CMED pays US$1m dividend to Treasury

Evelene Taadira Business Reporter
CMED (Private) Limited last week paid US$1 million to Treasury as a dividend from the US$3,4 million profit it made in 2011. The development is part of statutory provisions stipulating that State enterprises

Barclays Bank boss to forego bonus

LONDON. – British bank Barclays, which has been plagued by the Libor rate-rigging scandal, announced on Friday that chief executive Antony Jenkins would forego his 2012 bonus after a “difficult” year at the

Eurozone inflation falls

BRUSSELS. -The eurozone crowned a week of steadily improving economic data last Friday with inflation almost down to the European Central Bank’s medium-term target, falling to 2,0 percent in January after

EMA sleeping on the job

Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story
COMMEMORATING the World Wetlands Day last Saturday evoked melancholic sentiments of an event robbed of its solemnity, and of the social and environmental impacts of a Zimbabwe in a desperate

Govt engages European bank officials

Business Reporter
OFFICIALS from the European Investment Bank last week held talks with the Ministry of Finance on the US$221 million the country owes the bank. While details of the talks could not be established, Finance

Ray of hope for cotton growers

Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter
THERE is a ray of hope for local cotton farmers as international lint prices gradually recover. If sustained up to when the Zimbabwean crop gets to the market, this could see growers getting better

ZSE eyes US$5bn market cap

Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
EQUITIES firm IH Securities has projected that the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange market capitalisation will register a 17 percent growth to US$5,7 billion this year, amid expectations that the post-election

Beyonce opens up on miscarriage

LOS ANGELES. – Beyonce has spoken about the miscarriage she suffered two years and said it was the ‘’saddest thing’’ she’d ever gone through. The 31-year-old singer is now the proud mother to

Dad defends hitting Michael Jackson

CALIFORNIA. – Michael Jackson’s father Joe has defended physically disciplining his children when they were younger and believes it helped them become successful. The music manager was notoriously

Oprah strains back lifting flowers

LOS ANGELES. – Oprah Winfrey strained her back on her birthday last week after receiving several bouquets of flowers from her close friend Tyler Perry, who took to his Facebook page to write a note of

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