Zimbabwe Gives Foreign-Owned Firms a Fortnight to Submit Indigenization Plans

voanews 20-AUG-11

Southern African Region Debates Zimbabwe

voanews 12-JUN-11

Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai Warns of Return to 2008 Chaos if Region Stands By

voanews 18-MAR-11

Zimbabwe court grants bail to 6 activists (AP)

news 16-MAR-11

Zimbabwe local mine ownership rules not yet set: PM

ibtimes 10-MAR-11

Zimbabwe: Muckraker - Sanctions Ultimate Zanu PF Scapegoat

allafrica 05-MAR-11

Zimbabwean MP expects 'more violence'

bbc 16-FEB-11

Ziim debt arrears hit US$4.8 billion

zimonline 03-FEB-11

Air Zimbabwe strikers 'face sack'

bbc 10-SEP-10

ZANU expects little focus on Zim

zimonline 16-AUG-10

Zuma envoy back in Harare

zimonline 05-AUG-10

Jayawardene sparks Sri Lanka win

bbc 04-MAY-10

Zimbabwe's first black interim PM Muzorewa dies (AP)

news 09-APR-10

South African youth party leader vows to copy Mugabe's policies

irishtimes 05-APR-10

Zimbabwe parties miss Zuma's talks deadline

alertnet 29-MAR-10

Zuma drums up support for end to Zim sanctions

MailGuardian 27-MAR-10

Zimbabwe: Has Zuma Persuaded Mugabe to Implement Deal?

allafrica 20-MAR-10

Mugabe buckles under pressure from Zuma

iol 19-MAR-10

Zim launches new economic blue print next month

zimonline 18-MAR-10

Zimbabwe: Farm Invasions Illegal, South Africa Acknowledges

allafrica 29-NOV-09

President Mugabe grabs World Cup glory

sundaytimes 27-NOV-09

Capping Reconciliation Talks, Zimbabwe Cabinet Meeting Due Wednesday

voanews 10-NOV-09

Zimbabwe escapes diamond sale ban

bbc 05-NOV-09

I got assurances from Kabila: Tsvangirai

zimonline 04-NOV-09

Zimbabwe deports UN rights expert

aljazeera 29-OCT-09

UN expert 'denied Zimbabwe entry'

bbc 28-OCT-09

Zimbabwe leaders in crunch talks

RTERadio 26-OCT-09

MDC Chides Mugabe’s Spokesman

voanews 19-OCT-09

Mugabe ally 'retaliates' against Nestle for cancelling Grace's milk

telegraph 11-OCT-09

Mugabe seeks new links with West

bbc 06-OCT-09

Zimbabwe freezes assets of top company

MailGuardian 19-SEP-09

Minister : Zimbabwe approves 15 mining projects (2009-09-16 13:18:38)

apanews 16-SEP-09

Zimbabwean minister denounces EU

bbc 14-SEP-09

Zimbabwe-EU ties 'enter new phase'

aljazeera 13-SEP-09

Zimbabwe earns $165 million from tobacco sales (2009-09-06 14:55:33)

apanews 06-SEP-09

Zim bound by regional court orders: lawyers

zimonline 05-SEP-09

Zimbabwe Says IMF Gives $510 Million

voanews 04-SEP-09

Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Partners Position Ahead of Regional Summit

voanews 02-SEP-09

Mugabe to open Zimbabwe’s new parliament session on September 1 (2009-08-29 13:46:08)

apanews 29-AUG-09

S. African President to Again Join Zimbabwe Political Talks

voanews 27-AUG-09

Cabinet retreat collapses as Mugabe's ministers storm out

ngrguardiannews 24-AUG-09

MDC has not done much: ZANU PF

zimonline 17-AUG-09

Zimbabwe bats first in 4th ODI

thedailystarBD 16-AUG-09

Tsvangirai urges SA firms to invest in Zim

zimonline 04-AUG-09

With Unity Government Just Months Old, Zimbabweans Ponder Next Election

voanews 02-JUL-09

Zimbabwe police take batons to women protesters 50m from Amnesty chief

sundaytimes 18-JUN-09

Zimbabwe Leader Reflects On Painful Journey

NPRnews 15-JUN-09

Obama pledges aid for Zimbabwe

bbc 13-JUN-09

Tsvangirai: Unity government fails

aljazeera 31-MAY-09

Tsvangirai: Zimbabwe change 'slow'

