WASHINGTON DC, January 6, 2023 – Reduced working hours and more flexible working time arrangements, such as those used during the COVID-19 crisis, can benefit economies, enterprises and workers, and lay the ground for a better and more healthy work-life balance, according ...
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AI Can Enable a New Era in Manufacturing Sector
WASHINGTON DC, December 12, 2022 – Artificial intelligence can enable a new era in the digital transformation journey for industry, offering new opportunities as well as challenges. A new white paper, published by the World Economic Forum together with the Centre ...
Read More »Record high food prices have triggered a global crisis
WASHINGTON DC, August 24, 2022 – Record high food prices have triggered a global crisis that will drive millions more into extreme poverty, magnifying hunger and malnutrition, while threatening to erase hard-won gains in development. The war in Ukraine, supply ...
Read More »Recovery in youth employment is still lagging
WASHINGTON DC, August 22, 2022 – Recovery in youth employment is still lagging, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO), which confirms that the COVID-19 pandemic has hurt young people more than any other age group. ...
Read More »Slow Moving Regulatory Decision Making for Cryptocurrency not Economically Favourable
WASHINGTON DC, August 10, 2022 – A new study by the World Economic Forum suggests that the current, indecisive regulatory approach for both crypto and stablecoins poses the greatest risk to financial and monetary stability while also hindering innovation. Based on interviews ...
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