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Africa – Economy Continues Downslide
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) — as effective a barometer of the state of the economy as other bourses elsewhere — continued its retreat for the sixth month in a row to August, falling a further 7,19% to close at a total market capitalisation of US$3,74 billion. This reflects the dire state of the economy as…