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Learning from the Great Recession: Two Strategies That Can Help Businesses Rise Above COVID-19

Velocity Global

Corporate governance that allowed banking firms to take on too much financial risk. The number of unemployment-insurance claims eclipsed the total number of claims submitted during the 18 months of the Great Recession. Rise Above the COVID-19 Recession By Going Global. An unchecked rise in unstable subprime mortgages.

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Current Trends Shaping EMEA’s Tech Sector in 2022 and Beyond

Globalization Partners

The uniform and high-speed digitization has had an instantaneous effect on various sectors, such as healthcare, insurance, education, retail, and food delivery, making us rely on core and fringe technologies more than ever. For instance, according to IMF data from 2017 : Only 48 percent of men in the Sub-Sahara region have a bank account.

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How Four of the World’s Largest Employers Manage Their International Workforces

Velocity Global

In doing so, Amazon improves efficiency and limits bureaucracy while empowering workers on an individual level. At the same time, Amazon unifies its global teams by significantly investing in its organizational culture. Volkswagen is well-versed in the challenges that come with managing a large international workforce.