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Black market forex rate remains stable
PARALLEL market rates remained stable yesterday following the decision by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya to liberalise the United States dollar exchange rate against Real Time Gros...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 22:33hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe staggers on
LAST Friday, Finance and Economic Development minister, Mthuli Ncube, tweeted that he would curb Zimbabwe's economic crisis by limiting "government expenditure, rationalise posts in the public service...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 13:23hrs | 1 | by Pearl Matibe
Government avails US$164.5m to strategic entities
The government has since January this year availed resources amounting to US$164.5 million to strategic institutions. Treasury data seen by the ...Published: 24 Dec 2017 at 14:31hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's acid test
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's new administration faces its first stern test when it presents the 2018 National Budget next week.Tackling hostile investment laws, a growing current account def...Published: 30 Nov 2017 at 15:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Money alone will not save Zimbabwe'
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Zimbabwe needs to create a level playing field for private sector-led growth because just "dumping" money into the country will not resuscitate the ailing ec...Published: 20 Sep 2015 at 09:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners stampede for Zimbabwe citizenship?
An increasing number of foreigners are applying to live in Zimbabwe permanently following a major improvement in the economy since 2009.This comes as Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John...Published: 02 Aug 2015 at 10:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Hell beckons for Mujuru allies
IT was Aristotle the ancient Greek philosopher who said, "politicians have no leisure because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness".T...Published: 16 Dec 2014 at 11:54hrs | 2 | by Herbert Moyo
The difficulty of a return to the Zimbabwe dollar
SOUTH Africans often ask how Zimbabwe was able to adopt the dollar as its official currency and, conversely, how it could re-establish its own currency. The answers begin with an understanding of what...Published: 14 Oct 2013 at 05:13hrs | | by Gavin Keeton, BDLive
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