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Soaring inflation in the eurozone meant the European Central Bank would soon have to bring an end to its long-standing policy of negative interest rates, the head of the German central bank says. SOUNDBITE of Bundesbank chief Joachim Nagel
German President Steinmeier appoints Joachim Nagel as the new head of the Bundesbank as the EU's top economy comes under pressure from inflation and Omicron. IMAGES
Itau Unibanco's chief economist Ilan Goldfajn is to head Brazil's central bank in a bid to restore investors' confidence. David Pollard reports.
Outgoing President Macky Sall casts his ballot with his wife in the central western town of Fatick as Senegalese people vote for a new president in an unpredictable race following three years of turmoil and political crisis. IMAGES
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde says Eurozone inflation is slowing but is still expected to be "too high for too long", as the ECB raises interest rates for the ninth consecutive time. SOUNDBITE