Economic fallout from the pandemic has upended lives in the impoverished country, where the first coronavirus cases are only now being reported.
Tag: Layoffs and Job Reductions
Covid-19’s Economic Pain Is Universal. But Relief? Depends on Where You Live.
In some countries, workers will have 90 percent of lost wages covered. In others, residents fear eviction. Nation to nation, rescue plans reflect conflicting ideas of government’s role in a crisis.
As Coronavirus Deepens Inequality, Inequality Worsens Its Spread
The pandemic is widening social and economic divisions that also make the virus deadlier, a self-reinforcing cycle that experts warn could have consequences for years to come.
Saudi Oil Price Cut Is a Market Shock With Wide Tremors
Oil producers in the United States and other nations brace for lower revenue, reduced investment and job losses as a global glut is compounded.
As Canada’s Frustrations Grow Over Rail Blockade, Trudeau Gets Heckled
Canada’s prime minister rejected calls to use force against Indigenous protesters opposed to a pipeline. An opposition leader asked: “Will our country be one of rule of law or one of rule of mob?”
Oyo Scales Back as SoftBank-Funded Companies Retreat
The Indian hospitality start-up is losing hotel rooms and has stepped back from more than 200 cities as part of a broader pullback by firms financed by SoftBank.
From Underwear to Cars, India’s Economy Is Fraying
The country once had the world’s fastest-growing economy, but it has been battered by global and domestic forces. India’s troubles are a warning sign for other developing countries.
Deutsche Bank Scales Back Ambitions, Announcing Job Cuts and Reorganization
The bank that once symbolized German economic prowess is effectively abandoning hope of playing in the same league as Wall Street banks, and struggling to remain relevant.
Ford to Cut 12,000 Jobs in Europe
The automaker said it would close plants across the region, leading to job losses for more than 18 percent of its work force.
Britain’s big squeeze: ‘This Is All We Can Afford’: Shrinking Lives in the English Countryside
In Cumbria, a bucolic landscape masks growing poverty and isolation. As bus lines are cut and services dry up under austerity, older people are feeling new constraints.