
run in M&A history, but even so, dealmakers are largely anticipating...