Zimbabwe’s economy lost momentum in the first quarter of 2026 as a sharp contraction in mining weighed on growth, underscoring the economy’s continued reliance on the extractive sector despite improvi

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange has spent the better part of 2026 building the institutional architecture of a market that does not yet exist,  five confirmed partnerships in the space of four months, tw

Zimbabwe's monthly maize imports fell to USD 18.8 million in May 2026, the lowest reading since August 2025's post-harvest suppression low of USD 1.34 million, from a peak of USD 84.7 million in Decem

Zimbabwe imported USD 22.8 million of ammonium nitrate in May 2026 alone, a record single-month figure that exceeds the total spent on the same product across the entire six months of January to June

Zimbabwe's gold deliveries to Fidelity Gold Refinery reached 4.81 tonnes in June 2026, the highest single monthly figure recorded in 2026, the second highest historically just behind December 2025's 4

Zimbabwe's 2025/26 summer season has produced 100,055 tonnes of Irish potatoes from 3,450 hectares at an average yield of 29 tonnes per hectare, an improvement from the prior year's 26 tonnes per hect

Zimbabwe's Energy Regulatory Authority has reduced petroleum prices effective 8 July 2026, bringing diesel from USD 1.99 to USD 1.87 per litre, a reduction of USD 0.12 or 6%, and blend E20 from USD 1.

The Victoria Falls Stock Exchange overtook the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange in total market capitalisation in April 2026, becoming the country's largest exchange by market value just five and a half years

Zimbabwe's public hospital system has received more documented investment commitment between 2025 and mid-2026 than in any comparable period since independence, and the gap between what has been inves

De Beers has cut its prices in July 2026, reflecting growing pressure as weak Chinese luxury demand, the rapid expansion of lab-grown diamonds, and increased rough supply from producers such as Angola

Zambeef Products PLC, the largest integrated cold chain food products and agribusiness company in Zambia, has reported revenue of ZMW 3.93 billion, equivalent to USD 180.5 million, for the half-year

Airtel Networks Zambia has reported revenue of ZMW 2,344 million, approximately USD 120.8 million at the confirmed closing rate of ZWM 19.4 per US dollar as at 31 March 2026, for the first quarter end

National Breweries, Zambian beverages behemoth listed on the Lusaka Securities Exchange has reported a profit before tax of ZMW 277.3 million, equivalent to USD 14.3 million at the confirmed closing r

What emerges from this data is a financing system held together by improvisation rather than design. Each source compensates for the others in an ad hoc way, and the compensation itself is unpredictab