BUSINESS NEWS

Mnangagwa commits 1% of GDP to research

GOVERNMENT has committed 1% of gross domestic product (GDP) towards research and development (R&D) across all sectors of the economy, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.R&D supports innovat...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 September 2018

ECONOMC INDICATORS

'Zim GDP growth to go up by 15% next year'

Zimbabwe's economy will register a significant Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 6,5% this year, before shooting to 15% next year, should next week's elections be credible, with a clear winner, a...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Credible elections will see GDP grow 6,5% by year-end

SOUTH African firm Emergent Research says a clear winner and a clean election will see the gross domestic product (GDP) grow to 6,5% by year end.Emergent Research is an investment research and advisor...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 July 2018

POLITICS

Contribute to country's GDP, says Mutsvangwa

MANICALAND Province should contribute to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) through diverse high-value agricultural crops it produces, courtesy of its exceptional climatic conditions, an offic...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Quick reforms pushing Zimbabwe's GDP

Economists and captains of the industry have attributed the country's openness to do business as the major factor in increasing the country's Gross Domestic Product.This comes after the World Bank rev...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe channels 1% of GDP to research: ED

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has revealed that the government is channelling 1% of the gross domestic product (GDP) to science development in line with the 2007 call by African Union Heads of State an...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

'Bulawayo can achieve $9.4 billion GDP'

BULAWAYO has the potential to achieve $9.4 billion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) alone by 2030 if captains of industry and other stakeholders engage each other and implement resolutions aimed at boosti...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

World Bank projects lower Zimbabwe GDP growth

The World Bank anticipates that Zimbabwe's economic growth this year will grow by 0,1 percent.This is significantly lower than the 4,5 percent that was projected by Finance and Economic Development Mi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 January 2018

AFRICA BUSINESS

Rand weaker ahead of GDP figures

The Rand weakened against the dollar yesterday ahead of second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) numbers and as safe-haven assets gained after a nuclear test by North Korea.At 5pm, the rand was bid...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 September 2017

AFRICA BUSINESS

SA exits recession with 2.5% GDP growth

South Africa's gross domestic product has rebounded with 2.5% growth for the second quarter of the year.This is an improvement from the contraction reported for two consecutive quarters. GDP declined ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 September 2017

BUSINESS NEWS

Informal sector to claim higher stake of GDP

Zimbabwe's informal sector's contribution to the country's Gross Domestic Product is expected to increase in the outlook period, according to estimates by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimS...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 May 2014

BUSINESS NEWS

Informal sector to claim higher stake of GDP

Zimbabwe's informal sector's contribution to the country's Gross Domestic Product is expected to increase in the outlook period, according to estimates by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimS...

By Lynn Murahwa | Published: 09 May 2014

BUSINESS NEWS

Cost of living decreases

THE cost of living for an urban family of six decreased by 0,89% to $561,03 last month pushed down largely by a drop in food prices, latest figures from the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) showed.O...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 November 2013

ECONOMC INDICATORS

Zim's GDP to grow by 6.1% in 2014

ZIMBABWE'S gross domestic product is projected to grow by 6.1 percent next year to $15,5 billion driven by mining, Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa has said.Addressing parli...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 November 2013

ECONOMC INDICATORS

Zimstats to update GDP figures

THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency will soon release fresh statistics of Gross Domestic Product figures reflecting the contribution of small to medium enterprises to economic growth.SMEs have al...

By Business Reporter | Published: 11 October 2013

AFRICA NEWS

Zambia re-basing later this year may boost economy size

Zambia's statistics agency estimates that a re-basing exercise later this year will show that the country's US$20,7 billion economy is a fifth bigger than currently measured as its mining industry has...

By Bloomberg | Published: 03 September 2013

ZIMBABWE

Informal sector contributing around 20% of Zimbabwe's GDP

The informal sector contributes around 19.5% of Zimbabwe's gross domestic product or a total value added of $1.73 billion. According to figures from Zimstat the total value added for the inform...

By Financial Express | Published: 10 June 2013
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