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Go In To The Office Or AI Will Replace You, Says PwC's UK Boss
Kevin Ellis said as AI is poised to take on routine tasks traditionally given to younger workers, junior staff should seek promotions by regularly working in the office.
Rishi Sunak 'Windsor Framework' did the impossible - but is it enough?
'Windsor Framework' marks a new chapter for UK-EU relations but DUP support remains uncertain.
Sri Lanka running out of medicine, doctors warn of death toll surpassing Covid
Sri Lanka is running out of almost all basic amenities such as food and fuel due to the current economic crisis. The doctors in the country have said that they are now running out of medicines too.
Sri Lanka cancels school exams due to shortage of printing paper, ink
The economic crisis faced by Sri Lanka is only worsening with each passing day, the country has now cancelled school exams for millions of students as it has run out of printing paper and ink
IMF agrees to pump $57bn into Agrentina's teetering economy
South America's second-largest economy battered by a run on the Argentine peso amid double-digit inflation.
Argentina, Turkey, Indonesia – why it's too early to speak of contagion in emerging markets
Weak economic fundamentals, not blind investor panic, has driven a summer of currency crises.
Lagarde urges countries to settle trade disputes, cut debt
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde told reporters that "the near-term prospect for the global economy appears to be bright."
Guernsey Finance boss calls Paradise Papers leak an 'illegal hack' peddling tax transparency untruths
Dominic Wheatley says sensationalist reporting is deliberately designed to undermine legitimate business acts of offshore centres.
IMF pushes higher taxes for rich to tackle inequality
Washington-based lender says there is no evidence to suggest that raising taxes on high-earners would adversely affect economic performance.
Brexit without a deal could see all UK-EU flights grounded, warns Philip Hammond
Chancellor says he considers such an outcome highly unlikely, but stressed that uncertainty about Brexit is acting as a dampener on the British economy.
China's credit boom on 'dangerous' path with massive consequences for global economy
New IMF report warns of an economic disruption, calls for remedial measures from Beijing.
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.
IMF downgrades UK growth forecast on 'slow start' to the year
"Weaker than expected activity" behind lowering of forecast for the British economy.
Greece denied fresh bailout funds amid eurozone-IMF spat
Athens needs €7bn by July to fulfil debt obligations.
World leaders urged to cancel Somalia's $5.3bn debt amid threat of imminent famine
Somalia is facing the "largest humanitarian crisis in history of the United Nations".
Thousands of women march in protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
The protesters sang the national anthem and shouted 'we want elections'.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says Greece on track to receive delayed bailout
Athens needs €7bn by July to fulfil debt obligations.
Persistent low growth in global economy could structurally change financial institutions: IMF report
Low growth economies could be the new normal, the report said.
Letter bomb explodes at Paris IMF office
The blast in Paris has left one person injured.
President Nana Akufo-Addo says he will not allow Ghana's economy to collapse
Akufo-Addo blames Ghana's poor state of the economy on the previous government.
Brexit will 'not be positive all along and without pain', IMF's Christine Lagarde warns
Lagarde welcomed Prime Minister Theresa May's recent Brexit-related speech saying it provided clarity.
Britain will need to keep its innovative edge to pay for Brexit
Bringing more competitive business to UK shores will be physically and fiscally challenging post-Brexit but the UK must not waver.
IMF chief Christine Lagarde found guilty of negligence in Bernard Tapie trial
The IMF managing director was accused of failing to prevent a massive government payout in favour of Bernard Tapie.
IMF chief Christine Lagarde to stand trial over £340m payout to French tycoon
Lagarde was the French finance minister when the state awarded a £340m payout to Bernard Tapie in 2008.
IMF official warns Deutsche Bank: Prove you can survive
German bank needs to show investors its 'business model is viable' says Peter Dattels.
Chances of a UK recession in second half of 2016 have 'all but evaporated'
UK's service sector growth cooled in September, but stayed on positive turf boosting the economy.
IMF eats humble pie over Brexit claims, admits UK GDP will grow after all
IMF expects the UK economy to grow by 1.8% in 2016, marginally higher than its July forecast of 1.7%.
Brexit increases 'global economic uncertainty' say G20 finance chiefs
The world's largest economies pledge to work together to combat volatility.
Asian stock markets trade mixed following IMF decision to cut UK growth forecast
Taking a cue from mixed close on Wall Street overnight, Asian stocks move both ways.
IMF cuts UK's economic growth forecast but Britain will still perform better than Germany and France
UK's economy expected to grow by 1.3% by end 2017, 0.9 percentage points lower than IMF's April forceast.