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Venezuela arrests: an anti-corruption crusade or political purge?
Venezuela arrests: an anti-corruption crusade or political purge?
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Venezuela has launched an anti-corruption probe of state oil firm PDVSA and other related government bodies that has seen 51 people arrested, including top government officials. - The public prosecutor's office says 34 of the 51 people arrested are linked to the oil industry, the economic vehicle on which Venezuela is totally dependent.

IMF chief calls on central banks to continue inflation fight
IMF chief calls on central banks to continue inflation fight
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Central banks around the world should keep battling inflation by hiking interest rates despite ongoing concerns about financial stability, the head of the International Monetary Fund told AFP on Thursday. But Georgieva said: "Central banks still have to prioritize fighting inflation and then supporting, through different instruments, financial stability."