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- October 15, 2020
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Zim’s September inflation in significant decline
Zimbabwe’s annual inflation declined by 101 percentage points in September 2020 to close the month at 659.40 percent, latest data released on Wednesday shows, pointing to success in government efforts…
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- October 15, 2020
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Econet’s traffic volumes bump in H1
Business Writer Listed telecommunications firm, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, says it recorded gains across voice, data and SMS metrics during the six months to August 31, 2020 as demand for such…
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- October 14, 2020
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ZRA to launch 5-year strategy for Batoka power project
THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) is set to launch its five-year strategic plan (2020-2024) tomorrow, which will guide its operations as the bi-national organisation moves towards the implementation of the Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric Scheme (BGHES) project.
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- October 14, 2020
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Zim ratifies economic partnership with Britain
Zimbabwe has ratified the economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the United Kingdom (UK), an arrangement that allows the former’s exporters to continue enjoying tariff and quota free access quarter to the European nation’s market.
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- October 14, 2020
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Econet Group and subsidiaries create a Wi-Fi marketplace
Econet through its subsidiaries, Liquid Telecom Group (LTG) and Cassava Fintech International (CFI), yesterday launched a network of #SasaiWiFiFinder hotspots in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Rwanda, providing locals with most affordable internet access.
- businessweekly
- October 14, 2020
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Asian, European markets drift as vaccine halt dents optimism
Equity markets were mixed Tuesday as investors took a breather after the previous day’s rally, with the mood dampened by news that a vaccine trial had been halted after a volunteer fell ill.
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- October 14, 2020
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Zim public debt is over US$25 billion, Parly
Zimbabwe’s public debt could be understated with experts in public accounts management arguing the actual debt could be around US$25 billion.
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- October 14, 2020
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UK employment suffers virus knock after lockdown eases
UK employment took a hit even after the government started to lift restrictions to control the coronavirus as companies stepped up job cuts.
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- October 14, 2020
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Debt of poorest countries climb to record 744 bln USD before pandemic: World Bank
The total external debt of the world’s poorest countries climbed 9.5 percent to a record 744 billion U.S. dollars in 2019, according to the World Bank Group’s latest International Debt Statistics (IDS) report released Monday.
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- October 14, 2020
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SA won’t meet debt targets, says advisory panel appointed by Ramaphosa
South Africa won’t be able to meet its finance ministry’s debt targets and it may be undesirable for it to attempt to do so at a time when the economy is being battered by the fallout from the coronavirus, according to an advisory panel appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa.