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  'AI Revolution' to Sweep Job Markets in World’s Wealthiest Nations: OECD

  The world's wealthiest nations must urgently prepare for the impact of an imminent "AI revolution" that will change jobs, create new ones and make others disappear, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Tuesday.

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  Donald Trump Nominates Indian-American Manisha Singh As US Envoy To OECD

  US President Donald Trump has nominated senior Indian-American diplomat Manisha Singh as his envoy to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

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  Court Ruling Is Latest Setback For Japan's Working Women

  A Supreme Court decision in Japan this week, widely viewed as a setback for women's rights and a victory for conservative family values, upheld a 19th-century law that requires married couples to adopt one surname for legal purposes. The ruling underscores the persistent challenges for working women in Japan, despite government rhetoric and some pr...

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  India Sees 'Firming Growth': OECD

  India is witnessing "firming growth" even as most developed and developing economies are seeing mixed trends, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

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  World Economic Leaders Tackle Slow Growth, Climate Change

  Kick-starting the sluggish global economy and funding the climate-change fight top the agenda this week as finance ministers and central bank chiefs from around the world gather in Peru.

• Denmark Has the Best Work-Life Balance: OECD

  Turkey has the worst work-life balance, according to the study. In Turkey 43 per cent of the employees work very long hours.

• OECD Cuts Global Growth Forecast on China Slowdown

  The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said the global economy will grow by 3.4 per cent this year, down from its forecast of 3.6 per cent growth last November.

• Australia named 'happiest' developed nation again

  Australia has been ranked as the world's happiest nation among developed economies for a third year in a row, with a whopping 84 per cent of the country's population saying they are satisfied with their lives.

• Fragile economy, other global woes dominate Davos

  The fragile state of the world economy, along with the relentless turmoil in Syria and the rocky fallout from the Arab Spring, dominated discussions during this year's annual gathering of the global elite at Davos, leaving many participants uneasy about what lies ahead as they left for home Sunday.

• No school, no work: Young see toll from recession

  The report on Tuesday from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development - the world's most developed countries - found that 16 percent of people from 15 to 29 are neither in school nor working. It is based on the latest figures from 2008 to 2010 - and says those trends are likely still rising due to more recent economic turmoil.

• Putin: Asia can count on Russia for energy supply

  President Vladimir Putin promised Asia and Pacific leaders meeting in the seaport of Vladivostok on Friday that they could count on Russia to be a reliable energy supplier and provide a bridge to Europe that can help revitalize regional trade.

• EU running out of time as Greece nears the exit

  Concerns that leaders lack the will to tackle the continent's economic problems have worried the markets for weeks.

• Late rally erases steep losses on Wall Street

  In the last hour of trading, news crossed that the leaders of France and Italy favored using region-wide bonds to support Europe's economy.

• Eurozone warned 'severe recession' looming

  The 17-country eurozone risks falling into a "severe recession," the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned

• OECD paper: Europe needs $1.3 trillion bailout fund

  OECD says Europe probably needs a euro 1 trillion ($1.3 trillion) bailout fund if it is to stop the spread of its debt crisis.