Tony Hawkins said : “You cannot increase productivity by starving imports. Firms need to buy imports from the cheapest source they can get them. Of course, government policy is to try and force firms to try to buy and source products in Zimbabwe if they can, so it’s really that they have got an import control strategy,” “That might work, but it’s not very good for productivity because it reduces efficiency. At the same time, it shows how keen you are about the African Continental Free Trade Area. You are shutting out imports and saying lets have more trade? Really it makes no sense”

theindependent Wednesday, January 20, 2021 11:56:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "You cannot increase productivity by starving imports. Firms need to buy imports from the cheapest source they can get them. Of course, government policy is to try and force firms to try to buy and source products in Zimbabwe if they can, so it's really that they have got an import control strategy," "That might work, but it's not very good for productivity because it reduces efficiency. At the same time, it shows how keen you are about the African Continental Free Trade Area. You are shutting out imports and saying lets have more trade? Really it makes no sense"

allafrica Friday, January 15, 2021 7:07:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins asked : “How can the government achieve its expected growth targets? If you look at the numbers and the real situation we are living with, there is a gap”

newsday Friday, November 27, 2020 5:37:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins asked : "How can the government achieve its expected growth targets? If you look at the numbers and the real situation we are living with, there is a gap"

bulawayo24 Thursday, November 26, 2020 10:43:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “As long as the exchange rate has not stabilised prices of basic commodities and goods will also not stabilise because the economy is still dollarised,”

dailynews-co-zw Thursday, August 6, 2020 4:23:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “EcoCash is a much bigger problem for authorities as it’s also used by ordinary people for the payment of bills and in supermarkets,”

newsday Saturday, July 25, 2020 3:47:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "Ecocash is a much bigger problem for authorities as it's also used by ordinary people for the payment of bills and in supermarkets,"

bulawayo24 Friday, July 24, 2020 12:00:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Ecocash is a much bigger problem for authorities as it’s also used by ordinary people for the payment of bills and in supermarkets,”

iol Thursday, July 23, 2020 6:50:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "Ecocash is a much bigger problem for authorities as it’s also used by ordinary people for the payment of bills and in supermarkets,"

news24 Thursday, July 23, 2020 4:36:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Ecocash is a much bigger problem for authorities as it’s also used by ordinary people for the payment of bills and in supermarkets,”

bloomberg Thursday, July 23, 2020 1:42:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Ecocash is a much bigger problem for authorities as it’s also used by ordinary people for the payment of bills and in supermarkets,”

thezimbabwemail Thursday, July 23, 2020 12:35:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Ecocash is a much bigger problem for authorities as it’s also used by ordinary people for the payment of bills and in supermarkets,”

businessday Thursday, July 23, 2020 10:54:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "This is one more nail in the coffin for the economy and again no one can predict the long-term impact,"

modernghana Monday, June 29, 2020 8:38:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "It's going to cause uncertainty and negatively affect investor confidence. It means for those who have been using the stock exchange to secure their Zimdollars by buying shares, this is has been closed up,"

modernghana Monday, June 29, 2020 8:38:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "This is one more nail in the coffin for the economy and again no one can predict the long-term impact,"

economictimes Monday, June 29, 2020 5:17:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "It's going to cause uncertainty and negatively affect investor confidence. It means for those who have been using the stock exchange to secure their Zimdollars by buying shares, this is has been closed up,"

economictimes Monday, June 29, 2020 5:17:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "This is one more nail in the coffin for the economy and again no one can predict the long-term impact,"

ibtimes Monday, June 29, 2020 4:37:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "It's going to cause uncertainty and negatively affect investor confidence. It means for those who have been using the stock exchange to secure their Zimdollars by buying shares, this is has been closed up,"

ibtimes Monday, June 29, 2020 4:37:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "This is one more nail in the coffin for the economy and again no one can predict the long-term impact,"

pulse Monday, June 29, 2020 4:13:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "It's going to cause uncertainty and negatively affect investor confidence. It means for those who have been using the stock exchange to secure their Zimdollars by buying shares, this is has been closed up,"

pulse Monday, June 29, 2020 4:13:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : “The government has not made provisions to deal with cash shortages. So, the only way to reduce cash demand is to promote the use of mobile money. This is not a well-thought decision which I doubt will last for long,”

