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Sustained low CPI may spur South Africa rate cuts, Kganyago says

Engineeringnews.co.za 

South Africa needs to sustain a low inflation rate to justify a change in the central bank’s monetary policy stance, Governor Lesetja Kganyago said. Consumer-price growth was 4.6% in July, the lowest level in three years. That took the spread between the South African Reserve Bank’s policy benchmark and the annual inflation rate to an 18-year high and fuelled bets that the central bank’s monetary policy committee will start its interest-rate cutting cycle when it meets on Sept. 19. Forward-rate agreements ... Читать дальше...

Max Verstappen makes crucial RB20 discovery with main problem now identified - Planet F1

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  1. Max Verstappen makes crucial RB20 discovery with main problem now identified  Planet F1
  2. ‘My car is undriveable monster’: Max Verstappen fumes over F1 title hopes  The Guardian
  3. Horner admits Red Bull ‘under pressure’ as he explains ‘vicious circle’ team are in  Formula 1
  4. Italian Grand Prix | Race highlights  Sky Sports
  5. Red Bull trapped in “vicious circle” with RB20 problems  Autosport

Customs seize smuggled tobacco

Cyprus Mail 

Customs seized hundreds of cigarette cartons and tobacco from two Turkish Cypriots attempting to go to London from Larnaca, it emerged on Monday. During checks on their four suitcases on August 31, customs officers found 244 cartons of cigarettes with 200 cigarettes each in them. Customs also seized 6kg and 200g of loose tobacco, all […]

(FOCAC) Update: Xi meets president of Seychelles

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BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of Seychelles Wavel Ramkalawan jointly announced here on Monday the elevation of bilateral

Brazilian authorities rescue thousands from slave-like conditions

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Slightly under 7,000 people have been rescued by Brazilian authorities from slave-like conditions over the past two years, according to a report released Monday. In 2023, a total of 3,240 victims were freed against 2,587 the previous year. Last month, 934 rescues were carried out, including that of a 94-year-old woman.

The Philippine call center industry and its AI future

Technology.inquirer.net 

Bloomberg says Philippine call centers are the country’s biggest source of private sector jobs and sectoral contributor to GDP. However, it faces an uncertain future amid rapid AI advancement. Jack Madrid, president of the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP), told the news outlet it’s a “challenge and opportunity.”  READ: OpenAI shares

R50-billion in tenders out to market, another R1.8bn to follow – Sanral

Engineeringnews.co.za 

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) says it is currently evaluating 96 tenders worth R35-billion, while 86 contracts worth R15-billion have already been awarded since the start of the 2024/25 financial year on April 1. The tenders currently in evaluation are spread across the country.