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Macron's Remarks on Europe's Non-Involvement in US-China Conflict over Taiwan: Implications for Africa's Trade

In recent remarks, French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized Europe's stance on non-involvement in the escalating conflict between the United States and China over Taiwan. The situation has been gro

Apr 17, 2023
Zimbabwe
RBZ Eases Policy Rate as Ex-rate Premium Surpasses 70%

In the recent adjustments to the current contractionary monetary policy, the Central Bank reduced the Bank policy rate from 150% to 140% per annum. The move is premised on the supposed slow-down in in

 Mar 31, 2023
Zimbabwe
Tigere Outshines the Properties Industry

The Tigere Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), which listed as the first ever REIT on ZSE last year, reported a positive financial performance in the 2-months to 31 December 2022. The REIT listed on

 Mar 29, 2023
Zimbabwe
The Implications of Gold Smuggling in Zimbabwe

In what could be a twist of fate, an investigative unit under Aljazeera uncovered atrocities being done by the government of Zimbabwe in the gold industry, in a documentary that was aired on the 23rd

 Mar 24, 2023
Technology
Remittances To Zim From SA to be Bolstered by New SARB Payment System

In partnership with the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), BankservAfrica introduced PayShap, a revolutionary speedy payment method that is anticipated to transform small-sum transactions in South Afr

 Mar 13, 2023
World
New Scramble for Africa: Geo-political Rivalry Russia vs USA

The Russian government has donated 20,000 tons of fertilizer to Malawi as part of its efforts to garner diplomatic support from various African nations. Malawi voted to censure Russia at the United N

 Mar 07, 2023
Zimbabwe
Chasing Value: Staying Abreast with Currency Movement

The Zimdollar has suffered an unparalleled decline since its reintroduction in 2019. It shed off 75% in 2019 and 2020 apiece before easing by a mild 28% in 2021. However, in 2022 the unit declined by

 Mar 03, 2023
2023 Monetary Policy : To weaken the horticultural industry's resurgence

Horticulture incentives were suspended as part of the measures included in the 2023 monetary policy, and this act will further impair the momentum the horticulture sector had accumulated over the prev

Mar 03, 2023
Managing Business Hazards for Zim Enterprises

All business owners have a fear of inflation. They claim that cost increases pose the largest threat to their business. In order to combat this, business owners must raise prices to cover the effects

Feb 28, 2023
A Loss of Over 3 million Votes from Abroad

In a recent social media post, the Deputy Chief Secretary to the Cabinet of Zimbabwe, George Charamba, made a statement regarding the contribution of diaspora remittances to the country's economy. He

Feb 28, 2023
The Great Migration: Innscor’s Shift to VFEX Sparks Zim Market Shake-Up

Innscor’s decision to migrate from the ZSE to the VFEX is a significant move that will have far-reaching implications for the company, the ZSE, and the VFEX. In this analysis, we will explore the impl

Feb 28, 2023

Generative AI (ChatGPT) : How it will Establish its Industrial Value for Zimbabwean Businesses.

ChatGPT, a small step for generative AI, is still in the very early stage of verifying its industrial value. In the first issue of the Axis this year in the article Farewell Crypto, Hello generative A

Feb 27, 2023

Brent crude Oil Price outlook for 2023

OPEC oil production stood at 34.18 million b/d in 2022, making up about 34 percent of the global total, data from the EIA showed. In the long run, OPEC projected that its market share could be maintai

Feb 07, 2023

Bridgefort Capital: A trailblazer in strategy evolution

Given the impending recession, Zimbabwe's high inflation rates, and the nation's ongoing electrical issues, we anticipate Bridgefort Capital to keep improving its operating tactics and controlling exp

Feb 06, 2023

State of the economy: Inflation to hover around 400% by end of second quarter

For Zimbabwe, 2023 is set to be a turbulent year, yet again, as a looming global recession is set to rock developing economies. This compounded by the sheer lack of fiscal and monetary policy coherenc

Feb 06, 2023

Edgars paints gloomy investor-relations despite operating in black

Publicly listed companies are generally designed to efficiently manage public funds and give investment value back to the public in the form of either a dividend or share price increment

Feb 06, 2023

Inflation being a winning - losing game

Inflation hits a new low, marking an unnoticed impact as the exchange rate is racing to lose its total value. The latest recorded inflation rate is 229.8% YOY and 1.1% MOM according to the national st

Feb 02, 2023

Adoption of the yuan, the only remission for the Zim economic cancer

China claims it will begin purchasing oil and gas in yuan as 2023 drags on, a move that may eventually put the dollar's position as the world's reserve currency in jeopardy.

Jan 31, 2023

Tempering into the recession period

A recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth, can be caused by economic shocks (such as a spike in oil prices), financial panics (like the one that preceded the Great R

Jan 30, 2023