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- businessweekly
- February 18, 2020
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China to grant tariff exemptions on 696 U.S. goods to support purchases
BEIJING – China will grant exemptions on retaliatory duties imposed against 696 U.S. goods, the most substantial tariff relief to be offered so far, as Beijing seeks to fulfill commitments made in its interim trade deal with the United States.
- businessweekly
- February 18, 2020
- 55 views
South Africa’s rand ticks lower as Moody’s stokes downgrade fears
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand extended losses on Tuesday to touch a fresh one-week low after rating agency Moody’s halved the country’s economic growth forecast, raising fears that the country may lose its last investment-grade rating.
- businessweekly
- February 18, 2020
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Zim lauds EU for easing sanctions
The government on Monday welcomed the easing of European Union (EU) sanctions on the country, but reiterated its call for the total scrapping of the the penalties.
- businessweekly
- February 18, 2020
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RBZ keeps interest rate at 35pc
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Monday left the overnight accommodation rate unchanged at 35 percent, and forecast annual inflation to close the year at around 50 percent.
adminJUST IN: 71-year-old granny robbed, raped by employee
A 22-year-old man from Plumtree was recently arrested after he robbed and raped his 71-year-old employer before fleeing the scene.
BREAKING: Lightning kills 5 in Muzvezve
Five family members were struck to death by lightning in the Muzvezve area of Sanyati district.
Chronicle Editor
- Chronicle
- February 18, 2020
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5 years to full de-dollarisation . . . Appetite for foreign currency remains high
Prosper Ndlovu, Business Editor THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says the country has registered significant progress in embracing the use of the local currency since its adoption in June…
- Chronicle
- February 18, 2020
- 49 views
Herentals abandon High Court case
Harare Bureau HERENTALS have decided to abandon their High Court challenge against a decision by the Premier Soccer League to dock them three points, over alleged match-fixing, which many feared…
- Chronicle
- February 18, 2020
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Uganda’s Queen of Katwe star dies
An actress who starred in the Queen of Katwe, a Disney film about a chess prodigy from a Ugandan slum, has died aged 15, Ugandan media report. Nikita Pearl Waligwa…
- Chronicle
- February 18, 2020
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: President’s Matabeleland engagement laudable
WE applaud the camaraderie and spirit with which a meeting between President Mnangagwa and civil society groups from Matabeleland was conducted at State House in Bulawayo last Friday. The indaba,…