The Economists Roundtable has implored businesses to stop pegging prices of goods and services against the value of the US dollar since the costs they incur are in local currency. The call follows the...
Economists, John Robertson, Persistence Gwanyanya and Prosper Chitambara have dismissed Finance Minister, Mthuli Ncube's budget surplus of US$443 million recorded in the first quarter of 2019 for fail...
RENOWNED United States economist Steve Hanke says Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate is 69,9%, much higher than the official figure of 4,83%."At present, Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate, by my measure,...
I am grateful that the key Ministry of Finance has been judiciously assigned to Prof Mthuli Ncube at a time such as this. I believe the Minister is well on course to transform the country's economic f...
ZIMBABWE will have to use the parallel market rate to determine the official exchange rate when it introduces a new currency, economic commentators have said.The country adopted a multi-currency syste...
Government's review of the indigenisation and economic empowerment policy to facilitate sector-specific implementation is a major breakthrough as it ensures that Zimbabweans own 100% of their resource...
Economists have warned President Robert Mugabe's threat to seize the assets of British companies operating in Zimbabwe is likely to deal a fatal blow to the country's economy. Economists described Mug...
With less than 24 hours left for Zimbabweans to vote in a make-or-break election, economists say the country's economy will decelerate further if President Mugabe wins. Christopher Mugaga, an independ...
SYDNEY - Kevin Rudd's victory as leader of Australia's governing Labor Party may boost consumer and company confidence before an election that could be held as early as August, according to investors,...
Washington - President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate longtime adviser Jason Furman to be his new chief White House economist, an administration official said.Furman, who will replace economist ...