<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Calibri Light";
panose-1:2 15 3 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Verdana;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
panose-1:2 11 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
h1
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 1 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:24.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
p.MsoTitle, li.MsoTitle, div.MsoTitle
{mso-style-priority:10;
mso-style-link:"Title Char";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;
font-size:28.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;
letter-spacing:-.5pt;}
p.MsoTitleCxSpFirst, li.MsoTitleCxSpFirst, div.MsoTitleCxSpFirst
{mso-style-priority:10;
mso-style-link:"Title Char";
mso-style-type:export-only;
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;
font-size:28.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;
letter-spacing:-.5pt;}
p.MsoTitleCxSpMiddle, li.MsoTitleCxSpMiddle, div.MsoTitleCxSpMiddle
{mso-style-priority:10;
mso-style-link:"Title Char";
mso-style-type:export-only;
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;
font-size:28.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;
letter-spacing:-.5pt;}
p.MsoTitleCxSpLast, li.MsoTitleCxSpLast, div.MsoTitleCxSpLast
{mso-style-priority:10;
mso-style-link:"Title Char";
mso-style-type:export-only;
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;
font-size:28.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;
letter-spacing:-.5pt;}
p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Body Text Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-language:X-NONE;}
p.MsoSubtitle, li.MsoSubtitle, div.MsoSubtitle
{mso-style-priority:11;
mso-style-link:"Subtitle Char";
margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:8.0pt;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:#5A5A5A;
letter-spacing:.75pt;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
span.Heading1Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 1 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 1";
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW;
font-weight:bold;}
span.TitleChar
{mso-style-name:"Title Char";
mso-style-priority:10;
mso-style-link:Title;
font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;
letter-spacing:-.5pt;
mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW;}
span.BodyTextChar
{mso-style-name:"Body Text Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Body Text";
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-language:X-NONE;}
span.SubtitleChar
{mso-style-name:"Subtitle Char";
mso-style-priority:11;
mso-style-link:Subtitle;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
color:#5A5A5A;
letter-spacing:.75pt;
mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW;}
span.style30
{mso-style-name:style30;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZW link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=817 style='width:612.8pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=811 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:8.45in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><h1 style='text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><img width=161 height=81 id="_x0000_i1031" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D46135.AFB1C0D0"><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></h1></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=811 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:8.45in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:solid #D9D9D9 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=811 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:8.45in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><u><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#002060'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.35pt;text-indent:-1.35pt;line-height:105%'><a href="http://www.bulls.co.zw/"><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>Bulls.co.zw</span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none'> </span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'> </span></b><a href="mailto:bulls@bulls.co.zw"><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>Views & Comments</span></b></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none'> </span></b></span><a href="http://www.bulls.co.zw/blog"><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>Bullish Thoughts</span></b></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none'> </span></b></span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/BullsBears2010"><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>Twitter</span></b></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none'> </span></b></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BullsBearsZimbabwe"><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>Facebook</span></b></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none'> </span></b></span><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bulls-n-bears-zimbabwe/57/577/72"><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>LinkedIn</span></b></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none'> </span></b></span><a href="mailto:info@bulls.co.zw?subject=Unsubscribe"><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>Unsubscribe</span></b></a><span class=style30><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#00B050'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=811 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:8.45in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoSubtitle style='line-height:105%'><span class=style30><b><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=811 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:8.45in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span class=style30><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Bulls n Bears Daily Market Commentary : 10 October 2018</span></b></span><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=811 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:8.45in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span class=style30><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:1.0in'><td width=811 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:8.45in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:1.0in'><p class=MsoTitle style='line-height:105%'><a href="http://www.fidelitylife.co.zw/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=792 height=264 id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D46135.AFB1C0D0"></span></a><span class=style30><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:1.0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:10.05pt'><td width=811 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:8.45in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:10.05pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:10.05pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:10.05pt'><td width=811 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:8.45in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:10.05pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Update<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Market Turnover $20,041,943.04 with foreign buys at $19,151,011 and foreign sales were $962,865. Total trades were 154.