2019 ADMA Agrishow starts Thursday

BH24 Reporter HARARE – More than 170 exhibitors are confirmed for the 2019 ADMA Agrishow, an annual exhibition in Harare focused on goods and services of particular interest to people…

Microfinance sector ups lending 9 percent in Q1, 2019

HARARE – The Zimbabwean micro-finance sector  increased lending to various sectors of the economy by 9 percent to RTGS$225.8 million in the first quarter of the year compared to the…

PDL rises to ZWL$924

Michael Tome HARARE – The Poverty Dtaum Line (PDL) for an average family of five shot up to ZWL$924 for the month of April 2019, a 5, 8 percent increase…

Gold slips to 1-week low as Mexico tariff reprieve boosts equities

Gold fell to a one-week low on Tuesday as the United States halted its plans to impose tariffs on Mexico, boosting appetite for riskier assets like equities at the expense…

South Africa’s manufacturing up 4.6% y/y in April, highest in 2 years

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s manufacturing output hit its highest in two years, rising 4.6% year-on-year in April after increasing by a revised 1.3% in March, the statistics agency said on…

Zim not exporting baby elephants

HARARE – Zimbabwe follows proper procedures when exporting its elephants and does not sell baby animals, an official said on Monday. Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority chief ecologist…

Italy a boon for Zim exporters, says ZimTrade

Michael Tome HARARE – National trade promotion and development body, ZimTrade has implored the country’s productive sectors to produce and explore deeper into trade ties with Italy. Italy is one…

Zim imports decline

Kudakwashe Mhundwa HARARE – Zimbabwe’s imports for the first five months of 2019 declined 31 percent to US$1,5 billion from US$2,2 billion registered over the same period last year, according…

Zimbabwe plans corn tender, signaling biggest imports in 3 years

Reuters Zimbabwe’s government plans to boost corn imports as adverse weather slashes the southern African nation’s harvest. The country’s Grain Marketing Board will float an international tender to import 750…

Study shows Econet is the leading Internet service provider Own Correspondent

Business Reporter A 2018 customer satisfaction survey commissioned by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has revealed that Econet Wireless is by far the leading Internet Service…

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