bbc 30-MAY-09

Amendment Proposes Non-Executive Chairman for Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

voanews 29-MAY-09

NHS staff planning disastrous - MPs

dailyexpress 22-MAY-09

FEATURE-Signs of recovery appear in Zimbabwe hospitals

alertnet 21-MAY-09

Zimbabwe's MDC Formally Requests Southern African, AU Intervention in Unity Dispute

voanews 18-MAY-09

Mugabe's ZANU-PF Party Professes Commitment To Zimbabwe Unity Gov't

voanews 07-MAY-09

Zimbabwe human rights activist Jestina Mukoko taken back to jail

thetimes 05-MAY-09

Harare targets African credit lines

ft 04-MAY-09

Zimbabwe Education Minister Tables Concessions to Fend Off Teacher Strike

voanews 01-MAY-09

Tsvangirai says no reverse on unity government

zimonline 28-APR-09

Robert Mugabe Calls For

AfghanistanSun 18-APR-09

Committee accuses MDC-T leaders of double standards

zimonline 18-APR-09

ZANU PF functionaries still dominate Zim media: Report

zimonline 15-APR-09

Britain opens new embassy in Zimbabwe

telegraph 28-MAR-09

IMF winds up Zimbabwe mission

zimonline 22-MAR-09

Mugabe should be taken to The Hague: COPE

zimonline 17-MAR-09

Death of Tsvangirai’s wife brings Zimbabwe together

sbpost 15-MAR-09

International community urged to help Zim

herald 13-MAR-09

Tsvangirai's wife to be buried

dailyexpress 11-MAR-09

'This is the hand of God': Tsvangirai's tears as Mugabe gives reading at his wife's memorial service

dailymail 10-MAR-09

Zimbabwe prime minister hurt, wife dies in crash

latimes 07-MAR-09

Zimbabwe sees party as a chance to eat, not celebrate

IHT 01-MAR-09

Mugabe celebrates 85th birthday

channel4news 28-FEB-09

Mugabe Refuses to Fire 2 Officials; Zimbabwe Asks Neighbors for $2 Billion Loan

WashingtonPost_B 27-FEB-09

Mugabe says Zimbabwe to have fresh elections in two years

qnaol 26-FEB-09

Judges bails Zimbabwe politician

cnn 24-FEB-09

Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe 'buys £4m apartment in Hong Kong'

telegraph 15-FEB-09

Zimbabwe unity deal is fraying

latimes 14-FEB-09

Tsvangirai promises a new start

ft 12-FEB-09

Dealing with Robert Mugabe

telegraph 11-FEB-09

Tsvangirai appoints Biti as finance minister

ft 10-FEB-09

Zimbabwe cholera cases above 69,000

itv 09-FEB-09

In Brief: Zimbabwe's cholera cases expected to reach 115,000

alertnet 06-FEB-09

Even if children find a school in Zimbabwe, there are no books or teachers

thetimes 03-FEB-09

Zimbabwe revalues currency again

itv 02-FEB-09

Harare’s false dawn

ft 31-JAN-09

Zimbabwe opposition commits to unity government

ft 30-JAN-09

MDC 'disappointed' with SADC talks

channel4news 27-JAN-09

Mugabe’s bitter troops close private schools

sundaytimes 24-JAN-09

Farmers say another food deficit looms for Zim

zimonline 21-JAN-09

Last-ditch power talks resume in Zimbabwe

cnn 19-JAN-09

Zimbabwe introduces new $50 billion note

cnn 10-JAN-09

Opposition leader threatens to halt Zimbabwe unity talks

cnn 20-DEC-08

Don’t forget March 29 poll lessons, Zanu-PF warned

herald 20-DEC-08

Cholera death toll soars in Zimbabwe

channel4news 18-DEC-08

Gunmen tried to kill Zimbabwe air force chief, government claims

thetimes 16-DEC-08

Archbishop Sentamu calls for Mugabe to be ousted

dailymail 07-DEC-08

Gordon Brown: World must unite against Zimbabwe cholera outbreak

telegraph 06-DEC-08

Rice: 'Do more to remove Mugabe'

