Productivity

Can quality of life be a superpower? Ask Finland

Bank of Finland governor Olli Rehn calls on all of Europe to ‘get its act together’

No doubt, AI is important. Yet it’s unlikely to dramatically change the nation’s long-term economic outlook.

Will AI be an economic net positive? Probably not

It’s hard to see how AI’s effects will cure the US government’s unsustainable fiscal trajectory

Britain's budget watchdog is expected to downgrade its productivity forecasts for the economy, which in turn means finance minister Rachel Reeves will need to tax more or spend less to hit a goal of a balanced budget excluding investment spending by 2029/30.

UK finance minister says she will prioritise ‘fairness’ amid tax rise talk

[LONDON] British finance minister Rachel Reeves will say on Tuesday that she intends to focus on “fairness and opportunity” in her second annual budget due on Nov 26, as reports swirl about where she ...

There is absolutely nothing odd or self-denying about relying on pen and paper as an organisational tool. 

Our devices work for Big Tech, not us

Hate for a US$100 to-do list is misplaced

Maximising the morning – from workouts to breakfast meetings – is a popular strategy.

Productivity tips from the boss

10 founders and CEOs share their favourite hacks for getting it all done

Singaporeans must be engaged in meaningful work that enables them to have fulfilling careers. This includes work they are passionate about and that offers opportunities to stretch themselves and achieve personal growth.

Turning Singapore into a productivity powerhouse with AI agents

They offer a digital workforce that can collaborate with humans to streamline operations, boost productivity, reduce costs, drive scalability and foster innovation

Whether or not the AI boom is upon us, what’s clear is that the technology seems to have the potential to usher in a period of significant and sustained productivity growth.
THE BOTTOM LINE

The great productivity boom is about to take a break

THE great productivity boom of the 2020s isn’t over, but it’s having an interlude. And it could become a long one if US President Donald Trump remains committed to protectionist policies that make the...

Uncertainty around US President Donald Trump’s plans could discourage investment, Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook said, while the rising cost of imported intermediate goods and equipment could also delay projects that would otherwise enhance productivity.

Federal Reserve’s Cook warns tariffs could lower productivity, feed inflation

[PALO ALTO, California] President Donald Trump’s unfolding trade policy may curb US productivity and possibly require higher interest rates to contain inflation in a less efficient economy, Federal Re...

Productivity, or nonfarm employee output per hour, decreased at a 0.8 per cent annualised rate after a revised 1.7 per cent increase in the fourth quarter.

US productivity drops for first time since 2022 as output fell

The retreat in productivity was largely due to a 0.3% decline in business output,

Challenges such as geopolitical uncertainties and higher business costs could have "dampened companies’ appetite to transform and grow” in 2024, says EnterpriseSG chairman Lee Chuan Teck at the statutory board's year in review.

Companies could book S$14.5 billion more in revenue from EnterpriseSG support in 2024, down a tad from 2023

But each firm can expect an average of S$8.6 million more in annual revenue in 2024, up from S$5.7 million in 2023