Zimbabwe : A Preliminary Review of Parastatals

This paper reviews the performance of the parastatal sector, with a specific focus on four main parastatals: the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA); the Zimbabwe Water Authority (ZINWA); the National Oil Company of Zimbabwe (NOCZIM); and...

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Main Authors: Altana, Daniel, Kojo, Naoko C.
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22424
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spelling okr-10986-224242021-04-23T14:04:08Z Zimbabwe : A Preliminary Review of Parastatals Altana, Daniel Kojo, Naoko C. TARIFFS MONETARY POLICY DEFICIT HOLDING REGULATORY FRAMEWORK LIABILITY LAND REFORM EQUIPMENT DEPOSITS REAL INTEREST RATES STOCK DEBTORS FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET INTEREST RATE OF RETURN GUARANTEES INTEREST RATE OPTION EXCHANGE LIQUIDITY REAL INTEREST BLACK MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT EXPORTERS REVENUES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CREDIT RECORD MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS LOAN DISCOUNT TAX STOCK DATA RESERVE CENTRAL BANKS BENEFICIARIES CREDITORS INFLATION PENSION INSTRUMENTS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT BUDGET CENTRAL BANK LONG-TERM DEBT AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES CURRENCY GOVERNMENT POLICY DISBURSEMENT RESERVE BANK ACCESS TO FINANCING DEBTS EXCHANGE RATES TRADING INTEREST RATES CASH PAYMENT DOMESTIC BANKS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MARKETS DEBT RETURN FINANCIAL FLOWS EXCESS LIQUIDITY DOMESTIC DEBT ECONOMIC POLICIES LOANS INTEREST COST RETURN ON ASSETS FINANCE FOREIGN CURRENCY DOMESTIC BANK MARKET PRICE TAXES FISCAL DEFICIT PROFIT MARGIN EXPENDITURE INVESTORS MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS GOVERNMENT GRANTS GOOD COMMERCIAL CREDIT GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS MARKET CONDITIONS BANKING CRISIS TURNOVER MARKET PRICES CASH PAYMENTS LOAN OBLIGATIONS CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS SHORT-TERM DEBT LEGAL AUTHORITY OUTSTANDING DOMESTIC DEBT CONCESSIONARY RATE WORKING CAPITAL CONTRACT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE PROPERTY SHARES OPPORTUNITY COSTS IMPLICIT SUBSIDY BALANCE SHEET MARKET FOREIGN EXCHANGE LIQUIDITY PROBLEM LOCAL CURRENCY FOREIGN LOANS FOREIGN LOAN TREASURY MARKET INTEREST RATES LEVY CREDIT RISK DISCOUNT RATES HOLDINGS INSURANCE OVERHEAD COSTS OPEN MARKET GOODS SECURITY BANK LOANS INTEREST ARREARS INVESTMENT BANKING CORPORATION COMMERCIAL BANKS SHARE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION BALANCE SHEETS POVERTY TARIFF PRIVATE INVESTORS REVENUE MONEY MARKET EXTERNAL DEBT PROFIT LEVIES INVESTMENT INCOME CONSUMER PRICE INDEX LENDING INVESTMENT INCOMES EXCHANGE RATE INSTRUMENT DEBT REDEMPTION ARBITRAGE PUBLIC SPENDING PROFITS OUTSTANDING LOANS LIABILITIES ARREARS MARKET LEVEL CASH FLOW This paper reviews the performance of the parastatal sector, with a specific focus on four main parastatals: the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA); the Zimbabwe Water Authority (ZINWA); the National Oil Company of Zimbabwe (NOCZIM); and the Grain Marketing Board (GMB). These parastatals are selected on the basis of their quasi-fiscal dependency and strategic importance to the economy. The specific objective of this paper is to identify the important factors behind their eroding profitability as observed in their financial statements, and make some preliminary thoughts about the way forward. This paper was prepared based on the data provided to a World Bank team, supplemented by information collected through interviews with the representatives of parastatals, the RBZ, the Ministry of Finance, line ministries and the private sector in November 2007. The statistics presented in this paper should be interpreted with extreme caution. As prices are heavily distorted in the presence of extremely high inflation and pervasive price controls, analysis of quasi-fiscal data and parastatals’ financial performance has posed a significant challenge to the team. While every possible effort was made to address such distortions, analysis largely based on annual data cannot possibly capture a fully accurate picture, and should therefore be taken with caution. 