finance

OK Zimbabwe crowned top company

RETAIL chain OK Zimbabwe was crowned this year’s best performing company on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) at The Financial Gazette’s Top Companies Survey, which is bankrolled by financial services giant Old Mutual Zimbabwe. OK Zimbabwe, which has 62 outlets operated free of debt during the year ended March 2018, had record-breaking revenues that boosted…

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World Bank bearish on Zimbabwe’s growth

THE World Bank sees Zimbabwe’s growth rate easing to 2,7 percent this year, compared to the 3,4 percent estimated last year. The forecast is higher compared to the 1,8 percent projected in January by the bank. However, government says the economy grew by 3,7 percent last year and is estimating a 4,5 percent growth rate…

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Treasury-Bills income adds to SeedCo profit

  SEEDCO’S income from Treasury Bills (TBs) significantly added to the company’s profit for the year ended March 2018.     Last week, the company reported a five percent increase in profit for the year ended March 31, 2018, recording $21,4 million, up from $20,4 million in the previous period. The company attributed the positive performance…

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Occupancy levels at First Mutual Properties recover

FIRST Mutual Properties (FMP) revenue for the first four months of the year to April increased significantly compared to the same period last year. The company attributed the increase to a growth of occupancy levels during the period. “Revenues for the four months period to April went up by 6,7 percent to $2,58 million over…

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Econet celebrates 20 years with stellar financials

ECONET last week celebrated 20 years in business with a solid set of financial results for the year ended February 2018. The listed telecommunications company reported revenues of $831 million and a profit after tax of $132 million, representing significant gains from revenues of $621 million and a profit of $36 million, last year. The…

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Tough times made Unifreight ‘sterner’

UNIFREIGHT Africa says the tough times which it went through over the past few years have made it more focused. The logistics, freight and passenger transport services provider’s chief executive officer (CEO), Robert Kulpers, said the company’s hard work over the years started to pay off in 2017. He said hard times made the company…

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NBA finals: Stephen Curry sets new record as Golden State beat Cleveland

Stephen Curry set a new NBA finals record, scoring nine three-pointers in the Golden State Warriors’ 122-103 victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers as they took a 2-0 lead in the series.Advertisements Curry, 30, surpassed the previous record of eight three-pointers, as he top-scored with 33 points in Oakland. The Warriors, the defending champions, are two…

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New govt fails to spur confidence

THE emergence of a new administration ushered in by a military intervention that forced former president Robert Mugabe out of power and replaced him with Emmerson Mnagagwa has failed to boost business confidence in the economy, a Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) confidence report has disclosed.Zimbabwe’s economy continued to be ravaged by shortages of foreign…

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Liberalise forex market — CZI

THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) says government should introduce an importer financed export incentive scheme and liberalise the foreign currency market to improve the foreign currency situation in the country. Speaking last week at the CZI business confidence index update for the first quarter of the year, CZI president Sifelani Jabangwe said the proposals,…

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ZSE climb progresses

THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange’s climb continued this week, stretching the bourse’s 10-week long gaining streak.The recent surge was preceded by an 18-week slump which was triggered by the resignation of Robert Mugabe in November last year. During the week from Thursday last week, the market’s gaining streak stretched past 10 consecutive weeks with the All…

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