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Banks operating profitably: Mthuli - NewsDay Zimbabwe

By Taurai Mangudhla ZIMBABWE’S banking sector is stable, with all banks reporting profit positions so far in 2021, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said in his Midterm Budget and Economic Review yesterday. Ncube said banking sector profits for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021 amounted to $6,6 billion, an increase from $2 billion reported in […]

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