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To encourage ESG practices, lenders should pledge to fund no coal projects

Many lenders have turned to reduce lending to coal, oil, and gas projects while increasing their exposure to renewable energy in an effort to reduce their net carbon emissions to zero by 2050. We will

Apr 04, 2023
Companies
Caledonia Slashes Diesel Usage by 62%, Boosts Sustainability Efforts in 2023

aledonia Mining Corporation has made significant strides in promoting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices and corporate governance in 2023 by having slashed diesel usage by 62% as pa

Aug 02, 2024
Zimbabwe
ZIDA's Digital Push Yields Results: Sees 34% Jump in Licenses Issued

The Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) has successfully achieved its goal of fully digitalising its operations in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to its latest Q4 2024 report. Th

Jan 23, 2025
World
Why Gold is a Strategic Asset That Outperforms Traditional Assets During Economic Downturns

Gold has long been recognized as a strategic asset, playing a pivotal role in the construction of well-diversified investment portfolios. According to World Gold Council, Its unique characteristics m

Feb 03, 2025

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Zimbabwe's Gold Production Decline in February: Sectoral Challenges, Rainfall Impacts

Zimbabwe's gold deliveries declined by 17.7% month-on-month in February 2024, falling to 2.56 tonnes from 3.1 tonnes in January. This marks the lowest monthly output in over six months since June 2024

Mar 06, 2025

ZERA Decreases Diesel Prices, Petrol Prices Rise

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has decreased diesel prices for March, effective 4 March 2025, from February's prices in US dollar terms. Diesel prices went down by 3% from US$1.58 in

Mar 05, 2025

Stanbic Bank, EIB Global Launch $21M Facility for Women-Led Businesses

he European Investment Bank (EIB Global), in partnership with Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe, has unveiled a €20 million ($21 million) credit facility aimed at bolstering Zimbabwean small and medium enterprise

Mar 05, 2025

Tobacco Marketing Season Kicks Off Today: Essential Insights

Zimbabwe's tobacco marketing season commences today, with the agricultural sector projecting a yield of 300 million kilograms of premium flue-cured leaf  in 2025. Under the nation's dual-currency set

Mar 05, 2025

TSL Profit More Than Halves to US$3.62 Million in FY 24

TSL Limited, a diversified Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed company, experienced a sharp 55% decline in profit after tax from continuing operations, falling to US$3.62 million for the fiscal year ended

Mar 04, 2025

Ariston Shifts Focus to Local Sales Amid Rising Export Surrender Costs

Ariston Holdings, a Zimbabwean agribusiness, has strategically reoriented its revenue focus from export markets to domestic sales in response to rising operational costs and restrictive export policie

Mar 04, 2025

Kariba Electricity Generation Almost Triples as Water Levels Rise

The electricity generation at the Kariba Hydroelectric Power Plant has more than tripled on the 4th of March to 485 megawatts (MW) , marking a nine-month record high since June 2024. This has increas

Mar 04, 2025

Proplastics CEO, Kudakwashe Chigiya Resigns, Paschal Changunda Appointed Acting Leader

Plastics and plastic products manufacturer, Proplastics Limited, has announced the resignation of its Chief Executive Officer (CEO),  Kudakwashe Leo Chigiya, effective 19 February 2025. The Board of

Mar 03, 2025