Zimbabwe’s leading financial institution, the Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) Holdings, has hinted on plans to enhance its support for the creative industry. Speaking during a Media Cocktail at CBZ’s headquarters in Pomona, Borrowdale, CBZ Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Lawrence Nyazema, emphasized the need for greater engagement with Zimbabwean artistes, touching on diversity in arts and financial inclusion.
“We need to be more imaginative to say what’s the world picture of arts and how can we involve everybody else,” said Nyazema. The CEO noted that CBZ’s calendar of events, which features ten annual functions, will in future reflect diversity and inclusivity. “We just need to diversify the arts that we showcase.
It may probably be good for us to have an event that we just use, say, two days to focus on all forms of art,” he suggested. This broader vision seeks to support painters, sculptors, dancers, poets, comedians, filmmakers, and other creatives who contribute to Zimbabwe’s cultural identity. Nyazema also addressed the importance of financial inclusion, expressing the bank’s commitment to assisting artistes in managing their finances through the Financial Inclusion Policy.
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“In my remarks, I challenged and appealed to the media to cooperate with us as we roll out financial inclusion solutions. It’s a key focus area for us.” “When you look at sportsmen, when you look at artists, you see a lot of yesteryear success stories that would have gone bankrupt. “And mind you, even bankers—you would be surprised to actually find CEOs of major financial institutions who are not as well-to-do as they were during their heydays.
“For me, the question is how do we create a decent life for our artists, a decent life for our sportsmen, a decent life for our citizens? How do we ensure that by the end of your career, you have enough to sustain you?” remarked the senior banker.
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