GENEVA (Reuters) - Some 8.8% of global working hours were lost last year due to the pandemic, roughly four times the number lost in the 2009 financial crisis, but there are "tentative signs" of recovery, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said on Monday.
PRAGUE/ZURICH (Reuters) - Trudging through snow while interviewing someone is just another day at the office for Prague-based recruiter Blake Wittman who has embraced new tactics to gain an edge during a pandemic that has roiled Europe's hiring market.
LONDON (Reuters) - Consumer goods maker Unilever Plc expects global consumption patterns to be suppressed in the first half of this year, even as business returns to normal in East Asia and markets in Africa and Latin America show resiliency, its chief executive told Reuters.
LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Corona Capital is a column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights.
LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Failing crops can lead to misery and economic pain. The same is true for the disappointing yield of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine. The $141 billion drug giant has cut its delivery to the European Union by 60% in the first quarter. Europe’s response, however, looks clumsy, and may even trigger a damaging battle for coronavirus treatments.