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Zimbabwe gets more free fertilizer from Russia
A ship carrying 23,000 metric tons of fertilizers has reached and fully offloaded at the port city of Beira in Mozambique, Uralchem Group's press service reported on Monday.The fertilizers wil...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 15:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe looks for investment spark in EV market
AN "open for business" initiative launched by the Zimbabwean government in 2018 is being supported by the growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs).The Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency was ...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Russia ships 23 000t of fertiliser to Zimbabwe
RUSSIA's giant fertiliser manufacturing company, Uralchem Group, is in the process of shipping 23 000 tonnes of humanitarian fertiliser to Zimbabwe to complement the country's efforts to boost food an...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 05:52hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimra implements electronic single window project
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) plans to launch the first implementation stage of Zimbabwe Electronic Single Window (ZESW) in September, a concept introduced last year as part of measures to en...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ranks lowly on Fitch political, economic risk
PROMINENT American market research firm, Fitch Solutions, has ranked Zimbabwe as a country that poses the highest political and economic risk in Southern Africa, a major indicator that poi...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 17:44hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
FAO: Agriculture will make or break Africa's free trade
Transforming agri-food systems can unlock Africa's potential.The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) holds the potential to lift millions of people out of poverty and end chronic food...Published: 16 May 2021 at 07:36hrs | | by Abebe Haile-Gabriel
Used car imports increase under Covid-19 pandemic
ZIMBABWE imported more second-hand vehicles in 2020 compared to 2019, despite unprecedented disruptions caused by Covid-19 on the maritime and shipping industry, official figures show.Statisti...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:41hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Foreign direct investment dries up
FOREIGN investment inflows to Zimbabwe last year fell by 23.7% to US$40.06 million compared to the same period in the previous year, with analysts attributing the decline to the outbreak of Covid-19 p...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 15:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Afro-Sino economic relations in the 21st Century: Mixed Reactions and Misinterpretations
The Author is a Master of Science in International Trade and Diplomacy student at the University of Zimbabwe. He holds a MSc degree in Development Studies (National U...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 19:21hrs | 4 | by Livingstone Kazizi
Africa's supply chain remains under pressure despite ease of lockdowns
The measures that countries have adopted around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have had an unprecedented effect on trade this year as a result of a unique combination of shocks to both...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 06:33hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Illegal money flows from Africa nears US$90 billion: UN
Africa is losing nearly US$89 billion a year in illicit financial flows such as tax evasion and theft, amounting to more than it receives in development aid, a United Nations study showed on Monday....Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tearing down barriers for the growth of African rural e-commerce
The rise and growth of e-commerce in the world and primarily in Africa has created a lot of business opportunities, not only in urban but also in rural areas. The good news is that there is undoubtedl...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 09:55hrs | 4 | by Josephine Wawira
Zimbabwe FDI doubles to $745 million in 2018 ($349 million in 2017)
Zimbabwe's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows more than doubled to $745 million in 2018 from $349 million in 2017, on the back of a small number of approved projects, latest report shows. FDI out...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:38hrs | 1 | by FinX
Zimra moves towards single clearance at ports of entry
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) will later this year bring together all agencies that are involved in border checks processes into a single clearance platform as it works towards improving Zimb...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Enter the dragon: The rise of China
