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A better understanding of Indigenous businesses in Australia could build on the already significant contribution they make to the economy.
Honesty is the key.
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Too much virtue language in a listing can cost an Airbnb host nearly $5,000 a year.
Inclusive workplaces are good for morale as well as the bottom line.
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Diversity, equity and inclusion are good for the bottom line.
A customer uses an online service with a chatbot to get support.
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From an economic development perspective, the highly skewed nature of AI activity in the US is likely to create large pools of high-skilled workers in some regions while leaving other regions behind.
They act kind of like drugs, but they aren’t regulated like them.
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‘Natural’ isn’t the same thing as healthful. You can have too much of a good thing, and taking action can be worse than doing nothing.
London and Manchester have always had thriving gay nightlife, but now many queer clubs and bars are closing.
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Widespread closures mean gay nightlife has been forced to change, but something more exciting is evolving in its place, according to a new book.
Sit back and relax – you’re in the Garden State.
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The Garden State is the only one in the country that forbids self-service gas stations − and that’s not likely to change anytime soon.
Macky Sall during a visit to the French Elysee presidential palace on 10 June 2022 in Paris.
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With the conduct of the 24 March elections, Senegal’s President Macky Sall appears to have saved his legacy.
Aluminium is an important global ingredient in industrial development.
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Ghana has spent over 60 years trying to build an aluminium industry.
Don’t trust. Verify.
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Don’t skimp on your eye safety.
Nigeria’s labour groups stage a protest over economic hardship caused by the removal of the fuel subsidy in Lagos.
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Nigeria’s sudden and total removal of fuel subsidies was not the best strategy to use.
That’ll cost you.
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The answer lies in the tax code.
Traders in Wuse, Abuja. Nigeria’s inflation is driven by soaring food costs and the fall of the country’s currency.
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Factors pushing inflation rates downwards in other parts of the world are achieving the exact opposite result in Nigeria.
Picturesque but pricey.
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Florida home insurance premiums have shot up threefold in just five years.
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War is taking a toll on Israel’s economy.
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Africa’s largest economy is in crisis, and unrest is growing.
Made it, Mao! Top of the World?
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Most Americans see China as the biggest threat to the US. But away from headline economic figures, China has a slew of challenges.
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India needs to follow a path akin to China’s to find answers to its job woes.
Street vending is a popular economic activity in Accra.
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Street sales are a source of jobs, income and survival for the urban poor in Ghana.
Young voters in Ann Arbor, Mich., fill out applications to cast their ballot in the midterm elections in November 2022.
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While young voters say they would be more likely to vote for Biden after they learn more about the economy and other topics, they did not appear affected by Donald Trump’s norm-defying behavior.