Records of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Rhodesia

Annual reports, annual congress and symposia papers, 1975-1977.
Most of the material is from ACCOR. It includes ACCOR Executive Meeting minutes, ACCOR annual reports, copies of the ACCOR journal 'Commerce Rhodesia' (19 issues, 1974-75), press releases and Annual Congress papers 1975-77. Papers from symposia on 'Prospects for the South African economy with special reference to Rhodesia' 1975, and 'Is there a case for a South African economic community?' 1976. Includes items from the Whitsun Foundation, and the Salisbury and Bulawayo Chambers of Commerce.
The documents reflect the problems confronting Rhodesian business and industry in the context of an economy effected by war and international sanctions during the period 1975 to 1977.

A private, voluntary, members' organisation established in 1894. In August 1978 ACCOR applied to change its name to the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce in preparing for the coming political change and independence, although subsequently the organisation commonly appears as the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Zimbabwe (ACCOZ). It was in the early 1980s, that black business associations representing commerce were compelled by the government to dissolve and to join the rival white-dominated ACCOZ. It seems that it was at this point that the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) effectively came into being.

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A private, voluntary, members' organisation established in 1894. In August 1978 ACCOR applied to change its name to the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce in preparing for the coming political change and independence, although subsequently the organisation commonly appears as the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Zimbabwe (ACCOZ). It was in the early 1980s, that black business associations representing commerce were compelled by the government to dissolve and to join the rival white-dominated ACCOZ. It seems that it was at this point that the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) effectively came into being.

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