channel4news 05-DEC-08

Withdrawal limits go up again

chronicle 05-DEC-08

Zimbabwe police crush health workers’ march

ft 04-DEC-08

Soldiers' protests rock Harare

ISN 04-DEC-08

Police charge into protesters in Zimbabwe (AP)

news 03-DEC-08

Zimbabwe appeals for aid as cholera toll nears (AFP)

news 27-NOV-08

Botswana: Close borders with Zimbabwe (AP)

news 26-NOV-08

Zimbabweans blamed for inflation

channel4news 16-NOV-08

Robert Mugabe's advisers tell him to hand control of police to opposition

telegraph 08-NOV-08

Zimbabwe issues $1 million bills as inflation soars

cnn 03-NOV-08

Zimbabwe powersharing talks fail Morgan Tsvangirai says

telegraph 18-OCT-08

New deadlock hits Zimbabwe talks

bbc 17-OCT-08

Morgan Tsvangirai threatens to walk away from Mugabe power-sharing deal

sundaytimes 13-OCT-08

Mugabe's party 'wants mediation'

bbc 10-OCT-08

SA backs Mbeki to continue mediation in Zim

zimonline 03-OCT-08

Zimbabwe: Sides fail to agree on Cabinet

cnn 30-SEP-08

Citizens sue Zim govt

news24 27-SEP-08

Zim secures $80m maize, fuel imports

zimonline 22-SEP-08

Can the new deal work?

economist 18-SEP-08

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Tsvangirai says Mugabe can't be prosecuted

latimes 17-SEP-08

Zimbabweans Can Buy Goods In Foreign Currency

javno 12-SEP-08

Zimbabwe leaders 'close' to powersharing deal

telegraph 11-SEP-08

Zimbabwe forced to legalise foreign currency as government attempts to repair shattered economy

dailymail 11-SEP-08

Hopes grow for deal on Zimbabwe

bbc 10-SEP-08

Cash withdrawal limits increased

chronicle 22-AUG-08

Zimbabwe parliament to reconvene

bbc 19-AUG-08

Explosion rocks main police station in Harare

reuters 02-AUG-08

Old coins get new lease of life as currency reforms take root

herald 02-AUG-08

Harare tycoon rides political upheaval

ft 01-AUG-08

Minister calls for long-term investment in agric

herald 01-AUG-08

Tsvangirai calls for Mugabe exit

bbc 31-JUL-08

Zimbabwe slashes ten zeros off its currency

thetimes 30-JUL-08

Zimbabwe bank chief plans currency shift (AP)

news 27-JUL-08

Firm with licence to print Mugabe's money

independent 24-JUL-08

Mugabe, foe shake hands, will hold talks

latimes 22-JUL-08

Plans to start talks in Zimbabwe

channel4news 20-JUL-08

Zimbabwe opposition may sign talks agreement

irishtimes 19-JUL-08

Zimbabwe: Inflation 'highest in the world'

cnn 17-JUL-08

Mugabe lashes out at Britain as inflation soars (Reuters)

news 16-JUL-08

[-said]: harm the recovering economy.

javno 20-AUG-11

[-warned]: Tendencies towards firing harmful verbal economic-gunpowder must be minimised by all stakeholders in the interest of the economy and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Board forewarns people playing with economic gunpowder to leave the game to those well-trained in its use and safe custody, lest the unintended will happen, to everyone’s future regret,

thezimbabwemail 19-AUG-11

[ said]: The allocation of much of the bank credit towards consumptive and recurrent expenditures, with less than 10 percent of credit going towards capital investments, continues to inhibit the economy from realising its full growth potential,

allafrica 10-AUG-11

[ said]: This law must not be used to multiply pockets of inefficiency, in as far as utilisation of national resources and opportunities of the country are concerned,

newsday 09-AUG-11

[-noted]: , if we are going to have it, SADC also needs to have a say. Even within our own region, there is a lot - there is need for political agreement. There are so many other issues to deal with,

allafrica 08-AUG-11

[-said]: We are supposed to have converged in macro-economic factors and performance. Certainly we have moved targets specifically to do with the unitary monetary system. We had been given a target of 2016. But we recently sat down and said it would not be possible until probably 2018 or 2020 because there is a lot of work that needs to be done,

allafrica 08-AUG-11

[-said]: You also have some members who are part of SADC and they are also part of Comesa. Comesa is doing its own thing and setting up its own currency. So we have got a lot of reconciliations (to be done) and whose currency is going to be used? Are we going to use Zimbabwe dollars? Are we going to use the rand? Are we going to use the metical (of Mozambique)? Whose picture are we going to put on the currency?

