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Zim's wasted economic potential - Eric Bloch

AS 2014 approaches, the thoughts of Zimbabweans are focused on the economy and expectations for 2014. This is because of the magnitude of economic woes that have prevailed for too long, with consequential extreme suffering and hardships.Th…

Published: 26 Dec 2013 at 03:00hrs | 2 | by Eric Bloch

Mugabe right but his 'tit-for-tat' remarks unhelpful - Eric Bloch

The speech by President Robert Mugabe at his inauguration last week very correctly identified some, but not all, of the critical economic issues that need to be urgently and constructively addressed if the magnitude of unemployment and pov…

Published: 30 Aug 2013 at 13:02hrs | 4733 | by Eric Bloch

Election uncertainties scare away Zimbabwe investors

The wrangling among Zimbabwe's diverse political parties, numerous political action groups, the president, prime minister and many others in the political hierarchy as well as the media as to when the presidential and parliamentary electio…

Published: 24 May 2013 at 06:57hrs | 2270 | by Eric Bloch

Disaster if Zimbabwe's multicurrency system changes now

EVER since Zimbabwe's currency was demonetized in February 2009, and a multicurrency system substituted in its stead, innumerable voices have repeatedly called for reintroduction of a national currency.  Endlessly, there are demands f…

Published: 10 Jun 2011 at 04:53hrs | 3 | by Eric Bloch

Zimbabwe cannot afford labour's pay demands

WITHOUT exception, all employers have been confronted with demands from employees in general, and the labour force in particular, for increased wages. Most collective bargaining agreements have been reached after prolonged, usually very co…

Published: 06 Jun 2011 at 09:22hrs | 836 | by Eric Bloch

Addressing the brain drain

A SUBSTANTIVE recovery of ZimbabweâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢s greatly emaciated economy is contingent upon innumerable positive and constructive actions.  They include radical political transformation to absolute democracy, respect for the C…

Published: 03 Jun 2011 at 14:38hrs | 4 | by Eric Bloch

Indigenisation: Setting the record straight

UPON reading Psychology MaziwisaâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢s reply in last weekâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢s Independent newspaper to my recent articles on ZimbabweâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢s indigenisation and economic laws, my initial reaction was to ignore it …

Published: 15 Apr 2011 at 06:13hrs | 806 | by Eric Bloch

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Columnist / Eric bloch

Zim's wasted economic potential - Eric Bloch

Mugabe right but his 'tit-for-tat' remarks unhelpful - Eric Bloch

Election uncertainties scare away Zimbabwe investors

Disaster if Zimbabwe's multicurrency system changes now

Zimbabwe cannot afford labour's pay demands

Addressing the brain drain

Indigenisation: Setting the record straight

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