dailynews-co-zw Sunday, June 28, 2020 12:31:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : “No one is going to take them seriously because how can investors come into such an unpredictable environment? This is just another blow to the already ailing economy,”

dailynews-co-zw Sunday, June 28, 2020 12:31:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : “However, this has not inspired confidence in the economy and it is going to be difficult to achieve these goals,”

dailynews-co-zw Thursday, June 25, 2020 1:08:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : “This leaves them in a conundrum of whether to charge their goods using last week’s rate or to speculate on what next week holds,”

dailynews-co-zw Thursday, June 25, 2020 1:08:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins added : “Having a dual pricing system is just a way of slowing down what is inevitable. But as we have seen, the market is already rejecting the local currency in favour of the US dollar,”

dailynews-co-zw Thursday, June 25, 2020 1:08:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : "However, this has not inspired confidence in the economy and it is going to be difficult to achieve these goals,"

bulawayo24 Wednesday, June 24, 2020 10:15:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : "However, this has not inspired confidence in the economy and it is going to be difficult to achieve these goals,"

onlinenigeria Wednesday, June 24, 2020 9:37:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : “However, this has not inspired confidence in the economy and it is going to be difficult to achieve these goals,”

dailynews-co-zw Wednesday, June 24, 2020 3:13:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : “This leaves them in a conundrum of whether to charge their goods using last week’s rate or to speculate on what next week holds,”

dailynews-co-zw Wednesday, June 24, 2020 3:13:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins added : “Having a dual pricing system is just a way of slowing down what is inevitable. But as we have seen, the market is already rejecting the local currency in favour of the US dollar,”

dailynews-co-zw Wednesday, June 24, 2020 3:13:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : "Unfortunately, this solution is not sustainable because even the 50 percent increase is meaningless due to the Zimbabwe dollar having lost value and continues to do so,"

onlinenigeria Friday, June 19, 2020 9:32:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : "Unfortunately, this solution is not sustainable because even the 50 percent increase is meaningless due to the Zimbabwe dollar having lost value and continues to do so,"

bulawayo24 Friday, June 19, 2020 8:11:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : “Unfortunately, this solution is not sustainable because even the 50 percent increase is meaningless due to the Zimbabwe dollar having lost value and continues to do so,”

dailynews-co-zw Friday, June 19, 2020 1:29:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said ( about John Mangudya ) : “Its a defeat for Mangudya, but for how long it will last no one really knows,”

iol Thursday, June 18, 2020 4:37:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “This can be very difficult for any country, especially Zimbabwe where politicians are led by their own party or selfish interests instead of those of the people they lead,”

dailynews-co-zw Monday, June 15, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins pointed out : “So a stable political environment is a key factor in achieving economic stability,”

dailynews-co-zw Tuesday, June 2, 2020 2:58:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : "The other issue is that the countries that Zimbabwe depends on for imports have also declared national lockdowns and this has disrupted the supply chain of basic goods, resulting in shortages,"

onlinenigeria Monday, April 20, 2020 8:10:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : "The other issue is that the countries that Zimbabwe depends on for imports have also declared national lockdowns and this has disrupted the supply chain of basic goods, resulting in shortages,"

bulawayo24 Sunday, April 19, 2020 8:20:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Evidence suggests that de-dollarisation has not worked,”

theCitizen Tuesday, March 3, 2020 3:49:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “The only problem with the dollar is that the authorities can’t print it, but they are spending too much in relation to their revenues,”

theCitizen Tuesday, March 3, 2020 3:49:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Evidence suggests that de-dollarisation has not worked,”

thezimbabwemail Tuesday, March 3, 2020 2:52:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “The only problem with the dollar is that the authorities can’t print it, but they are spending too much in relation to their revenues,”

thezimbabwemail Tuesday, March 3, 2020 2:52:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Evidence suggests that de-dollarisation has not worked,”

EastAfrican Tuesday, March 3, 2020 12:37:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “The only problem with the dollar is that the authorities can’t print it, but they are spending too much in relation to their revenues,”

