Will Zimbabwe Gold work or not? Unpacking why the new currency (ZiG) will fail?
Professor Gift Mugano Honourable Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa held a press conference (recently) and as usual he went on a rampage calling me all sorts of names because I raised reservations…
No printing press needed to fund exporter forex surrenders
Business Writer The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has taken steps to alleviate anxieties surrounding the potential need to print money to finance the purchase of foreign currency surrendered by…
ZiG strengthens daily during trades
Last Word The commercial banks through their dealings, reflected in the weighted average of these dealings which are the intermarket rates, have seen the new ZiG strengthen marginally against the…
Do not let us down Dr Governor!
Walter Mandeya Exactly 20 years ago I left the bank I worked for after a whirlwind episode as a senior risk manager just when banks were being shut down left,…
Stanbic embarks on financial fitness workshops for SMEs
Business Writer One of Zimbabwe’s leading financial service providers, Stanbic Bank, has established a financial fitness academy aimed at equipping Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with the requisite skills to…
Hard landing for ZiG, in wholesale, key supply
Golden Sibanda Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), the country’s new currency and part of authorities’ coterie of interventions to restore exchange rate stability, has had a hard landing since its introduction a…
Fitch projects 3pc growth, lower than Treasury, AfDB and World Bank
Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Fitch Solutions paints a sobering picture of Zimbabwe’s economic landscape, emphasising its susceptibility to external shocks such as weather variations, energy deficiencies, global commodity prices and wavering investor…
Call to legislate CSR as resource based firms neglect communities
Michael Tome LOCAL mining entities have been implored to be corporate social accountable owing to the increasing neglect in their respective areas of operations. Zimbabwe has numerous mines dotted across,…
Damp proofing, waterproofing
Engineering and Construction Matters With Innocent Chatikobo Waterproofing is a process designed to prevent liquids from entering a structure. Some measures of moisture control are provided during construction while some…
Innbucks takes market by storm, to introduce more products
Michael Tome INNBUCKS Microbank Limited has hinted at introducing a pack of innovations including nano loans and electricity sales in the second half of the 2024 financial year as the…









