adminElectronic payment transactions improve
By Tawanda Musarurwa THE volumes and values of electronic transactions increased by 11 percent and 44 percent respectively between January and November last year. Official statistics show that 2,8 million…
Meikles, Kingdom demerger approved
By Martin Kadzere GOVERNMENT last week approved the demerger of Kingdom Financial Holdings Ltd from Meikles Limited. The process now awaits sanctioning of the dividend in specie to foreign shareholders…
Tobacco selling season kicks off
By Elita Chikwati ALL is set for the 2011 tobacco selling season, which opens tomorrow with individual sales, raising hopes of fresh capital inflows into the country. Contract sales are…
Abramovich slips out of top three
MOSCOW. The ranks of Russia’s billionaires swelled yesterday to over 100 on the back of strong oil and commodity prices that saw Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich slip out…
ZNCC launches business directory
Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with Southern Africa Directories has come up with a business directory that is expected to support the development of business…
Comoil to invest in Bindura
By Ashwert Kugara in Bindura COMOIL (Pvt) Ltd, one on of the fastest growing oil and retail companies in the country, is investing close to US$400 000 in the construction…
Oil set to change Uganda’s economy
KAMPALA. WHOEVER wins this week’s presidential election in Uganda will have to manage national reserves of 2,5 billion barrels of oil, a recent find that has transformed the country’s financial…
Japan economy declines but exports may fuel recovery
TOKYO. JAPAN’S economy shrank slightly in the final quarter of 2010 but analysts expect a recovery this year as stronger exports to China and other parts of fast-growing Asia offset…
What leadership is really about
ON several occasions that I have met aspiring or established leaders there has been one question that I have been asked: What is leadership really about? As complex as leadership…
China trade surplus shrinks, imports surge
BEIJING. CHINA’S trade surplus fell more than expected in January after imports surged, supporting the government’s case that it is doing enough to spur domestic demand without speeding up currency…