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Argentinian musician Frank Tavis had the life he always dreamed of. The 26-year-old was traveling the world and performing on the streets and in bars in more than 20 countries—each …
An NFT Bubble Is Taking Over the Gig Economy Read More
An increase in secondary school pupils learning Arabic, Mandarin, French or Spanish could boost the UK economy by billions of pounds over 30 years, according to new research. The study …
Investment in languages education could return double for UK economy Read More
The UK’s shift towards a more restrictive migration regime after Brexit will not deliver the “high wage” economy promised by prime minister Boris Johnson, a report shows. The analysis from …
Migration data shows Johnson’s Brexit will not result in a high wage economy Read More
Americans continue to experience and hear about the nation’s inflation woes: they’re seeing it fairly clearly in gas and grocery prices, and on their news feeds. The inflation rate has exceeded …
What is causing inflation? Economists point fingers at different culprits Read More
The last couple of decades have witnessed an explosion in electronic consumer products. Our lives are now full of devices from smartphones to laptops, speakers, TVs, wearables, battery packs, and chargers …
The Circular Economy and Electronics Read More
Europe is facing strong economic headwinds. Record inflation, the need to recover from the pandemic, and a divided response to Russian troop deployments along the Ukraine border, all chill the February air. Whether …
Ukraine: the economic impact of tension with Russia is part of Putin’s long-term plan Read More
Researchers canvassing small businesses found that pay and price hikes are happening in tandem across economic sectors as the worker shortage persists into 2022. According to a new survey from …
Worker shortage means small businesses are hiking prices at fastest pace since 1974 Read More
It took a pandemic for the world to learn that African countries import 99% of their vaccines. Africa has around ten vaccine manufacturers, but most do not make a vaccine’s active …
Africa is bringing vaccine manufacturing home Read More
First Bite Treats has been through a lot in the six months since it first opened in Ottawa’s ByWard Market. Starting this year with a COVID-19 lockdown was “really disheartening,” says owner …
Economic impacts of trucker convoy protests could be felt for months, experts warn Read More
The figure is based on calculations by Conservative peer Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith, who’s 2017 report into racism at work found that the UK was losing the equivalent of 1.3% of GDP every …
Ethnicity pay monitoring ‘will boost economy by billions’ Read More