‘Agribank must secure funds’
Africa Moyo GOVERNMENT has urged Agribank to find creative ways of raising funds as part of national efforts to circumvent US sanctions on Zimbabwe. Agribank, wholly-owned by Government, was established in…
Millers look to the heavens for respite
Africa Moyo recently in BULAWAYO MR Bharat Chohan aimlessly paces up and down his milling plant. He occasionally gazes at his hands as if he is has lost something and…
The world is Phiona Riekert’s oyster
Business Reporter HERS is an amazing tale of audacity, self-belief and perseverance. At just 30 years of age, she has established a vast business empire which straddles Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, South…
World’s biggest pension fund reveals secrets
COMPANIES across Japan have a new name in their top 10 shareholder lists: the world’s largest pension fund. The US$1,3 trillion Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund is the top owner of…
Demystifying the Consignment Based Conformity Assessment (CBCA) programme
The Consignment Based Conformity Assessment (CBCA) programme is being implemented under Statutory Instrument No 132 of 2015. This scheme is a Trade Facilitation programme enabling a more efficient “Ease of Doing…
Atlas Mara to cut jobs
ATLAS Mara Ltd, the African banking group co-founded by former Barclays Plc CEO Bob Diamond, said it will cut jobs and costs after first-half expenses outpaced revenue growth and profit…
Kenya caps bank interest rates
KENYA’S president Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law a bill limiting how much interest banks can charge for loans, despite assertions by top government officials that the legislation would damage access…
Rejected but not ejected
Milton Kamwendo Hunt for Greatness WHAT does it really take to defeat you? What does it take to give up on your dreams? How many rejections are enough to extinguish…
Diversity is an integral part of business
Taurai Changwa Business Forum SUCCESSFUL businesses usually have a very competent board underpinning their performance. Such boards support the CEO in general and the management in particular to move forward.…
Pak Bean is the real deal
Andrew Moyo PEOPLE who grew up in the early 90s will recall Rowan Atkinson’s Mr Bean as one of the best sitcoms during that time. While Atkinson has starred in other…