allafrica 08-AUG-11

[-said]: There is also (the risk of) a country attaching itself or its economic fortunes to a currency that could be on a downward trend. We all know that huge budget deficits are not good for any economy. They can only lead to currency difficulties. The former secretary of treasury in the United States who is now the president of the World Bank is on record last year in No-vember cal-ling for a review of the world's basket of currencies and the reserve currency,

allafrica 08-AUG-11

[-said]: should not be allowed to go and multiply that failure in other sectors

MailGuardian 08-AUG-11

[-suggested]: The model must also respond to, and tackle, each of the eight UN Millennium Development Goals, namely the eradication of extreme poverty, support towards the achievement of universal primary education, promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women (and the youths), reduction of child mortality, improvement in maternal health, combating of HIV and Aids, malaria and other diseases, ensuring and assisting environmental sustainability and assisting in the development of global partnerships for developme

allafrica 08-AUG-11

[-argues that]: The model also envisages a gradual approach to attainment of the company ownership thresholds by indigenous Zimbabweans, in a manner that ensures sustainable empowerment, inflows of much-needed foreign capital and minimal disruption to economic activity. Under the empowerment-led indigenisation initiatives, companies will, thus, be required to source a specified proportion of their inputs, raw materials and spares from indigenous entities.

allafrica 08-AUG-11

[-suggests that]: This economy is littered with cases of productive farms lying idle, farms which have been turned into grasslands instead of maize-lands, soya-lands and so forth, yet we need to be utilising the available resources, including and especially the land, to advance our national economic fortunes, as the land is the basis of our sustenance.

allafrica 08-AUG-11

[-said]: The flight of deposits, which is estimated around US$1,2 billion has created a liquidity challenge, mostly at the indigenous banks which have, however, been at the forefront of lending to the productive sectors of the economy,

allafrica 08-AUG-11

[-said]: Under this framework, government can ensure that indigenous people supply inputs and services into the country's production processes. This strategy effectively empowers indigenous people to control downstream industries through the supplying of raw materials, services and other inputs,

allafrica 08-AUG-11

[ said]: It would be wrong to continue to concentrate new and scarce resources and opportunities on a few individuals, some of whom are even struggling to utilise what they already have to the economy's advantage,

allafrica 08-AUG-11

[ said]: In this regard, we urge banks to continue to review their cost structures and pricing policies in a manner that is sustainable to both the banks themselves and their customers,

newsday 01-AUG-11

[-also repeated]: Where an individual has benefited from the historic Land Reform Programme, and was allocated a farm(s) which they are not making full use of, those people, in our view, should not be allowed to go and multiply that failure into other sectors such as mining, manufacturing and many others, unless that beneficiary is starting his or her own entity afresh!

newzimbabwe 01-AUG-11

[-said]: It has been suggested that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, in particular this Governor, is against the indigenization and economic empowerment legislation,

newzimbabwe 01-AUG-11

[-urge]: This of course is absolutely nonsensical. To begin with, the Governor is not a Member of Parliament, and, therefore, has no jurisdiction or powers to reverse legislation formulated, debated and passed by the country’s August House.

newzimbabwe 01-AUG-11

[-said]: Banks are encouraged to focus on building sustainable levels of income from core business sources, such as interest income, which are reliable and stable, as opposed to non-recurring incomes such as bank charges.