EastAfrican Tuesday, March 3, 2020 12:37:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins estime : "les choses sont allées de mal en pis"

slateafrique Friday, November 15, 2019 10:46:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins estime : "les choses sont allées de mal en pis"

libe Friday, November 15, 2019 8:48:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins estime : "les choses sont allées de mal en pis"

cameroon-info Friday, November 15, 2019 4:07:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins estime : "les choses sont allées de mal en pis"

tv5 Friday, November 15, 2019 11:46:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins added : “The new cash will not resolve the economic problems we face,” “What it means is that we will probably have more cash around to feed the black market for currency”

clubofmozambique Tuesday, November 12, 2019 10:44:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins wrote : "Countries forced into dollarisation usually find it impossible to de-dollarise and Zimbabwe's mid-year efforts to do so adds another country to the long list of those that tried and failed,"

bulawayo24 Monday, October 21, 2019 12:29:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins explained : "The hard reality, which the authorities refuse to acknowledge, is that the US dollar is the currency of choice, regardless of what a government - prone to eccentric interpretations of the concept of legality - decrees is legal tender," "In this situation, restoring confidence in the local currency may turn out to be impossible without an international bailout, which is unlikely, without an equally improbable major shift in the political climate"

bulawayo24 Monday, October 21, 2019 12:29:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins writes : "Those who believe that it makes sense to try and maintain the local currency at par with the rand need to reconcile this proposal with the yawning gap between South Africa's ranking (60th) in the Global Competitiveness table and Zimbabwe's position of 127,"

bulawayo24 Wednesday, October 16, 2019 11:31:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins writes : “Those who believe that it makes sense to try and maintain the local currency at par with the rand need to reconcile this proposal with the yawning gap between South Africa’s ranking (60th) in the Global Competitiveness table and Zimbabwe’s position of 127,”

newsday Wednesday, October 16, 2019 6:23:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "They haven't done a rent review for about five years,"

abc-au Tuesday, July 30, 2019 9:41:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins wrote : “few [people] take seriously the budget forecasts of 3.1 percent growth and 22.3 percent inflation in 2019”

thezimbabwemail Wednesday, July 24, 2019 7:56:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins wrote : “At best, inflation is likely to average 40 percent,”

thezimbabwemail Wednesday, July 24, 2019 7:56:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “We have to ask the question, how much longer, how much more pain can the public suffer and how much respite are they getting from cutting the price of bus rides or cutting the price of food supplies by loss making organisations?”

theindependent Friday, June 14, 2019 8:56:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Ultimately the solution to Zimbabwe’s problems is political. You can fiddle around with the economy as much as you like but you are not going to get a lasting solution without some form of political and social consensus,”

dailynews-co-zw Saturday, March 30, 2019 4:06:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “This is not much of a currency reform. They just merged the RTGS (electronic dollars) and bond notes and devalued the exchange rate, but everything remains the same,”

insiderzim Wednesday, February 27, 2019 11:19:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “There are many questions that remain unanswered,”

thezimbabwemail Thursday, February 21, 2019 9:11:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "There are many questions that remain unanswered,"

4-traders Thursday, February 21, 2019 7:22:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “There are many questions that remain unanswered,”

themalaymailonline Thursday, February 21, 2019 7:04:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "There are many questions that remain unanswered,"

reuters-en Thursday, February 21, 2019 6:36:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins wrote : "few [people] take seriously the budget forecasts of 3,1% growth and 22,3% inflation in 2019"

bulawayo24 Monday, February 18, 2019 10:43:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins wrote : "few [people] take seriously the budget forecasts of 3.1 percent growth and 22.3 percent inflation in 2019"

allafrica Sunday, February 17, 2019 10:51:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins wrote : "At best, inflation is likely to average 40 percent,"

allafrica Sunday, February 17, 2019 10:51:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins wrote : “few [people] take seriously the budget forecasts of 3.1 percent growth and 22.3 percent inflation in 2019”

irinnews Tuesday, February 12, 2019 3:32:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins wrote : “At best, inflation is likely to average 40 percent,”

irinnews Tuesday, February 12, 2019 3:32:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "Look at the rate of inflation, look at what is happening on the stock exchange. There has to be very radical reforms, probably a change of people in positions of authority," "Pathetic allocations (of foreign currency) by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) are forcing companies to go to the parallel market for foreign currency where they are asked high premiums, and this in turn is causing prices to rise,"

bulawayo24 Sunday, October 1, 2017 5:05:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Simply put, our government is paralysed and does not know what to do. The bond note will continue to devalue unless we get a local currency but that is not going to happen anytime soon,”

