Treasury to stimulate mortgage finance

ZIMBABWE is planning to re-introduce paid-up permanent Shares (PUPS) as Treasury seeks to stimulate mortgage financing, Finance minister Tendai Biti has said.

Report by Bernard Mpofu

Presenting the 2013 National Budget last week, Biti said the PUPS would enable building societies to raise long-term funding for periods of up to two years.

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