Bloomberg Ukraine is stepping up plans to slash Europe’s highest benchmark borrowing costs. Inflation has plummeted to the lowest in almost six years after the hryvnia outshone all other currencies against the dollar in 2019. The more benign backdrop will be reflected in this month’s quarterly projections for interest rates, according to the central bank. “This forecast will be more …

Bloomberg The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) influence in Pakistan’s central bank got another boost with the appointment of a second senior official from the fund. Murtaza Syed was appointed as deputy governor at the State Bank of Pakistan for a three-year term, according to a finance ministry notification. Syed was previously deputy division chief in the IMF’s strategy, policy, and …

Bloomberg Boeing Co said its grounded 737 Max won’t be cleared to fly until the middle of this year, at least six months later than previously anticipated, adding to the company’s financial burden. The US planemaker is resetting expectations as it addresses two recent setbacks for the embattled Max: a software flaw that will require more work than expected and …