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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Trade Deficit Narrows as Exports Rise, Driven by Gold, Tobacco

Zimbabwe’s trade deficit has narrowed for the first time in a while, reaching US$198.7 million, a 27.7% decrease from the July 2024 deficit of US$274.9 million. The country has not recorded a trade su

Oct 01, 2024
World
Trump Slaps Zimbabwe Goods with 18% Reciprocal Tariffs: How Much Does Zim Really Trade with the USA?

he United States has imposed new tariffs on Zimbabwe as part of President Donald Trump’s rollout of a trade war strategy, introducing “reciprocal tariffs” that subject Zimbabwean goods to a minimum ta

Apr 03, 2025
World
A Strategic Bargain? U.S. Seeks to End Zimbabwe Sanctions

The United States Congress has introduced H.R. 5300, the Department of State Policy Provisions Act, which includes provisions to repeal the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001 (ZDERA)

Sep 17, 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
Companies
More Duty, Less Revenue: How Zambia's Tobacco Crackdown Built a Black Market Instead

BAT Zambia, the country's only listed tobacco manufacturer and the dominant player in Zambia's formal cigarette market, has reported a year in which profit grew but the business shrank, a paradox that

Mar 14, 2026
Zimbabwe
Rail, Refinery and Realignment: Zambia and Zimbabwe Redraw Southern Africa's Trade Map

Zimbabwe and Zambia have signed a US$2.18 billion Memorandum of Understanding for a new 311-kilometre railway linking Kafue in Zambia to Lion's Den in Zimbabwe, while Zambia's energy ministry confirme

Apr 14, 2026
Opinion
China Opened the Gate: Zimbabwe’s Horticulture Sector Must Now Meet the Standard

Zimbabwe’s horticultural trade relationship with China entered a structurally new phase on 1 May 2026, when Beijing’s zero-tariff policy for 53 African countries came into full effect. For Zimbabwean

May 22, 2026

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Zambia's Green Pivot: Unpacking Chisamba’s Ambitious Milestone

Zambia commissioned the 100MW second phase of the Chisamba Solar Power Plant on 21 July 2026, doubling installed capacity at the Central Province site to 200MW and creating the country’s largest solar

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From Household Security to Breadbasket:How Pfumvudza Can Unlock Zimbabwe’s Agricultural Scale

Zimbabwe's Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme has done what it was designed to do, delivering a bumper harvest, turning Zimbabwe’s 2024 cereal deficit story into a surplus one.  The 2025/26 summer season pro

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Zimbabwe’s Lithium Rail Service Intensifies Regional Port Competition

The National Railways of Zimbabwe, Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway and logistics company Silvergill have transported the first 1,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate from Tsingshan Holding Group’s Gwanda Lit

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Competition Watchdog Flags Exchange Deals as Dairibord Sale Looms

The Competition and Tariff Commission has warned investors, listed companies, stockbrokers and corporate advisers that acquisitions through the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange and Victoria Falls Stock Exchan

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Zimbabwe 2026 Tobacco Marketing Season Nears Close With 400 Million Kilogram Target Unmet

The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board will close Zimbabwe’s 2026 auction tobacco floors on Friday, 31 July, after cumulative national sales reached 354.10 million kilograms by selling day 95 on 20

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Prospect Resources Extends High-Grade Copper at Nyungu Central in Zambia

Prospect Resources has extended high grade copper mineralisation beyond the current Mineral Resource Estimate at its flagship Nyungu Central deposit in Zambia after step out drilling intersected 44 me

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Zimbabwe’s Gold Windfall Narrows as Fidelity Price Falls 25% From January Peak

Zimbabwe’s official Fire Assay cash buying price decreased 25.3% to US$3,764.15 per ounce on 21 July 2026 from a 2026 peak of US$5,041.57 per ounce on 29 January, reducing the revenue generated from e

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Eureka Gold Mine Commissions First
5.4MW of 16.4MW Solar Plant

Eureka Gold Mine, a subsidiary of Padenga Holdings' Dallaglio Investments has commissioned the first 5.4MW phase of a planned 16.4MW solar power plant after investing about US$4.5 million according to

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