Our Blog: Financial Sector Spotlight
Articulates our views on a diverse range of topical financial sector issues on a regular basis.
Marketers of Financial Services Speak on Agric Show Opportunity
…as tough environment slows down activity The 109th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show took place from the 19th to the 24th of August 2019 and ran under the theme “Technology, Innovation, Modernisation: Adopt, Accentuate, Accelerate.”...
Five Elephants in the Room to Shoo Away in 2019
By Omen Nyevero Muza The economy faces significant headwinds in 2019 and this article identifies five key issues, all of them interlinked, which if not addressed could at best slow down growth prospects in the outlook period and at worst see the country sliding into a...
Hail The Champions! CABS Crowned 2018 FSSL Champions
Continuity and Resilience Did It for Us: Vambe CABS recently clinched the 2018 Financial Services Soccer League (FSSL) championship with a game to spare. Although the league programme came to an end on the 6th of October 2018, CABS had...
Barclays Bank renamed First Capital Bank Limited
... As Abbreviated name on the ZSE changes to FCAZW Barclays Bank unveiled its new identity at a rebranding launch held at the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) offices in Highlands, Harare. With effect from the 8th of October 2018, the bank,...
Press Release : Barclays Strengthens Partnership With ZFU
"Fit For Life" Programme Aims to Up-Skill Young Farmers At a launch event held recently for the third phase of the “Fit for Life” programme, the Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe Managing Director, Mr Sam Matsekete handed over $70,000 to the Zimbabwe Farmers Union at...
Zim’s Re-engagement Agenda Back on Track… But it’s Cautious Optimism All The Way
Following President Robert Mugabe’s ouster and replacement with his one-time deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, in an event considered to be the most significant development in the Southern African nation since independence from Britain in 1980, January 2018 was a...
The Product Development Situation in 2017
The Product Development Situation in 2017 In December 2017, the Monthly Financial Sector Bulletin (MFSB), completed four years of uninterrupted monitoring of new product initiatives in the financial sector in Zimbabwe. In addition to aggregating general financial...
Welcome to Our Blog: The Financial Sector Spotlight
I conceived the Financial Sector Spotlight (FSS) at the inception of the Newsday, as a column focusing on financial sector developments. The aim was to bridge the gap between banking sector professionals and the media since there appeared to be mutual suspicion...