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Brazil's G20 Presidency: Hunger, Poverty, Inequality Top Priorities
G20 is the main forum for economic and financial cooperation -- areas increasingly tested by today's shifting geopolitics.
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CEO Pay Takes A Hit In 2023, Yet Stands At 290 Times Average Workers Salary
The analysis suggests that exorbitant CEO pay, driven by their leverage over corporate boards rather than performance.
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Trio Wins 2024 Nobel Prize In Economics For Work On Wealth Inequality
The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded on Monday to Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu and British-Americans Simon Johnson and James Robinson for research into wealth inequality between nations.
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Who Will Receive Nobel Economics Prize 2024?
The Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the Nobel economics prize on Monday, with specialists on credit, the role of government, and wealth inequality seen as possible contenders.
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South Africa To Add Incentives, Improve Black Empowerment System
The head of South Africa's flagship Black economic empowerment programme plans to introduce additional incentives and potential fines to improve corporate participation and curb exploitation of the system meant to tackle the country's gross inequalit
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World Inequality Report: India Has 85% Billionaires From Upper Castes, None From Scheduled Tribes
A recent report by the World Inequality Lab has documented a significant rise in economic disparities which has led to an uneven demographic makeup of billionaires in India.
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Congress Manifesto Making BJP Jealous, Claims P Chidambaram
The senior Congress leader emphasised that his party's manifesto has recognised that there is social and economic inequality and aims to bring justice to every section of society "irrespective of religion."
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India Needs To Grow At 8% On Sustained Basis To Create More Jobs: Ex-Chief Economic Adviser
India needs to grow at 8 per cent on sustained basis to create sufficient jobs to reduce poverty and inequality, India's executive director at International Monetary Fund (IMF) Krishnamurthy Venkata Subramanian said on Wednesday.
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Youth's Unhappiness, Loneliness Pull Down US's Global Happiness Ranking
Rising unhappiness among younger people has caused the United States and some large western European countries to fall down a global wellbeing index, while Nordic nations retain their grip on the top spots.
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Women And Rural Poor Hit Hardest By Climate Change: UN
Heatwaves and floods inflict greater economic pain on rural women than men because climate change intensifies existing inequalities, the United Nations' food and farming agency said on Tuesday.
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Congress Peddling Misinformation: BJP On Rising Income Inequality Charge
The BJP on Monday slammed the Congress for "peddling misinformation" over alleged rising economic inequality and said the average income of people has increased as the country is on an "upward trajectory" under the Modi government.
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Gender Pay Disparity "Still A Problem": Nobel Prize Winner Claudia Goldin
Claudia Goldin said Monday that her selection as the Nobel Prize winner was a crucial recognition for women economists studying the workforce, but that persistent gender inequality remains a problem
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Heatwaves Affect Developing Countries The Most, Worsening Inequality
According to a study, extreme heat has an unequal effect on economic growth around the world.
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Earning Rs 25,000 Per Month? You Are In India's Top 10%: Report
Highlighting a vast income distribution disparity in the country, the latest State of Inequality in India Report by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister shows a bleak picture, with gaps that need to be addressed so that the goals of social progress and shared prosperity are realised.
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In Open Letter, 100 Millionaires Make Unusual Plea: "Tax Us Now"
More than 100 millionaires made an unusual plea on Wednesday: "Tax us now".
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Brazil's G20 Presidency: Hunger, Poverty, Inequality Top Priorities
G20 is the main forum for economic and financial cooperation -- areas increasingly tested by today's shifting geopolitics.
-
CEO Pay Takes A Hit In 2023, Yet Stands At 290 Times Average Workers Salary
The analysis suggests that exorbitant CEO pay, driven by their leverage over corporate boards rather than performance.
-
Trio Wins 2024 Nobel Prize In Economics For Work On Wealth Inequality
The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded on Monday to Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu and British-Americans Simon Johnson and James Robinson for research into wealth inequality between nations.
-
Who Will Receive Nobel Economics Prize 2024?
The Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the Nobel economics prize on Monday, with specialists on credit, the role of government, and wealth inequality seen as possible contenders.
-
South Africa To Add Incentives, Improve Black Empowerment System
The head of South Africa's flagship Black economic empowerment programme plans to introduce additional incentives and potential fines to improve corporate participation and curb exploitation of the system meant to tackle the country's gross inequalit
-
World Inequality Report: India Has 85% Billionaires From Upper Castes, None From Scheduled Tribes
A recent report by the World Inequality Lab has documented a significant rise in economic disparities which has led to an uneven demographic makeup of billionaires in India.
-
Congress Manifesto Making BJP Jealous, Claims P Chidambaram
The senior Congress leader emphasised that his party's manifesto has recognised that there is social and economic inequality and aims to bring justice to every section of society "irrespective of religion."
-
India Needs To Grow At 8% On Sustained Basis To Create More Jobs: Ex-Chief Economic Adviser
India needs to grow at 8 per cent on sustained basis to create sufficient jobs to reduce poverty and inequality, India's executive director at International Monetary Fund (IMF) Krishnamurthy Venkata Subramanian said on Wednesday.
-
Youth's Unhappiness, Loneliness Pull Down US's Global Happiness Ranking
Rising unhappiness among younger people has caused the United States and some large western European countries to fall down a global wellbeing index, while Nordic nations retain their grip on the top spots.
-
Women And Rural Poor Hit Hardest By Climate Change: UN
Heatwaves and floods inflict greater economic pain on rural women than men because climate change intensifies existing inequalities, the United Nations' food and farming agency said on Tuesday.
-
Congress Peddling Misinformation: BJP On Rising Income Inequality Charge
The BJP on Monday slammed the Congress for "peddling misinformation" over alleged rising economic inequality and said the average income of people has increased as the country is on an "upward trajectory" under the Modi government.
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Gender Pay Disparity "Still A Problem": Nobel Prize Winner Claudia Goldin
Claudia Goldin said Monday that her selection as the Nobel Prize winner was a crucial recognition for women economists studying the workforce, but that persistent gender inequality remains a problem
-
Heatwaves Affect Developing Countries The Most, Worsening Inequality
According to a study, extreme heat has an unequal effect on economic growth around the world.
-
Earning Rs 25,000 Per Month? You Are In India's Top 10%: Report
Highlighting a vast income distribution disparity in the country, the latest State of Inequality in India Report by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister shows a bleak picture, with gaps that need to be addressed so that the goals of social progress and shared prosperity are realised.
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In Open Letter, 100 Millionaires Make Unusual Plea: "Tax Us Now"
More than 100 millionaires made an unusual plea on Wednesday: "Tax us now".
