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- businessweekly
- May 4, 2018
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Govt targets beneficiation in agriculture sector
Livingstone Marufu HARARE – Government is mulling plans to compel all agriculture producers beneficiate their products before exporting crops to increase earnings.
- businessweekly
- May 4, 2018
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Local links across Africa provide key clues to fighting the illegal ivory trade
By Kristof Titeca The population of African elephants is estimated to have declined by 111 000 over the past ten years. Eastern Africa, for example, has experienced an almost 50% reduction…
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- May 4, 2018
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U.S. jobs growth expected to regain momentum in April
WASHINGTON – U.S. job growth likely accelerated in April after a weather-related slowdown in the previous month, with the unemployment rate expected to drop to near a 17-1/2-year low of…
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- May 4, 2018
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Rand weakens again on renewed dollar strength
The rand lost ground again in early-morning trade on Friday, as the dollar firmed after a soft patch on Thursday following the US Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates on hold.
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- May 4, 2018
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Ethanol shortages push up fuel price
Hebert Zharare The price of petrol has shot up to $1.48 per litre in some cities and towns on the back of acute ethanol shortages after the Green Fuel plant…
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- May 4, 2018
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New deal with Zisco investor to be finalised in 100 days
Golden Sibanda The Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company’s (Zisco) ‘onerous’ half a billion-dollar debt to local and foreign institutions/individuals was chief among the many factors that led to the collapse…
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- May 4, 2018
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Singapore giant angles for Cottco
Martin Kadzere Singaporean agro-processing giant, Wilmar International’s local unit, Surface Wilmar Investments, has launched a bid to acquire a majority shareholding in The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe to secure guaranteed…
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- May 4, 2018
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Botswana comes to the party!
Business Writers The BWP500 million ($50,4 million) line of credit that was extended to Zimbabwe to jump-start the economy immediately after the consummation of the inclusive Government in 2009, is…
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- May 4, 2018
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ILO challenges local informal sector to upgrade technical skills
Livingstone Marufu The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has challenged the country’s informal sector to upgrade technical skills in an effort to ensure the sector creates innovative ways to more productive…
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- May 4, 2018
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Blockchain benefits for small business
Kudzai M. Mubaiwa Many a business person would by now have heard about cryptocurrency and more likely Bitcoin. Naturally, there are different thoughts around it, with some early adopters professing…