Markets

3 years ago | July 23, 2021

Central banks, wealth funds going greener

The Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating a shift by central banks and sovereign wealth and public pension funds to greener ...

Future of space is bigger than Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, or ...

Richard Branson has been to space. Jeff Bezos will soon visit, too. Rich people have done this sort of thing before, but ...

3 years ago | July 21, 2021

Zim-dollar slightly eases against US-dollar

THE Zimbabwe dollar has slightly weakened to 85,63 against the United States dollar at this week’s foreign currency ...

PPC Zimbabwe declares US$4.4m dividend

PRETORIA Portland Cement (PPC) Zimbabwe has declared a US$4,4 million gross cash dividend for the financial year ended ...

3 years ago | July 16, 2021

Now and then: Is the ZSE now overvalued?

At the close of trading on Wednesday, the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange was valued at $765 billion by market capitalisation.

SA farmers plead for state of emergency

The South African Cane Growers’ Association has pleaded with government to declare a national state of emergency in the ...

Urgent need to restore stability in SA

When South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, addressed the nation on July 12 amid violence and destruction of ...

Who will use Elon Musk’s Starlink in Africa?

During a keynote speech held via videoconference on June 29 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Elon Musk ...

3 years ago | July 9, 2021

JUST IN: Auction’s contribution to foreign payments up 153 ...

Business Writer The foreign currency auction system is fast becoming a major source of foreign currency for businesses, ...

Bulls, bears make money and pigs get slaughtered

A few weeks ago, I wrote that it is not advisable to be buying high-flying Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed stocks when ...

How does the new global tax deal impact Africa?

Africa will have to rebuild its economies post the Covid-19 pandemic, and efficient fiscal policies will be vital in ...

Stock Market Weekly Review

Enacy Mapakame Laggards dominated trades on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) with four of the benchmark indices closing ...

3 years ago | July 2, 2021

ZSE gives investors reason to smile

Kudzanai Sharara Taking Stock The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange closed out the first half of the year with triple-digit ...

Sarb sees economy more lockdown-proof

Strict new measures to curb the spread of coronavirus may slow but won’t derail South Africa’s economic recovery, and ...

Chinese bank dumps US$3bn Zim coal plan

China’s biggest bank dumped a plan to finance a US$3 billion coal-fired power plant in Zimbabwe, dealing a blow to coal ...

Global stock markets: Investing tips

Global stock markets suffered a shocking start to October. The FTSE 100 index of Britain’s biggest shares fell by 3,2 ...

3 years ago | June 25, 2021

Get yourself a dividend paying stock

Taking Stock Kudzanai Sharara This week I received a certain amount of money into my bank account. At first I could not ...

3 years ago | June 18, 2021

A new era of digital money

Digital money has the potential to transform the financial sector. Emerging markets and lower-income countries stand to ...

2021 Land Rover Defender 90 ready for adventure

The Defender 90 is the most capable and connected Land Rover to date and can trace its roots back to the original Series ...

Stock Market Weekly Review

Enacy Mapakame Mid tiers and small caps led a bull run on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), which saw gains recorded ...