By admin on Mar 23, 2010 in Featured | 0 Comments
From SW Radio Africa – By Tichaona Sibanda, 22nd March 2010
Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono’s enemies in ZANU PF have moved swiftly to denounce him for his scathing attack against the controversial indigenization bill and want him removed from his job.
Gono’s enemies within the powerful ZANU PF politburo are now using his unusually strong criticism [...]
By admin on Mar 16, 2010 in Featured | 0 Comments
From The Zimbabwe Times – March 13, 2010
Reserve Bank Governor, Gideon Gono
HARARE – In a dramatic turn of events Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) assets will be auctioned countrywide starting next Friday in a bid to recover debts owed to a local company.
The amount owed to Farmtec Spares and Implements was not immediately established [...]
By admin on Mar 11, 2010 in Featured | 0 Comments
From SW Radio Africa, By Lance Guma- 10 March 2010
A reform bill, meant to trim the excessive powers of the Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono, sailed through the Senate on Tuesday, despite ZANU PF having earlier threatened to scupper it. Analysts are divided over who has come out the winner in the power struggle after [...]
By admin on Dec 7, 2009 in Featured | 0 Comments
From The Zimbabwean – By Gift Phiri, 30th November 2009
HARARE — Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono only agreed to change his position on bring back the Zimbabwe dollar after a stormy meeting last week with President Robert Mugabe and Finance Minister Tendai Biti, according to sources.
In an embarrassing climb-down, Gono now says [...]
By admin on Nov 18, 2009 in Featured | 0 Comments
From Reuters – By MacDonald Dzirutwe, 18th November 2009
Critics blame Gideon Gono for policies that helped cripple the economy — stoking inflation by printing money and taking over functions of the national treasury, including buying farming inputs and extending financial support to government departments.
HARARE, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s parliament on Wednesday unanimously approved a [...]
By admin on Nov 12, 2009 in Featured | 0 Comments
From VOA – By Patience Rusere. 11th November 2009
Zimbabwean Finance Minister Tendai Biti has told Parliament that he is unable to persuade international donors to provide “a single cent” for the country’s 2010 budget – as opposed to food aid or other humanitarian assistance – out of fear funds could be diverted.
He made the comment [...]