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Zimbabwe needs to ride on the vote of confidence in the economy registered by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in recent weeks.
Yesterday we carried an article in which the World Bank acknowledged the economy’s potential for sustained growth and economic recovery in its interim strategy note that -
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It is believed that you strike an iron while it is hot, but it appears there are instances that compel us to strike the iron until it becomes hot! Zimbabwe finds itself in such a scenario. In this country we are presently in a mode where we say as companies we cannot produce enough because of lack of capital, banks say they cannot lend more -
A story is told of a certain gentleman who was due for an operation. The anaesthetist informed him that they were going to administer local anaesthesia on him, but he immediately jumped and said he
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I am hugely surprised by the sheer speed at which time flies. It has been 10 years since this column was launched. The profound motivation being to positively touch on business and economic issues beckoning for attention. -
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“Economically, we look around Zimbabwe (and it) must be very frustrating to see the growth of other economies while Zimbabwe is obviously not growing.” These were the words of Bloomberg television correspondent Ryan Milcote as he interviewed Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai at the World Economic Forum on Africa held in Cape Town, South
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A few weeks ago I flew to Johannesburg aboard Air Zimbabwe and I must say it was a memorable journey, the plane was certainly far from being full but the service was exceptional and the journey was smooth. -
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My instalment a fortnight ago - ‘‘Not with my Dollar” - had my inbox jammed as consumers went into a trance expressing their disgust at the poor service delivery that has afflicted this country. In both -
I do not advocate violence in whatever form or manner and I am certainly not a fan of the perennial strikes, unrest or job actions that occur in the backyard of our southern neighbour. Those have reached addictive proportions, but that is not my subject of discussion at this juncture.
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Women have made a statement. They want to be up there, sitting on boards and helping drive policy.They insist they have the wherewithal to contribute meaningfully at such levels. They strongly believe they can deliver and their femininity is certainly not a weakness, but a strength that should benefit organisations.
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A fortnight ago I had lunch with a friend and colleague in the media fraternity Lilian Muungani, the group public relations and marketing executive with Green Fuels, promoters of the Chisumbanje project. We spoke about a lot of things personal and national.
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CBZ HOLDINGS has given a good account of itself yet again, posting a 48 percent rise in profits against all odds. Its deposits stand at US$1 billion!
This in itself goes to show that despite the stuttering, limping and even comatose state -
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I have received interesting responses on the Air Zimbabwe crisis with many stressing that something definitive should be crafted so the airline stops being a drag on the fiscus. No doubt Zimbabweans feel the airline should be rescued -
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THE new Air Zimbabwe board set to be announced next week already has work cut out for it. I certainly hope this time around, the board will be equal to the task. The once vibrant airline has -
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Over the past three weeks this column has played host to submissions by some stakeholders on their take for the economy this year. A lot of issues have been raised and possible solutions -
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DEBATE on the path Zimbabwe’s economy will take continues to rage, with many expressing optimism that positive growth will be achieved, albeit at levels around 5 percent as opposed to the previously
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