newsday 01-AUG-11

[-said]: Previous capital raising initiatives with foreign investors were not successful. The bank is, however, pursuing discussions with various potential local investors,

thestandard 31-JUL-11

[-said]: As at 30 June 2011, Ecobank Zimbabwe had a core capital of US$8 716 234,79 which is below the prescribed minimum capital requirement of US$10 million for merchant banks. The bank is in the process of regularising its capital position,

thestandard 31-JUL-11

[ said]: Despite various regulatory extensions on capitalization deadlines and numerous calls for mergers and acquisitions, a few banking institutions are not yet in compliance with capital requirements,

zimbabwemetro 30-JUL-11

[ noted]: Compared to the rest of the world, bank failures in Zimbabwe have always been unique as they are attributable to internal abuse, as opposed to non-performing third party loans,

zimbabwemetro 30-JUL-11

[ warned]: Banking institutions should not mistake the Reserve Bank’s extension of the recapitalization deadlines to facilitate materialization of recapitalization initiatives as indulgent regulatory forbearance,

zimbabwemetro 30-JUL-11

[ said]: According to the policy, the Reserve Bank will ensure that non-compliant institutions exit the market with minimal disruption to the banking sector and inconvenience to the public,

zimbabwemetro 30-JUL-11

[ said]: The proposed amendments also cover areas of financial disclosure, prompt corrective action programmes and Basel II amendments,

afriquejet 26-JUL-11

[ said]: Banking sector liquidity remains a challenge due to the short-term nature of deposits, the absence of an active inter-bank market and lender of the last resort facility at the central bank,

afriquejet 26-JUL-11

[-said]: Adoption of the advance approaches is subject to satisfactory supervisory validation by the Reserve Bank. With respect to MSA, Banking institutions are required to develop their internal rating systems, if necessary to ensure reliable and accurate mapping to the Supervisory Rating Systems ,

newsday 24-JUL-11

[-said]: As part of their technical and operational preparations banks are encouraged to prioritise capacity building of concerned implementing officials in their internal roadmaps,

newsday 24-JUL-11

[ said]: We have recently sAt down and said it will not be possible until probably 2018 to 2020 because there is a lot of work that still needs to be done. At the African Union level they had already gone ahead and set up a central bank for Africa without us in the Sadc region participating with our views on that,

newsday 24-JUL-11

[ said]: Whose currency is going to be used? Is it the Zimbabwe dollar? Are we going to use the rand? Are we going to use the meticals. Whose face are we going to put on the currency?

newsday 24-JUL-11

[ said]: The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe expects these banks to finalize their capitalization initiatives and contribute meaningfully to economic growth and development, otherwise there won’t be further social justification for existence of these banks if they are not servicing their communities effectively,

zimbabwemetro 23-JUL-11

[-warns]: Please my brother from the US embassy, take that message to the treasury secretary and say there is ‘some little bugger’ there who has a lot of experience. He says he loses sleep when he sees you printing (money), printing against a background where he has attached his economic fortunes on you.

theindependent 22-JUL-11

[ said]: The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe expects these banks to finalise their capitalisation initiatives and contribute meaningfully to economic growth and development, otherwise there won’t be further social justification for existence of these banks if they are not servicing their communities effectively,

theindependent 22-JUL-11

[-said]: They (US) behave in the same manner I was behaving. At least I have repented. We cannot, after the global financial crisis that started in the US, have a continuation of printing money....why is China getting rid of US dollar stocks and buying properties? Therefore let us not be caught napping,

theindependent 22-JUL-11

[ said]: If that doesn’t weaken a currency I don’t know what will,

theindependent 22-JUL-11

[-said]: Notwithstanding the hazardous effects of the illegal sanctions currently weighing down on the economy, international capital remains keenly interested in Zimbabwe,

newsday 21-JUL-11

[-said]: For the first half of this year, total External Loans Coordinating Committee-approved external facilities amounted to $1,695 billion, while total utilisation of these facilities stand under 50% at only $617 million.

newsday 21-JUL-11

[ said]: In spite of the liquidity constraints, the market has seen an improvement in the tenure of loans offered, particularly mortgage financing, with some building societies now offering facilities of up to ten years,

newsday 21-JUL-11

[said:]: We must avoid schemes that create perceptions of instant gratification through grab, take and run and instead go into value for money, win-win type of acquisitions that are promotive of good relations inside and outside the companies between the newly—wedded business partners, be it government per se or private individuals.

