Reutersadded this to BusinessBusiness OECD cuts growth outlook to post-crisis lowReuters - By Leigh ThomasPARIS (Reuters) - The trade war between the United States and China has plunged global growth to its lowest levels in a decade, the OECD said on Thursday as it slashed its forecasts. The Organization Economic
mthungeradded this to Court of LeavesWorkload One In Four Teachers Works 60-Plus Hours A WeekForbes - Nick MorrisonReducing working hours and tackling workload are viewed as key factors in tackling the teacher shortage (Photo by Colin McPherson/Corbis via Getty Images) One in four teachers works 60 hours a week or
AJadded this to Free-Trade China Global Growth to Hit Decade Low Amid U.S.-China Trade WarThe Wall Street Journal. - Paul HannonOECD expects growth to remain low in 2020 and possibly beyond if the trade conflict spills over The global economy is set to grow at the slowest pace since the financial crisis, with business investment
AvatarFinancial TimesEconomics OECD warns Globaltrade tensions could create low-growth trapFinancial Times - Chris GilesThe world’s leading economies need to ease trade tensions and act decisively to prevent a descent into a low-growth trap from which it would be difficult to escape, the OECD warned on Thursday. Labelling
ToddXoXadded this to Down The Rabbit HoleCapital Gains Capital Gains Taxes: Already Too Highcato.org Democrats are proposing to raise capital gains taxes. Ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee, Ron Wyden, wants to tax capital gains on an …
MarketWatchGDP OECD says global economy will grow at worst pace since financial crisisMarketWatch - By Steve Goldstein The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Thursday downgraded its assessment of the global economy to the worst growth rate since …
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesBrexit No-deal Brexit will cut 3% off UK economic growth, warns OECDThe Guardian - Phillip InmanA no-deal Brexit will slice almost 3% from Britain’s economic growth over the next three years compared with just 0.6% from the rest of the EU, according to the OECD’s latest health check of the global
Teaching Teaching and learning international survey: Where does SA rank?news24.com - Ethan Van Diemen Parliament's portfolio committee on basic education was briefed on Tuesday by the Department of Basic Education on the outcome of the teaching and …
Euronewsadded this to BusinessMigration OECD: Humanitarian migration falls while labour and family migration risesEuronews - By Oleksandra Vakulina with ReutersEurope had a decrease in the number of asylum applications by 10% in 2018. Family migration, where people migrate with, or to join, family members, increased by 9% and labour migration by 6%. When it to
Foreign Aid Pacific Aid Map: An updatelowyinstitute.org - Jonathan Pryke, Alexandre Dayant In August last year, the Lowy Institute launched our flagship Pacific research project, the Pacific Aid Map. Foreign aid is an important resource …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHungary Hungarian House Speaker receives Polish state awarddailynewshungary.com - Daily News Paris, December 16 (MTI) - Zoltan Csefalvay, Hungary's ambassador to the OECD and the UNESCO, has received a high state… The commanders' cross of the …
The GuardianRetail Bank of England expected to leave rates on hold amid Brexit uncertainty – business liveThe Guardian - Graeme Wearden• Introduction: BoE rate decision today • Last night, Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points... • ..and was called gutless by Donald Trump Economist Rupert Seggins has crunched today’s retail sales
Bloombergadded this to MarketsInvesting Global Economy Seen Slipping Toward Weakest Growth in a DecadeBloomberg - William Horobin Intensifying trade conflicts have sent global growth momentum tumbling toward lows last seen during the financial crisis, and governments are not …
Bloombergadded this to MarketsInvesting Britain Gets Recession Warning From OECD Over No-Deal BrexitBloomberg - Fergal O'Brien The OECD warned that a no-deal Brexit would push the U.K. into a recession, send investment and exports plunging and create damaging long-term …
World Economic ForumJapan Elderly people make up a third of Japan’s population – and it’s reshaping the countryweforum.org - Charlotte Edmond Japan is getting greyer. Almost a third of its population is over 65; there are 2.3 billion people in their 70s. And there are more people than ever …
