Indonesia, Australia to carry out worker exchange as part of trade tariff deal

Jul 17, 2020 08:57 am UTC| Economy

Indonesian workers could get up to six months of training and work experience in Australia in a worker-exchange program to boost its human resources. The workers would mainly come from the health care,...

We could lose $30 billion in weeks from cyberwar. But the real loss is the erosion of public trust

Jul 16, 2020 14:15 pm UTC| Economy

The Australian Cyber Security Growth Network (AustCyber) on Monday released a report modelling the potential impact of cyberattacks and sustained digital outages on Australia. The Digital Trust Reports modelling...

The Fed's independence helped it save the US economy in 2008 – the CDC needs the same authority today

Jul 16, 2020 14:14 pm UTC| Economy

The image of scientists standing beside governors, mayors or the president has become common during the pandemic. Even the most cynical politician knows this public health emergency cannot be properly addressed without...

Google to allocate $10 billion to help accelerate India's digital economy

Jul 16, 2020 06:39 am UTC| Economy

Google will allocate $10 billion to be used over the next five to seven years through equity investments and tie-ups to help accelerate Indias digital economy, according to Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai. The...

Delayed tax payments to bring revenue to US states

Jul 16, 2020 04:58 am UTC| Economy

A pandemic-triggered revenue plunge will be interrupted for most US states as they collect billions of dollars in tax payments. The payments would have been due in April. However, other than the payments of taxes,...

China calls UK's Huawei ban as 'groundless'

Jul 16, 2020 01:09 am UTC| Economy

The Chinese government called the UKs ban of Huaweis 5G kit as groundless while vowing to safeguard Chinese companies legitimate interests. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the UK is making excuses to...

More Moroccans leaning on informal economy for livelihood

Jul 16, 2020 00:25 am UTC| Economy

Morocco expects the health crisis to increase the number of their workers in the informal economy, who already form a third of their workforce and contribute 14 percent of gross domestic product. The health crisis would...