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Which countries tax their citizens the most?
Where do taxpayers pay the highest income taxes? In 2019, the highest income earners in Sweden pay a whopping 57.19 percent, more than...
Brigitte Van de Pas
Nov 11, 20191 min read


Are Chinese Consumers Moving from Spending to Saving?
China is facing slowing economic growth, and the continued trade war with the U.S. has created a potentially tricky situation where...
Adina-Laura Achim
Nov 11, 20193 min read


India Inc to see a 10% salary increase in 2020, Willis Towers Watson Survey finds
NEW DELHI: Salaries in India are projected to rise 10% in 2020, marginally higher than the actual increase (9.9%) in 2019, according to...
ET Bureau
Nov 5, 20192 min read


Microsoft experimented with a 4-day workweek, and productivity jumped by 40%
Microsoft found that implementing a four-day workweek led to a 40% boost in productivity, the company announced as part of the results of...
Lisa Eadicicco
Nov 4, 20192 min read


The global outlook could be worse than 'low for long'
At last week’s meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, I repeatedly heard the same dismal view: The global economy is...
Roberto Azevedo
Nov 2, 20193 min read


Why the Best CEOs Are Already Thinking About Their Exits
When CEOs botch their exits, their successors and their companies suffer. According to Russell Reynolds, between 2003 and 2015 one in...
Stanislav Shekshnia
Oct 31, 20198 min read


Tough times for the apparel industry: BGMEA president
Fifty-nine garment factories have been shut and 25,900 workers have lost jobs in the last seven months, BGMEA President Rubana Huq said....
Refayet Ullah Mirdha
Oct 30, 20193 min read


For China’s Ultra Elite, Personal Growth is the New Luxury
Two-thirds of high-net-worth Chinese consumers say personal growth is more important than wealth, according to research released on...
Tamsin Smith
Oct 23, 20194 min read


Luxury Brands Gear Up For a Tough Year Ahead in China
Most major luxury groups and brands have had a complicated year in the Greater China region, with some being put in the position of...
Avery Booker
Oct 22, 20193 min read


How do the super-rich invest?
Think of the upper echelons of the money-management business, and the image that springs to mind is of fusty private banks in Geneva or...
The Economist
Oct 21, 20194 min read
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