Economic predictions, probabilities for this year
AT the beginning of 2019, I laid out my possible economic outcomes for the year and most forecasts were largely in line with year-end outturn although some…
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Year 2019: A business operator’s perspective
IN 2019, business confidence hit its lowest in 10 years as companies gave a gruelling account of the operating environment and how it affected their financial…
Govt lifts ban on inflation figures
The authorities have practically lifted the moratorium on the publication of year-on-year inflation figures — the evidence is the publication of the October…
Stakes in Brexit polls and Zim’s opportune moment
Britain awaits results of a highly anticipated general election. It has been dubbed the Brexit election because Brexit is what necessitated the election, after…
Ncube’s inflation hypocrisy baffling
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube (pictured) cannot sustain the argument that the reason for banning the publication of year-over-year inflation based on the…
Lessons from Zim’s currency (II)
SUB-phase I of Phase II (February 2009 to June 24 2019) of Zimbabwe’s currency evolution gave way to sub-phase II, the post-Government of National Unity…
Lending to govt, its implications
Zimbabwe’s banks have slowed down on lending to the private sector while accumulating more sovereign paper, an undertaking which clearly shows the…
Economic deception has its limits
THERE is a limit to deception - the numbers on the economy are telling the real story, not the utopian view painted by our monetary and fiscal authorities.…
Lessons from Zim’s currency (I)
THE purpose of this article is to explore the extent to which money supply growth not backed by real economic growth in Zimbabwe has impacted on the value of…
Lack of intellectual independence retards Monetary Policy Committee
Continued from last week Qualifications, a proxy for knowledge and skill, are just one aspect of courting market respect — it is the deployment of that…
