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Zimbabwe
Nickel, Coal Dominate Zimbabwe’s SADC, AfCFTA Exports Amid Trade Imbalance

Zimbabwe’s trade deficit widened to USD 158.5 million in June 2025, a 2.9% increase from May’s USD 154.0 million, despite record gold exports and influence of regional trade policies under frameworks

Jul 31, 2025
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Exports Surpass $1 Billion for First Time, Imports Steal the Show at $1.03 Billion

Zimbabwe has achieved a historic milestone in October 2025, with monthly exports surpassing the US$1 billion threshold for the first time, reaching US$1.02 billion. This represented a strong 20.2% mo

Dec 08, 2025
World
Zimbabwe Remains Excluded as U.S. Extends AGOA to End of 2026

The United States has extended the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade preference programme to 31 December  2026, offering temporary certainty to African exporters eligible for duty-free a

Feb 05, 2026
Companies
Hippo Valley Ships 36,000 Tonnes to EU in Stellar Q3 Performance

Hippo Valley Estates, Zimbabwe's dominant sugar refiner, has dispatched 36,000 tonnes of refined sugar to the European Union in a post-period transaction, availing itself of duty-free, quota-free acce

Feb 18, 2026

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ZB Financials Remains Profitable, Bad Loans Surge 518% to ZWG853m

ZB Financial Holdings has reported profit after tax of ZWG679 million for the year ended 31 December 2025, against a restated ZWG1.042 billion in 2024, a 35% decline that frames these results as a dis

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Currency Switch Costs TN CyberTech Bank ZWG61m in Hidden Earnings

TN CyberTech Bank Limited, the institution that spent decades as TN Bank, then Steward Bank, before shedding both identities in 2025 has reported a profit after tax of ZWG129 million for the ten month

10 hours ago

First Mutual Properties Holds $136m in Assets: ZSE Values it at $46m

Zimbabwe's largest listed property company is considering walking away from its own stock exchange, largely due to undervaluation by the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, and the 2025 financials explain precis

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First Mutual Holdings Swings From $26m Loss to a $14m Profit: Property Revaluation Did Most Work

First Mutual Holdings, Zimbabwe's largest listed insurer, has  posted a profit after tax of $14.3 million for the year ended 31 December 2025, against a loss of $26.3 million in 2024. The rehabilitati

11 hours ago

Masimba Grows Revenue 10%, But Earns Less on Every Dollar

Masimba Holdings, the ZSE-listed civil engineering and contracting group entering its 75th year, posted revenue of ZWG1.6 billion for the year ended 31 December 2025, a clean 9.6% advance on the prior

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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

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

Tigere REIT Leads Peers with Doubled Q1 Net Property Income, Four Yield Accretive Acquisitions Planned for 2026

Tigere Real Estate Investment Trust has once again set the pace among Zimbabwe's listed REITs, delivering a standout first quarter performance that reflects its dominance over smaller and newer peers

Apr 09, 2026