Tag: Business and Economy
![Dominican Republic to trial four-day work week: Can it work globally?](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP17024580757056-1705569167.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
In February, the Dominican Republic will become the first Caribbean country to conduct a test…
![South Africa seeks to stop auction of historic Nelson Mandela artefacts](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11c14071534440a1bc2146f0cd1a3d69_8.jpeg?resize=1200,630)
About 75 items are to be auctioned as part of a deal between Mandela’s family…
![‘Better future’: India’s Ayodhya sees business boom with Ram temple launch](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kamal-Kaushal-1705518349.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Ayodhya, India – A 13-kilometer stretch around the controversial Ram temple in the northern Indian…
![China posts sluggish GDP growth in 2023, population declines again](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/34F96TA-highres-1705464259.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Official data shows GDP was 5.2 percent in 2023, meeting a government target, but the…
![Oxfam says rich people hoarding wealth as global poverty rises](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2021-07-06T231518Z_313517004_RC2BFO94U908_RTRMADP_3_SPACE-EXPLORATION-RACE.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Poverty inequality around the world is exploding as the rich hoard a disproportionate share of…
![Asia’s business heirs look beyond profits, hoping to escape parents’ shadow](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Abe-439-1703916839.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – From Malaysia to Singapore to the Philippines, second- and third-generation family…
![Fabric wars: Ghana’s colourful prints face renewed Chinese competition](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP21256572753396-1703856664.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Accra Ghana – On a weekday in December, the fabric section of the busy Makola…
![Economic downturn punctures joy of festive season in Nigeria](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/AP23112172854722-1687886667.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Lagos, Nigeria – December in Chinenye Ikechukwu is usually marked by concerts, parties and restaurant…
![China considers revising gaming rules after tech giants lose billions](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/385551890.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
A draft document outlining the restrictions caused a stir as tech stocks plunged, sending investors…
![2023, the year of layoffs](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2021-11-02T143106Z_612677651_RC2AMQ9R191Q_RTRMADP_3_FACEBOOK-METAVERSE-1683161596.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Carlin Putman, of Houston, Texas, worked at AIG for more than two decades. She lost…