Zimbabwe is building a US$500 million drought protection buffer comprising cash and grain reserves ahead of the anticipated 2026/27 El Niño season, Finance Permanent Secretary George Guvamatanga said

WestProp Holdings Limited, the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange-listed property developer, received valid acceptances covering 427,389 Alpha Holdings Africa shares under its minority exit offer, represen

Zimbabwe has introduced virtual net metering and monetary compensation for surplus solar electricity under Statutory Instrument 127 of 2026, allowing qualifying consumers to transfer electricity credi

Zimbabwe received 17,178 tonnes of the 34,472 tonnes of maize South Africa exported in the week ended 9 October, according to South African Grain Information Service data. Cabinet had authorised priva

Zimbabwe begins hosting the COMESA summit programme on 19 October, placing regional trade, industrialisation and investment at the centre of four days of business and government meetings that conclude

Zimbabwe's sugar industry is seeking a significant overhaul of its tax and investment framework, with Hippo Valley Estates Finance Director Tapera Masarakufa proposing recapitalisation incentives, rel

Zimbabwe has proposed the establishment of a regional Circular Economy Fund to finance industrial modernisation, recycling infrastructure and cleaner manufacturing across the Common Market for Eastern

Zimbabwe is pushing the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to establish regional electric vehicle manufacturing and battery supply chains, arguing that African economies must move

Zimbabwe is pushing for harmonised environmental and industrial standards across the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), seeking to eliminate duplicated product testing and certifi

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

Cabinet says 269 foreign operators have filed regularisation plans requiring the transfer of 75% equity to Zimbabwean citizens after inspections covered more than 3,000 companies in all 10 provinces.

Zimbabwe is considering further reductions to the Intermediated Money Transfer Tax (IMTT) as Government seeks to ease transaction costs while exploring alternative revenue streams to compensate for po

Zimbabwe faces a projected cereal production shortfall of 663,188 tonnes in the 2026/27 agricultural season, exposing the financial and food-security risks of a strengthening El Niño across Southern A

Zambia National Commercial Bank (Zanaco) has recorded a 13% increase in operating income to K3.30 billion (approximately US$183.2 million) for the six months ended 30 June 2026, but the improvement fa

The World Bank Group launched its first digital strategy on 20 October, setting out a financing and policy framework for developing countries to expand affordable connectivity, digital services, skill

Zimbabwe’s preparation of the 2027 National Budget faces a difficult fiscal calculation as new International Monetary Fund research finds that broad food subsidies can cost approximately six times as

Zimbabwe is hosting the 25th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State and Government Summit today, 22 October 2026, at the New Parliament Building in Mt Hampden, with Pres

Zambia Reinsurance, formerly Prima Reinsurance, has recorded a 198% increase in profit after tax to K6.09 million (approximately US$338,000) for the six months ended 30 June 2026, despite reinsurance

VFEX-listed Zimplow Holdings has recorded a US$1.54 million turnaround in pre-tax earnings for the nine months ended September 2026, supported by stronger margins, improved stock availability and a sh

Zimbabwe’s ambition to develop regional mineral-processing industries faces a significant policy test after President Emmerson Mnangagwa committed the country’s COMESA chairmanship to accelerating ben