2015-08-17T15:30:48Z 2015-08-17T15:30:48Z 2008-02 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24788377/preliminary-review-parastatals http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22424 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Zimbabwe
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topic TARIFFS
MONETARY POLICY
DEFICIT
HOLDING
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
LIABILITY
LAND REFORM
EQUIPMENT
DEPOSITS
REAL INTEREST RATES
STOCK
DEBTORS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET
INTEREST
RATE OF RETURN
GUARANTEES
INTEREST RATE
OPTION
EXCHANGE
LIQUIDITY
REAL INTEREST
BLACK MARKET
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
EXPORTERS
REVENUES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CREDIT RECORD
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
LOAN
DISCOUNT
TAX
STOCK DATA
RESERVE
CENTRAL BANKS
BENEFICIARIES
CREDITORS
INFLATION
PENSION
INSTRUMENTS
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
BUDGET
CENTRAL BANK
LONG-TERM DEBT
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
CURRENCY
GOVERNMENT POLICY
DISBURSEMENT
RESERVE BANK
ACCESS TO FINANCING
DEBTS
EXCHANGE RATES
TRADING
INTEREST RATES
CASH PAYMENT
DOMESTIC BANKS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
MARKETS
DEBT
RETURN
FINANCIAL FLOWS
EXCESS LIQUIDITY
DOMESTIC DEBT
ECONOMIC POLICIES
LOANS
INTEREST COST
RETURN ON ASSETS
FINANCE
FOREIGN CURRENCY
DOMESTIC BANK
MARKET PRICE
TAXES
FISCAL DEFICIT
PROFIT MARGIN
EXPENDITURE
INVESTORS
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
GOVERNMENT GRANTS
GOOD
COMMERCIAL CREDIT
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
MARKET CONDITIONS
BANKING CRISIS
TURNOVER
MARKET PRICES
CASH PAYMENTS
LOAN OBLIGATIONS
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
SHORT-TERM DEBT
LEGAL AUTHORITY
OUTSTANDING DOMESTIC DEBT
CONCESSIONARY RATE
WORKING CAPITAL
CONTRACT
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
PROPERTY
SHARES
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
IMPLICIT SUBSIDY
BALANCE SHEET
MARKET
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
LIQUIDITY PROBLEM
LOCAL CURRENCY
FOREIGN LOANS
FOREIGN LOAN
TREASURY
MARKET INTEREST RATES
LEVY
CREDIT RISK
DISCOUNT RATES
HOLDINGS
INSURANCE
OVERHEAD COSTS
OPEN MARKET
GOODS
SECURITY
BANK LOANS
INTEREST ARREARS
INVESTMENT
BANKING CORPORATION
COMMERCIAL BANKS
SHARE
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION
BALANCE SHEETS
POVERTY
TARIFF
PRIVATE INVESTORS
REVENUE
MONEY MARKET
EXTERNAL DEBT
PROFIT
LEVIES
INVESTMENT INCOME
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
LENDING
INVESTMENT INCOMES
EXCHANGE RATE
INSTRUMENT
DEBT REDEMPTION
ARBITRAGE
PUBLIC SPENDING
PROFITS
OUTSTANDING LOANS
LIABILITIES
ARREARS
MARKET LEVEL
CASH FLOW
spellingShingle TARIFFS
MONETARY POLICY
DEFICIT
HOLDING
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
LIABILITY
LAND REFORM
EQUIPMENT
DEPOSITS
REAL INTEREST RATES
STOCK
DEBTORS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET
INTEREST
RATE OF RETURN
GUARANTEES
INTEREST RATE
OPTION
EXCHANGE
LIQUIDITY
REAL INTEREST
BLACK MARKET
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
EXPORTERS
REVENUES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CREDIT RECORD
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
LOAN
DISCOUNT
TAX
STOCK DATA
RESERVE
CENTRAL BANKS
BENEFICIARIES
CREDITORS
INFLATION
PENSION
INSTRUMENTS
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
BUDGET
CENTRAL BANK
LONG-TERM DEBT
