# Die Internasionale Monetêre Fonds het sy vooruitsigte vir wêreldwye groei vanjaar verhoog en ‘n minder as verwagte ekonomiese uitwerking van president Donald Trump se tariefbeleid aangedui, terwyl hy waarsku oor risiko’s wat voorlê. Die fonds se vlagskip-verslag oor wêreld-ekonomiese vooruitsigte is saamgestel voor die jongste tariefgeskil tussen Amerika en China. Die voorspelling vir vanjaar […]
# Kaapstad is amptelik die wêreld se derde gelukkigste stad. TimeOut se geluksaanwyser is deel van die tydskrif se jaarlikse internasionale peiling om die wêreld se gelukkigste stad te bepaal. Dit word gegrond op faktore soos kultuur, naglewe, kos, staproetes, lewensgehalte en geluk. Die hoofstad van die Verenigde Arabiese Emirate, Abu Dhabi, is vanjaar se […]
# Die minister in die Presidensie vir Beplanning, Monitering en Evaluering, Maropene Ramokgopa, sal hierdie week Suid-Afrika se afvaardiging in Washington lei op die G7-ministersvergadering oor ontwikkeling. Sy sal Suid-Afrika se verbintenis tot die versnelling van globale ontwikkelings-doelwitte herbevestig en voortbou op die vordering van die G20-ministersvergadering in Skukuza. Die woordvoerder, Litha Mpondwana, sê Ramokgopa […]
# Die Europese Unie het die luukse modehandelsmerke Gucci, Chloe en Loewe boetes van meer as drie-miljard-rand opgelê vir die vasstelling van herverkooppryse. Dit volg nadat die Europese Kommissie in April 2023 verrassingsklopjagte op die maatskappye gedoen het. Die kommissie sê hy het die boetes opgelê omdat die drie handelsmerke onafhanklike kleinhandelaars se vermoë beperk […]
# The International Monetary Fund lifted its outlook for global growth this year, flagging a milder-than-expected economic hit from President Donald Trump’s tariff policies while warning of risks ahead. In its flagship World Economic Outlook report, compiled before the most recent US-China tariff spat, the IMF hiked its 2025 global growth forecast to 3.2-percent, up […]
# Venezuela announced it would close its embassy in Oslo, days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee in Oslo awarded Machado the prize in recognition of her work promoting democracy in Venezuela, while the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro called the 58-year-old laureate a demonic witch. The […]
# British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer on Tuesday told the House of Commons the ceasefire in the Middle East would not have been possible without US president Donald Trump. He described what happened as a moment of profound relief for many people, although it is tempered by the knowledge of what has happened. Starmer […]
# The European Union has slapped luxury fashion brands Gucci, Chloe and Loewe with fines amounting to more than 3-billion-rand for fixing resale prices. The fines come after the European Commission launched surprise raids on the companies in April 2023. The commission said it has now imposed the fines because the three brands restricted independent […]
# The minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa, will lead South Africa’s delegation at the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Development in Washington DC this week. Ramokgopa will reaffirm South Africa’s commitment to accelerating global development goals and build on progress from the G20 Ministerial Meeting in Skukuza. Spokesperson Litha Mpondwana […]
