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Bank account freezes rattle business community

The NBR’s move to freeze accounts of individuals and businesses over alleged links to garment-sector unrest has disrupted financial operations, raising concerns among exporters and entrepreneurs Details

Bank account freezes rattle business community

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Sindh govt to set up Labour Registration Helpdesk at SITE

In a move aimed at simplifying worker registration and improving industrial labour services, the Sindh Labour Department will set up a dedicated ‘Labour Registration Helpdesk’ at the SITE Association of Industry every Tuesday and Thursday, Secretary Labour Sajid Jamal Abro announced during his visit to the association on the suggestion of…

The global economy's Achilles' heels

A defining story of this decade has been a series of global economic shocks: pandemic, war and geopolitical shifts. New research quantifies a rising set of vulnerabilities for the global trade system . The big picture: Many crucial global goods are built on supply chains that have one or more Achilles' heels, a report from the consulting…

Small Businesses Can't Hire Their Way Out of the Labor Shortage | Opinion

As skilled-worker shortages loom, Clayton Tomasino argues technology can help small businesses simplify training.

  • Small businesses lost 292,000 jobs in 2025, struggling to hire skilled workers
  • U.S. labor force projected to shrink by 2.7 million workers (1.3%) by 2040
  • Technology can streamline training, reduce repetitive tasks for inexperienced workers

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