COP28 latest: Fossil fuel transition deal quickly adopted
A global transition away from fossil fuels was adopted within minutes of the start of the final session of the COP28 summit, making it the first time such language has…
Macro-economic instability to haunt firms into 2024
Oliver Kazunga MACRO – ECONOMIC instability characterised by rapid exchange rate depreciation and inflationary pressures are the major challenges that adversely impacted on operations of many companies this year, according…
Why is Pick n Pay selling groceries at a loss?
Since October, supermarket retailer Pick n Pay has regularly been offering Smart Shopper members a limited number of sizeable discount vouchers for purchases made at specific times/days. As part of…
Understanding Workers’ Committee
Arthur Marara One of the things that employers need to do is to deliberately invest in the training of their workers committees. For a long period of time militant approaches…
What lies beneath Sri Lanka cricket’s convoluted suspension saga?
ICC’s suspension of the SLC is ostensibly to set cricket right in the country, but layers of political intrigue and power plays underpin the crisis. When parsing situations as complex…
New tax measures weigh on viability of manufacturers: CZI
Business Writer The decision to allow only registered and tax-compliant players to buy from the manufacturers will have serious implications on manufacturing business viabilities, especially due to curtailed ability to…
2024 National Budget analysis
Note from ZNCC This is a continuation from last week. The Zimbabwean economy is expected to grow by 5.5 percent in 2023 and 3,5 percent in 2024. Growth is being…
SA inflation back on downward path thanks to fuel
South African inflation slowed for the first time in four months in November thanks to cooling fuel prices which overpowered still-rising food costs. Headline consumer inflation fell to 5,5 percent…
Crackdown-hit crypto industry sets sights on Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is becoming a popular destination for crypto companies seeking eager investors and friendlier regulators, at a time when major markets like the US are experiencing an absence of…
Ecobank secures US$200m climate financing facility
Enacy Mapakame Ecobank Group has secured an historic $200 million sustainability – linked loan from European Development Finance Institutions. In a groundbreaking move, a syndicate of European Development Finance Institutions…











