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The Victoria Falls Stock Exchange this morning listed its first Real estate investment trust, the Eagle REIT ,which becomes the first Reit to be listed on the bourse.
The REIT whose anchor projects are Mazowe Walk and Victoria Falls is seeking to raise US$62 million from the listing having already ssecured US$24.5 million through a private placement.
The money will be used for two afore-
Go back to basics- pensions industry told
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The pensions industry must go back to basics and find its green path by looking at what matters to the economy, it has emerged.
This was revealed by Nyaradzo Asset Management GM Onismas Karakadzai at the ongoing Zimbabwe Association of Pension Funds 50th Annual conference in Victoria Falls this morning.
Karakadzai who was navigating Zimbabwe’s
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THE pension industry needs to start looking at micro- pensions schemes while addressing the issue of poverty inorder for pensions funds to work again in Zimbabwe in the midst of a myriad propositions, Insurance 24 reports
The propositions are coming at a time the industry has over the decades battling numerous challenges including loss of value, low contributions and loss of confidence
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FINANCIAL services group Zimre Holdings Limited (ZHL) says its key priorities for the year include driving balance sheet optimization, improving collaboration across strategic business units, and the revitalization of better-performing assets, Insurance24 reports
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Vic Falls: The Zimbabwe Association of Pension Funds (ZAPF) 50th annual conference and general meeting kicked off in the resort town of Victoria Falls this morning with the fund celebrating its 50th anniversary.
The annual conference is running under the theme 50 Years Together: Shaping Tomorrow,Today. Building on the past ,embracing the future.
Giving his opening remarks,ZAPF chairperson
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ZB Financial Holdings, through its banking unit ZB Bank, has launched a new mobile wallet, “Smile Cash”, as part of its digital expansion and the desire to drive financial inclusion.
Smile Cash is accessible via USSD (*225#) and is compatible with any mobile phone and currently offers zero transaction fees for users.
The ZB Chief Transformation Officer, Kangai Maukazuva, said the
HARARE, If there is one thing that has been proven over and over again in the last two decades, it is that the ZSE alone cannot be relied on for value preservation. Some investment management pundits are though quick to counter this by
demonstrating that it has beaten official price inflation over the period. A deeper analysis, however, shows how dismally it has fared against the rate of currency
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HARARE: The regulation of Medical Aid Societies in Zimbabwe is sadly inadequate, according to Itai Rusike, Executive Director of the Community Working Group on Health (CWGH).
In a statement, he said the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) lacks the capacity to effectively regulate these societies, and the proposed new bill aimed at creating a Regulatory Authority should strive to
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Local bank, POSB has expanded its product suite through a new bancassurance tie‑up with Zimnat General Insurance, enabling customers to purchase a range of insurance products at any of the bank’s branches nationwide.
The partnership, announced on May 5, 2025 in Harare, marks a significant step in POSB’s drive to deepen financial inclusion by leveraging its 120‑year‑old retail
By Kuda Mundowozi
In recent years, governments across the globe, including Zimbabwe, have increasingly granted prescribed asset status to infrastructure and renewable energy projects such as solar farms. This move is intended to attract pension fund investments by offering these projects as viable, long-term alternatives for portfolio diversification. The logic behind this strategy is twofold: to