News Zimbabwe Financial analytics: In Zimbabwe, female rugby team seeks to keep girls off the streets
By Nyasha Chingono DOMBOSHAVA, Zimbabwe (Reuters) - Bridget Magasu is the first to arrive for the training session, clutching a rugby ball while she waits for other members of her all-female rugby team to arrive. Usually a sport reserved for the affluent suburbs of Zimbabwe's major cities, rugby is making inroads in the countryside, where it offers a release from the woes of poverty, early
News Zimbabwe Financial analytics: Building resilience for the future of actuarial profession: Actuarial Society of Zimbabwe to host its Annual Convention in June 2023
Actuarial Society of Zimbabwe (ASZ) IN recent years, the actuarial profession in Zimbabwe has seen substantial growth and improvement. In light of these advancements, it becomes crucial for actuaries to come together, share knowledge, and shape the future of the profession. The Actuarial Society of Zimbabwe (ASZ) holds annual conventions, a major gathering for the business and finance community, for precisely this reason. The annual conventions...
News Zimbabwe Financial analytics: “It won’t work” – Analyst warns on new Zimbabwe (ZWD) currency rules
The embattled Zimbabwe dollar is in trouble even as the central bank announced more measures to save the country. Data shows that 1 USD was worth 322 ZWL, meaning that it has plunged by more than 70% ...
News Zimbabwe Financial analytics: Patriot Bill: an enemy, barrier to democracy
The pledge by Zimbabwe to bring greater clarity and coherence to the country’s economic and financial sectors is not at all bankable. Your Excellency, while corruption is pandemic, accountability is a ...
News Zimbabwe Financial analytics: Zimbabwean industry says dollarisation will retard Zimbabwe’s GDP growth
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) says while full dollarisation of the economy will slow down inflation, the increased use of foreign currency may retard gross domestic product (GDP) growth and make local exports less competitive. Rising inflation and weakening has led to the increased use of the United States dollar as many ditch the…
News Zimbabwe Financial analytics: Zimbabwe gears up for 2023 election amid economic woes
The Zimbabwe electoral commission has yet to announce the exact date for the polls, but it has revealed that it would be held either July or August of 2023. In the last presidential election, President Emmerson Mnangagwa won 50.8% of the votes, compared to Chamisa's 44.3%, who at the time was running on the ticket of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance.
News Zimbabwe Financial analytics: Zimbabwe Economic Policy Analysis and Research Unit
Zimbabwe has lost 12 billion dollars in illicit financial flows over the last three decades and experts say this illegal practice is perpetuating social inequalities and poverty in this southern ...
News Zimbabwe Financial analytics: Illicit financial flows emptying Zim of its wealth
Like many other nations Zimbabwe suffers from illicit financial flows, a term that means cross-border transfer or movement of money or capital associated with illegal activity but is sometimes ...
News Zimbabwe Financial analytics: Burgeoning public debt a threat to development
THE global economy is experiencing massive growth in debt exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which had forced countries to borrow to boost their reserves and bring some form of economic resilience.
News Zimbabwe Financial analytics: Social media has transformed financial services marketing
In a word, he has managed to self-brand. Financial service providers in Zimbabwe have also joined the band wagon of social media marketing through social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, ...
News Zimbabwe Financial analytics: Is Zimbabwe country focusing on clean energy?
Historically, the picturesque valleys in the Eastern part of Zimbabwe had been known for tourism and immense agriculture producing an array of crops including fruits, vegetables and cereals. Making a ...
News Zimbabwe Financial analytics: Zimbabwe’s finance minister among Africa’s top 5 – Report
Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has been ranked among top five treasury heads in Africa for 2021 by a France-based publication Financial Afrik. According to the publication, Ncube is ranked ...
News Zimbabwe Financial analytics: Zimbabwe: Mthuli Ranked Among Top 5 Africa Finance Ministers
A FRANCE-based publication, Financial Afrik has ranked Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube among Africa's top five 2021 Treasury heads in Africa.
