Markets face more turmoil as fears for global economy grow

Asian markets mostly down as virus fears grow  The Citizen Daily

SADC suspends face-to-face engagements as coronavirus fears take grip of SA  News24

IPPmedia
Fears Persist That Violence Against Albinos in Tanzania Will Grow
New York Times
The boy was just a year old when five men with machetes snatched him from his home. Two days later, the police found his body with the arms and legs lopped off. The reason for the atrocity? The baby's pale skin marked him as an albino, and, where he lived ...
Lake Zone leaders act to end albino attacksDaily News
Mother of abducted child with albinism recovering well, says Bugando doctorIPPmedia

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Times of Oman
Tanzania economy to grow 7 per cent this year: Tanzanian ambassador to Oman
Times of Oman
Muscat: The Embassy of Tanzania in Muscat hosted a celebration to mark the Golden Jubilee, or 50th anniversary, of the country attaining independence. On April 26, 1964, the mainland territory, Tanganyika, which was a British mandate, and the Indian ...

Chris Ewokor has been examining what Nigeria's security concerns mean for investment in Africa's biggest economy.

Face masks 'hot item' at London Fashion Week amid virus fears  Aljazeera.comCoronavirus makes face masks the next accessory at London Fashion Week.  The TelegraphAll change?: London fashion week launches first ever swap shop  The GuardianExtinction Rebellion calls for London Fashion Week to be scrapped  Metro.co.ukCoronavirus news: could London cope with a pandemic? London Fashion Week 2020 backs eco-fashion  Evening StandardView Full coverage on Google...

Stock Markets in Asia Continue Global Surge: Live Updates  The New York TimesAsia markets up on US stimulus hopes  BBC NewsAsia rides Wall Street surge as investors place hopes on U.S. stimulus  ReutersAsia stocks surge after Wall Street’s best day in over a decade  Financial TimesStock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for Mar. 25, 2020  BloombergView Full coverage on Google News

The strength of the global economic recovery could be “less robust than expected” and more must be done to boost international monetary supply, IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned Sunday.

As the world’s reserve currency, the dollar gives Washington a powerful influence over global financial markets -- a point underlined again this week when a record fine was levelled against France’s leading bank.