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How digital tech can turbo-charge the social enterprises

Digital strategies are key to scaling innovative social enterprises towards sustainable development and empowering citizens to drive social inclusion. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation and highlighted the opportunities and challenges of delivering services online. Microsoft, the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, and the World Economic Forum’s Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship are joining […]

China turns a blind eye to labour violations to spur economy

Local governments across China are turning a blind eye to labour violations in an attempt to boost the economy by helping struggling businesses. Dozens of cities and provinces have recently announced reprieves for “minor” breaches, such as forcing employees to work dangerously long hours or gender and ethnic discrimination during the hiring process. The relief […]

Director’s Statement on The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2022 to 2032

This afternoon I briefed the press about the Congressional Budget Office’s new report, The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2022 to 2032. I delivered the following remarks. Thank you for joining me to talk about the federal budget and the economy. In CBO’s latest projections, released today, the federal budget deficit in 2022 is $1.0 trillion. […]

Is this a dead cat bounce for the dollar?

Good Day… And a Wonderful Wednesday to you! Well, I lost a bet… I have a good friend that lives in Toronto, Canada, and we bet on who would win the 2 game series between the Cardinals and Blue Jays, with a run differential the tie breaker… The Cardinals enjoyed a 4 game run differential […]

Is America the Real Victim of Anti-Russia Sanctions?

Remember the claims that Russia’s economy was more or less irrelevant, merely the equivalent of a small, not very impressive European country? “Putin, who has an economy the size of Italy,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said in 2014 after the invasion of Crimea, “[is] playing a poker game with a pair of twos and winning.” […]

The World Economy Is NOT Your Economy | Think Realty

What is really holding you back from growing your RE investments? The global economy inevitably impacts the real estate industry. It is also true that many investors have been using it as a crutch to avoid starting to invest in real estate—or move to the next level. Leveraging the current reality is the key to […]

Good Times for the Consumer Economy Come to an End

Placeholder while article actions load For the past year, pretty much every retail and consumer sector has been winning. Stay-at-home trends hadn’t completely faded, so people were still spending on baking supplies and DIY tools. At the same time, cities and towns were opening back up, and shoppers were buying clothes and beauty products (teeth whiteners, […]

In Asia, economy and security can’t be separated

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrive for the Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo on May 24. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images TOKYO — Security deals are important, but in Asia, money talks. Australia, India, Japan and the United […]

Naira drops by 0.31% to exchange at 420.23 per dollar

Dollar and Naira The Naira on Monday exchanged at 420.23 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, compared to 419.02 traded on Friday, representing 0.31 per cent depreciation. The open indicative rate closed at N418.54 to the dollar on Monday. An exchange rate of N444.00 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded […]

Davos updates | Uncertain US economic outlook jars markets | Nation and World

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The outlook for the U.S. economy is unusually cloudy as war rages in Ukraine, commodity prices surge and the Federal Reserve embarks on a tricky campaign to tame inflation with higher interest rates. Panelists said during a World Economic Forum panel Monday in Davos that the uncertainty is rattling financial markets […]