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People: Sri Lanka appoints two new deputy governors

People: Sri Lanka appoints two new deputy governors

People: Sri Lanka appoints two new deputy governors – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Nithya Navaratnam named deputy head of BIS banking department The Central Bank of Sri Lanka…

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Explainer-Why Canada is on the verge of an unprecedented rail labor stoppage By Reuters

Explainer-Why Canada is on the verge of an unprecedented rail labor stoppage By Reuters

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – For the first time, Canada’s two main railway companies – Canadian National Railway (TSX:) and Canadian Pacific (NYSE:) Kansas City – are on the verge of a simultaneous labor…

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Books That Shook the Business World: Exponential by Azeem Azhar

Books That Shook the Business World: Exponential by Azeem Azhar

I originally got introduced to Azeem Azhar, the English journalist, startup founder and investor, through his podcast and newsletter, Exponential View. My research and teaching are around the same intersection of emerging technologies, business and…

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Generative AI hype is ending – and now the technology might actually become useful

Generative AI hype is ending – and now the technology might actually become useful

Less than two years ago, the launch of ChatGPT started a generative AI frenzy. Some said the technology would trigger a fourth industrial revolution, completely reshaping the world as we know it. In March 2023,…

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Russia denies media report about indirect talks with Ukraine By Reuters

Russia denies media report about indirect talks with Ukraine By Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Sunday denied a report that Ukraine’s attack on the Kursk region had derailed indirect talks with Kyiv on halting strikes on energy and power targets, saying there had been no…

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Holiday over? Seven expert tips for how to avoid back-to-work stress

Holiday over? Seven expert tips for how to avoid back-to-work stress

The philosopher and political economist John Stuart Mill once wrote about why he didn’t take holidays. “No holidays allowed,” he explained, “lest the habit of work should be broken, and a taste for idleness acquired.”…

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Indigenous science can help solve some of the great problems of our time. Here’s how

Indigenous science can help solve some of the great problems of our time. Here’s how

Australia has committed to elevating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge as one of five national priorities in science and research. This comes as part of the National Science Statement released on Monday by the…

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CBDCs amplify contractionary effects of monetary shocks – BoC paper

CBDCs amplify contractionary effects of monetary shocks – BoC paper

Introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) would accentuate the contractionary effects of monetary policy shocks, a study by the Bank of Canada has found. The authors – researchers Saroj Bhattarai, Mohammad Davoodalhosseini and Zhenning…

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Safety at Ukraine nuclear plant deteriorates after nearby blast

Safety at Ukraine nuclear plant deteriorates after nearby blast

(Reuters) -Safety at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is deteriorating following a drone strike that hit a perimeter access road on Saturday, according to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Mariano Grossi. The…

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Oil prices will whipsaw as we move to net zero, which could be disastrous for low-income producer countries

Oil prices will whipsaw as we move to net zero, which could be disastrous for low-income producer countries

One huge question for the future of the global economy is how oil will be affected by the transition to net zero. Any energy economist will tell you that predicting oil prices is something of…

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