Falcon Gold wins ZSE award

Business Reporter
FALCON Gold Zimbabwe Limited has been voted the “Best Performing Mining Company” on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange in 2011. The screening criteria for the award were both quantitative and

Zimra fails to capture cyber purchases

Tax collector Zimra is still facing challenges in tapping revenue that is generated through cyber purchases as its system was not yet up to date to monitor exchange of money through the Internet.

Poor corporate governance driving corruption, says Chikura

Business Reporter
POOR corporate governance has been fingered as the key driver of corruption in the country.
This was said by the Deposit Protection Corporation chief executive Mr John Chikura at an Institute of

‘Royal Bank can reopen if . . .’

Business Reporters
RESERVE Bank Governor Dr Gideon Gono on Tuesday said the closed Royal Bank could still reopen if it secured new investors and conformed to good corporate governance systems. But founding

Craft trainees return from India

Business Reporter
Seventeen craft managers drawn from  small and medium enterprises across Zimbabwe returned from a two-week training programme in India yesterday. The female trainees were drawn from the National Art

Zim, Australia set to strengthen economic ties

Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter
Economic ties between Zimbabwe and Australia are set for a massive take-off as the two countries relaunch a business council to foster trade and investment. After a 10-year suspension, the relaunch of

Zimplats profits take a dip in second quarter

Tawanda Musarurwa Business Reporter
ZIMBABWE Platinum Holdings (Pvt) Ltd took a 52 percent knock in profitability in the quarter ended June 30 2012. The largest platinum producer posted an operating profit of US$25 million,  52 percent

US$300m lying idle: Gono

Bright Madera Senior Business Reporter
ABOUT US$300 million is lying idle in Real Time Gross Settlement balances, in the absence of investment instruments on the money market. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr Gideon Gono,

FBC Bank goes for merger

Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter
FBC Holdings intends to merge its banking division with the building society in a bid to meet the new minimum capital requirements announced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe this week. According to

Editorial Comment: We need stronger banks with sound management

Zimbabwe, like every other country, needs a strong and safe banking sector that can mobilise savings and can help productive businesses grow faster. We have more than enough economic

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