thezimbabwemail Monday, September 18, 2017 12:31:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "I don't think the bond note parity will hold, it's hard to see how. There are all these negative forces which will push us to some kind of devaluation,"

reuters-en Friday, February 24, 2017 4:28:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "Our exchange rate has shot up about 50% in real terms because we have had a negative inflation/deflation in the last four years suggesting it has gone up even more, so we are hugely over-valued now,"

bulawayo24 Tuesday, January 31, 2017 9:19:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "I would not get too excited over the fluctuations with the rand, particularly, because in the medium term the rand is looking like it will go down. However, if it continues on an upward trajectory, it would make it easier for Zimbabwe to export and imports would be a bit more expensive,"

allafrica Sunday, October 2, 2016 11:40:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins says : "Zambia is hugely dependent on a single commodity ,"

euromoney Thursday, September 1, 2016 2:45:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins says : “The IMF is being taken for a ride,”

theindependent Thursday, July 14, 2016 10:03:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins says : “The IMF is being taken for a ride,”

economist Monday, July 11, 2016 5:06:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins says : “The IMF is being taken for a ride,”

thezimbabwean Friday, July 8, 2016 2:07:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins says : “The IMF is being taken for a ride,”

economist Thursday, July 7, 2016 6:37:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "Gono's problems were of the Zimbabwean dollar and Mangudya's is of the shortage of foreign currency, so the problems are different," "However, there is a lot that needs to be done. RBZ has played this card and it has backfired"

allafrica Sunday, June 19, 2016 6:41:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "Gono's problems were of the Zimbabwean dollar and Mangudya's is of the shortage of foreign currency, so the problems are different," "However, there is a lot that needs to be done. RBZ has played this card and it has backfired"

bulawayo24 Sunday, June 19, 2016 3:01:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Gono’s problems were of the Zimbabwean dollar and Mangudya’s is of the shortage of foreign currency, so the problems are different,” “However, there is a lot that needs to be done. RBZ has played this card and it has backfired”

thestandard-zw Sunday, June 19, 2016 2:58:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “You cannot increase productivity by starving imports. Firms need to buy imports from the cheapest source they can get them. Of course, government policy is to try and force firms to try to buy and source products in Zimbabwe if they can, so it’s really that they have got an import control strategy,” “That might work, but it’s not very good for productivity because it reduces efficiency. At the same time, it shows how keen you are about the African Continental Free Trade Area. You are shutting out imports and saying lets have more trade? Really it makes no sense”

theindependent Wednesday, January 20, 2021 11:56:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "You cannot increase productivity by starving imports. Firms need to buy imports from the cheapest source they can get them. Of course, government policy is to try and force firms to try to buy and source products in Zimbabwe if they can, so it's really that they have got an import control strategy," "That might work, but it's not very good for productivity because it reduces efficiency. At the same time, it shows how keen you are about the African Continental Free Trade Area. You are shutting out imports and saying lets have more trade? Really it makes no sense"

allafrica Friday, January 15, 2021 7:07:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins asked : “How can the government achieve its expected growth targets? If you look at the numbers and the real situation we are living with, there is a gap”

newsday Friday, November 27, 2020 5:37:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins asked : "How can the government achieve its expected growth targets? If you look at the numbers and the real situation we are living with, there is a gap"

bulawayo24 Thursday, November 26, 2020 10:43:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “As long as the exchange rate has not stabilised prices of basic commodities and goods will also not stabilise because the economy is still dollarised,”

dailynews-co-zw Thursday, August 6, 2020 4:23:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “EcoCash is a much bigger problem for authorities as it’s also used by ordinary people for the payment of bills and in supermarkets,”

newsday Saturday, July 25, 2020 3:47:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "Ecocash is a much bigger problem for authorities as it's also used by ordinary people for the payment of bills and in supermarkets,"

bulawayo24 Friday, July 24, 2020 12:00:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Ecocash is a much bigger problem for authorities as it’s also used by ordinary people for the payment of bills and in supermarkets,”

iol Thursday, July 23, 2020 6:50:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "Ecocash is a much bigger problem for authorities as it’s also used by ordinary people for the payment of bills and in supermarkets,"

