Single minded policy interventions do not work
Chris Chenga There is a theory of a multiplier effect, where policy interventions have respective levels of reverberating influence across an economy. Policy interventions can be varied. Commonly,
Energy bills will sink Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s meteoric rise is attracting a ton of attention. Is it ready for the mainstream? It may not matter whether bitcoin’s a bubble. The staggering energy costs associated with “mining”…
Manufacturers must set prices
There has been a fair amount of good economic news recently as Zimbabwean businesses start looking at their business fundamentals. First imports are continuing to fall and the gap between…
Inovate or die: African banks face compettion for the unbanked
JOHANNESBURG – “If you had asked me five years ago if we would be where we are now with digital financial services, I couldn’t have imagined it,” said Ann Miles,…
Palladium holds near multi-year peaks; gold holds steady
Singapore. — Gold prices hold largely steady after marking a near three-week high in the previous session, while palladium remains close to a more than 16-year peak. Gold prices held…
$300m more bond notes month end
Business Writers The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is set to introduce a new $300 million export incentive facility at the end of this month, as it accelerates efforts of…
Zim to apply for Sadc special derogation
Golden Sibanda Zimbabwe has secured permission from Sadc to apply for special derogation (exemption) to defer compliance with some of the regional body’s trade rules, which requires it to phasedown…
Gold miners rake in $31m from incentives
Business Writer Gold miners – both large and small-scale – have raked in almost $31 million from the export incentive introduced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) in May…
OK Zim revenue up 22,6pc
OK Zimbabwe’s revenue for the half year period to 30 September 2017 increased 22.6 percent to $268 million compared to $218.6 million same period boosted by additional stores and the…
Delta’s market value rises to $4bn as ZSE continues to rise
Business Writer The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange clocked 15 billion market capitalisation this week as stocks continued their upward trend week-on-week after it added 1,31 percent for the week toWednesday November…










