admin‘Chinese demand to pull global car market’
PARIS. — Global car sales will grow by 4,8 percent next year pulled by unexpectedly strong demand in China, the credit rating agency Moody’s forecast indicated yesterday. In a report,…
‘Sex work is not a bed of roses’
Rutendo Mapfumo Features Correspondent I have a neighbour called Vee. She spends the whole day sleeping and resting. But, as the sun is swallowed by mother earth marking the end…
Eurozone escapes 18-month recession
BRUSSELS. — New data yesterday confirmed that the eurozone escaped an 18-month recession in the second quarter, but the outlook is difficult and the bloc still lags well behind in…
Bank of England meets under rates cloud
LONDON. — The Bank of England meets today for its first monetary policy session since announcing that any rise in record-low interest rates would be tied to a drop in…
China’s spells out new diplomatic offensive
Yang Jiechi SINCE the successful conclusion of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) last year and the end of the annual sessions of the National…
US dollar climbs on growth hope
TOKYO. — The dollar clawed its way up in Asian trade yesterday as upbeat US data outweighed concerns over possible military action in Syria. The greenback fetched 99,76 yen in…
Saving the painted dog from jaws of extinction
Peter Blinston Zimbabwe is one of the only few countries in Africa still having the painted dog and preserving it as the last vestige. It’s bitterly cold at 4:00am in…
Barclays to offer £6bn shares
LONDON. — Barclays will launch a £5,8 billion rights issue next week to help meet a regulatory demand to plug a hole in its balance sheet, the British bank said…
Fighting a serious societal vice
Just after midnight, Bambo heard some serious commotion in the next room. First, were heavy thuds of blows being exchanged, coupled with muffled low voices coming out in gasps. As…
Of troops and dollars in DRC
Masimba Tafirenyika As the United Nations intervention brigade takes up positions to confront armed rebels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, expectations are high among…