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02/08/2011 - BANKING

HSBC to hire 15,000 in emerging markets

A day after it announced plans to cut 30,000 jobs worldwide in an effort to slash costs, banking giant HSBC announced Tuesday that it would be hiring 15,000 people in emerging markets over the next three years.

01/08/2011 - UK

HSBC announces plans to slash 30,000 jobs

HSBC announced Monday it will slash 30,000 jobs between now and 2013 in countries where it is struggling to compete. The cuts, which represent roughly 10 percent of the bank’s total workforce, come on top of plans to scale back operations worldwide.

24/05/2011 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google

Markus Karlsson meets Google’s Executive Chairman, Eric Schmidt. They discuss the first ever eG8 forum currently being held in Paris, as well as regulating the internet and privacy issues.

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07/01/2011 - THE DEBATE

2011: Fewer Jobs, Longer Hours? (part 2)

As the French argue about repealing the 35-hour work week, François Picard’s panel wonders if a more flexible work force will really reduce unemployment in Europe. We know that a later retirement age is coming but can the same be said about longer working hours?

07/01/2011 - THE DEBATE

2011: Fewer Jobs, Longer Hours?

As the French argue about repealing the 35-hour work week, François Picard’s panel wonders if a more flexible workforce will really reduce unemployment in Europe. We know that a later retirement age is coming, but can the same be said about longer working hours?

06/01/2011 - THE DEBATE

Tunisia's Tipping Point? (part 2)

Sparks fly as François Picard’s guests argue over the root causes of unprecedented social unrest in Tunisia. As Tunisia’s business model is put to the test by rising unemployed among skilled labourers, word gets out thanks to the internet, this in a country usually accused of keeping all dissent under wraps.

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05/11/2010 - DIPLOMACY

Obama heads for Asia with eye to boosting jobs back home

US President Barack Obama arrives in India on Saturday for the start of a 10-day Asia tour aimed at forging stronger economic ties, four days after US voters punished his Democratic Party in midterm elections influenced by the morose economy.

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15/10/2010 - FRANCE

Ryanair to close Marseille base over tax dispute

Low-cost Irish carrier Ryanair will close its Marseille base as a result of its ongoing dispute with French authorities. French prosecutors have refused to drop a case against the airline for hiring French employees on Irish employment contracts.

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