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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Spends Nearly US$1bn on Electricity Imports, Mutapa Lines Up US$500m Energy Investment

Zimbabwe has spent USD 881.7 million importing electricity between January 2021 and March 2026, according to a monthly import series derived from ZimStat External Trade Statistics. The cumulative fig

May 04, 2026
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Zimbabwe’s Gold Windfall Anchors Trade Balance, Export Concentration Deepens

Zimbabwe's semi-manufactured gold exports have generated USD 426.6 million in March 2026, equivalent to 45.8% of the country's total goods export value of USD 932.0 million for the month, according t

 May 04, 2026
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Zimbabwe Spends US$83.8m on Cereal Imports in March as Surplus Narrative Builds

Zimbabwe's latest trade data for March 2026 shows that cereals were the fourth-largest import category in Zimbabwe's goods trade faccounting for 7.8% of a total import bill of USD 1.074 billion,  equi

 Apr 30, 2026
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Trade Data Rewritten: ZimStat Flips February Surplus to US$89.7m Deficit

ZimStat, Zimbabwe's national statistics agency, has reversed its prior month trade position for February 2026, reclassifying what it had previously reported as a USD 46.5 million surplus into a defici

 Apr 30, 2026
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Zimbabwe’s Postal Sector Spends More Than It Earns as Volumes Collapse, DHL Cut Outlets

Zimbabwe's licensed postal and courier operators has recorded a cost-to-income ratio of 117.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025, worsening by 10 percentage points from 107.5% in the third quarter of 2025

 Apr 29, 2026
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Satellite Disruption: Starlink Records Historic Single-Quarter Traffic Gain as Liquid Loses Ground

Starlink Zimbabwe has recorded a 42.76% increase in fixed Internet and data traffic in the fourth quarter of 2025, rising from 117.83 Petabytes to 168.21 Petabytes, according to the Postal and Telecom

 Apr 29, 2026
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Post-Cabinet Briefing: Tobacco Earnings Surge Past US$500m, GMB Arrears Narrow, Wheat Set at 662,500 Tonnes

Zimbabwe's 2026 tobacco marketing season has recorded cumulative sales of 149.9 million kilograms at an average price of USD 2.65 per kilogram by Day 34, with tobacco exports reaching 83 million kilog

 Apr 29, 2026
Inflation Climbs Again as Fuel Shock Pushes Food and Transport Costs Higher

Zimbabwe's ZiG annual inflation accelerated to 4.8% in April 2026, up from 4.4% in March and 3.8% in February, while USD annual inflation rose to 2.2% from 1.3% in March and 0.9% in February, accordin

Apr 27, 2026
Is Zimbabwe’s Insurance Sector Missing the Market That Now Defines the Economy?

Zimbabwe's insurance penetration rate stands at approximately 2%, below the Sub-Saharan Africa average of 2.8% and less than a third of the global average of 6%. This figure was cited in the 2024 annu

Apr 27, 2026
South Africa’s Maize Export Market Faces Pressure as Zimbabwe Moves From Deficit to Surplus

Zimbabwe, once the bread-basket of Africa has accounted for 38% of South Africa's maize exports in the 2025-26 marketing year, absorbing approximately 741,000 metric tonnes out of a total of 1.95 mill

Apr 27, 2026
Beyond the Agreements: Why Plumtree Has Become the Credibility Test of the Zimbabwe–Botswana BNC

Zimbabwe and Botswana have concluded the Fifth Session of their Bi-National Commission in Harare on 22 April 2026, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Botswana President Advocate Duma Gideon Boko co

Apr 23, 2026

Decoding the VP’s Speech at ZITF: Tobacco Targets, Value Addition Ambitions and Investment Commitments

Zimbabwe intends to produce more than 400 million kilograms of tobacco in the 2025/2026 growing season, up from the record 352.7 million kilograms delivered to the auction floors in 2025 at a combined

Apr 23, 2026

Zimbabwe Approves USD 92Mn PPP to Unlock 1,200 Hectares at Victoria Falls: The Largest Single Land-Backed Infrastructure Deal

Government has approved a Public Private Partnership for the development of bulk infrastructure on Lot 1 of Jafuta Estate within the Masuwe Special Economic Zone in Victoria Falls, committing a combin

Apr 22, 2026

Zimbabwe Projects Cereal Surplus of Up to 965,000 Metric Tonnes Through March 2027 as Soyabean Output More Than Doubles

Zimbabwe has projected a national cereal surplus of between 550,945 and 964,945 metric tonnes through to March 2027, with total cereal production for the 2025/2026 summer season estimated at 2.74 mill

Apr 22, 2026

Mutapa Investment Fund’s 2026 Outlook: Here are Over USD1 Billion in Deals Lined Up

Mutapa Investment Fund has slated a deal pipeline exceeding USD 1 billion for execution in 2026, spanning mining syndication, commodity offtake financing, energy infrastructure, and rail rehabilitatio

Apr 21, 2026

Zim, Zambia Opt for New Vic Falls Freight Bridge in Major Corridor Shift

Zambian Head of State, President Hakainde Hichilema has announced at the Engineering Institution of Zambia conference in Livingstone this week that Zambia and Zimbabwe have agreed to restrict the use

Apr 20, 2026

You Pay Less Per Litre, You Get Less Per Litre: Yet ZERA’s Fuel Still Well Above Global Average

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority has announced new petroleum prices with effect from 17 April 2026, setting diesel at USD 2.09 per litre and the petrol blend at USD 2.08 per litre, both lower

Apr 20, 2026

IMF Backs Zimbabwe’s 5% Growth Forecast, Above Continental Average

The International Monetary Fund projects Zimbabwe's economy will grow 5% in 2026, matching the government's own forecast and beating the IMF's continental average projection of 4.3%. Alongside that p

Apr 17, 2026

Zimbabwe Records First Sustained Single-Digit ZiG Inflation in Three Decades as Q1 2026 Data Confirms Monetary Consolidation

In its Q1 2026 Quarterly Snapshot published in April 2026, confirmed that ZiG annual inflation reached 4.4% in March 2026 and 3.8% in February 2026, supported by month-on-month inflation of 0.5% in M

Apr 17, 2026