UK's Gen Z Too Sick To Work Due To 'Mental Health' Reasons Is 'Harming The Economy'
The study also highlights how mental health issues can even force young adults into lower-paid jobs or unemployment.
China New Year Holiday Spending Surges Past Pre-pandemic Levels
China's new year holiday spending last week surged past pre-pandemic levels, official figures showed, a rare bright spot for an economy struggling with sluggish consumption and deflation.
China's Xi Hails 'Resilient' Economy In Bullish New Year Speech
President Xi Jinping said Sunday the Chinese economy had grown "more resilient and dynamic" in 2023, despite financial figures continuing to disappoint as the post-Covid recovery stalls.
Study Shows British Youths and Women Prone To Digital Poverty
The Digital Poverty Alliance published a report that shows 18 to 34-year-old British youths and women are more prone to digital poverty than 35 to 55-year-old Brits and men, and improving digital skills could save 24,000 lives annually.
Over 30,000 Economically Inactive British Youths to Get Youth Offer Employment Support
Economically inactive British youths can now get employment support through the Youth Offer programme, which will reduce work barriers with assistance like interview coaching.
China's demographic shift and economic challenges pose threat to West
China has strong ambitions to become the world's greatest economy and superpower in the coming decades. While recent numbers show this goal being pushed off, it is not an impossibility.
China halves stock trade tax to boost market
China halved the stamp duty on securities transactions, state media reported Sunday, in an effort to restore confidence in the world's second-largest stock market as the country battles an economic slowdown.
Global stocks down on weak Chinese data
Global stocks fell Tuesday after disappointing data from China deepened concerns over its economy, while strong US retail numbers and worries surrounding the American banking sector cast a pall on Wall Street.
IMF raises 2023 economic outlook but warns of slowing global growth
The International Monetary Fund has slightly upgraded its outlook for world growth this year on the back of resilient service sector activity in the first quarter and a strong labor market, the lender said Tuesday.
Global stocks mixed after weak China data
Lackluster Chinese economic data weighed on equity markets in Europe and Asia Monday, while Wall Street stocks extended an upward swing ahead of major earnings.
US trafficking report highlights forced labor, exploited boys
The United States on Thursday denounced the scourge of human trafficking, calling out forced labor and the little-known but growing problem of boys and young men caught up the trade.
At job fairs in China, employers are thrifty and applicants timid
China's job fairs are making a comeback after being forced online by COVID-19 for three years, but subdued wages and less abundant offerings in sectors exposed to weakening external demand point to an uneven and guarded economic recovery.
Frugal is the new cool for young Chinese as economy falters
Before the pandemic, Doris Fu imagined a different future for herself and her family: new car, bigger apartment, fine dining on weekends and holidays on tropical islands.
With Charles king, His Prince's Trust Youth Charity goes on
A British youth charity set up by the then Prince Charles in the 1970s that has helped a million young people, including actor Idris Elba, to get training, find work or create community projects will continue to operate now he is monarch.
Uber files: how World Bank-sponsored research on gender painted the company in a positive light
Uber files: how World Bank-sponsored research on gender painted the company in a positive light
Luxury Sneakers May Be A Step Too Far For Cash-strapped Gen Z
From $300 bucket hats to $900 sneakers and $700 t-shirts, the high-flying luxury sector is fretting over the appetite among financially stretched Gen Z consumers for such "aspirational" purchases.
Analysis-China Central Bank, Under Pressure To Ease, Is Hemmed-in By Inflation, Fed Jitters
China's central bank is set to take more easing steps, pressured by a shaky economy that is undercutting jobs, but it faces limited room to manoeuvre due to worries over rising inflation and capital flight, policy insiders and analysts said.
Tunisians vote on constitution set to bolster one-man rule
Tunisians began voting Monday on a constitution seen as a referendum on President Kais Saied.
First-time Voters Weigh What They've Never Known - Turkey Without Erdogan
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.
BoE sees less severe UK downturn
The pound rallied on the update, which included news that the BoE held its main interest rate at a record-low 0.1 percent.
Australia fears suicide spike due to virus shutdown
Australia has been one of the most successful countries in containing COVID-19, with fewer than 7,000 confirmed cases and 100 deaths.
US urges early Iraq elections as rights group warns of 'bloodbath'
Mass rallies calling for an overhaul of the ruling system have rocked the capital Baghdad.
Unemployment fuels unrest in Arab states: IMF
The IMF slashed its outlook for the region's three largest economies -- Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
Gaza: 70 percent youth unemployment as Israel's blockade threatens economic disaster
World Bank: War, isolation, and internal rivalries has left Gaza in a crippling economic state and exacerbated the human distress.
Brexit: What EU migration has done for the UK
Despite the numerous positive benefits, it may be in private-rented accommodation and low-paid work where the impact is most perceived.
How dangerous is crack cocaine?
After a relative reduction in use, the drug is making a worrying comeback, according to recent reports.
Boris Johnson is more sinned against than sinning
When a rare Oxbridge nonconformist makes a case for the obvious the establishment is often aghast.
Have politicians and employers got the 'snowflake generation' all wrong?
The vexing socioeconomic question of our age is should we view millennials as 'entitled' and 'lazy' or simply flexing their economic muscles.
EU bosses should take a 'wise-up pill' over Brexit says Wetherspoon boss
Tim Martin warns pub operator could have to switch to suppliers from outside the EU in the future.
If Britain is the 'sick man' of Europe benchmarking standards have really slipped
Many economies are seeing growth at or below that of Britain but the post-Brexit sick man narrative persists as it suits the agenda of some.