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The All Share index added another 24.53 points to close at 176.52 points after BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO gained $5.0000 to settle at $33.0000 whilst OLD MUTUAL went further up by $1.7600 to close at $10.6000. DELTA also increased by $0.6050 to end at $3.6400, ECONET traded $0.4054 higher at $2.4425 and INNSCOR was $0.3375 stronger at $2.0275.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>There were no trades in the negative territory as MEIKLES traded unchanged at $0.6500.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><a href="mailto:info@bulls.co.zw"><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=792 height=278 id="_x0000_i1029" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D46135.AFB1C0D0"></span></a><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> Global Currencies & Equity Markets<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>IMF and World Bank okay Zimbabwe plan to clear arrears as dollar woes bite<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>(Reuters) - The World Bank and IMF have endorsed Zimbabwe’s plan to clear $2.2 billion in arrears to international creditors, the finance minister said on Wednesday, but U.S. sanctions may still prevent fresh loans to support the rebuilding of a shattered economy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised to revive the economy, pay foreign debts that the country has defaulted on since 1999 and end the international pariah status that Zimbabwe acquired under Robert Mugabe’s near four-decade rule.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>But the economy remains in crisis with an acute shortage of dollars, the collapse in the value of the country’s parallel ‘bond note’ currency and many businesses struggling to operate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Paying debt arrears could potentially open access to financing from the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and other development institutions, but the United States, which is the bank and fund’s largest member country is an obstacle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>It still maintains sanctions on Harare and is unlikely to support financing for Zimbabwe until the new government makes progress on reforms, including changing laws restricting media freedom and anti-government protests.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube, who is attending IMF and World Bank meetings in Bali, Indonesia, said in a statement his plans to clear the arrears to the World Bank, African Development Bank and European Investment Bank had been accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Ncube said he met U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Eric Meyer who said Washington was willing to help and that Harare should see the sanctions “in a positive way”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The lenders and Western donors in Bali urged Ncube to “judiciously” implement his two-year economic recovery programme announced last Friday, the statement said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Ncube’s plan will see cuts in government spending and its wage bill, and privatisation of loss-making state-owned firms.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>HYPERINFLATION TRAUMA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Zimbabwe, which adopted the U.S. dollar after hyperinflation left its own currency worthless in 2009, is gripped by acute shortages of cash dollars. Prices of basic goods, public taxis and medicines have risen in the last few days.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>At the heart of its economic problems is a $17 billion domestic and foreign debt, a $1.8 billion trade deficit that has worsened dollar shortages and lack of confidence in the ruling party by citizens still traumatised by hyperinflation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The economic crunch is increasing political tension after a July vote that was supposed to lay the foundation for Zimbabwe’s recovery was instead followed by turmoil that left six people dead after an army crackdown.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The latest crisis was triggered by fiscal and monetary changes announced on Oct. 1, including a 2 percent tax on money transfers and separation of cash dollars and foreign inflows from bond notes and electronic dollars, that caused the collapse of the surrogate currency on the black market.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>On Wednesday, some shops and restaurants, including the local franchise of fast-food chain KFC had closed their outlets because some suppliers of goods and medicines were demanding cash dollars.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>When the fiscal changes were announced, $100 in bond notes was worth $49 cash dollars but was worth only $26 on Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>In a separate statement, Ncube said the bond note and electronic dollars would remain officially pegged at 1:1 to the U.S. dollar as the government seeks to protect people’s savings. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>South Africa's rand weakens, stocks hit three-month low<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>(Reuters) - South Africa’s rand weakened on Wednesday, giving back gains it made following Tito Mboweni’s appointment as fiance minister, with investors banking profits ahead of a ratings decision on Friday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>In the equities market, stocks were hammered by losses of market-heavyweight Naspers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>At 1643 GMT the rand was 0.81 percent weaker at 14.6725, having rallied as far as 14.5200 overnight on some investor relief over the appointment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The currency breached the crucial 15.00 level on Monday on reports Nhlanhla Nene wanted to quit the Treasury, with selling pressure exacerbated by a stronger dollar and investor weariness ahead of an expected ratings review by Moody’s on Friday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>With the Treasury impasse out of the way dollar longs quickly resumed supremacy, spurred by U.S. bond yields hovering at multi-year peaks, diminishing the carry trade appeal of currencies like the rand.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Bonds also paused their rally, with yield on the benchmark 2026 paper up 1 basis point to 9.23 percent<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The Johannesburg All-Share index fell to a near three-month low and the Top-40 index declined to a six-month low.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The all-share index weakened 2.54 percent to 52,813 points, while the Top-40 index fell 2.8 percent to 46,625 points.