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The recent release of Zambia's macroeconomic statistics for September 2023 has shed light on the state of the nation's economy in the second quarter of the year. In a year marked by global economic uncertainties, Zambia has managed to maintain a steady growth rate of...
The recent release of Zambia's macroeconomic statistics for September 2023 has shed light on the state of the nation's economy in the second quarter of the year. In a year marked by global economic uncertainties, Zambia has managed to maintain a steady growth rate of...
A payments system that clears in real time still has to be paid for by somebody, and the question of who funded SADC's regional settlement network, and who carries the risk of running it, sits awkwardly alongside the more comfortable story of integration...
It is significantly important for women under 30 to save money, because their future wealth and comfort demands it today. In the modern landscape, financial independence acts as a pivotal force, enabling individuals to steer their lives with autonomy and purpose. For...
A summit themed around financial capital produced not one new financing instrument. That is the contradiction sitting at the centre of the 43rd Ordinary SADC Summit, held in Luanda on 17 August 2023 under the banner "Human and Financial Capital: The Key Drivers...
New homeowners, especially first-time homeowners, are concerned with the value of the property in future because of inflation and lending rate fluctuations in South Africa. Prime properties are found in cosmopolitan Gauteng, South Africa, such as the 4-Bedroomed-Units...
On May 24, 2023, the High Court of Zimbabwe ruled in favor of Nestle Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd in a case against the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) regarding invalid tax assessments. The court declared the assessments issued by ZIMRA on January 17, 2022, for the tax...
Citibank, a US bank, has invested in Invictus Energy through its Citicorp group, amidst US sanctions on Zimbabwe. Citibank's investment is a vote of confidence in Zimbabwe's oil and gas potential. Now, hold on here; how can this be? In 2022, Invictus Energy, a...
A strategy is not a term sheet. SADC's public institutional record now names agro-processing as one of three priority sectors for regional industrialisation, alongside mineral beneficiation and pharmaceuticals, under the SADC Industrialisation Strategy and...