Europe’s economic recovery is underway, fueled by factors such as supportive public policies, strong private balance sheets ...

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South Africa’s official unemployment rate of 31.9% is five times higher than the average of the other G20 countries.

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The reopening of the US government will allow the release of backlogged economic data, especially jobs data, helping us take ...

The growth of the national economy by only 0.7% at the end of 2025 and by 1.1% at the end of next year, according to the autumn forecast published yesterday by the European Commission, opens a gloomy ...

Finland's economy is expected to stagnate this year, with the European Commission projecting GDP growth of just 0.1 percent.

With pensions, social housing, unemployment benefits, medical care, and disability support, Europe has among the best social protections in the world. But which EU countries are the most generous when ...

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Debates over world trade often conflate two distinct issues. The first is how to expand the efficiencies that occur when international trade is broadly balanced and countries are able to benefit from ...

Parents with young children are finding it more beneficial to stay at home and claim benefits - or live off their partner's ...