newsday 21-JUL-11

[-said]: There are also times when it is necessary to step back and reconfigure yourself before you go about wanting your own currency and we are in that phase. I think the Minister of Finance has made pronouncements with regard to certain conditions that have to be met before we can talk about the return of the Zimbabwean dollar. We are not at variance with respect to that.

newsday 21-JUL-11

[-said]: I have broader shoulders to say that whatever we did, we erred (but) the problem was with the laws of the country which were coined by the MPs themselves,

newzimbabwe 20-JUL-11

[ said]: As at March 31 2011, 20 out of the 25 operational banking institutions, excluding POSB which is regulated under a separate statute, had complied with our prescribed minimum paid-up capital requirements,

newsday 20-JUL-11

[ said]: BAZ had to seek assistance from my office that I write a letter to my counterpart in South Africa so that they accept a return of the $25m rand back into their economy,

newsday 20-JUL-11

[-declared]: The $1,5 billion that government owes – if paid will leave us with $1,1 billion and will leave us even with $400 million. You cannot say this constitutes a disaster because the total debt of this country is over $8 billion and the RBZ debt is only an eighth of that,

newsday 19-JUL-11

[-said]: What we need is to take action so that we can return some of the monies we kept as statutory reserves, as FCAs and to ordinary citizens and to corporates. That is something we are forever trying to cry,

zimbabwemetro 19-JUL-11

[-said]: The comforting part is that when in the legislators in their wisdom they put a clause which allowed the Minister of Finance to give directives, which directives are lawful and therefore ought to be followed that was a bit of an oversight on the part of the legislature. I was obeying orders,

zimbabwemetro 19-JUL-11

[-said]: There are also some (assets) where we have shareholdings where we could unlock no less than $50 million and we are still in debate in the board as to the desirability of us continuing to own those kinds of companies. We want out of any company,

zimbabwemetro 19-JUL-11

[-said]: I have accepted responsibility and blame for everybody’s difficulties. I will not even go to talk about the politics or the sanctions or anything. Yes, it was the wrong advice of the central bank and we have repented and are hoping that our advice can be listened to, today and tomorrow,

zimbabwemetro 19-JUL-11

[said:]: For example, the harmonised elections were funded through quasi-fiscal costs against the advice of the central bank. However, I have broader shoulders to say that whatever we did, we erred, (but) the problem was with the laws of the country which were coined by the MPs themselves.

newsday 19-JUL-11

[added:]: They (MPs) put a clause which allowed government to be able to use the central bank for purposes government so desired and provide for the monies as per the directive of government.

newsday 19-JUL-11

[ said]: Allow me to say that the bank and its board regards Parliament and all its committees with the highest respect they deserve and the absence of the RBZ board members for one reason or the other should not be misconstrued to imply otherwise,

newsday 05-JUL-11

[-said]: The bulk of the country’s external debt is owed to multilateral creditors, which account for 36 percent of the country’s total debt.

newzimbabwe 02-JUL-11

[-said]: The country’s total external debt stock amounted to US$6 929 million as at 31 December 2010, representing 103 percent of GDP, a level which is above the international debt sustainability benchmark of 60 percent,

newzimbabwe 02-JUL-11

[ said]: As regulator, the Reserve Bank will institute swift corrective measures where necessary in defence of the interests of depositors and the economy in general,

allafrica 29-JUN-11

[ said]: Given that capital adequacy is a necessary but not sufficient condition to guarantee financial sector stability, the Reserve Bank's on-site verification audits will also be focused on the important areas of liquidity conditions, asset quality, management quality, risk management and control environment as well as ownership structures and overall corporate governance systems at each institution,

allafrica 29-JUN-11

[-said]: The internationally owned banks are paralysing the money and capital markets by sterilizing huge domestic deposits which funds they are not passing on to the productive sectors of the economy through lending,

newzimbabwe 28-JUN-11

[ said]: Empirical evidence suggests that improved access to finance is not only pro-growth, but (also) pro-poor, thus making it a means to achieving income quality and poverty reduction,

allafrica 27-JUN-11

[-said]: Very soon we will be left with no choice but to close the central bank and the consequences of such eventuality is everybody's guess given the propensity for errant Banks to do whatever they want in the absence of a strong central bank,