The most remarkable economic turnaround story of the 21st century undoubtedly belongs to the People's Republic of China. As the country marks the 40th anniversary of economic reforms and opening, the ...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 16:43hrs | 2 | by Victor Bhoroma
Enter the dragon: The rise of China
The most remarkable economic turnaround story of the 21st century undoubtedly belongs to the People's Republic of China. As the country marks the 40th anniversary of economic reforms and opening, the ...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 14:10hrs | 3 | by Victor Bhoroma
The case for FDI into Zimbabwe
The growth of FDI inflows into Zimbabwe is one of the fundamental aspects required to turn around the local economy. The positive connection between increase in FDI and GDP is what motivates most bila...Published: 04 Feb 2018 at 15:40hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
SMEs vital to healthy trade in Africa
Accounting for roughly 60% of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), trade is the pulse of the global economy. Beyond economics, however, there is a strong human component that comes through in the stor...Published: 06 Nov 2017 at 10:23hrs | | by Agencies
Scaling up Development Finance
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR - The Business and Sustainable Development Commission has estimated that achievement of Agenda 2030 for the Sustainable Development Goals will require US$2-3 trillion of additi...Published: 05 Sep 2017 at 20:04hrs | | by Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram
New UN report encourages African countries to harness growing tourism sector
WASHINGTON DC - African governments should make it easier and safer for Africans to travel within the continent, the United Nations said in a new report released today, noting that tourism demand ther...Published: 06 Jul 2017 at 10:29hrs | | by APO
'Chinamasa's wings fully clipped'
On 8 September, 2016, Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa presented his long overdue Midyear Budgetary Review Statement.That review was presented in the context of massive structural challe...Published: 14 Sep 2016 at 19:04hrs | | by Tendai Biti
UN security counsel resolution on Zimbabwe necessary
" The gunfire around us, makes its difficult to hear. But the human voice is different, - among the sounds. It can be heard over voices that bury everything else! Eve...Published: 05 Sep 2016 at 17:09hrs | | by Ken Sibanda
'Take cue from President Mugabe'
After what was fast turning into an embarrassing soap opera over the indigenisation Policy as the minister responsible, Patrick Zhuwao, and Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa publicly differed on a ne...Published: 09 Jan 2016 at 07:07hrs | | by Zindoga
Zimbabwe requires 7% average growth rate
Zimbabwe needs a medium and long-term average growth rate of 7 percent if the Government is to significantly reduce poverty and improve the standard of living, an expert has said. African Institute fo...Published: 04 Jul 2014 at 17:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's FDI inflows stagnate at $400m
Foreign investors have failed to react to Zimbabwe's foreign investment attraction policies as the country's foreign direct investment figures last year stagnated at $400 million, the United Nations C...Published: 25 Jun 2014 at 19:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T Statement on Indigenisation
Thursday, 29 May 2014Statement by the Alternative Minister for Industry and Commerce, Dr Tapiwa Mashakada on Indigenisa...Published: 29 May 2014 at 15:56hrs | | by Dr Tapiwa Mashakada
Zimbabwe investment approvals falls
ZIMBABWE'S investment approvals fell to US$930 million last year, from US$6,6 billion a year earlier, which analysts say is "illustrative of an abysmal" investment climate. The Zimbabwe Investment...Published: 09 Jan 2013 at 06:50hrs | | by Business Reporter
Tsvangirai, Mutambara: If it ain't broken, fix it; if it's broken praise it
The one thing I have always rued about being Zimbabwean is this our propensity to ensure our total compliance with the Sabbath, total compliance with the ten commandments. Zimbabweans would rather th...Published: 25 Feb 2012 at 05:55hrs | 2 | by Nathaniel Manheru
Zimbabwe at ideological crossroads
The 2012 elections will be important for Zimbabwe as the two main political parties, Zanu-PF and MDC-T try to sell different economic visions for the nation's future. MDC-T, led by Prime Minister Mor...Published: 01 Nov 2011 at 05:32hrs | | by Garikai Chengu
Double-dip recession may hit Europe
Geneva - Europe could be hit by a double-dip recession this year, hurting a global economic recovery already weighed down by flagging growth in the United States and Japan, a UN study warned Tue...Published: 19 Jan 2011 at 10:51hrs | | by Byo24News
Call to improve country risk ranking
ZIMBABWEAN authorities should consider taking up critical measures to diminish the country risk rating, which has precluded the flow of new capital for investment. ...Published: 21 Dec 2010 at 20:34hrs | 1 | by Business Correspondent
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