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Naspers bore the brunt of China’s Tencent after the gaming and social media giant stumbled to its lowest level since July last year as JP Morgan cut its price target to HK$400 from HK$460.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Naspers, which owns a 31.2 percent stake in Tencent, tumbled 6.47 percent to 2,656.98 rand, the lowest since July 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Weaknesses were also exacerbated by a general decline in global technology firms.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Some of the dual-listed companies mirrored global stocks, with jeweller Richemont down 4.23 percent at 108.30 rand and packaging and paper firm Mondi, which is also listed in London, down 6.99 percent to 353.03 rand. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><a href="mailto:info@bulls.co.zw"><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=300 height=296 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D46135.AFB1C0D0"></span></a><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Asia<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Asia shares trampled in Wall St rout, eyes on China<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>(Reuters) - Asian share markets sank on Thursday after Wall Street suffered its worst drubbing in eight months, a conflagration of wealth that could threaten business confidence and investment across the globe.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>It also raised the stakes for U.S. inflation figures due later on Thursday as a high outcome would only stoke speculation of more aggressive rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan shed 0.9 percent to its lowest in 17 months.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Japan’s Nikkei sank 3.2 percent in early trading, which would be the biggest daily drop since March.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>On Wall Street, the S&P500 suffered its biggest one-day fall since February as technology shares tumbled on fears of slowing demand. The S&P technology sector dropped 4.8 percent, with Apple Inc down 4.6 percent.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The S&P 500 ended Wednesday with a loss of 3.29 percent and the Nasdaq Composite 4.08 percent, while the Dow shed 2.2 percent.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The blood letting was bad enough to attract the attention of U.S. President Donald Trump, who pointed an accusing finger at the Fed for raising interest rates.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>“I really disagree with what the Fed is doing,” Trump told reporters before a political rally in Pennsylvania. “I think the Fed has gone crazy.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>It was hawkish commentary from Fed policy makers that triggered the sudden sell off in Treasuries last week and sent long-term yields to their highest in seven years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The surge made stocks look less attractive compared to bonds while also threatening to curb economic activity and profits.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>YUAN A FLASHPOINT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The shift higher in yields also threatens to suck funds out of emerging markets, putting particular pressure on the Chinese yuan as Beijing fights a protracted trade battle with the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>China’s central bank has been guiding its yuan steadily weaker, breaking past the psychological 6.9000 barrier and leading speculators to push the dollar up to 6.9234.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>That has forced other emerging market currencies to weaken to stay competitive, and drawn the ire of the United States which sees it as an unfair devaluation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>There was also a danger for the U.S. if Beijing had to intervene heavily to support the yuan.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The dollar was already losing ground to both the yen and the euro, as investors favoured currencies of countries that boasted large current account surpluses.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The euro pushed up to $1.1538 and away from a low of $1.1429 early in the week. The dollar fell back to 112.10 yen , a telling retreat from last week’s 114.54 peak.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>That left the dollar at 95.408 against a basket of currencies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>In commodity markets, gold got a modest safety bid and edged up to $1,193.71. Oil prices skidded in line with U.S. equity markets, even though energy traders worried about shrinking Iranian supply from U.S. sanctions and kept an eye on Hurricane Michael, which closed some U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil output.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>U.S. crude was off 52 cents at $72.65 in Asia, while Brent crude had yet to trade after falling 2.3 percent overnight to end at $83.09 a barrel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><a href="mailto:info@bulls.co.zw"><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=300 height=296 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D46135.AFB1C0D0"></span></a><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.3in;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.3in;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Commodities Markets</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Base metal prices fall, tracking equities rout on macro fears<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>(Reuters) - Base metals prices fell sharply in Shanghai and London in early Asian trade on Thursday, tracking a broad sell-off on equity markets as a gloomy macro-economic outlook raised concerns over demand growth.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> FUNDAMENTALS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>* LME COPPER: Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange fell 1.1 percent to $6,171.50 a tonne by 0139 GMT, extending a 0.8 percent drop in the previous session. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>* SHFE COPPER: The most-traded November copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange slipped by 1.2 percent to 50,080 yuan ($7,234.49) a tonne.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>* OTHER METALS: Shanghai aluminium and nickel both fell around 1.6 percent, while zinc slipped 1 percent. Lead and tin were the only gainers, nudging up 0.3 and 0.5 percent, respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>* ALUMINA: Norway's Norsk Hydro is focused on a return to full output at its Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil and is not contemplating layoffs there, CEO Svein Richard Brandtzaeg told Reuters on Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>* ALUMINIUM: Rio Tinto is close to restarting a sale process for some of its aluminium assets, including a plant in Iceland, which have been valued at around $350 million, two sources familiar with the matter said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>* LITHIUM: Chile has called for lithium to be traded on the London Metals Exchange to provide greater "clarity" about its value, mining minister Baldo Prokurica said on Wednesday. