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French joblessness below 10 percent for first time in four years
France's unemployment rate dropped below 10 percent for the first time since 2012.
18 August 2016
Mass axing of oil worker taking place in Aktobe
Kazakh-Chinese oil company Velikaya Stena in Aktobe in Kazakhstan's west is laying off many workers.
13 August 2015
Kazakhstan in 10 World’s Worst Performers in Economy: Bloomberg
Kazakhstan ended up in the 10 World’s Worst Performers in Economy compiled by Bloomberg.
14 July 2015
Joblessness, inequality top global concerns in 2015: report
Unemployment and rising income inequality will top concerns for global leaders in 2015, a World Economic Forum (WEF) study said.
07 November 2014
French unemployment hits new record
Unemployment in France hit a new record in September, with official statistics published showing 3.43 million people claimed jobless benefits.
25 October 2014
IMF worried about sustained slow global growth
IMF chief warned that the global economy could be sinking into a prolonged period of "mediocre" growth.
03 October 2014
Hollande hits all-time low in new opinion poll
Confidence in embattled French President Francois Hollande has plunged to a new all-time low of 13 percent.
05 September 2014
Japan PM to name women to quarter of cabinet
More than a quarter of Japan's new cabinet will be female.
03 September 2014
German jobless rate unchanged in August: data
Unemployment in Germany stagnated in August, as clouds continue to build over Europe's biggest economy.
28 August 2014
US economy rebounds, adding 288,000 jobs in April
The US economy pumped out 288,000 jobs in April, the highest pace in over two years, in a fresh confirmation that growth has resumed after a harsh winter freeze.
04 May 2014
Railway manufacturing plant workers might face unemployment
Employees of the Ekibastuz-based PromMashKomplekt plant can lose their jobs.
16 March 2014
Top French court approves 75% company tax on high salaries
France's top court Sunday approved a proposal for companies to pay 75 percent tax on annual salaries exceeding one million euros in line with President Francois Hollande's drive to limit executive pay at a time of economic hardship.
30 December 2013
Europe's 'crisis after the crisis' poses uncertainty in 2014
Is Europe on the verge of a popular uprising? The question was asked by one of Greece's most respected newspapers as another year of painful austerity drew to a close.
15 December 2013
Ethiopia's colossal human airlift from Saudi Arabia
When Ethiopia started repatriating its citizens living illegally in Saudi Arabia last month, 30,000 people were expected to return.
13 December 2013
Bailout over but suffering goes on for Ireland's most needy
Ireland will receive plaudits this weekend when it exits its financial bailout but advocacy groups warn that the most vulnerable in society will still suffer from lingering austerity measures.
12 December 2013
US jobless rate drops to five-year low
The US jobless rate fell sharply to 7.0 percent in November, a five-year low, raising the odds Friday that the Federal Reserve could soon cut its huge stimulus program.
07 December 2013
Kazakhstan to face growing unemployment due to baby boom
The current baby boom in Kazakhstan may entail unemployment after 2020: Vice PM Erbol Orynbayev.
27 November 2013
Unemployment remains dark spot in Spanish economy
Spain's government sees light at the end of the tunnel with the end to a two-year recession but analysts warn joblessness will continue to weigh down the eurozone's fourth-largest economy.
04 October 2013
Britain demands jobless work for state hand-outs
Britons who are out of work for several years will be required to work full-time on community projects to receive state unemployment payments.
30 September 2013
Jobless Spaniards flood in for slave wages in 'Exodus'
Thousands of Spaniards are queueing up to play the role of slaves in film-maker Ridley Scott's Biblical epic "Exodus", hoping for a way out of unemployment.
18 August 2013