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LONDON — Rishi Sunak’s finally splashing the cash. But will his latest round of pay rises be enough to calm restive public sector workers? On Thursday the U.K. prime minister …
Rishi Sunak hikes public sector pay — but the devil’s in the details Read More
The Bank of America and Goldman Sachs have both been lauded for their LGBTIQ-friendly workplaces. But tax filings uncovered by openDemocracy show nonprofit foundations linked to the banks have also …
Revealed: Major US banks are funding anti-LGBTIQ groups Read More
The world’s 500 richest people added $852 billion (about €780 billion) to their personal fortunes in the first half of the year, according to Bloomberg data. On average, each member …
World’s richest people added $852 billion to their fortunes in the first half of 2023 Read More
Online sales in Mexico grew by 80% in 2020, and they’ve since kept growing by over 20% every year. Amid this trend, neighborhood corner shops, laundromats, and office supply stores …
Mexico’s growing e-commerce infrastructure is built on top of its smallest shops Read More
A few years ago, one of us (Alex) went for a vacation to the Dominican Republic. The motivation was similar to millions of other tourists every year: escape the daily …
How holidaying in developing countries affects local inequality Read More
US President Joe Biden’s upcoming European trip, where he will be popping in to see UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, will no doubt reinforce the optics of the “special relationship,” but …
UK-US: What’s happened to their free trade deal? Read More
Our collective memories of the lessons learned from wars and crises past have faded. Frances Coppola looks for future guidance. The longer our financial and economic system goes without a …
Paradigm Shift Read More
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has unveiled a far-reaching domestic debt restructuring plan aimed at restoring stability in the crisis-hit country. The move on Thursday comes as the …
The key points of Sri Lanka’s plan to restructure domestic debt Read More
For U.S. public pension funds, divesting from oil, coal, and gas would result in overall higher financial value. That is the key takeaway from a new study examining the past decade’s portfolio …
Public Pension Funds Have Lost Billions on Their Fossil Fuel Investments: New Analysis Read More
As the EU starts using a more political lens to analyse its trade relations with China, Chinese companies are still trying to convince Europeans of the benefits of a close …
Chinese businesses want more trade as EU becomes more sceptical Read More