Bloomberg PayPal Holdings Inc. said it will cut 2,000 staffers as it contends with a macroeconomic slowdown that’s weighed on the firm’s business in recent quarters. The cuts, which will affect about 7% of employees, will take place in the coming weeks, Chief Executive Officer Dan Schulman told employees. “While we have made substantial progress in right-sizing our cost …

  Bloomberg Kenya surprised most analysts by keeping its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the first time since July, as it sees inflation declining in the near term. The monetary policy committee held the rate at 8.75%, Governor Patrick Njoroge said in an emailed statement. Only two of five economists in a Bloomberg survey expected the rate to remain unchanged. …

  Bloomberg Brazil’s central bank will likely hold its interest rate steady for the fourth straight meeting as inflation expectations rise further above target and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva questions the institution’s goals. All 32 economists in a Bloomberg survey expect board members to keep the benchmark Selic rate unchanged at 13.75%, when the central bank wraps up …