admin
- businessweekly
- February 6, 2019
- 118 views
Industry support
Given that gambling poses a social risk, Museveni’s ban should have received unqualified support. But it hasn’t. Major online gambling proponents such as the American Gaming Association, the Professional Golfers…
- businessweekly
- February 6, 2019
- 126 views
A global problem
Almost all Muslim majority countries ban gambling on religious grounds. The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Brunei, Somalia, Sudan, Egypt, Indonesia, Qatar, and Lebanon all have an official ban…
- businessweekly
- February 6, 2019
- 95 views
But can a case really be made for a gambling-free society?
Assessing the impact of gambling in countries on the continent is hard because the industry remains under-researched and heavily polarised. And it’s also difficult for countries to come up with…
- businessweekly
- February 6, 2019
- 155 views
Uganda’s ban on sports betting was the right thing to do
Victor Odundo Owuor Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has ordered that no new licenses can be issued for established sports betting, gaming, and gambling companies. In addition, permits issued to existing…
- businessweekly
- February 6, 2019
- 80 views
China says U.S. report on its WTO compliance lacks factual basis
BEIJING – China opposes a report by the U.S. Trade Representative’s office on its World Trade Organization (WTO) compliance, the commerce ministry said, saying it is inconsistent with the facts.
- businessweekly
- February 6, 2019
- 110 views
South African business confidence index falls in January
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s business confidence was stable in January, with investors seeing progress in the economic and political reform as stalling while activity in the real economy remained sluggish,…
- businessweekly
- February 6, 2019
- 148 views
Untu loses AGF bond guarantee
HARARE – The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) has put on hold the cover it was providing for a $5 million bond issued by Untu Capital in late 2017 after the…
- businessweekly
- February 6, 2019
- 152 views
New acting ZTA chief executive appointed
HARARE – Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister, Priscah Mupfumira on Wednesday appointed Rita Likukuma as the new acting chief executive of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA).
- businessweekly
- February 6, 2019
- 121 views
Capacity utilization to dip in 2019: CZI
Michael Tome HARARE – Zimbabwe’s industry representative body, Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) is expecting capacity utilisation in the manufacturing sector to decline this year from 48 percent recorded in…
- businessweekly
- February 1, 2019
- 160 views
Opening up trade
The EU-Japan economic agreement will ultimately remove 97% of the tariffs that Japan applies to European goods and 99% of those applied by the EU. It is estimated that EU…