Productivity

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HII Tests HD Hyundai Smart Welding at Ingalls Shipyard

The pilot will measure safety, productivity and traceable process data to test whether the machines meet U.S. Navy fabrication standards.

U.S. Productivity Rise Linked to Heavier Use of Capital, Not Broad AI Gains

McKinsey Finds German Investment in New Capacity Has Collapsed to 0.2% of GDP

Brazil Falls to 65th in IMD World Competitiveness Ranking

San Francisco Fed’s Daly Sees Early AI Productivity Gains and Rejects Risk of Mass Job Losses

Catalan Economists’ Informe Fènix Says Low-Wage Boom Is Impoverishing Society

Catalonia Pegs 2026 Growth at 2.3% as Iran War Poses Downside Risk

Argentina Launches Kit 4.0 to Speed Digital Upgrades at Industrial SMEs

ONS Publishes UK Index of Production for February 2026

OECD Urges Germany to Overhaul Taxes, Pensions, Permits to Lift Growth

Researchers Call for Workplace Sleep Apnoea Screening Trials in High-Risk Jobs

Kansas City Fed’s Schmid Warns Against Early Rate Cuts, Says Productivity Won’t Cure Inflation Yet

Australia’s Data-Centre Pipeline Jumps to $52 Billion as Power Constraints Loom

Germany’s Top Economic Adviser Defends Gen Z, Says Productivity—Not Longer Hours—Will Lift Growth

Super Bowl Monday Absences Poised to Hit Record 26.2 Million, Survey Finds

India Formally Joins UNIDO-Backed BRICS Industrial Competencies Centre

UK Stays Last in G7 for Investment as New Data Show Q3 Rate at 18.6% of GDP

Enterprises Set 2026 Strategy on Agentic AI, Sovereign Data, Security by Design and Quantum Readiness

India’s IT Ministry Backs Statutory Royalties for AI Training as Tech Industry Presses Lawful Access

Productivity Commission Finalises Tax Overhaul With Company Rate Cuts and 5% Cashflow Tax