Shares push to 22-month high as trade hopes endure
LONDON – World shares touched their highest in nearly two years on Tuesday as investors maintained bets that the United States and China can reach a deal to end their…
Rand firms as dollar stalls on trade deal impasse
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand inched firmer early on Tuesday, mostly remaining within a recent range as currency markets globally drifted in low volume trade with investors still eyeing a…
Zim scores big in Dubai
DUBAI – A delegation of prospective investors from the United Arab Emirates is expected to visit Zimbabwe soon to scout for opportunities as a result of a good marketing statement…
IPEC pushes for insurance inclusion
Michael Magoronga MIDLANDS – The Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) will continue working towards promoting insurance inclusion and pension coverage to ensure that all Zimbabweans, regardless of their financial status,…
Cimas targets additional health infrastructure
Health insurance firm Cimas says it is planning to expand on its health facilities – including specialist facilities – with at least two targeted for launch in 2020.
Austerity: Live within your means or die within your means?
Tawanda Musarurwa All things being equal, an economy must be inclusive and for the benefit of all. But sometimes, just sometimes, there can levels of equality. Zimbabwe’s fiscal authorities have…
Trade tensions to hit goods growth in fourth quarter as tariffs bite: WTO
GENEVA – The World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Monday that growth in lobal goods trade is expected to remain “below trend” in the fourth quarter amid tensions and rising…
MTN deal with Cell C knocks shares in S.Africa’s Telkom
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s MTN Group has signed an expanded roaming and services agreement with the country’s third-biggest carrier Cell C, MTN said on Monday, pushing shares in rival Telkom…
Fuel price marginally up
HARARE – Fuel prices marginally go up by an average 0.145 percent effective Monday, 18 November, pushed by a slight depreciation of the local currency, the energy regulator said on…
Global Business Forum for Africa 2019 opens
DUBAI – The fifth edition of the Global Business Forum on Africa, attended by several African leaders including President Emmerson Mnangagwa, opened in Dubai on Monday. The forum aims to…











