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Inane Step in Wrong Direction: Germany Plans to Lower Retirement Age for Some Workers From 65 to 63

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Speaking to national paper Die Welt, Günther Oettinger, German EU commissioner, said that Germany’s plans to allow longer-serving employees to retire at the age of 63 sent the “wrong signal” at a time when countries like Greece, Spain and Portugal are struggling to introduce tough labour market reforms. “We

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Saudi Arabia’s New Economic Reforms: A Concise Explainer

Harvard Business

In early 2016, the country began a process of reviewing multiple economic sectors, including energy, labor markets, pensions, and health. Then, in March, the Kingdom announced Vision 2030, a comprehensive reform plan aimed to wean Saudi Arabia off its long-term dependence on oil, sooner rather than later. Will the reforms work?

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Google, Ford Enter Partnership on Self-Driving Cars

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2030 is far too distant. While Apple has yet to comment on Titan - CEO Tim Cook actively dodged questions in a “60 Minutes interview” - the company has made numerous hires from the auto industry, including former Tesla engineers and software developers working on autonomous technologies. The trend is now impossible to deny.

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How Johnson & Johnson and American Express Are Developing Young Leaders

Harvard Business

Young leaders will have substantial opportunity to climb the corporate ladder — by 2030 , millennials alone will comprise three out of every four individuals in the U.S. In interviews, we heard from a participant in TAP who cited this approach as critical to her career goals and recent promotion. Hero Images/Getty Images.

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How to Successfully Work Across Countries, Languages, and Cultures

Harvard Business

billion by 2030 — and yet there will still be a shortage of skilled workers. In some sectors, the global market demands for English-speaking workers makes a global career quite attractive. Photo by Christine Roy. According to a recent McKinsey Global Institute report , the number of people in the global labor force will reach 3.5

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Time to Eliminate Pilots in Aircrafts: Post Pilot Era Coming Up

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In an interview with the bestselling German tabloid Bild, the 26-year-old flight attendant, known only as Maria W, said that they had separated “because it became increasingly clear that he had a problem”. Imagine an airline crew room in 2030,” he says. Air Force pilots flying Global Hawks from Beale.

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Saving the Planet from Ecological Disaster Is a $12 Trillion Opportunity

Harvard Business

How can we create $12 trillion a year in market opportunities by 2030? But a recent report concludes that meeting the goals in just four out of 60 sectors (food and agriculture, cities, energy and materials, and health and wellbeing) could indeed open up market opportunities worth up to $12 trillion a year in less than 15 years.