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Consumer and Business Behaviour

Germany’s Boardroom Evolution: More Women Rise to the Top!”

October 20, 2023 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Germany’s Boardroom Evolution: More Women Rise to the Top!”

Germany is witnessing a positive shift towards gender equality in its corporate world. A recent report by the AllBright Foundation highlighted that there has been an increase in the number of women joining executive boards […]

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Rolls-Royce Restructuring: 2,500 Jobs on the Chopping Block!

October 18, 2023 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Rolls-Royce Restructuring: 2,500 Jobs on the Chopping Block!

Rolls-Royce, the renowned engineering giant, has unveiled plans to cut up to 2,500 jobs worldwide in a bid to create a “more efficient and effective” organization. This decision marks the first significant action by Tufan […]

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The AI Revolution: A Double-Edged Sword for the Job Market?

May 5, 2023 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on The AI Revolution: A Double-Edged Sword for the Job Market?

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna disclosed that the company expects around 7,800 jobs to be replaced by AI within the next five years. This change could affect nearly one-third of IBM’s non-customer-facing roles, which currently involve […]

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Rishi to the rescue: UK chancellor announces the new job support scheme

September 25, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Rishi to the rescue: UK chancellor announces the new job support scheme

The UK chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has just announced the government’s latest scheme to save people’s jobs from the ongoing Coronavirus crisis. With the job retention scheme set to end at the end of October, both employers and […]

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Aggregate Demand and Supply

Young people are the worst affected as unemployment creeps up in the UK

September 16, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Young people are the worst affected as unemployment creeps up in the UK

The unemployment rate in the UK has risen to its highest level in two years, with an official figure of 4.1% released by the office for national statistics. Given the devastating impact of Covid-19 on […]

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Consumer and Business Behaviour

Is taxing robots the best way to protect human jobs?

September 4, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Is taxing robots the best way to protect human jobs?

According to research from Oxford Economics in 2019, up to 20 million manufacturing jobs could be replaced by robots by 2030. If we then add in those jobs from other sectors which could be easily automated, […]

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An economy down under: Australia facing the prospect of a deep recession

June 5, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on An economy down under: Australia facing the prospect of a deep recession

Josh Frydenberg, the Australian Treasurer, announced on Wednesday that the economy is likely to have shrunk by as much as 9% from April to June. This further decline in size, following a 0.3% contraction in […]

Economic News

ILO weighs in on the extent of the coronacrisis and offers advice for how to fight Covid-19

May 18, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on ILO weighs in on the extent of the coronacrisis and offers advice for how to fight Covid-19

With unemployment levels soaring across the world, the ILO (International Labour Organisation) released a policy brief which outlined the steps they recommend for global governments to take in order to mitigate the impact of the […]

Economic News

6.3 million people in the UK are being paid by the government – to stay at home!

May 5, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on 6.3 million people in the UK are being paid by the government – to stay at home!

In April, the UK government launched an unprecedented job retention scheme to combat the economic fallout of the coronavirus on employment. Under the scheme, the UK government will fund 80% of workers’ wages, up to £2,500 a month, […]

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Consumer and Business Behaviour

The more you sell the more it costs: Amazon have record sales but are paying the price for it

April 30, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on The more you sell the more it costs: Amazon have record sales but are paying the price for it

In this crazy new world we live in where everybody stays at home, one company which has benefitted hugely and seen soaring sales is the online e-commerce giant Amazon. As Covid-19 has continued to cause […]

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Consumer and Business Behaviour

Unemployment claims in the US have risen to 22 million

April 19, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Unemployment claims in the US have risen to 22 million

Since the US economy was essentially shutdown four weeks ago, the economic fallout has been tremendous and devastating. With businesses closing across all sectors of the economy, millions of people have been forced into unemployment. […]

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UK government to step in and pay people’s wages

March 21, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on UK government to step in and pay people’s wages

In yet another unbelievable day of economic policy in action, the chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced yesterday the latest measures to protect people’s income, keep businesses alive, and encourage spending in the economy.  […]

Consumer and Business Behaviour

Hundreds of thousands of extra workers to be employed by online delivery companies

March 19, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Hundreds of thousands of extra workers to be employed by online delivery companies

It’s not all doom and gloom! Well… it is mostly. But with all the negative economic news in the last few weeks, here is a more positive story to tell. With the coronavirus now a […]

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Kenya and the US look set to sign a free-trade deal despite Trump’s attacks on global trade

February 7, 2020 Comments Off on Kenya and the US look set to sign a free-trade deal despite Trump’s attacks on global trade

Under President Trump, the US stance towards global trade has become increasingly protectionist, with billions of dollars of tariffs placed on goods from countries all over the world, engagement in a devastating trade war with […]

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U.K. Government Seizes Control of British Steel Plant

April 15, 2025 Comments Off on U.K. Government Seizes Control of British Steel Plant

It’s a dramatic move—but one the U.K. government believes is essential for national economic security. In an extraordinary step, the government has taken control of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant under emergency legislation to prevent its […]

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Nigeria’s economy on a rapid rise but so are prices

May 13, 2025 Comments Off on Nigeria’s economy on a rapid rise but so are prices

Nigeria’s economy grew 4.6% year-on-year in Q4 2024, marking its fastest expansion in a decade. According to the World Bank, the full-year growth rate reached 3.6% and is expected to continue in 2025. This is […]

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