Future of Work

How soft skills could increase productivity

Employees work at a production line during a tour of an REC solar panel manufacturing plant in Singapore May 5, 2017. Picture taken May 5, 2017.  REUTERS/Edgar Su - RC14A99C7140

It might make economic sense for firms to provide trainings for these skills Image: REUTERS/Edgar Su

Markus Goldstein
Lead Economist, Africa Region and Research Group, World Bank
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