Tegif Vetlofadded this to News etcWorkload One in four teachers work more than 60 hours a weekinews.co.uk - Will Hazell A quarter of teachers in England work more than 60 hours a week despite successive government promises to cut their workload, research has revealed. A …
Audioburstadded this to Audioburst World NewsEuropean Union Listen: Apple Irish tax case appeal heard by EU courtAudioburst - Marketplace Morning Report with David Brancaccio "A landmark case heads to Europe second highest court today apple is challenging eight thousand sixteen order to pay more than fourteen billion …
Bloombergadded this to BloombergMargrethe Vestager Losing the Apple Battle Might Help Win the Tech Tax WarBloomberg - Alex Webb Apple Inc. is squaring up with tech’s European bete noire, Margrethe Vestager, over its historical tax arrangements in Ireland at a court hearing …
Forbesadded this to TechnologySocial Security Let’s Talk ‘Basic Retirement Income’ Social Security Reform - What Would It Look Like?Forbes - Elizabeth BauerLast week, I promoted, in contrast to Elizabeth Warren’s Social Security plan, a basic retirement income. That’s not a pipe dream. In various other developed countries, it’s a perfectly normal way to Social
Australian News Australia home to one of world's biggest temporary migrant workforcesbrisbanetimes.com.au - Shane Wright Australia had almost 750,000 permits for temporary migrants on issue in 2017, second in total number only to the US. As a proportion of the overall …
CNBCMillennials The new #MillennialRetirementPlans? Make dark jokes on TwitterCNBC - Alicia Adamczyk If you are a millennial who would like to discuss your thoughts about retirement and saving for the future for an article on CNBC Make It, please …
AvatarMichael Levensonadded this to Global StuduEconomics Martin Wolf: why rentier capitalism is damaging liberal democracyFinancial Times - Martin Wolf“While each of our individual companies serves its own corporate purpose, we share a fundamental commitment to all of our stakeholders.” With this sentence, the US Business Roundtable, which represents
European News EU to invest in world-class health research centre for children in Croatianeweurope.eu - www.neweurope.eu The European Union announced on 17 September that it is investing more than €48 million from the European Regional Development Fund to extend the …
Bloombergadded this to BloombergEconomics Asia’s Global Clout Growing Despite Trade Wars, McKinsey SaysBloomberg - Michelle Jamrisko Asia’s economies will charge ahead in coming decades, boosting their collective share of trade and capital flows while showing less reliance on the …
Winston Peters Winston Peters says New Zealand GDP growth will be downstuff.co.nz - Thomas Coughlan Winston Peters says Thursday's economic growth figures will be "down," while taking credit for predicting the slowdown back in 2017. However, the …
Guardian USadded this to BusinessGDP Britons are still worse off than in 2008, new research claimsThe Guardian - Phillip InmanBritons are £128 a year worse off on average than they were in 2008, according to a report that reveals household incomes were hit harder in the wake of the financial crash than official figures have The
AvatarMichael Zauzigadded this to Machine Learning and The FutureBusiness School AI significant potential but ethics | London Business Schoollondon.edu - By Ben Laurance AI significant potential but ethics must be the starting point says OECD Ángel Gurría, Secretary General of the OECD , says cutting-edge technologies …
United States U.S. Teachers and Students Are Tops for Time Spent in Schooledweek.org - Sarah Sparks U.S. students and teachers alike spend significantly more time at school than their international peers, according to the latest Education at a …
Janetadded this to Issues in Special EducationAustralian News Aussie classrooms 14 percent bigger than international average9news.com.au - Darius Winterfield Australia's classrooms are bursting at the seams, with figures out in the OECD's Education At A Glance Report for 2019 showing they're 14 percent …
Finance Great deal of work ahead before OECD tax reforms agreedrte.ie - RTÉ News The Minister for Finance has warned that "a great deal of work" remains to be done before a workable agreement on reforming the international …
