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Packed programme as ZITF roars to life
THE 62nd edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) begins tomorrow with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta now unable to come for the official opening as earlier scheduled following the dea...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rebate on duty scammers exposed
GOVERNMENT has tightened the conditions for businesses benefiting from the rebate of duty facilities amid concerns over lack of transparency and accountability, which has seen some beneficiaries makin...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar weakens against the US dollar
The Zimbabwe dollar moved marginally by less than a third of a Zimbabwean cent, against the US dollar at yesterday's Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign currency auction, trading 0,004 percent high...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Review of taxes, utility costs'
THE change in the indigenisation laws and the ongoing ease of doing business reforms should be complemented with a deliberate review of taxes and utility costs, which continue to frustrate domestic pr...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loses $2.5 billion in capital flights
Zimbabwe is believed to have lost over $2.5 billion in capital flights and trade misinvoicing between 2008 and 2013 due to the country's controversial empowerment laws, a local think tank has said...Published: 12 Apr 2017 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
CZI, ZNCC back imports ban
THE Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) and Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) have backed the government's decision to restrict importation of products that are available locally, sa...Published: 30 Jun 2016 at 08:50hrs | | by Prosper Ndlovu
Zim dollarized economy still an attractive export market
The temporary protection measures, which government has put in place to hedge some sectors of the manufacturing industry from international competition have had a positive impact on boosting local...Published: 25 Jan 2016 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sovereign Wealth Fund costing Zimbabwe
GOVERNMENT might have violated dictates of standard practice across the world in setting up sovereign wealth funds, research findings by a local economic think tank have revealed. The findings...Published: 03 Dec 2015 at 05:13hrs | | by Business Reporter
Chinamasa's national budget a damp squib- MDC
The MDC has dismissed the 2016 National Budget presentation by Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa today as a damp squib which provides no hope for the millions of suffering Zimbabweans.I...Published: 29 Nov 2015 at 09:53hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabweans unfazed by huge unemployment
Officially, hardly anyone in Zimbabwe has a job. Yet in the bustling streets of the capital Harare and nearby towns, there is hardly an idle person in sight.Hawkers offer vegetables, soft drin...Published: 03 Nov 2015 at 12:42hrs | | by dpa
RBZ disputes $7.5 billion in informal sector
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has disputed claims that an estimated $7,5 billion is circulating outside the formal banking system. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe director for bank supervision Norman ...Published: 28 Jul 2015 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe has no database on economic enablers'
Zimbabwe lacks a comprehensive database of its stock of infrastructure for comparison of statistics on access, usage, quality and affordability, critical in formulating policies that drive the eco...Published: 23 Apr 2015 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Good rains to spur Zimbabwe economic growth
Zimbabwe is likely to record positive growth rates this year due to the good rains received this wet season and the confidence-building efforts that are underway, a local think-tank has said. ...Published: 21 Feb 2014 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Roadblocks hindering tourism growth
HEAVY police presence on major highways has created a perception that Zimbabwe "is a police State," a development that is not friendly for visiting tourists, a local think-tank said at the weekend....Published: 01 Apr 2013 at 09:13hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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