Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma backed a Zimbabwe-wide shutdown planned for July 31, but Zimbabweans pushed back, saying their protest movement predated her involvement.
PwC Ghana has projected that the cedi will maintain broad stability over the medium term, despite a recent bout of depreciation that has weighed on the cedi.
Oprah Winfrey's announcement that she is leaving the board of WeightWatchers sent the company's shares tumbling Thursday -- the latest sign of trouble for the brand as it struggles to compete with new weight-loss drugs. "Director Oprah Winfrey has decided not to stand for reelection at the company's upcoming annual meeting of shareholders," WeightWatchers said in a statement Thursday.
The speed at which US inflation is easing means it will likely be appropriate for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates over the summer, a senior Fed official said Thursday. Bostic's summer time cut prediction appears to chime with the current views in the financial markets about when the Fed could start reducing rates.
Brazil's finance minister called Thursday for an international plan to ensure the world's super-rich pay their taxes, urging G20 nations to adopt a shared stance on preventing billionaire tax-dodging by July.
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