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Though the new monetary and fiscal policies announced by the government in the last quarter of 2003 are expected to provide the basis for economic stabilisation and turnaround, the recovery…

ReNaissance Merchant Bank, which started operations in 2002, had a net profit of $13.7 billion, up from $1.2 billion in 2002. And it is in such a financially sound condition…

The Merchant Bank of Central Africa, which says it sticks to principles of openness, integrity and accountability and conducts its affairs with care and in good faith, safeguarding its stakeholders'…

Former conglomerate TA Holdings, which has now been trimmed to focus on insurance, hotels and agro-chemicals, had an excellent year boosted by its associate companies which brought in profits of…

The high inflation that peaked at 619 percent in November last year before declining to $598 percent in December forced some corporate clients to revise sums insured on major productive…

Where in the world can a company make a profit of over 8 000 percent in just six months? Only in Zimbabwe, the beleaguered Southern African country which is reported…

Though the insurance industry faced many challenges including under-insurance because of the hyperinflationary environment, NicozDiamond still managed to post a net profit of $10.2 billion last year, a drastic improvement…

Pork producer Colcom saw its sales increase by 583 percent to $44.4 billion but it says volumes were down because of constant price increases and dwindling consumer spending power. In…

Astra Industries, once a top performer on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, had a disastrous start to 2004. In its report for the six months to February, the company says though…

Tractive Power Holdings had improved trading volumes, particularly in the parts and service departments, but though turnover increased by 516 percent to $54.1 billion, it had a net profit of…