European equities wobble

6 000 to 361 000 in the week to August 4. And the nation’s trade deficit for June fell for the third straight month as exports continued to climb while imports decreased. “Markets might be suffering from fatigue after a rather turbulent first half of 2012 which saw markets posting huge gains in the

European investors bank on ECB

PARIS. — European investors think the outlook for banks is deteriorating and a large majority expect them to need another major cash transfusion from the European Central Bank, Fitch Ratings said yesterday. A poll by the credit ratings agency found that 82 percent of those questioned said

Most major world economies slowing: OECD

PARIS. — Most of the major world economies are slowing, with Britain the only country to see tentative signs of a pick-up, the OECD said yesterday.
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said its composite leading indicators continued to point to “an easing of economic

Tata Motors’ quarterly profit up 12pc

MUMBAI. — India’s top vehicle maker Tata Motors yesterday posted a 12,2 percent rise in quarterly profit, but missed forecasts, even as strong sales of British brands Jaguar and Land Rover offset weak local demand.

New tourism receipts accounting system unveiled

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority have introduced a new Tourism Receipt and Accounting System to enhance remissions of monthly returns to the central bank. TRAS is a web-based application for recording tourism data, which enables non-consumptive

Tour de Tuli puts Zim on world map

Isdore Guvamombe Tourism Matrix
IN a world where cities have become huge brick, mortar and cement concrete jungles there is nothing that beats the experience of biking in a single file, following footpaths made by elephants as they frolic the African jungle, grazing and searching for drinking water.

French lion roars again!

Fact Jeke Behind the Wheel
Remember back in the day, a model with a lion on its nose was generally the best in the saloon and station wagon driving class. When kombis hadn’t been introduced, besides cabs and buses, everyone else would jump onto a “FYBER” which is the old Peugeot 404 and 504s to go to work,

Pastel develops applications for smartphones

Faith Mabika Business Reporter
SAGE Pastel is developing new accounting applications for use on smartphones. Softline Pastel channel manager for Pastel Partner and Pastel Express Mrs Jacqui Bekker said that they were developing accounting applications for smartphones meant to cater for the increasing number of people using

New telecoms licensing regime on the cards

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe says it has completed crafting a new licensing regime for mobile phone operators to encourage co-operation between players as well as keep the country in line with emerging technologies.

Demystifying battery terminology

Every car from the smallest Mini Cooper to the mightiest Mercedes-Benz is at the mercy of its battery, and yet the batteries seem to get smaller with each generation.

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