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> CHILE: The controlling shareholder in Chilean lithium producer SQM, on Wednesday filed suit with Chile's Constitutional Court to block a deal allowing the sale of nearly one-fourth of the miner to China's Tianqi Lithium Corp<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> * SHFE: The Shanghai Futures Exchange will add lead, zinc, tin and nickel to its new physical trading platform from Oct. 18, the exchange said in a statement on Wednesday. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Dollar shortage "short-term problem" for miners in Zimbabwe- minister<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>(Reuters) - A dollar shortage that has sparked outrage from mining companies operating in Zimbabwe is a “short-term problem” that will be remedied by a stronger economy, the mines minister told Reuters.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Zimbabwe is suffering acute shortages of U.S. dollars, deterring foreign capital from helping the ailing economy recover after 20 years of economic hardship under former leader Robert Mugabe.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Companies are allowed to retain 30 percent of foreign currency they earn, Chitando said, and can make an application to the Treasury if they need more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Zimbabwe holds the second largest deposits of platinum and chrome after South Africa and has the potential to be a major lithium supplier.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Foreign investor interest in the country is growing after Mugabe’s removal in a coup last November and President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s election in August but projects are constrained by lack of funding.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Zimbabwe needs up to $11 billion to modernise its mines, the head of the country’s Chamber of Mines said in May.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>A Zimbabwe economic plan released on Friday said the government would back initiatives by mining houses operating in Zimbabwe to float syndicated bonds offshore, “as part of companies’ efforts to raise capital offshore to finance re-tooling of antiquated mines.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Mining investors have said they need regulatory certainty and the removal of foreign exchange restrictions that limit how much money companies can take out of Zimbabwe due to the dollar shortage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>For mining firms, dollar shortages are so severe that there is a risk of some mines shutting down, an industry source said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Zimbabwe abandoned its own hyperinflation-hit currency in 2009 in favour of the U.S. dollar, but a widening trade deficit, lack of foreign investment and a decline in remittances by Zimbabweans abroad have helped to fuel foreign currency shortages.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Other forms of payment used in Zimbabwe are bond notes and dollars stored electronically in bank accounts, known as “zollars”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>On Tuesday, Zimbabwe’s gold miner RioZim said it would take legal action to force the central bank to pay it in dollars for part of its output.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Meanwhile, platinum miners will make a decision by the end of November on plans to jointly process platinum locally to avoid a 15 percent tax on exports of the raw mineral due to be in place by January 2019, Chitando said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Platinum miners operating in Zimbabwe including Anglo American Platinum, the local unit of Impala Platinum , Zimplats and Sibanye-Stillwater currently send output to refineries in South Africa.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Impala Platinum spokesman Johan Theron said it was a “legitimate aspiration” for miners to process platinum in Zimbabwe, but added that “any expenditure in refining competes directly with expenditure in growing the production base”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Chitando also said a mining bill that was sent back to parliament by Mnangagwa should be reviewed by the national assembly by December following amendments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:10.05pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=811 colspan=4 style='width:8.45in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#345883'>INVESTORS DIARY 2018</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=216 style='width:2.25in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Company</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=209 style='width:156.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Event</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=212 style='width:159.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Venue</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=174 valign=bottom style='width:130.3pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Date & Time</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.0pt'><td width=216 valign=top style='width:2.25in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=209 style='width:156.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=212 style='width:159.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=174 valign=top style='width:130.3pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=216 valign=top style='width:2.25in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=209 style='width:156.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=212 style='width:159.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=174 valign=top style='width:130.3pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=216 valign=top style='width:2.25in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=209 style='width:156.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=212 style='width:159.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=174 valign=top style='width:130.3pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=216 valign=top style='width:2.25in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=209 style='width:156.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=212 style='width:159.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=174 valign=top style='width:130.3pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=216 valign=top style='width:2.25in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=209 style='width:156.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=212 style='width:159.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=174 valign=top style='width:130.3pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=216 valign=top style='width:2.25in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=209 style='width:156.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=212 style='width:159.