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- August 27, 2021
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Hemp production progressing well
At least five hemp farmers have now reached the harvesting stage for the crop that is expected to contribute significantly to the country’s export earnings, Business Weekly can report.
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- August 27, 2021
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Exports jump 35,5 percent
The value of exports from Zimbabwe increased by 35,5 percent in the first six months of the year to US$2,52 billion compared to US$1,86 billion in the corresponding period last year, official data show.
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- August 27, 2021
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Zim plans revolving facilities
Business Writer Zimbabwe will create revolving loan facilities supported by part of the International Monetary Fund’s US$961 million special drawing rights (SDRs) to support key productive sectors including mining, agriculture,…
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- August 27, 2021
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Old Mutual to light up thousands of homes
Old Mutual Zimbabwe — a subsidiary of Old Mutual — has poured US$12,4 million into solar projects around that southern African country, which will generate a combined 25 MW upon completion.
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- August 27, 2021
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ZB launches funeral plan
ZB Life Assurance, a subsidiary of ZB Financial Holdings, has launched an enhanced ZB Cash Funeral Plan that seeks to provide post-burial benefits to policyholders, in addition to the cash benefits that assist with the financing of funeral and burial costs.
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- August 27, 2021
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NTS enjoys high demand for tyres
National Tyre Services (NTS) says positive developments in the domestic economy, including a bumper harvest anchored by a record grain output and slowing inflation, have spurred demand for tyres.
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- August 27, 2021
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Stanbic Bank maintains steady performance in H1
Stanbic Bank has defied macro-economic challenges bedevilling the country to post an inflation adjusted profit after tax of $1.2 billion for the half year to June 2021.
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- August 27, 2021
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About Cassava Smartech
Cassava Smartech is a technology Group that leverages digital and financial technologies to “build shared economies, drive financial inclusion and promote economic empowerment”.
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- August 27, 2021
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IMF SDRs to boost reserves, but . . .
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mangudya was very careful this week when talking about the equivalent of US$961 million deposited into the Zimbabwean account at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to make it clear that while this was extremely useful, it was not going to suddenly solve a number of underlying monetary issues.
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- August 27, 2021
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Boost for Chipinge smallholder farmers
Forty-five smallholder pineapple farmers in Rusitu Valley, Chipinge, the majority of whom are victims of Cyclone Idai that killed hundreds and destroyed homes in 2019, have received a major boost following the organic certification of their pineapples by EcoCert.