SA riots, a wakeup call for businesses

 VIOLENT demonstrations that unfolded in South Africa over the last two weeks, which resulted in the death of more than 200 people while businesses were torched, looted, attacked and properties destroyed, amplify calls and need for expedited development and strengthening of domestic value chains.

Economy needs to achieve some measure of self-reliance in view of covid19 – CZI

The Zimbabwe National Industrial Development Policy (ZNIDP) (2019-2023) is a blueprint for industrialisation which derives from Vision 2030, and is tailored to assist the economy to achieve the above objectives.…

UK firm to help raise funds for white former commercial farmers

Government has appointed UK based financial advisory firm, Newstate Partners, to help raise funding for the compensation of white former commercial farmers, Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube said in a statement Monday.

JUST IN: Auction’s contribution to foreign payments up 153 percentage points

Business Writer The foreign currency auction system is fast becoming a major source of foreign currency for businesses, latest figures from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) show. The foreign…

JUST IN: ZSE institutes trading halt on Padenga ahead of delisting

Business Writer Listed entity Padenga Holdings traded for the last time on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) on Monday ahead of its listing on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX).…

JUST IN: Government closely monitoring RBZ debt levels

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe accumulated debts of more than US$5 billion as at December 2020 and government is closely keeping an eye on developments.

Light on the horizon: Special Drawing Rights (SDR) & Zimbabwe’s Covid-19 response

The issuance of the Special Drawing Privileges by the International Monetary Fund provides a hopeful panorama for Zimbabwe and the developing world as this stimulus comes at a time when investor trust in government isn’t as high due to alleged political uncertainty, which however, is improving as evidenced by the outstanding performance of the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE).

JUST IN: Zimbabwe’s auction rate stabilises at 85 . . .

The average exchange rate for the Zimbabwe dollar against the United States dollar was virtually unchanged at $85,36 on Tuesday from $85,24 last week on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s foreign currency auction.

JUST IN: Banks to pay interests on deposits  

Banks will now be compelled to pay minimum interest rates on deposits following the agreement between the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe.  

IMF bullish on Zimbabwe’s Gross Domestic Product growth projections

Zimbabwe’s economy is expected to grow by 6 percent in 2021, but authorities will have to double down on implementation of sustainable policies if the growth rate is to be achieved, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.

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