Why Zim & not Bots or Ghana? Well, it is attributable to a "grass to grace" investment style. That way I increase my chances of success. On the macro level, Zim has much more natural wealth than most African states combined. From its 42 different minerals (no Dutch Disease), vast domestic & export agric. the brightest/educated Africans, a full value chain manufacturing/industrial capacity, great tourism (Victoria falls) e.t.c

Did a quick search, was only able to get stats for Delta, hizo zingine Yahoo na Bloomberg zimekataa. I'm too tired to do exhaustive searches, so nitangojea 2014 nianze research. For the last time, recessions ( atleast in America) do not last 10 years, sijui nitakuconvince aje. Believe it or not, the 2007 recession actually ended ( atleast on Wallstreet, coz people made money) and we are now headed back into another recession. If its a Depression, then your theory would hold, but to wait 10 years for a recession to end, utakula vumbi tu. I would say start buying after October, though the market has been uncharacteristically up the past few days. Being that next year is an election year and Republicans are in bed with all the major companies, the stock market will do well going into the election and may continue a run if a person favorable to Wallstreet is elected.

http://english.aljazeera...ount&utm_term=tweets @Cde..this sort of paints a dull picture on Zim outlook,I would have bought it only that the journalist probably has never stepped a foot in SSA...

A lot of the mines both big and small have already complied and this programme is encouraging more listings on ZSE & ESOPs and also being executed through Community Ownership Schemes SPVs, Qualified Empowerment partners like local pension funds, employee schemes e.t.c the oversight Board is called NIEB and they recently appointed both local & foreign financial advisers & financers to assist in the capital raising for the programme. This programme is being done in an extremly orderly fashion.

The best investments are found where reality differs from perception. Zim fits the bill perfect