Archive for the ‘Zimbabwe’ category
Has the time arrived to get optimistic about Zim’s diamond resources?
The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP), the diamond trade’s international watchdog, has given Zimbabwe the green light to resume sales of diamonds from the Marange fields.
US investors becoming more open to the idea of investing in Zimbabwe
The investment case for Zimbabwe finds an increasingly receptive audience among US corporates.
Zimbabwe’s beer market poised for growth, says Renaissance
Renaissance Capital is bullish about the future of the beer industry in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe has one of Africa’s highest growth rates, says fund manager
Zimbabwe’s real GDP growth for 2011 remains on target for 9.3%, said Grant Flanagan, fund manager at Pan-African financial services group Imara.
Zimbabwe Mining Indaba 2011
The mining industry in Zimbabwe has been going through very interesting developments over the past 2 years since the Mining Indaba began.
Zimbabwe: Foreign banks told to comply with empowerment laws
Foreign-owned banks operating in Zimbabwe, including Barclays Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Stanbic Zimbabwe, could face “punitive measures” if they fail to transfer majority shareholding to black Zimbabweans.
Corporate Zimbabwe should give direction to politicians
“We are all politicians, the only difference being some are full-time and some are part-time,” says Johannes Mudzengerere, chairman of the Institute of Directors, Zimbabwe.
A business media approach to Zimbabwe’s new times
“At the moment there is no serious specialist business media outlet and we intend to bridge this gap. We have a situation where everyone is just concentrating on politics.”
Global investors get upbeat briefing on Zim prospects
International investors have been given a positive appraisal of Zimbabwe’s economic prospects for the coming year, despite political challenges and concerns about politicking ahead of any election.
Zimbabwe: Protesters threaten foreign owned businesses
Hundreds of supporters of President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party demonstrated against foreign owned businesses in central Harare on Monday and began looting small shops on the western edge of the city.
