Make Beira Corridor top priority

Clemence Machadu Insight Howdy folks! Zimbabwe is a landlocked country, or land-linked as some say these days. What this means when it comes to trade is that we have to…

Zesa to apply for tariff review . . . again

Livingstone Marufu THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority will submit a fresh application for a tariff review next year after the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority blocked its most recent bid. The power…

Tobacco sales surpass revised target

Livingstone Marufu Zimbabwe’s 2015/16 output of the golden leaf, at 200 million kilogrammes, surpassed the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board’s revised production target of 190 million kg. The remarkable growth in deliveries,…

‘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…

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