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Zimbabwe’s new finance minister ‘mulls scrapping bond notes’
The southern African nation introduced bond notes in November 2016 in a bid to ease acute shortages of cash.
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WFP preparing to provide food aid to 1.1 million Zimbabweans
Growing food prices and the country's dire economic state could also affect those living in urban areas, the UN food agency added.
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Zimbabwe: ‘Western hostility’ putting off renewed investment
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has made progress in improving Zimbabwe’s relations with Western states before and after he won a 30 July presidential election.
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State of Zimbabwean economy
Leading economic indicators for Zimbabwe ahead of the country's elections.
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Zim to drop local listing requirement from mining bill: foreign minister
The original proposal was part of efforts under the country’s new president Emmerson Mnangagwa to boost investment and local ownership of Zimbabwe’s vast mineral resources.
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Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa says new investment law to open economy
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is trying to roll back some of Robert Mugabe’s policies that investors said discouraged investment.
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Zimbabwe to sell shares in 35 state-owned firms - Chinamasa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who came to power in November after a de facto military coup forced Robert Mugabe to resign, has made reviving the economy his top priority.
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Zimbabwe has potential to meet 20% of global lithium demand
Zimbabwe is keen to attract capital to its mining sector after the ousting last year of former president Robert Mugabe after almost four decades in power and is pushing lithium as a major draw for investors.
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Zimbabwe govt changes tune on leases for white farmers
Thousands of white farmers were forced off their land by violent mobs or evicted, with Mugabe saying the reforms would help black people marginalised under British colonial rule.
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SA businessman Robert Gumede looks to invest $1.2bn in Zimbabwe
The Guma group founder told state media that he believes good times are back in Zimbabwe, and that as an investor he couldn’t wait.
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Zimbabwe mulls shutting down some embassies to cut costs
The move is in line with Emmerson Mnangagwa's maiden speech as president when he pledged to rebuild relations with the international community.
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[OPINION] Settling the land compensation issue is vital for Zim’s economy
Resolving Zimbabwe's land compensation issue is essential not only to provide redress for those who lost their farms, but also to reduce uncertainty and encourage investment.
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Zim govt to change policies to attract more investors
Emmerson Mnangagwa says his administration will focus on economics and trade cooperation but to do that some policies set by the previous regime must be amended.
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Ululations, tears as white Zimbabwean farmer returns to seized land
Scores of jubilant black Zimbabweans nearly knocked the 71-year-old off his feet as he and his two children stepped out of their car and onto their land for the first time in six months.
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For first time in years: Zim state workers to get December salaries on time
Zimbabwe had over the years struggled to pay its workers on time due to cash shortages and a failed economy.
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Zimbabwe’s economy in for some good times - Chinamasa
The Cairo-based African Export-Import Bank says it will loan Zimbabwe up to $1.5 billion to help stabilise the economy.
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Afreximbank pledges up to $1.5 billion to post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
Cairo-based Afreximbank was a major funder of Zimbabwe while the country was cut off from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank for having defaulted on its debt in 1999.
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Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa names senior military officials to cabinet posts
Mnangagwa named Patrick Chinamasa as finance minister, Air Marshal Perrance Shiri land minister and Major General Sibusiso Moyo foreign minister.
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Mnangagwa the 'Crocodile' to be sworn in as Zimbabwe's president
Addressing a cheering crowd in Harare on Wednesday night after his return, Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe was entering a new stage of democracy.
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Zim bourse loses $6 billion, index falls 40% after military takeover
The main industrial index was at 315.12 points compared with 527.27 points on Wednesday last week.
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Mnangagwa to prioritise jobs and growing of Zimbabwe’s economy
Addressing Zimbabweans for the first time since his return, Mnangagwa appealed to them to work together in revitalizing the economy and creating jobs.