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President Mahama pledges inflation cuts, jobs and zero tolerance for corruption in 2026
01 Jan 2026 22:30 GMT
… on its knees, unemployment crushing our youth, infrastructure … and services, creating new employment opportunities for young people … restoration of consistent electricity supply and the expansion … commercial enterprise, increase renewable energy to 30 per cent …
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Middle East 2026: Ceasefires hold, power questions persist across a volatile region
01 Jan 2026 16:35 GMT
… unemployment exceeding 27%, reflecting
persistent labor-market strain despite large public-sector … energy sector despite repeated pledges to improve electricity
… economic collapse, fuel shortages, compulsory
… , with aid
workers facing persistent security …
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AI to Displace 14% of Jobs by 2026, Investors Predict
01 Jan 2026 14:24 GMT
… , and engineering fields.
Sector-Specific Vulnerabilities
Focusing on … centers, chips, and energy—will compel firms to … with rising long-term unemployment as workers struggle to reskill. … jobs by 2030. Analysts like Josh Bersin, in his blog, urge employers …
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Revamp The Textile Sector
01 Jan 2026 09:24 GMT
… 53% of the population unemployed, in the midst … employing hundreds of workers and making a significant contribution to both job … results. The textile sector remains sluggish. Nigerians … costs resulting from persistent energy poverty, insecurity, inconsistent …
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2 major Oregon employers announce mass layoffs
01 Jan 2026 00:48 GMT
… comes after Purelight Power, a Medford-based solar company, told state … the legislation would mean for renewable energy, with Oregon U.S. … t successful.
Oregon’s employers reported nearly 9,000 mass … Great Recession.
Oregon’s unemployment rate has climbed a full …
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New year message: Ruto unveils roadmap to cut poverty & unemployment
31 Dec 2025 17:32 GMT
… farmers, traders, entrepreneurs, and workers, whose toil, patience, and … been undertaken to create employment under the Bottom- … invests deliberately in infrastructure, energy, and skills, and finances … opportunity.
- To cut unemployment by half, ensuring that …
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Tariffs, Power and Pressure: How Trade Policy Drove Markets and Politics in 2025
31 Dec 2025 11:54 GMT
… -Canada Agreement (USMCA), except for energy and potash fertilizer imports, which … out plans to diversify its oil, steel and lumber trade to … in 2025 than 2024. -- Unemployment remains low at 4.6% … the administration cut 249,000 jobs. -- The Fed's …
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AI won't hollow out white-collar jobs, it will fuel growth — says Box CEO Aaron Levie
29 Dec 2025 13:56 GMT
… justify, and, ultimately, create jobs rather than eliminate them.
Why … drove it higher, as cheaper energy fueled new industries — a dynamic … jobless boom" in 2026 as firms do more with fewer workers … AI is already reshaping the job market at that level.
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‘Eskom is bleeding us dry’: Power costs spark retrenchment fears in Mpumalanga
31 Dec 2025 06:46 GMT
… unemployment rate, we can’t afford to see a single worker … support to enter the renewable energy space and, most critically … against international smelters whose electricity costs are roughly half … to withdraw jobs
Mnguni said across the minerals sector, Macua …
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Finland’s 2026 tax changes: higher prices for alcohol and tobacco, fuel costs down
31 Dec 2025 00:48 GMT
… tax.
Soft drinks and energy drinks will also be … , depending on sugar content.
Fuel, food, and medicine slightly … 1.62, although global oil markets remain the main … office deductions and employer-provided bicycles. The unemployment insurance contribution …