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- August 9, 2019
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Stabilising Zim dollar through manufacturing
In this last instalment of our subject: “Stabilising the Zimbabwe dollar through manufacturing”, I am going to proceed along the lines of my original argument that manufacturing holds the key to that objective through the resuscitation of this industry. This is a strategy that will also hopefully, set the economy on a stable growth path — itself a necessary condition for the sustainability of same.
- businessweekly
- August 9, 2019
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Three Gorges has nothing on China-backed dam to power Africa
The Grand Inga Dam hydroelectric project in Congo could be the solution to Africa’s power crisis. A dream of building the world’s biggest hydroelectric project in the heart of Africa…
- businessweekly
- August 9, 2019
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Forex shortages hit LGP imports
Zimbabwe’s imports of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has slowed this year due to foreign currency shortages resulting in long queues at service centres.
- businessweekly
- August 9, 2019
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Tech now ‘third person in the room’
“There is nothing inevitable about becoming skilled, just as there is nothing mindlessly mechanical about technique itself . . . technical understanding develops through the powers of imagination.” — Richard Sennett, The Craftsman.
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- August 9, 2019
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Decoding business challenges
Picking up from where we left on tips to handle customer complaints and the crucial skills for a positive experience, we start off by addressing the fundamentals of resolution and follow up.
- businessweekly
- August 2, 2019
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Clear and accurate account of progress
Minister of Finance and Economic Development Prof Mthuli Ncube yesterday presented a workmanlike supplementary budget with no surprises and in general agreement with the business-like fiscal culture that he has been generating in State circles since he was moved into the top financial post in the country.
- businessweekly
- August 2, 2019
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Inflation calculation deferred till 2020
ZIMBABWE has suspended calculation and publication of annual inflation rates until February next year to rebase consumer prices indices, after reintroducing local currency, to ensure that the data reflects an accurate account of price trends in the economy.
- businessweekly
- August 2, 2019
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Govt scraps indigenisation law
Government will repeal the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act as it moves to enhance the attractiveness of the minerals sector in line with the country’s “Zimbabwe is Open for Business” Mantra.
- businessweekly
- August 2, 2019
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Zim engages SA, Moza for power imports
Zimbabwe has moved to engage directly the governments of South Africa and Mozambique over payment plans to clear outstanding debts for power imports, as it steps up efforts to ease a crippling power deficit, a senior official said.
- businessweekly
- August 2, 2019
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Mining rights for Zisco deal agreed on
Government says the agreement with Chinese investor, R and F, for the US$1 billion revival of former steel making giant Zisco, remains firmly in place, but a few loose ends relate to iron ore claims to be granted to the investor.