ZIMBABWE has to face the reality that the informal sector is now the dominant force of the economy, Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa has said.Giving the keynote address at t...
Salary negotiations between the Government and civil service unions have been adjourned to tomorrow amid reports that the least-paid worker has been offered $375 per month.This represents a $79 increm...
GOVERNMENT has identified 14 road projects to strengthen infrastructure with assistance from investors as the 2014 budget allocation for the Transport and Infrastructural Development ministry was ina...
THE opposition MDC-T party has vowed to oppose the 2014 national budget in Parliament saying Finance Ministry Patrick Chinamasa's fiscal plan for the year was against the poor.Paurina Mpariwa, the pa...
A delegation from the International Monetary Fund is expected to visit the country in March to assess progress following the six months extension of Zimbabwe's staff Monitored Programme recently.The ...
South Africa remained Zimbabwe's largest trading partner for the 11 months to November 2013. Latest trade figures from Zimbabwe's statistical office Zimstat showed that the country imported prod...
The New Year is usually met with the excitement of new beginnings and a fresh start. This is a time when most people start thinking of New Year's resolutions, and things they wanted to do in the prev...
Government has received a $7,9 million grant from the African Development Fund to finance the Governance and Institutional Strengthening Project which aims to sustain economic recovery and improve se...
The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce has called for contributions and inputs for the Monetary Policy Statement which is set to be announced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.The central bank, whic...
Government is working on legislation that will give effect to the Standards Association of Zimbabwe effectively monitoring the products that enter into the country in an effort to curb the influx of ...
Zimbabwe is to host its second Small to Medium Enterprises banking & microfinance summit this year.According to Deat Capital, the event aims to present different experiences of financial institut...
Zimbabwe intends to seek re-admission into the London Bullion Marketing Association (LBMA) by the end of the first quarter this year, a senior government official said on Friday.The LBMA is a wholesa...
The 2014 policy driven national budget forecast's the country to grow by 6.4 percent this year, with economists saying macroeconomic stability is a key factor to the success of this growth prospect.A...
The economy is projected to record strong growth of about 6.1 percent premised on an active ZimAsset programme policy scenario anchored on strong recovery of agriculture and improved performance of m...
The Minister of Finance and Economic Development Patrick Chinamasa has proposed the exploration of other revenue streams to increase the inflow of currency within the economy.These avenues entail join...
Industrialists have lauded proposals announced in the 2014 national budget aimed at stimulating production but emphasised the need for follow ups to ensure some of the measures do not backfire.Finance...
FINANCE Minister Patrick Chinamasa on Thursday said government was going to work towards clarity on policies including the Indigenisation Law which he said will have clarity "like never before."Presen...
PARLIAMENTARIANS yesterday received with mixed reactions next year's proposed National Budget with the majority of Zanu-PF legislators welcoming it, while the MDC-T Members of Parliament dismissed it ...
Negotiations for a salary increment between Civil servants and the government will resume on Monday.Also on the table will be how to implement non-monetary incentives, especially for teachers at Gove...
Zimbabwe's Finance and Economic Development Patrick Chinamasa has moved to put to bed talk of the return of the Zimbabwe dollar.In his budget speech he said that there was a commitment to the continue...
With 2013 drawing to a close, we would like to thank you for helping to make it a year to be remembered and wish you well over the festive period. For many of us, this time is used to reflect on not ...
In an interview, the hospital's director of operations Mr Edson Mundenda said through a campaign code named: 'adopt a ward' the hospital intends to partner with the corporate sector in making this eno...
Former Finance minister Tendai Biti said yesterday the Zanu-PF government would be forced to reintroduce the shelved Zimbabwe dollar next year to avert total economic collapse."The sad truth of the m...
Whether you are a number one retailer or a humble street vendor, paying public officials a bribe may be the quickest way to get things done in Zimbabwe.Afrobarometer investigators probing corruption i...
Former Finance minister Tendai Biti says government's decision to award civil servants bonuses at a time the country is hard pressed will further strain the deteriorating economy.He said with governme...