The Banking & Finance community of Zimbabwe

Being retired is a time for relaxing, right? Wrong!

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:47:00 +0200

That's if you are in Zimbabwe, that is... Following the land grab, agriculture collapsed and the Zimbabwean economy also collapsed - and hyperinflation wiped out savings.
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Standard Bank wins Bank of the Year in Africa

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:01:00 +0200

The Banker, a leading journal of the global banking industry, has named Standard Bank as the 2011 Bank of the Year in Africa and Best Bank in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
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Unemployment, inflation worries hit consumer confidence

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, US: Consumer confidence fell in 25 out of 52 countries in Q4 2010 as hope for a global economic recovery evaporated at the end of last year, according to the latest edition of the Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index, which tracks consumer confidence, major concerns and spending intentions among online consumers.
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The Banker names Standard Bank best in Africa

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:28:00 +0200

The Banker, a global banking and finance industry journal, has named Standard Bank 2010's Best Bank in Africa and best bank in South Africa, Lesotho, Malawi, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
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Refugees can now own bank accounts

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:42:00 +0200

Refugees and asylum permit holders in South Africa will from now on be able apply for bank accounts in the country, the Home Affairs Department announced on Thursday, 11 November 2010.
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Visa International back in Zim

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:52:00 +0200

Standard Chartered Bank (Zimbabwe), the primary agent for Visa in Zimbabwe, announced the return of Visa this week, noting that it had started issuing bank customers with the cards on request.
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Zim banks to import foreign cash

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:53:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's central bank has ordered banks to start importing foreign currency from their nostro accounts as banks began grappling with increasing demand for foreign cash, bankers said. A nostro account is a bank account established in a foreign country for the purpose of holding that country's currency.
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Inflation at 6.5 quindecillion novemdecillion percent

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:21:00 +0200

The Zimbabwe dollar now seems to have lost all its appeal, and calls for the adoption of a foreign currency to replace the struggling monetary unit and put an end to the country's crippling hyperinflation are becoming louder.
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