New deal will protect property rights: the signing of a cross-border investment protection agreement between South Africa and Zimbabwe last month marked the close of a sought-after deal that had seemed elusive for nearly a decade. What will this mean for both economies? Barnabas Thondlana reports from Harare.

African Business › Nbr. 2010, January 2010

Author: Thondlana, Barnabas

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New deal will protect property rights: the signing of a cross-border investment protection agreement between South Africa and Zimbabwe last month marked the close of a sought-after deal that had seemed elusive for nearly a decade. What will this mean for both economies? Barnabas Thondlana reports from Harare.

Zimbabwe and South Africa finally signed a Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA). The agreement will oversee the promotion and protection of cross-border investments by...

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