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2024-03-29T06:41:48ZThe impact of government agricultural expenditure on economic growth in Zimbabwe
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The impact of government agricultural expenditure on economic growth in Zimbabwe
Mapfumo, Alexander; Mushunje, Abbyssinia; Chidoko, Clainos
2012-01-01T00:00:00ZThe Effect of Dollarization on the Growth of Non-Performing Loans in the Zimbabwe Banking System: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Bound Test Approach
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The Effect of Dollarization on the Growth of Non-Performing Loans in the Zimbabwe Banking System: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Bound Test Approach
Mukoki, Paul G.V.; Mapfumo, Alexander
This research evaluates the effect of dollarization and internal bank factors that caused unprecedented high levels
of non-performing loans (NPLs) in the Zimbabwe banking system. In examining the surrounding issues,
recommendations are made, which might resolve or at least ameliorate Zimbabwe’s NPLs problem. The study
employed an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bound test procedure by making use of the financial
soundness indicator data for a Zimbabwe banking system for the period 2000-2014 on a quarterly basis.
Empirical findings indicated that the dollarization has no influence on the growth of NPLs both in the short and
long run. Among bank fundamentals, however, liquidity, return on equity, efficiency and interest rate spread
proved to be prominent bank-specific determinants of NPLs. The findings also suggest that return on equity and
NPLs from previous period are positively related to current levels of NPL. On the other hand, however, liquidity,
cost efficiency and interest rate spread variables in the long-run were found to have a negatively significant
impact on NPLs.
2015-01-01T00:00:00ZCHALLENGES FOR URBAN WATER SUPPLY: THE CASE OF MASVINGO MUNICIPALITY IN ZIMBABWE
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CHALLENGES FOR URBAN WATER SUPPLY: THE CASE OF MASVINGO MUNICIPALITY IN ZIMBABWE
Mapfumo, Alexander; Madesha, Wellington M.
The problem of water scarcity in urban areas of developing countries is a major concern. The daily water supply
rate in the developing countries is very low compared to the industrially developed countries. The objective of
this paper was to determine the main challenges for urban water supply in Masvingo city in Zimbabwe and give
policy recommendations on how these challenges can be addressed to improve water delivery services in the
city. Structured questionnaires were used to collect information on water challenges from municipality workers.
The study identified population growth, poor infrastructure, economic challenges and climate change as the
major challenges affecting efficient water delivery in Masvingo city.
2014-01-01T00:00:00ZThe Impact of Intra-Regional Country to Country-Bilateral Trade Agreements on Trade Flows between Zimbabwe and its SADC Trading Partners
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The Impact of Intra-Regional Country to Country-Bilateral Trade Agreements on Trade Flows between Zimbabwe and its SADC Trading Partners
Sunge, Regret; Mapfumo, Alexander
As part of an overall package, open and more liberal trade policies are increasingly being regarded as the main
route towards economic growth and development in this fast globalising world. A number of initiatives,
including the establishment of a various forms of Free Trade Agreements, have been taken by various countries
eying improved terms of trade. This study is an assessment of the ex post bilateral trade effect of Zimbabwe’s
country to country bilateral trade agreements with its SADC trading partners. The major objective was to find
out whether the bilateral trade agreements have been trade creating or trade diverting.Using a country-specific
fixed effects panel data estimation of the gravity model of bilateral trade involving a sample of 10 countries
(Zimbabwe and its 9 trading partners- Botswana, DRC, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South
Africa, Tanzania and Zambia) from 1980 to 2012, the results show that the country to country bilateral trade
agreements have been trade creating and expanding. Another important finding of the study is that trading
partners’ multiple-membership to regional trade agreements has been constraining bilateral trade. The results
therefore indicate that Zimbabwe should negotiate for more bilateral trade agreements especially with closer
countries such as Zambia, Lesotho and Swaziland. More importantly, it adds voice on the calling for the coming
into effect of the establishment of the COMESA-EAC-SADC FTA.
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