Interest rates sink to 25-year low
Thursday, February 19, 2015
The rate cut will come as a boon for borrowers as commercial banks are expected to reduce their lending rates by a similar margin, taking the prime-lending rate down to eight percent.
In the prevailing period of static real incomes, the central bank’s move will also boost the welfare of the general consumer as it comes a week after fuel prices were reduced for the second time in as many months.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...