Jobaaj Holi 2025! 🌸 AI is a top skill, Canada has a new PM, India-Canada relations may improve, Trump plans a 200% tariff on the EU, and more! Check it out! 🔻🔻

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Canada has a new PM!

Two months after his resignation announcement, Justin Trudeau officially stepped down as the Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Canadian Liberal Party, with Mark Carney taking over. Carney has a robust background, having worked with giants like Goldman Sachs and Brookfield Asset Management and also served as the governors of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England! What are his views on India?

He wants to mend ties with India!

Indo-Canadian ties have taken a significant hit after ex-PM Trudeau unilaterally accused India of assassinating a terrorist on Canadian soil. While the diplomatic fallout was rough, there appears to be hope for India-Canada relations. PM Carney recently expressed his intention to rebuild ties with India! He spoke of "diversifying Canada's trade relations with like-minded countries" and the need for a “shared sense of values” to build meaningful trade relations with India, especially with Trump’s tariff wars looming. What about US-Canada?

Canada will leave US in the dark!?

A lesser known fact is that the US and Canada have a very deeply interconnected energy relation. However, Canada might cut off all the electricity exports to the US! Recently, President Trump announced another 25% tariff on Canadian imports as part of his tariff war. Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a 25% surcharge on all electricity exports to the US in retaliation! He also threatened to cut electricity off completely if the US continued to escalate!! What was the US’ response?

US will not increase tariffs on some Canadian imports!

After the threat to increase electricity bills by 25% and plunge 3 US states into darkness, both sides chose to pull back. The 25% electricity surcharge was cancelled, and Trump’s administration, in response, cancelled its additional 25% tariff on Canadian imports. While this was a significant de-escalation in the US-Canada trade war, the risk of trade war remains. 25% tariffs are still applicable on Canadian imports as Canada has also announced retaliatory tariffs. What about the rest of the world?

US might impose a 200% tariff on the EU!!

Alcohol has become a major issue in the trade war as tariffs on American liquor have prompted President Trump to impose more tariffs. He targeted the EU over its “nasty” 50% tariff on US whisky. He threatened a 200% tariff on all wines, champagnes, and alcoholic products from all EU-represented countries! He called the move a benefit for US wine and champagne businesses as this move is worsening an already bad trade war. With the US imposing tariffs on almost major countries, global trade is expected to be hampered in the upcoming days.

By the way, did you hear? Generative AI is the top skill demanded by employers in 2025!!

Since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, the world has been incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) in almost every aspect. Today, AI is helping with legal work, medical prescriptions, lunch recommendations, and so much more. Every new smartphone model is being incorporated with some AI model that makes life much easier for us.

Generative AI is making work more efficient in the workforce while improving accuracy. But how?

• Automating Repetitive Tasks – AI can handle routine tasks like data entry, report generation, and email responses, freeing employees for strategic work.
• Boosting Customer Support – AI chatbots and virtual assistants provide instant responses to customer queries, improving efficiency and satisfaction.
• Enhancing Personalization – AI can tailor recommendations, emails, and marketing campaigns based on user behavior, leading to more effective engagement.
• Optimizing Workflows – AI can identify inefficiencies in business processes and suggest improvements to enhance productivity.
• Facilitating Collaboration – AI tools like real-time translation and transcription improve communication across global teams.
• Reducing Human Error – AI-driven automation ensures accuracy in financial calculations, compliance checks, and data processing tasks.

Considering its importance and benefits, companies are heavily investing in it or planning to! According to a study by McKinsey, most C-suite respondents already have roadmaps to guide their Gen AI strategies and have begun identifying use cases. However, only 1% of respondents believe their AI investments have reached maturity while 92% plan to invest more in the next 3 years!

This indicates that the market is all set to grow more in the next 5 years!!

Moreover, Indian companies are also taking this trend seriously. HCL Tech has announced its plan to train 20,000 employees in Generative AI every quarter! With the application of AI expanding rapidly, Generative AI is becoming one of the most important fields in which every employee needs to upskill!!

Are you ready?

Join our workshop on Generative AI to get some important tips and tricks that you can use on your job from the first day! From understanding the basics, decoding prompts, understanding the market, to future prospects and applications in multiple fields, learn it all in our latest workshop conducted by industry experts!!