Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Most Expensive Fuel in Africa: Why the Middle East Is Only Part of the Story

Harare-Effective 2 April 2026, ZERA set diesel at US$2.11 per litre and petrol blend E5 at US$2.23, citing a 33.16% rise in the diesel FOB price since the last review as a direct consequence of the Ir

Apr 10, 2026
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The Cotton Revolution: Govt Slashes Agric Levies 75% In Sweeping Regulatory Overhaul

Zimbabwe's Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion has announced one of the most comprehensive regulatory reform packages the agricultural sector has seen in years, with Cab

 Apr 10, 2026
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Wheat Triples, Maize Doubles: Cereal Imports Bill Surges as Food Dependency Deepens

Zimbabwe's cereal imports rose sharply in February 2026, according to the latest data from ZimStat. Maize imports surged 48.3% to US$44.93 million from US$30.28 million in January, while wheat imports

 Apr 01, 2026
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February Trade Snapshot: 5 Straight Surpluses, Imports Triple, 80% of Earnings Flow to Two Countries at War

Zimbabwe's merchandise trade recorded a surplus of US$46.5 million in February 2026, according to the latest trade data, marking the fifth straight surplus, the best performance in Zimbabwe’s trade.

 Apr 01, 2026
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Import Surge Compresses Trade Surplus, Exposing Demand Recovery Pressures

The latest trade movements signal an economy that is gaining momentum on the demand side while remaining structurally dependent on external supply. The key variable now shifts to whether Zimbabwe can

 Mar 31, 2026
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Zimbabwe’s Pension Growth Story Masks a State Default Crisis

Every month, an employer in Zimbabwe's formal sector is legally required to deduct a pension contribution from each employee's salary and remit both that deduction and the employer's matching portion

 Mar 31, 2026
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Reinsurance Beyond Borders Sustains Bank Earnings as Botswana Slows

The dividend flows point to a deeper structural reality within Zimbabwe’s financial sector, where resilience is increasingly sourced beyond national borders. The next phase will be shaped by how effec

 Mar 31, 2026
Dairibord’s Milk Recovery Hinges on Chipinge Restart as Capacity Returns After Disruption

Dairibord now enters a recovery phase where operational constraints have largely been removed. The Chipinge restart is not simply a return to normal production. It is a reset of capacity, cost structu

Mar 31, 2026
Zimbabwe Corrects Sugar Tax Distortion After Innscor Push

Government has agreed to extend Zimbabwe’s sugar tax to imported beverages, closing one of the most visible distortions in the domestic drinks market after local manufacturers spent months arguing th

Mar 31, 2026
From Mortgage Lender to Property Developer: How Zim's Banks Are Reinventing Themselves

FBC Holdings, one of Zimbabwe's largest diversified financial services groups with operations spanning commercial banking, building society activities, insurance, and microfinance, has disclosed at an

Mar 30, 2026
Strong Profits, Hidden Trap: How One Government Sentence Threatens Proplastics' 2026 Margins

Proplastics Limited, the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed manufacturer of plastic piping systems that underpin water infrastructure, sanitation, irrigation, and construction across Zimbabwe, has report

Mar 30, 2026

Nurses Walk Out, Patients Wait: How Digital Health Can Hold a Failing System Together

On 24 March 2026, nurses at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Sally Mugabe Hospital, Chitungwiza Central Hospital, and Marondera Provincial Hospital abandoned their wards. Not in protest of clinical po

Mar 30, 2026

The Mineral Nobody Talks About: How Chrome Could Transform Zimbabwe's Mining Economy

Every conversation about Zimbabwe's mineral future is dominated by gold, platinum group metals, lithium, and diamonds. Each of these has a legitimate claim on policy attention and investor interest, a

Mar 28, 2026

Inflation Picks Up in March as Fuel Shock Hits Consumer Prices

Zimbabwe’s inflation increased in March, both in USD and ZiG terms according to the latest data released by Zimstat, the country’s statistics agency. The ZWG month-on-month inflation rate for March 2

Mar 27, 2026

Government Outlines Fuel Cost Reduction Strategies, But the Ethanol Arithmetic Does Not Add Up

Cabinet's seventh post-cabinet press briefing of 2026, delivered on 24 March, has covered a wide sweep of policy approvals from tourism development in the Eastern Highlands to bilateral memoranda with

Mar 25, 2026

RBZ Rewrites Gold Rules Again: Small-Scale Miners to Retain 100% in USD

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, in its resolutions dated 24 March 2026, announced the temporary suspension of the 90% USD, 10% ZiG export retention arrangement for small

Mar 25, 2026

Zimbabwe's Inflation to Rise in Coming Months: RBZ Warns

Zimbabwe's Monetary Policy Committee has flagged that monthly inflation will increase slightly in March, April, and May 2026, before returning to steady-state levels from June 2026 according th the la

Mar 25, 2026

ZiG Stability vs ZiG Adoption: What the Latest MPC Statement Really Says

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's Monetary Policy Committee, meeting on 24 March 2026, has temporarily suspended the 90% United States dollar, 10% Zimbabwe Gold retention split introduced for small-scale

Mar 25, 2026

Tharisa Secures Expanded Trade Finance to Strengthen Chrome Trading and Regional Growth Pipeline

The outlook for the Group will continue to be shaped by its ability to execute across these interconnected layers. Chrome trading performance, project development in Zimbabwe, and the progression of d

Mar 24, 2026