adminFresh produce exports to EU rebound
Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE has recorded massive growth in fresh produce exports to the European Union after the EU imposition of restrictions on fresh products from Kenya over use of banned…
IMF trims Madagascar’s 2015 GDP growth forecast
ANTANANARIVO — Madagascar’s economy is expected to grow by 3.2 percent in 2015, the International Monetary Fund said, slower than its previous 3.5 percent forecast as falling commodity prices, slowing…
Textile sector cuts salaries
Brighton Gumbo Business Reporter THE textiles and clothing industry has cut salaries for its workers by an average 30 percent as part of measures to contain costs and retain viability. Zimbabwe…
Textile sector cuts salaries
Brighton Gumbo Business Reporter THE textiles and clothing industry has cut salaries for its workers by an average 30 percent as part of measures to contain costs and retain viability. Zimbabwe…
ZB pulls out of Alexander Forbes Zim
Brighton Gumbo Business Reporter ZB HOLDINGS has pulled out of Alexander Forbes Zimbabwe, prompting the third largest insurance broking firm in the country to rebrand and restructure its operations.
ZB pulls out of Alexander Forbes Zim
Brighton Gumbo Business Reporter ZB HOLDINGS has pulled out of Alexander Forbes Zimbabwe, prompting the third largest insurance broking firm in the country to rebrand and restructure its operations.
From desperate widow to high flyer
Ruth Butaumocho Gender Editor When Maureen Nyemba lost her husband she knew that the fortification that had long protected her from economic woes had broken down. With six children to feed, house…
Econet Wireless blunders on infrastructure sharing
Tonderai Rutsito Econet’s unwilling to give away their infrastructure competitive advantage which is currently making them dominate with a whopping 70 percent of market share, could turn out to be…
Security agents intercept weapons, drugs on liner
MOMBASA. — Kenyan security agents have found an unspecified amount of weapons and drugs on a Norwegian-flagged ship they intercepted last week, a senior police officer said. East Africa has allegedly…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: License more ethanol producers
Zimbabwe has adopted an industrial strategy which entails a reduction in foreign dependency and promotion of local productivity. The approach, known as “import substitution”, is critical for economic growth and development…