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=174 valign=top style='width:130.3pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=216 valign=top style='width:2.25in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=209 style='width:156.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=212 style='width:159.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=174 valign=top style='width:130.3pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=216 valign=top style='width:2.25in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=209 style='width:156.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=212 style='width:159.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=174 valign=top style='width:130.3pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=216 valign=top style='width:2.25in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=209 style='width:156.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=212 style='width:159.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=174 valign=top style='width:130.3pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=216 valign=top style='width:2.25in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=209 style='width:156.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=212 style='width:159.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=174 valign=bottom style='width:130.3pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=425 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:318.75pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=212 style='width:159.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=174 valign=bottom style='width:130.3pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=425 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:318.75pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=212 style='width:159.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=174 valign=bottom style='width:130.3pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:99.35pt'><td width=811 colspan=4 style='width:8.45in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:99.35pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><a href="mailto:info@bulls.co.zw"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=766 height=268 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D46135.AFB1C0D0"></span></a><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:99.35pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=811 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:8.45in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#1F497D;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=811 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:8.45in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#1F497D;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><i><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white'>DISCLAIMER: This report has been prepared by Bulls ‘n Bears, a division of Faith Capital (Pvt) Ltd for general information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for any securities. The information contained in this report has been compiled from sources believed to be reliable, but no representation or warranty is made or guarantee given as to its accuracy or completeness. All opinions expressed and recommendations made are subject to change without notice. Securities or financial instruments mentioned herein may not be suitable for all investors. Securities of emerging and mid-size growth companies typically involve a higher degree of risk and more volatility than the securities of more established companies. Neither Faith Capital nor any other member of Bulls ‘n Bears nor any other person, accepts any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from any use of this report or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith. Recipients of this report shall be solely responsible for making their own independent investigation into the business, financial condition and future prospects of any companies referred to in this report. Other Indices quoted herein are for guideline purposes only and sourced from third parties.</span></i><i><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=811 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:8.45in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=811 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:8.45in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>(c) 2018 <b>Web</b>:</span><a href="http:// www.bulls.co.zw "><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> www.bulls.co.zw </span></a><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Email:</span></b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><a href="mailto:info@bulls.co.zw"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>info@bulls.co.zw</span></a><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <b>Tel:</b> +263 4 2927658 <b>Cell:</b> +263 77 344 1674<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=811 colspan=4 valign=bottom style='width:8.45in;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Invest Wisely!</span></i><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Bulls n Bears </span></b><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'> </span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Telephone: <a href="tel:%2B263%204%202927658" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>+263 4 2927658</span></a></span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Cellphone: <a href="tel:%2B263%2077%20344%201674" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>+263 77 344 1674</span></a></span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Alt. Email: <a href="mailto:info@bulls.co.zw"><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'>info@bulls.co.zw</span></a> </span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Website: <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bulls.co.zw&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH8LYgdY55h-XKseuM8Kpr-JKdfhQ" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>www.bulls.co.zw</span></a> </span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Blog: <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bulls.co.zw%2Fblog&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFoIy6F9IXAiYnSoPSgWDYsr8Sqtw" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>www.bulls.co.zw/blog</span></a></span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Twitter: @bullsbears2010</span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>LinkedIn: Bulls n Bears Zimbabwe</span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Facebook: <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBullsBearsZimbabwe&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGhb_A5rp4biV1dGHbgiAhUxQqBXA" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>www.facebook.com/BullsBearsZimbabwe</span></a></span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Skype: Bulls.Bears </span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><img border=0 width=210 height=101 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D46135.AFB1C0D0" alt="cid:image012.jpg@01D0BFE7.544DF490"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>