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The Bank of Japan fell further behind its global peers on efforts to promote gender equality as it returned to an all male lineup of executive directors after reshuffling its senior positions. Tokiko Shimizu, the central bank’s first and only female director, will be replaced by Kazushige Kamiyama after finishing a four-year term, the BOJ said Monday. All ...
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Oil fell after Iraq said it won’t agree to more output cuts at the next OPEC+ meeting, raising the stakes in the run-up to the gathering on June 1. Brent traded below $83 a barrel after losing 1.3% on Friday, while West Texas Intermediate was near $78. Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani told reporters at the weekend that Iraq has cut enough, although it wasn’t ...