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- businessweekly
- April 12, 2019
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Origins, purpose of a central bank
What was our goal as a civilisation when we created a central bank and set it to be an integral institution across our societies? This question, with seemingly obvious answers, may evoke ridicule than curiosity.
- businessweekly
- April 12, 2019
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‘Corporates are not using blockchain technology’
If a recent poll conducted by KPMG is anything to go by, blockchain technology still has a way to go in terms of corporate adoption in the tax and finance world.
- businessweekly
- April 12, 2019
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African economies suffer effects of economic crisis
The growth story in Sub-Saharan Africa in the past few years has been one of faltering recovery from the worst economic crisis of the past two decades.
- businessweekly
- April 12, 2019
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Padenga diversifying into macadamia?
Crocodile skins and meat producer Padenga Holdings Limited is mulling diversifying into an alternative export-oriented business that should enhance the company’s export earnings.
- businessweekly
- April 12, 2019
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Vast Resources restructures balance sheet
Diversified mining group Vast Resources Plc says the selling off of its stake in its linchpin Zimbabwean gold asset is part of a broader strategy to restructure.
- businessweekly
- April 11, 2019
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Vast disposes of Pickstone Peerless
BH24 Reporter HARARE – AIM-listed mining group Vast Resources Plc has exited gold mining in Zimbabwe through the disposal of its 25 percent stake in the Pickstone Peerless gold mine.…
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- April 11, 2019
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Renewable energy is cheaper and faster
An important point in the ongoing debate about electric vehicles is that they’re only as clean as the electricity they use. A widespread adoption of electric vehicles means the electricity…
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- April 11, 2019
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Conventional cars are inefficient
Electric vehicles convert about 60% of their energy to propulsion. Conventional cars, on the other hand, are very inefficient. For every litre of fuel burned, only about 17 to 21%…
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- April 11, 2019
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Health risks
Potential geopolitical imbalances affecting the national supply are important, but the health costs associated with fossil fuels are in the scale of billions of dollars in Australia. This includes premature…
- businessweekly
- April 11, 2019
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Unsteady fuel reserves
Policies minimising Australia’s reliance on oil imports could bring significant benefits to businesses and families, and even to public sector agencies with fleet operations. Around 90% of the oil Australia…