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NAIROBI. — Africa’s economy is projected to grow by 4,8 percent in 2013 and accelerate further to 5,3 percent in 2014, buoyed by the continent’s booming natural resources, the Africa Development BankVW, unions reach pay deal
FRANKFURT. — German carmaker Volkswagen and the powerful IG Metall labour union announced yesterday they have reached a wage deal, giving 102 000 VW workers in Germany a two-step wage‘French consumers pessimistic’
PARIS. — French consumers are deeply pessimistic, being as gloomy as they have ever been since 1987, official data showed yesterday. They are increasingly worried about the outlook for their livingMedTech to offload Zimpharm shares
Business ReporterHEALTH care products manufacturer MedTech Holdings will next month seek shareholder permission to dispose to local an unnamed local company its remaining shareholding in Zimbabwe Pharmaceuticals. The proposal would be presented to shareholders at an annual
ZSE goes electronic
Business ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange will from next week discontinue the manually prepared reports dispatched through its e-mail daily service following the launch of its web data portal system. Acting ZSE chief executive Mr Martin Matanda said following the launch of the web portal, access
‘Incentivise local exports’
Business ReporterPolicy makers have been urged to come up with laws that incentivise local exports in order to re-industrialise Zimbabwe.
This position emerged from the Buy Zimbabwe procurement conference hosted in Harare earlier this
Use your natural competencies
Ben Chiganze A Bassfisherman’s Approach
A FEW weeks ago I went fishing with my four colleagues -Alan, Newton, Chris and Alister. On this particular day I observed different fishing methods and physical attributes from my four fishing partners. Interestingly, the five of us did not fish exactly the same way
UNWTO key to growth: US
Business CorrespondentTHE United States believes Zimbabwe and Zambia should use the forthcoming World Tourism Organisation General Assembly as a springboard for economic growth, good governance and sustainable wildlife conservation. The US ambassadors to Zimbabwe and Zambia expressed this
MTN Nigeria invests US$1,8bn in network expansion
JOHANNESBURG. — MTN Nigeria has invested US$1,8 billion to improve its network in the continent’s biggest country by population.The money will be used to upgrade existing base stations as well as rolling out latest technology
World Environment Day tips
What is World Environment Day?
World Environment Day is an annual event that aims to be one of the biggest and most widely celebrated global days for positive environmental action. It is celebrated on June 5 and it was established by the United Nations