news24 Thursday, July 23, 2020 4:36:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Ecocash is a much bigger problem for authorities as it’s also used by ordinary people for the payment of bills and in supermarkets,”

bloomberg Thursday, July 23, 2020 1:42:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Ecocash is a much bigger problem for authorities as it’s also used by ordinary people for the payment of bills and in supermarkets,”

thezimbabwemail Thursday, July 23, 2020 12:35:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Ecocash is a much bigger problem for authorities as it’s also used by ordinary people for the payment of bills and in supermarkets,”

businessday Thursday, July 23, 2020 10:54:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "This is one more nail in the coffin for the economy and again no one can predict the long-term impact,"

modernghana Monday, June 29, 2020 8:38:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "It's going to cause uncertainty and negatively affect investor confidence. It means for those who have been using the stock exchange to secure their Zimdollars by buying shares, this is has been closed up,"

modernghana Monday, June 29, 2020 8:38:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "This is one more nail in the coffin for the economy and again no one can predict the long-term impact,"

economictimes Monday, June 29, 2020 5:17:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "It's going to cause uncertainty and negatively affect investor confidence. It means for those who have been using the stock exchange to secure their Zimdollars by buying shares, this is has been closed up,"

economictimes Monday, June 29, 2020 5:17:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "This is one more nail in the coffin for the economy and again no one can predict the long-term impact,"

ibtimes Monday, June 29, 2020 4:37:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "It's going to cause uncertainty and negatively affect investor confidence. It means for those who have been using the stock exchange to secure their Zimdollars by buying shares, this is has been closed up,"

ibtimes Monday, June 29, 2020 4:37:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "This is one more nail in the coffin for the economy and again no one can predict the long-term impact,"

pulse Monday, June 29, 2020 4:13:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "It's going to cause uncertainty and negatively affect investor confidence. It means for those who have been using the stock exchange to secure their Zimdollars by buying shares, this is has been closed up,"

pulse Monday, June 29, 2020 4:13:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : “The government has not made provisions to deal with cash shortages. So, the only way to reduce cash demand is to promote the use of mobile money. This is not a well-thought decision which I doubt will last for long,”

dailynews-co-zw Sunday, June 28, 2020 12:31:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : “No one is going to take them seriously because how can investors come into such an unpredictable environment? This is just another blow to the already ailing economy,”

dailynews-co-zw Sunday, June 28, 2020 12:31:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : “However, this has not inspired confidence in the economy and it is going to be difficult to achieve these goals,”

dailynews-co-zw Thursday, June 25, 2020 1:08:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : “This leaves them in a conundrum of whether to charge their goods using last week’s rate or to speculate on what next week holds,”

dailynews-co-zw Thursday, June 25, 2020 1:08:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins added : “Having a dual pricing system is just a way of slowing down what is inevitable. But as we have seen, the market is already rejecting the local currency in favour of the US dollar,”

dailynews-co-zw Thursday, June 25, 2020 1:08:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : "However, this has not inspired confidence in the economy and it is going to be difficult to achieve these goals,"

bulawayo24 Wednesday, June 24, 2020 10:15:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : "However, this has not inspired confidence in the economy and it is going to be difficult to achieve these goals,"

onlinenigeria Wednesday, June 24, 2020 9:37:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : “However, this has not inspired confidence in the economy and it is going to be difficult to achieve these goals,”

dailynews-co-zw Wednesday, June 24, 2020 3:13:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : “This leaves them in a conundrum of whether to charge their goods using last week’s rate or to speculate on what next week holds,”

dailynews-co-zw Wednesday, June 24, 2020 3:13:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins added : “Having a dual pricing system is just a way of slowing down what is inevitable. But as we have seen, the market is already rejecting the local currency in favour of the US dollar,”

dailynews-co-zw Wednesday, June 24, 2020 3:13:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : "Unfortunately, this solution is not sustainable because even the 50 percent increase is meaningless due to the Zimbabwe dollar having lost value and continues to do so,"

onlinenigeria Friday, June 19, 2020 9:32:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : "Unfortunately, this solution is not sustainable because even the 50 percent increase is meaningless due to the Zimbabwe dollar having lost value and continues to do so,"

bulawayo24 Friday, June 19, 2020 8:11:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : “Unfortunately, this solution is not sustainable because even the 50 percent increase is meaningless due to the Zimbabwe dollar having lost value and continues to do so,”

