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Munatsi: A smart distinguished banker
Zimbabwe is witnessing one of the largest outpourings of grief following the tragic loss of Douglas Tawanda Munatsi (‘DTM') on Monday November 29, 2021.It is definitely a tragedy of unspeaka...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:17hrs | 10 | by Muchadeyi Ashton Masunda
Munatsi family seeks closure
A fire broke out in apartment C9 at the palatial Northfields Complex in Harare in the early hours of Monday.The occupant of the luxurious flat was top investment banker and chief executive off...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:08hrs | 10 | by Bishop Lazarus
Campbell Musiwa: Chartered Accountant par excellence
Mr Campbell Musiwa holds a Bachelor of Accountancy Degree obtained from the University of Zimbabwe as well as a Masters in Business Leadership Degree from the University of South Africa.He qua...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:44hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
First Capital Bank to focus on growing lending book
First Capital Bank Limited Zimbabwe will focus on aggressive lending going forward to grow its net interest income, its managing director Samuel Matsekete has said.On Tuesday, the bank started...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 06:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
First Capital Bank lists on ZSE
First Capital Bank (FCB) yesterday relisted on the ZSE after it changed its name from Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe. Samuel Matsekete, the FCB Chief Executive said both Barclays and FMB were commi...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Barclays Zimbabwe name change comes into effect
BARCLAYS Bank of Zimbabwe Limited shareholders have approved the change of the name of the company to First Capital Bank Limited effective today, on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. The decision w...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Barclays Zimbabwe to operate under dual brand by October
BARCLAYS Bank of Zimbabwe is reportedly going to start operating under a dual brand by October 2018. This follows its acquisition by FMB Malawi in 2017 (last year).According to The Source,...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa watches 'The Chinhoyi 7'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the burden of safeguarding and defending Zimbabwe and passing on the patriotism is the duty of every Zimbabwean as it was delivered through the blood and sacrifices o...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 17:51hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Telcos, banks profit from cash shortages
When Kenya initiated the mobile money revolution through M-Pesa a decade ago, few gave it a chance of success.But then it did succeed, and phenomenally so.Spurred on by that success, S...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 08:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Can digital disruption tackle local healthcare challenges?
The African region is seen to be one of the most sought-after markets globally for healthcare investments, having experienced stellar growth over the last decade and showing no sign of slowing down in...Published: 01 Mar 2018 at 14:27hrs | 1 | by Agencies
ZSE stocks continue to fall unabated
THE weakness on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange persisted last week with all four indices closing in the negative territory as panic increases due to inflation fears work their way out.At the clos...Published: 22 Jan 2018 at 05:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Guvamatanga quits Barclays
BARCLAYS Bank Zimbabwe managing director Mr George Guvamatanga has quit the organisation after 28 years of service.In a statement yesterday, chairman, Mr Antony Mandiwanza, said Mr Guvamatanga...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 05:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malawian Bank completes acquisition of majority stake in Barclays Zimbabwe
MALAWI Stock Exchange listed FMB Capital Holdings has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Barclays Bank Zimbabwe after receiving approvals for all regulatory requirements. This gives FMBC...Published: 16 Oct 2017 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Standard Chartered Bank won't exit Zimbabwe'
The country's oldest banking institution, Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe has said it is here to stay and will not exit the market anytime soon.StanChart CEO Ralph Watungwa told guests at the...Published: 18 Jun 2017 at 10:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Opposition to the sale of Barclays Bank Zimbabwe continues to grow
THE Affirmative Action Group (AAG), the local empowerment lobby group, has added its voice opposing the sale of Barclays Bank Zimbabwe to First Merchant Bank.The AAG said it will lobby the hig...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 14:19hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Barclays Zimbabwe managers lobby Mugabe govt to block bank sale
A GROUP of Barclays Bank low-level managers have petitioned the Government not to approve the takeover of Barclays Bank Zimbabwe by First Merchant Bank (FMB) of Malawi, alleging that the deal violated...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
RBZ will not reverse Barclays Zimbabwe sale
THE RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe will not bow down to pressure from Zanu-PF and other campaigners seeking to have the sale of Barclays Zimbabwe to FMB reversed as the apex bank is merely a regulator....Published: 12 Jun 2017 at 16:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'We've destroyed indigenisation'
THE recent developments at Barclays Bank Zimbabwe have confirmed our greatest fear that indigenisation and economic empowerment would not survive in its original form, given that government ministers ...Published: 08 Jun 2017 at 13:52hrs | | by Davison Gomo
Mugabe speaks out against white monopoly capital in South Africa
President Robert Mugabe - who said on Friday he was opposed to white farmers returning to commercial land in the country - wants President Jacob Zuma's ruling ANC to deal with white capital that still...Published: 03 Jun 2017 at 11:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wants Mugabe to reverse sale of Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe
President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party wants the ageing leader to reverse the sale of Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe (BBZ) to First Merchant Bank of Malawi (FMB), as the sale contravenes the country's ind...Published: 02 Jun 2017 at 17:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sale of Barclays exposes MUgabe's indigenisation hypocrisy
The imminent acquisition of Barclays Bank Zimbabwe by a Malawian bank, First Merchant Bank as widely reported is both curious and depressing. Curious in that indigenisation has been a political mantra...Published: 02 Jun 2017 at 08:48hrs | | by Moses Chamboko
Malawi company takes over Barclays Bank Zimbabwe
BARCLAYS Plc has sold its majority stake in its Zimbabwean operation to Malawi's First Merchant Bank (FMB), putting an end to months of a fierce bidding war to take over one of the country's iconic fi...Published: 31 May 2017 at 18:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malawian bank eyes Barclays Bank Zimbabwe
Malawian banking group First Merchant Bank (FMB) is in talks with Barclays PLC to buy its Zimbabwean unit.Last year, Barclays PLC downgraded Barclays Zimbabwe to its non-core division with an ...Published: 29 Mar 2017 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso calls on members to pay monthly subs
ONLY 21 Highlanders life members have heeded the call made during the club's crisis meeting last month that resolved that they pay $20 monthly subscriptions as part of measures to extinguish the c...Published: 12 Aug 2016 at 08:17hrs | | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Largest African Healthcare Congress to focus on collaborative innovation
Addressing the continents biggest emerging healthcare trends 04 April 2016: Solving Africa's biggest healthcare challenges requires a collaborat...Published: 04 Apr 2016 at 15:07hrs | 1 | by Agencies
If we vote for evil, we will reap destruction
Once again Mugabe has challenged my conscience. Recently Mugabe challenged journalists by wondering if they had a conscience and "that sense of truth, sense of honesty". Herald, of all institut...Published: 26 Jul 2013 at 03:23hrs | | by Farai Mbira
FMB in consortium to buy Zimbabwe bank
Malawi's FMB Bank is in a consortium of foreign banks to acquire 93 percent stake in Zimbabwe's Genesis Investment Bank as interest in that country's financial institutions rise with growth prospects...Published: 06 May 2011 at 13:18hrs | | by Moyo Roy
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