newzimbabwe 31-MAY-11

[-told]: Now that Zimbabwe is awash with gold the nation should reintroduce the Zimbabwe dollar but this time backed by gold,

voanews 27-MAY-11

[ added]: I strongly believe that the days of the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency are numbered. There is need for us to begin thinking seriously and urgently about introducing a gold-backed Zimbabwe currency which will not only be stable but internationally acceptable,

theindependent 25-MAY-11

[-said]: The report will deal with the status of individual banks and their state of soundness as well as the way forward in respect of those deemed to be falling short of our expectations in terms of safety and soundness,

theindependent 25-MAY-11

[ added]: I strongly believe that the days of the US dollar as the world's reserve currency are numbered. There is need for us to begin thinking seriously and urgently about introducing a gold-backed Zimbabwe currency which will not only be stable but internationally acceptable,

allafrica 23-MAY-11

[-said]: It has to be realised that not everybody can fit or benefit from the equity-ownership model we are pursuing. Only a few will and that's a fact,

allafrica 23-MAY-11

[said:]: We need to rethink our gold mining strategy, our gold liberalisation and marketing strategies as a country.

allafrica 23-MAY-11

[-told]: In deciding when and whether or not to hold elections, a fine balance may need to be struck between the twin objectives of politics and the economy. Key is to be decisive and not leave the economy in a state of guesswork for far too long. Zimbabwe is not the only destination crying for investment in a world not yet fully recovered from the global financial crisis. Put differently, the economy favours no elections for now while political dynamics and imperatives may favour or dictate otherwise,

allafrica 23-MAY-11

[ said]: The second round effects of the rise in fuel prices would be more pronounced as it is expected to cascade down to the other sectors of the economy,

newsday 08-APR-11

[ said]: The Zanu-PF Youth League gave ANC Youth League president Julius Malema a variety of gifts which included cattle. This was done publicly and in broad daylight. The cattle are yet to be collected,

radiovop 20-MAR-11

[ said]: We will be happy to assist when called to assist. There should be no counter claims, counter accusations and no circus in the papers. We are a technical institution, reservoir of knowledge and advice. Let’s come together and work out a solution and have the mines operational under an agreed ownership structure,

theindependent 18-MAR-11

[-said]: I was of the view that some matters should be handled administratively and not criminally. If the nation is looking for angels and saints in the last 12 years, it would be hard pressed to find one. We should come up with an amnesty that deals with economic crimes. One cannot find a St John or St Luke in terms of commission or omission in this country,

theindependent 18-MAR-11

[responded:]: I don’t know whether I should make a comment after a stated fact.

theindependent 18-MAR-11

[-said]: I do not believe this matter is beyond resolution because this country has gone through much more difficult cases, which make this one less difficult,

allafrica 15-MAR-11

[further said:]: In other words, the parastatals and the Reserve Bank are at law separate legal persons who can borrow, lend, sue and can be sued independent of the state. In the SMM case these were not done, but rather the state spontaneously took over the matter and declared that it was owed money by SMM and had to apply reconstruction orders.

newsday 03-MAR-11

[-said]: Whilst they could be linked to the state indirectly by extrapolation, they were nevertheless still debts between SMM as a legal entity and each one of these institutions in their own right as creatures of statutes, and not directly the state,

newsday 03-MAR-11

[ said]: The second-round effects of the rise in fuel prices would be more pronounced as it is expected to cascade down to the other sectors of the economy,

newsday 23-FEB-11

[-said]: Bilateral and commercial creditors are owed 33% and 31%, respectively. Central government remains the largest debtor at 57% while parastatals and the private sector owe 35% and 8%, respectively,

allafrica 11-FEB-11

[-added]: In order to consolidate the current improving stability in the financial sector, it has become necessary that the deadline for paid-up capital thresholds be further extended to 30th of June 2011,

thezimbabwean 06-FEB-11

[ said]: As liquidity improves, banks are expected to increase long-term lending to the productive sectors of the economy. Such long-term financing is critical to the revival of domestic industries which need to re-equip, refurbish as well as replace obsolete machinery,

