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Incentivising babies

From the Newspaper Published December 23, 2024 Updated December 23, 2024 08:25am

Japan’s capital will allow its government employees to completely free up one day of their choice each week, starting in April 2025 to promote having children as the country’s population is set to decline for the 16th straight year, as per the Financial Times

Published in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, December 23rd, 2024

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