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"Employers who aren't listening are in some ways just being naive."
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"Employers who aren't listening are in some ways just being naive."
The highly asymmetric impact of the pandemic has reinforced historical inequalities within and between countries and is now giving rise to a highly divergent recovery. Technological change has accelerated through the crisis, contributing to additional labour market polarization. At the same time, long-term growth prospects remain subdued, following pre-crisis trends. In addition, future shocks will arise from frontier risks with unknown likelihoods and impacts for which many governments and societies are not currently well prepared. The disruptions faced by societies and the global economy tod...
Swimming Naked in Latin America From: "It's only when the tide goes out that you discover who has been swimming naked." Warren Buffett is perhaps the most frequently quoted investor, but of all the times he has been quoted, the quotation above is his most famous. He simply means that when the economy is doing well (the tide is coming in), you don't see their swimsuits. ...
Did you know that Panama has two Canals?  The First Panama Canal was open for business in 1914 and built by the US. The Second Panama Canal was open for business in 2016 and built by Panama. The old canal could only take "Panamamax" ships, the largest size that fit the old locks. It still operates without problems and makes its contribution to Panama's financial stability, but it is not alone anymore. The new canal locks, the "Second Canal", take the much larger Neo-panamax ships in its new locks.   In the graph below you can see the division between the first a...
1914-2015: How Nigeria Actually Ended Six Years Ago, By Biodun Busari Back to why the masses were apprehensive, it was because there were two uncertainties. One, there was tautness as to where the general election would lead the country. by Biodun Busari Apr 25, 2021 Nigeria has already broken up! Nigeria is only together in body; its soul has been shared along ethnic lines. Its spirit has flown away. All well-meaning Nigerians were apprehensive about the state of the country prior to the general elections in 2015, because of two uncertainties. And, when I refer to well-meaning Nigerians, pol...