Are Zimbabwean banks’ profits justified?

Tawanda Musarurwa A basic rule of thumb in the financial services sector is that banks principally make money by lending money at rates higher than the cost of the money they lend. But over the last couple…

Rand slips as dollar stages modest recovery

The rand slipped against the dollar on Monday morning, but held its ground against the euro and pound. The divergent performance in the rand largely mirrored global dynamics, where the dollar…

Dollar will be key to gold sesame

Gold may be considered to be a bet against the U.S. dollar. The depreciation of the greenback supported the yellow metal in 2017. The price of gold managed to rise…

Oil dips as North American output soars; overall market remains strong

SINGAPORE – Oil prices dipped on Monday as soaring North American production was seen undermining efforts led by OPEC and Russia to tighten supplies. Despite this, traders said overall market conditions…

All Share Index opens week on a high

HARARE – The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange’s All Share Index opened Monday on a high note adding 0.09 points (or 0, 10 percent) to settle at 91.36 as giant insurer Old…

What they said at Davos

Billionaires, world leaders and investors are gathered in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting to hobnob and discuss topics ranging from the global economy and sexual harassment,…

Digital Identity: Why it matters. . . and why it’s important we get it right

Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.  —Leaders from government, business, international organisations, civil society and the humanitarian community have called for greater multi-stakeholder cooperation on digital identity. The UNHCR, World Bank, World Food Programme,…

Importance of galleries, museums publications

Arts Correspondent Galleries and Museums have numerous roles which are visible and invisible, among which include setting up exhibitions and promoting artists by exposing and selling their artworks as a…

Of US golf courses

Mugove Chigada President Mnangangwa’s example of Americans’ love for golf was a light moment for the audience at the World Economic Forum.

Participating in sport reduces stress

Chipo Sabeta Participating In a sport can be a helpful way of reducing stress. In business circles, darts present a good opportunity for stress detox after hectic working days.

×