dailynews-co-zw Friday, June 19, 2020 1:29:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said ( about John Mangudya ) : “Its a defeat for Mangudya, but for how long it will last no one really knows,”

iol Thursday, June 18, 2020 4:37:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “This can be very difficult for any country, especially Zimbabwe where politicians are led by their own party or selfish interests instead of those of the people they lead,”

dailynews-co-zw Monday, June 15, 2020 1:52:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins pointed out : “So a stable political environment is a key factor in achieving economic stability,”

dailynews-co-zw Tuesday, June 2, 2020 2:58:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : "The other issue is that the countries that Zimbabwe depends on for imports have also declared national lockdowns and this has disrupted the supply chain of basic goods, resulting in shortages,"

onlinenigeria Monday, April 20, 2020 8:10:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins told : "The other issue is that the countries that Zimbabwe depends on for imports have also declared national lockdowns and this has disrupted the supply chain of basic goods, resulting in shortages,"

bulawayo24 Sunday, April 19, 2020 8:20:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Evidence suggests that de-dollarisation has not worked,”

theCitizen Tuesday, March 3, 2020 3:49:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “The only problem with the dollar is that the authorities can’t print it, but they are spending too much in relation to their revenues,”

theCitizen Tuesday, March 3, 2020 3:49:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Evidence suggests that de-dollarisation has not worked,”

thezimbabwemail Tuesday, March 3, 2020 2:52:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “The only problem with the dollar is that the authorities can’t print it, but they are spending too much in relation to their revenues,”

thezimbabwemail Tuesday, March 3, 2020 2:52:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Evidence suggests that de-dollarisation has not worked,”

EastAfrican Tuesday, March 3, 2020 12:37:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “The only problem with the dollar is that the authorities can’t print it, but they are spending too much in relation to their revenues,”

EastAfrican Tuesday, March 3, 2020 12:37:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins estime : "les choses sont allées de mal en pis"

slateafrique Friday, November 15, 2019 10:46:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins estime : "les choses sont allées de mal en pis"

libe Friday, November 15, 2019 8:48:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins estime : "les choses sont allées de mal en pis"

cameroon-info Friday, November 15, 2019 4:07:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins estime : "les choses sont allées de mal en pis"

tv5 Friday, November 15, 2019 11:46:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins added : “The new cash will not resolve the economic problems we face,” “What it means is that we will probably have more cash around to feed the black market for currency”

clubofmozambique Tuesday, November 12, 2019 10:44:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins wrote : "Countries forced into dollarisation usually find it impossible to de-dollarise and Zimbabwe's mid-year efforts to do so adds another country to the long list of those that tried and failed,"

bulawayo24 Monday, October 21, 2019 12:29:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins explained : "The hard reality, which the authorities refuse to acknowledge, is that the US dollar is the currency of choice, regardless of what a government - prone to eccentric interpretations of the concept of legality - decrees is legal tender," "In this situation, restoring confidence in the local currency may turn out to be impossible without an international bailout, which is unlikely, without an equally improbable major shift in the political climate"

bulawayo24 Monday, October 21, 2019 12:29:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins writes : "Those who believe that it makes sense to try and maintain the local currency at par with the rand need to reconcile this proposal with the yawning gap between South Africa's ranking (60th) in the Global Competitiveness table and Zimbabwe's position of 127,"

bulawayo24 Wednesday, October 16, 2019 11:31:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins writes : “Those who believe that it makes sense to try and maintain the local currency at par with the rand need to reconcile this proposal with the yawning gap between South Africa’s ranking (60th) in the Global Competitiveness table and Zimbabwe’s position of 127,”

newsday Wednesday, October 16, 2019 6:23:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "They haven't done a rent review for about five years,"

abc-au Tuesday, July 30, 2019 9:41:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins wrote : “few [people] take seriously the budget forecasts of 3.1 percent growth and 22.3 percent inflation in 2019”

thezimbabwemail Wednesday, July 24, 2019 7:56:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins wrote : “At best, inflation is likely to average 40 percent,”

thezimbabwemail Wednesday, July 24, 2019 7:56:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “We have to ask the question, how much longer, how much more pain can the public suffer and how much respite are they getting from cutting the price of bus rides or cutting the price of food supplies by loss making organisations?”

