SA finance minister laughs at the idea of a BRICS currency - says why would want China want an abstract concept, when they want to develop their strong currency? There is no document, no discussion about a BRICS currency

As #CurrencyZW trends while the clocks strikes four zeros: Happy Independence Day Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 businessweekly.co.zw/an-economists-…

In a few weeks schools will be opening and together with my friends from Zimbabwe Publishing House, I want to get some books to students who really need them… kindly share schools which you think we need to donate to

As the day comes to an end...

Mhlahlandela

'Retrospective mythologising'

📢 Keith Brown: “There is no positive case for broken Brexit Britain – the only path back to prosperity and stability lies in Scotland making its own way.”

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland deserves better than Labour and Tory parties calling for a return to Thatcherism. snp.org/only-independe…

I have failed to contribute to the debate around the ZiG. Now I have decided to read some economics, see you soon in the streets🧠😊

Mayibuye!

ZiG continues to strengthen officially changing hands at 13.36 to the greenback yesterday.

What's your prediction on the success of ZiG

Interesting to read the first arguments for ending slavery were economic - morals came much later

Excess output from the industrial revolutionary needed a market, so Africa had to repopulate

After all machines could now replace slave labour!

#latehistoryreader

How about muting the politics and evaluating gold-backed currency on its own.... how would it fare? Taisa P Tshuma Mbongoro 🇿🇼 #CurrencyZW

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The Central Bank merely analyses data and responds to the data (through monetary policy) ideally ahead of the data itself.

Simple:
1. Reconfigure 80 Samora Machel Avenue to be the foremost economic research centre in #EconomicsZW
2. Shrugg off the 3-decades entrenched view that it is a bank. It is not!
3. Ensure it operates such that we-the-people dont know nor care what it does!
#CurrencyZW

Example of binary, reductionist thinking

Convention: Corruption impedes growth.

Me: That’s partly false

Binary response: You’re saying corruption is good for growth… socially beneficial… do more corruption!

Productive discussion at the 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Roundtable with Donor Partners. The IMF stands ready to work with the Zimbabwean authorities to restore macroeconomic stability and reengage with the international community, which are essential for accessing external financing.

Underway now!

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Prospective Issuers Training Programme.

A total 29 firms from diverse backgrounds are participating at the inaugural programme.

Justin Bgoni gave opening remarks and outlined the objectives.

#LetsGetListed

What a statement. City of Harare

MPA| April 2024

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will announce the monetary policy decision on Wednesday, 17 April 2024 at the Bank of Namibia.

Current Repo rate: 7.75%

#BankofNamibia #MPA2023 #BONMPA2024