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
CURRENCY
GOVERNMENT POLICY
DISBURSEMENT
RESERVE BANK
ACCESS TO FINANCING
DEBTS
EXCHANGE RATES
TRADING
INTEREST RATES
CASH PAYMENT
DOMESTIC BANKS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
MARKETS
DEBT
RETURN
FINANCIAL FLOWS
EXCESS LIQUIDITY
DOMESTIC DEBT
ECONOMIC POLICIES
LOANS
INTEREST COST
RETURN ON ASSETS
FINANCE
FOREIGN CURRENCY
DOMESTIC BANK
MARKET PRICE
TAXES
FISCAL DEFICIT
PROFIT MARGIN
EXPENDITURE
INVESTORS
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
GOVERNMENT GRANTS
GOOD
COMMERCIAL CREDIT
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
MARKET CONDITIONS
BANKING CRISIS
TURNOVER
MARKET PRICES
CASH PAYMENTS
LOAN OBLIGATIONS
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
SHORT-TERM DEBT
LEGAL AUTHORITY
OUTSTANDING DOMESTIC DEBT
CONCESSIONARY RATE
WORKING CAPITAL
CONTRACT
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
PROPERTY
SHARES
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
IMPLICIT SUBSIDY
BALANCE SHEET
MARKET
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
LIQUIDITY PROBLEM
LOCAL CURRENCY
FOREIGN LOANS
FOREIGN LOAN
TREASURY
MARKET INTEREST RATES
LEVY
CREDIT RISK
DISCOUNT RATES
HOLDINGS
INSURANCE
OVERHEAD COSTS
OPEN MARKET
GOODS
SECURITY
BANK LOANS
INTEREST ARREARS
INVESTMENT
BANKING CORPORATION
COMMERCIAL BANKS
SHARE
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION
BALANCE SHEETS
POVERTY
TARIFF
PRIVATE INVESTORS
REVENUE
MONEY MARKET
EXTERNAL DEBT
PROFIT
LEVIES
INVESTMENT INCOME
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
LENDING
INVESTMENT INCOMES
EXCHANGE RATE
INSTRUMENT
DEBT REDEMPTION
ARBITRAGE
PUBLIC SPENDING
PROFITS
OUTSTANDING LOANS
LIABILITIES
ARREARS
MARKET LEVEL
CASH FLOW
Altana, Daniel
Kojo, Naoko C.
Zimbabwe : A Preliminary Review of Parastatals
geographic_facet Africa
Zimbabwe
description This paper reviews the performance of the parastatal sector, with a specific focus on four main parastatals: the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA); the Zimbabwe Water Authority (ZINWA); the National Oil Company of Zimbabwe (NOCZIM); and the Grain Marketing Board (GMB). These parastatals are selected on the basis of their quasi-fiscal dependency and strategic importance to the economy. The specific objective of this paper is to identify the important factors behind their eroding profitability as observed in their financial statements, and make some preliminary thoughts about the way forward. This paper was prepared based on the data provided to a World Bank team, supplemented by information collected through interviews with the representatives of parastatals, the RBZ, the Ministry of Finance, line ministries and the private sector in November 2007. The statistics presented in this paper should be interpreted with extreme caution. As prices are heavily distorted in the presence of extremely high inflation and pervasive price controls, analysis of quasi-fiscal data and parastatals’ financial performance has posed a significant challenge to the team. While every possible effort was made to address such distortions, analysis largely based on annual data cannot possibly capture a fully accurate picture, and should therefore be taken with caution.
format Working Paper
author Altana, Daniel
Kojo, Naoko C.
author_facet Altana, Daniel
Kojo, Naoko C.
author_sort Altana, Daniel
title Zimbabwe : A Preliminary Review of Parastatals
title_short Zimbabwe : A Preliminary Review of Parastatals
title_full Zimbabwe : A Preliminary Review of Parastatals
title_fullStr Zimbabwe : A Preliminary Review of Parastatals
title_full_unstemmed Zimbabwe : A Preliminary Review of Parastatals
title_sort zimbabwe : a preliminary review of parastatals
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24788377/preliminary-review-parastatals
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22424
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