RANGPUR, Bangladesh—In July 2024, when young Bangladeshis frustrated with their job prospects were taking to the streets, Faruk Ahmed Shipon joined them each day. To the amazement of the 25-year-old, ...

Blackstone-controlled Crown Resorts will shift more than 100 corporate jobs offshore to take further costs out of the business, which comes as the group faces industrial action in Victoria. Crown ...

NEW DELHI, January 30, 2026—The World Bank Group (WBG) and the Government of India today announced a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) to help accelerate India’s next phase of growth and support ...

March 4 - The start of the year has seen massive layoffs across U.S. companies as they streamline operations amid rising adoption of artificial intelligence tools. * ⁠Meta plans to cut around 10% of ...

The southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital after Israeli airstrikes. Diego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times Near the Strait of Hormuz An image released by the Royal Thai Navy shows a vessel ...

Don’t start with moon shots. by Thomas H. Davenport and Rajeev Ronanki In 2013, the MD Anderson Cancer Center launched a “moon shot” project: diagnose and recommend treatment plans for certain forms ...

When done right, skills development can reduce un- and underemployment, increase productivity, and improve standards of living. Investing in upskilling or reskilling people for jobs of the future ...

Working from home has gone from being a growing trend to a full-scale phenomenon. There are many perks to a work-from-home arrangement, to be sure, but there can also be downsides: For example, ...