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Coca-Cola’s US$3.6 Billion COMESA Footprint Reveals Scale of Regional Industrial Opportunity

ZimTrade data shows that Zimbabwe exported US$222 million worth of goods to COMESA in 2025, representing a 10.4% increase from US$201 million in 2024. Despite the recovery, regional exports accounted

Oct 20, 2026
Zimbabwe
RioZim Is Shrinking Into Zimbabwe’s Gold Boom

Cam & Motor consequently carries a larger share of RioZim’s post restructuring future. Installation of a second mill is intended to increase throughput and production, with the mine required to progre

 Oct 05, 2026
Zimbabwe
GB Holdings Pays Suppliers Cash Upfront As Its Customer Book Grows 14%

Current liabilities exceed current assets by US$136,251, narrowing US$9,282 from December 2025. Collecting receivables swaps one current asset for another and paying suppliers lowers current assets an

 Oct 05, 2026
Zimbabwe
First Mutual Puts US$31.5m Land Bank at Centre of Capital Recycling Plan

The property portfolio reached US$150.0 million at June 2026, equivalent to about 49% of the group’s US$306.0 million asset base. Property values increased from US$139.7 million at December, supported

 Sep 22, 2026
World
Zimbabwe to Seek Sovereign Credit Rating as Mthuli Tests Reform Gains Against Country Risk

Zimbabwe intends to seek a sovereign credit rating as its re-engagement programme advances. * Public and publicly guaranteed debt stood at an estimated US$22.8 billion at the end of 2025. * A rating w

 Sep 14, 2026
Zimbabwe
RBZ Sets Two-Month Import Cover Target as Zimbabwe Builds Reserve Buffer

* Foreign reserves reached US$1.7 billion by end-July, covering 1.7 months of imports. * First-half foreign-currency receipts increased 47.8% to US$10.72 billion. * Two months of cover remains below t

 Sep 14, 2026
Zimbabwe
O’mari’s 2.2 Million Customers Are Becoming Old Mutual Zimbabwe’s Distribution Network

Old Mutual Zimbabwe’s O’mari has surpassed 2.2 million customers, with transaction volumes rising 139% and revenue increasing 80% year on year in the first half of 2026, giving the fintech considerabl

 Sep 08, 2026
Old Mutual Tests Zimbabwe’s Return to Group Earnings After Seven-Year Ring-Fence

Old Mutual has begun assessing whether improving cash generation and currency conditions in Zimbabwe are sufficient to eventually return the local business to its Group earnings perimeter, seven years

Sep 08, 2026
ZB Taps Fintech Executive Matsaudza to Turn Digital Investment Into Core Banking Growth

Matsaudza brings more than 17 years of experience across African financial and telecommunications markets. ZB’s appointment announcement says he previously served as Managing Director of O’mari, the f

Sep 04, 2026
Mopani, KCM Drag ZCCM-IH Into ZMW4.9bn Loss

The 2025 loss confirms that the earnings contribution from that rehabilitation remained limited during the reporting period. ZCCM-IH’s exposure gives the state substantial participation in any success

Aug 25, 2026
Stanbic Replaces Murambadoro With Africa Regions Executive Chivaura

Samuel Chivaura takes over Stanbic Zimbabwe’s Corporate and Investment Banking franchise from 1 September 2026 He brings more than two decades of Standard Bank experience across CIB, risk, transformat

Aug 25, 2026

GetBucks Joins Four Other Capitalized Deposit-Taking Microfinance Institutions as Sector Strengthens

The first half of 2026 therefore presents a mixed but improving picture. On one side, GetBucks has successfully crossed the US$5 million capital threshold, increasing the number of adequately capitali

Aug 20, 2026

Stanbic’s UnionPay Bet Lands as Zimbabwe Squeezes Bank Charges

Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe's integration of UnionPay e-commerce acceptance unlocks a vital new stream of international merchant transactions. As regulatory pressures in Zimbabwe drive down routine domestic

Aug 20, 2026

Tigere Is Turning Liquidity Into Capital as Zimbabwe’s Investable Universe Contracts

The fund’s unitholder base expanded 21.8% year to date to 1,177 investors, strengthening free float and supporting sustained secondary market liquidity. Growing liquidity is becoming a strategic fundi

Jul 19, 2026

The O-Mari Effect: Mobile Money War Goes Physical, NetOne Remains Idle

Zimbabwe's mobile money sector has entered a new phase, one in which the platform that wins will not be the one with the biggest digital wallet but the one that can put physical cash in a customer's h

Jul 02, 2026

SARB Raises Rates for First Time in Three Years Due to Iran War, Zimbabwe Faces Imported Tightening

The South African Reserve Bank has raised its benchmark repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 7.00% on Thursday, the first rate increase in three years, joining a small group of emerging market centra

May 29, 2026

No More Easy Fees: RBZ's Reforms Marks the End of Transactional Rent-Seeking for Banks

For the better part of a decade, Zimbabwe’s banking sector operated on a model that would be unrecognisable in most developed financial markets. Fees and commissions, not interest income from lending,

May 25, 2026

Zimbabwe's Bigest Bank Profit Falls 33% as Fee Income Model Comes Under RBZ Pressure

CBZ Holdings Limited, Zimbabwe’s largest financial services group by assets and deposits, reported profit after tax of ZWG 361.34 million for the first quarter ended 31 March 2026, a 32.8% decline fro

May 25, 2026

NMB vs First Capital: What Q1 Results Reveal About Two Different Banking Strategies

NMB Holdings, has reported profit after tax of USD 8.34 million for the first quarter ended 31 March 2026, against USD 2.52 million in Q1 2025, a 231% increase according to the latest trading update.

May 21, 2026