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ZIMBABWE

Econet board approves a 10 for 1 split in the Econet shares

ECONET WIRELSS yesterday announced that its board of directors had approved a 10 for one split of the company's shares to make the stock affordable to small investors.At yesterday's closing price of...

By Business reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

ZIMBABWE

Gono warns about SA imports

The governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Gideon Gono, has warned that the country's overreliance on imports from South Africa could undermine Zimbabwe's economic recovery prospects.South Afric...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

ZSE TODAY

ZSE:- Econet, Innscor snap Industrials extended rally on profit taking

ZSE's Industrials fell for the first time in 5 weeks on profit taking in heavly capitalised counters snapping its best rally since dollarisation.There were only 4 counters to trade lower but Econet'...

By Business reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Telecel faces fresh lawsuit

TRUMBELT Computers Limited has filed fresh charges against Telecel Zimbabwe over its mobile quiz promotion, Win Big Promo, for copyright infringement on the promotion concept.The fresh legal suit s...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

MINING & RETAIL

Indian diamantaires pin hopes on Marange diamonds

Diamantaires in world's biggest diamond cutting and polishing centre in Surat are looking at Zimbabwe for the required supplies of rough diamonds during the year as diamond production of mining comp...

By Melvyn Reggie Thomas, TNN | Published: 10 June 2013

ECONOMC INDICATORS

Monthly consumer basket decreases to $567

The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe says the average monthly basket for a family of six marginally decreased from the December 2012 figure of $572 to $567.90 for the month of January.The low-income urb...

By Business reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

ZSE TODAY

ZSE:- Industrials rally slows as turnover tops $4.9 million

ZSE's Industrials upbeat momentum built up since' January 3 slowed on Tuesday with most heavyweight counters trading unchanged from previous levels but volumes improved as daily total market turnove...

By Business reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Unilever Zimbabwe set to resume exports

Unilever Zimbabwe will resume exports in the region by the end of the year after being forced to abandon exports in the 1990s due to an economic crisis.Founded in 1943, the company is a subsidiary o...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Deposit Protection Corporation runs out of cash

Zimbabwe's state-run Deposit Protection Corporation needed $135 million (R1.2 billion) to meet its capitalisation requirements and pay depositors who lost money during the nation's decade-long reces...

By Bloomberg | Published: 10 June 2013

ZSE TODAY

ZSE:- Econet, Innscor sustains Industrials winning streak

Econet and Innscor shares advanced to new highs on Monday to sustain Industrials' extended rising streak and managed to cancel out losses in heavyweight Delta.The Industrials Index advanced 2.53 poi...

By Business reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Banks gang up against EcoCash

LOCAL commercial banks have ganged up on EcoCash and other mobile money service providers by arm twisting the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to announce measures that compel telephone companies to...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Chemco reports dismal performance

Chemco reported a dismal FY2012 performance as overall group revenue from continuing operations fell by 47% from $6.6 million to $3.5 million. The group recorded a loss after taxation of $1.1 millio...

By Business reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

ZIMBABWE

'Fake dollar notes volume worrisome,' say Gono

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has urged retailers and the public to be wary of fake United States dollars and South African rand notes circulating in major cities, including Bulawayo.In his mo...

By Business Reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

ZIMBABWE

ZSE eyes $5 billion market capitalisation

EQUITIES firm IH Securities has projected that the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange market capitalisation will register a 17 percent growth to US$5,7 billion this year, amid expectations that the post-electi...

By Business Reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

BCC closes down building, small scale businesspeople left stranded

AT least 10 small scale businesspeople have been left stranded after the Bulawayo City Council declared a building they were operating from, a health hazard and closed it.Betsi Gordon Building at th...

By Business Reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Emirates' first boeing 777-300ER touches down in Zmbabwe

Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing international airlines, today welcomed the introduction of a Boeing 777-300ER on its Dubai-Lusaka-Harare daily service.Civil Aviation Authority of Zimba...

By Mafu Sithabile | Published: 10 June 2013

ZIMBABWE

Zimbabwe Stock Exchange one of the best performing bourses in the world

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) was one of the best performing bourses in the world, at least in the month of January 2013, preliminary figures have shown.The ZSE's main industrials index has adde...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

ZSE TODAY

Industrials races past 180 mark as Innscor hits a $1 for the first time

Innscor shares hit $1 for the first time to close at tOO.OIc as the Industrials surged past the 180-point barrier for the first time since dollarisation in 2009.Innscor advanced a massive 9.50c to i...

By Business reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Gono now backs indigenisation laws

Zimbabwe's central bank chief who has previously warned government against the seizure of foreign banks on Thursday appeared to make an about-turn, but cautioned the process must be orderly."All ba...

By Sapa-AFP | Published: 10 June 2013

FINANCIAL SERVICES

14 banks have met first level of capital requirements

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono has said 14 out of 22 banks had met the first level of minimum requirements by December 31 last year. 5 other banks had made "significant" progress ...

By Business reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

ZIMBABWE

Banks to reduce charges substantially

BANK charges will soon be reduced substantially following negotiations between the banking sector and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe amid concerns that the current level of charges was against intern...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

ZSE TODAY

ZSE shares in best performance since dollarisation

ZSE shares capped the first month of 2013 in best performance ever since doliarisation in 2009 as blue chips continued to explore new highs while foreign investor's interest in emerging African mark...

By Business reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Astra plans to introduce new products in bid to regain lost market share

Astra is planning to introduce new products in the next 6 to 8 weeks in an effort to regain the company's lost market share, MD Mac Mazimbe told the AGM this afternoon. "We are planning on spen...

By Business reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

TSL Limited earnings up 143% on improved efficiencies

TSL Limited is planning to broaden its logistics business as they have an ambition to operate regionally, as stated by the group's chief executive officer Washington Matsaira at an analyst briefing ...

By Business reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

ZIMBABWE

Gideon Gono presents Zimbabwe's monetary policy today

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono has postponed the announcement of the monetary policy to today.Gono was expected to have delivered the policy statement yesterday.The policy s...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 June 2013

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