Thousands of Hungarians protested in Budapest Friday against low pay and poor working conditions for schoolteachers amid worsening staff shortages.

Taxation has turned out to be the main issue dividing the two candidates in the current Conservative Party leadership contest.

Australia's government said on Friday it plans to introduce new regulations targeting vehicle carbon emissions to boost the uptake of electric cars, as it looks to catch up with other developed economies.

China will discourage abortions and take steps to make fertility treatment more accessible as part of efforts to boost one of the world's lowest birth rates, its National Health Authority said on Tuesday.

Boosting women's participation in the workforce and giving them more leadership opportunities would boost the economic potential of South Korea and the United States, U.S.

In a gruesome incident reported from Karachi, Pakistan, a man allegedly suffocated his wife to death before boiling her body in a cauldron.

Both Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko are participating virtually in the meeting.

The basic idea is that the consistent ratcheting up of workers' pay to match inflation and cost of living increases leads to firms raising prices to protect their profit margins.

UK political resignations: the current uncertainty could affect the economy for nearly two years

Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill warned on Wednesday that Britain's economy would slow to a crawl over the next 12 months and repeated his preference for a "steady-handed" approach to raising interest rates.

Six million first-time voters are set to effectively decide whether to extend President Tayyip Erdogan's rule into a third decade or to opt for something they have never known - Turkey under a different leader.

Macron reshuffles French cabinet for tricky second term

As interest rates rise, consumers and businesses will find it more costly to borrow to invest and spend, and aggregate demand will fall further.

One reason for lower membership levels among younger workers is that they are more likely to be in precarious employment with less access to unions.

Ailing oceans in state of 'emergency', says UN chief

Toxic cocktail darkens outlook for British pound

The International Monetary Fund expects to further cut its forecast for global economic growth in 2022 next month, an IMF spokesperson said on Thursday, following moves by the World Bank and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to cut their own forecasts this week.

A recent report suggests the number of businesses in "critical financial distress" is up by 19% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to 2021.

Rocked by a major revolt against his leadership this week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Thursday promise to rejuvenate a flagging economy and make it easier for young people to buy homes.

In a horrific incident reported from Pakistan, a woman was allegedly gangraped aboard a moving train by three men last week.

Before the pandemic, Britain enjoyed steady labour force growth and high rates of participation.

A court in Pakistan has sentenced a business tycoon's son to death for raping, torturing, and murdering the daughter of a former Pakistani diplomat. Jaffer beheaded his childhood friend Noor Mukadam at his house in Islamabad last year, in July.

The OECD urged monetary policymakers to "communicate clearly" about how far they will tolerate inflation exceeding their targets.

According to productivity studies, the average worker is only productive for fewer than three hours out of an eight-hour workday.

That historic move aims to put an end to corporations sheltering profits in low-tax haven countries, and would address the issue the DSTs aimed to solve.

One of the biggest challenges facing climate negotiations is a deficit of trust among parties, and climate finance may be the most fraught issue on the table.

Indubitably, there are many economic similarities and differences between the EU and the United States.

Despite this, reports issued by the OECD have stated that the rise of Artificial Intelligence, Business Tools and Automation is unlikely to lead to any significant fall in total employment in the future.

The EU plans to announce its own digital tax later this month to help finance its 750-billion-euro post-virus recovery plan.

The 25 percent duties were never imposed, but were intended to also target Austria, Italy, Spain and Turkey.