theindependent Friday, June 14, 2019 8:56:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Ultimately the solution to Zimbabwe’s problems is political. You can fiddle around with the economy as much as you like but you are not going to get a lasting solution without some form of political and social consensus,”

dailynews-co-zw Saturday, March 30, 2019 4:06:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “This is not much of a currency reform. They just merged the RTGS (electronic dollars) and bond notes and devalued the exchange rate, but everything remains the same,”

insiderzim Wednesday, February 27, 2019 11:19:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “There are many questions that remain unanswered,”

thezimbabwemail Thursday, February 21, 2019 9:11:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "There are many questions that remain unanswered,"

4-traders Thursday, February 21, 2019 7:22:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “There are many questions that remain unanswered,”

themalaymailonline Thursday, February 21, 2019 7:04:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "There are many questions that remain unanswered,"

reuters-en Thursday, February 21, 2019 6:36:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins wrote : "few [people] take seriously the budget forecasts of 3,1% growth and 22,3% inflation in 2019"

bulawayo24 Monday, February 18, 2019 10:43:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins wrote : "few [people] take seriously the budget forecasts of 3.1 percent growth and 22.3 percent inflation in 2019"

allafrica Sunday, February 17, 2019 10:51:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins wrote : "At best, inflation is likely to average 40 percent,"

allafrica Sunday, February 17, 2019 10:51:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins wrote : “few [people] take seriously the budget forecasts of 3.1 percent growth and 22.3 percent inflation in 2019”

irinnews Tuesday, February 12, 2019 3:32:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins wrote : “At best, inflation is likely to average 40 percent,”

irinnews Tuesday, February 12, 2019 3:32:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "Look at the rate of inflation, look at what is happening on the stock exchange. There has to be very radical reforms, probably a change of people in positions of authority," "Pathetic allocations (of foreign currency) by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) are forcing companies to go to the parallel market for foreign currency where they are asked high premiums, and this in turn is causing prices to rise,"

bulawayo24 Sunday, October 1, 2017 5:05:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Simply put, our government is paralysed and does not know what to do. The bond note will continue to devalue unless we get a local currency but that is not going to happen anytime soon,”

thezimbabwemail Monday, September 18, 2017 12:31:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "I don't think the bond note parity will hold, it's hard to see how. There are all these negative forces which will push us to some kind of devaluation,"

reuters-en Friday, February 24, 2017 4:28:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "Our exchange rate has shot up about 50% in real terms because we have had a negative inflation/deflation in the last four years suggesting it has gone up even more, so we are hugely over-valued now,"

bulawayo24 Tuesday, January 31, 2017 9:19:00 AM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "I would not get too excited over the fluctuations with the rand, particularly, because in the medium term the rand is looking like it will go down. However, if it continues on an upward trajectory, it would make it easier for Zimbabwe to export and imports would be a bit more expensive,"

allafrica Sunday, October 2, 2016 11:40:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins says : "Zambia is hugely dependent on a single commodity ,"

euromoney Thursday, September 1, 2016 2:45:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins says : “The IMF is being taken for a ride,”

theindependent Thursday, July 14, 2016 10:03:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins says : “The IMF is being taken for a ride,”

economist Monday, July 11, 2016 5:06:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins says : “The IMF is being taken for a ride,”

thezimbabwean Friday, July 8, 2016 2:07:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins says : “The IMF is being taken for a ride,”

economist Thursday, July 7, 2016 6:37:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "Gono's problems were of the Zimbabwean dollar and Mangudya's is of the shortage of foreign currency, so the problems are different," "However, there is a lot that needs to be done. RBZ has played this card and it has backfired"

allafrica Sunday, June 19, 2016 6:41:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : "Gono's problems were of the Zimbabwean dollar and Mangudya's is of the shortage of foreign currency, so the problems are different," "However, there is a lot that needs to be done. RBZ has played this card and it has backfired"

bulawayo24 Sunday, June 19, 2016 3:01:00 PM EAT

Tony Hawkins said : “Gono’s problems were of the Zimbabwean dollar and Mangudya’s is of the shortage of foreign currency, so the problems are different,” “However, there is a lot that needs to be done. RBZ has played this card and it has backfired”

thestandard-zw Sunday, June 19, 2016 2:58:00 PM EAT