VFEX to launch new products

Business Writer The Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) has a solid pipeline of new products expected to be availed during the second half of the year, including a commodities exchange.…

Zambia pulls out of U$5 billion Batoka project

Business Writer   Zambia has pulled out of the deal to co-build a 2400- megawatts (MW) hydroelectric plant with Zimbabwe along the Zambezi River at Batoka Gorge, according to media…

Partial implementation of monetary policy interventions may dampen outcomes, CZI

Oliver Kazunga The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has warned that partial implementation of policy measures remains the major risk that could undermine effectiveness of the recently announced interventions to…

Gross premium written surges 450 pc

Business Writer The life assurance sector saw a massive increase in gross premium written (GPW) in the quarter to March 2023, up 452 percent from the same period in 2022.…

Demand slumps as consumers’ earnings deteriorate

Business Writer Demand for commodities and services has started weakening as consumers continue feeling the pinch of the rising cost of living, economists and business executives have said, suggesting a…

Important legal safeguards to note

Arthur Marara Being in the public domain is not always an easy experience, as many times people are not able to distinguish between the attorney, and the public speaker. Consequently,…

Some stakeholders slam use of blended inflation

Michael Tome Some economic players have slammed monetary authorities for using blended inflation in calculating price movements in the economy arguing the formula is masking the real rising cost of…

‘Partial enforcement major risk to stabilising economy’

Golden Sibanda PARTIAL implementation of measures announced by the Government to stabilise the economy is the single biggest risk associated with efforts to restore macroeconomic stability in the country, industry…

ART records volume decline as economy hots up

Enacy Mapakame Amalgamated Regional Trading (ART) registered volume declines for the half year to March 31, 2023 compared to the same period last year due to a challenging environment that…

Industry must be built on primary base

While many point out, correctly, that around 80 percent of goods on our shelves are supplied by Zimbabwean companies, far too much of this is still built around imported raw…

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