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THE government has called for market discipline and self-restraint by traders following the recent surge in prices of some goods in the country.Advertisements

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) mopped up $14,1 billion of excess liquidity through open market operations (OMO) between October and December last year, which it says aided containment of …

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it cannot lend money to Zimbabwe unless Harare clears its arrears with other international lenders.Advertisements

DIVIDEND payments to foreign investors and capital remittances from disinvestments out of Zimbabwe increased 88 percent in 2020 to US$259 million as the central bank’s weekly currency auctions improved foreign …

…as Coronavirus disrupts supply chainsAdvertisements THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) says nearly 86 percent of industry’s supply chains have been severely disrupted during the current national Covid-19 lockdown.

ZIMBABWE’S financial sector is primed for mergers and acquisitions in 2021 amid indications that a majority of institutions are struggling to raise capital, a research firm has said.Advertisements

OPINION among local equities analysts as to whether the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) will return to fundamentals valuation in 2021 is split, with one side forecasting a return to basics …

ANALYSTS have tipped the economy to rebound from the current coronavirus chaos in the next quarter, on the back of strong tobacco and grain deliveries following improved rainfall.Advertisements

TOBACCO farmers struggled to recapitalise after last year’s marketing season on account of the government’s requirement to convert 50 percent of their foreign currency earnings into the local currency.Advertisements

THE Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) recently published its 2020 Democracy Index Report titled, In sickness and in health?. The report has interesting insights given that it provides a snapshot of …