theindependent 04-FEB-11

[-said]: The Reserve Bank has noted with serious concern the continued aloof attitude by some multinational banks towards the need to actively support the domestic economy,

theindependent 04-FEB-11

[ said]: Lending rates remained prohibitive to the productive sectors,

theindependent 04-FEB-11

[ said]: As you know, the appointment of the Governor and his deputies is the prerogative of His Excellency the President on the advice of the Minister of Finance,

allafrica 03-FEB-11

[-said]: In 2011, gold output is projected to increase to 13,000 kilogrammes, underpinned by firming prices, and re-opening and recapitalisation of existing mines in response to the stable macro-economic environment,

afriquejet 03-FEB-11

[-said]: The bulk of the country’s external debt is owed to multilateral creditors which account for 36 percent of the country’s total debt,

zimonline 03-FEB-11

[ said]: The sad thing though is that this re-alignment is resulting in the loss of jobs,

allafrica 03-FEB-11

[ said]: Consequently, total tourism receipts increased from $52,7 million in 2009 to $65,1 million in 2010. Hunting sector receipts, however, remained stagnant at $16 million in 2009 and 2010,

newsday 02-FEB-11

[said:]: It is the bank’s and my own prayer that the politics of the country will not, as happened over the last ten years, go into tailspin with disastrous and unintended consequences.

zimonline 02-FEB-11

[-told]: As you know, my appointment has been the subject of several misconceptions and ill-informed debate among many stakeholders and I have refrained from getting involved in that debate,

allafrica 01-FEB-11

[-said]: The Basel II framework is accompanied by a detailed implementation roadmap that provides more specific tasks such as development of specific implemention plans, data requirements and submission of revised statutory returns,

newsday 30-JAN-11

[-said]: Under these misguided practices, some internationally owned domestic banks are deliberately declining loans to Zimbabwean companies and individuals appearing on the illegal EU/USA sanctions lists,

newzimbabwe 29-JAN-11

[-said]: The Reserve Bank continues to urge those responsible for the imposition of the sanctions to please free us from this unjust handicap which is negatively affecting not just the alleged targeted few, but the majority of vulnerable Zimbabweans,

newzimbabwe 29-JAN-11

[-said]: Regrettably, you are one of the candidates identified for retrenchment by the governor so that the in line with the new Board's approved structure, the bank can focus on its core objectives,

news 28-JAN-11

[-said]: It does not pay any financial institution or any bank to inflate a customers’ account because the benefit does not accrue to the bank,

theindependent 17-DEC-10

[wrote:]: Due to sanctions, Standard Chartered Bank London mainly lends through syndicated facilities through Afreximbank (affiliated to the African Development Bank) and the PTA Bank.

swradioafrica 13-DEC-10

[-said]: To the best of my knowledge, the employee concerned whoever he is or she is, I'm not aware of that,

allafrica 10-DEC-10

[-said]: To the best of my knowledge, the employee concerned whoever he is or she is, I’m not aware of that,

theindependent 10-DEC-10

[-said]: From the details that seem to be emerging, Mr chairman, relating to the Farmtec issue, it would seem to me that your committee is privy or has certain information which the governor does not actually have or is not privy to,

theindependent 10-DEC-10

[-said]: We are looking at retrenching 74 percent of the central bank's staff,

mmegi 09-DEC-10

[-said]: We are looking at retrenching 74% of the central bank's staff,

thetimes 08-DEC-10

[-said]: We are looking at retrenching 74 percent of the central bank’s staff,

tehrantimes 08-DEC-10

Mugabe [-said]: Yes, there are one or two things we have not agreed on. My side has not begged on the MDC proposal to remove AG Johannes Tomana, Governor (Dr Gideon Gono) and so on. Those are little things that have not gone well.

greatindaba 03-FEB-11

Robertson [said:]: It is very likely that Gono will keep his position because his appointment was a political decision. It is Robert Mugabe’s way of showing that he has authority and cannot be stopped.

swradioafrica 28-JAN-11

Robertson [said:]: It is very likely that Gono will keep his position because his appointment was a political decision. It is Robert Mugabe's way of showing that he has authority and cannot be stopped.

allafrica 28-JAN-11