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Zimbabwe's Trade Woes Deepen as Deficit Balloons in April

Zimbabwe's trade deficit for April widened to $256.9 million, a 37.9% increase from the $186.3 million deficit recorded in March 2024. This marked the fourth consecutive month of Zimbabwe trading in t

May 31, 2024
Zimbabwe
September Trade Deficit Widens Despite a Surge in Gold Exports

Zimbabwe's September trade deficit widened by 4.2% to US$207.6 million from US$199.1 million in August, according to the latest trade data released by Zimstat. This increase resulted from a substantia

Oct 28, 2024
Zimbabwe
Month-on-Month Inflation Sees Huge Decline, Sheds 26 Percentage Points

Zimbabwe's inflation landscape witnessed a notable shift in November 2024, as the month-on-month inflation rate plummeted to 11.7 percent, representing a substantial 25.5 percentage point decrease fro

Nov 28, 2024
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Unemployment Trends in Southern Africa: Over 7 Million Jobless in South Africa

South Africa’s unemployment rate has shown a slight improvement, declining for the second consecutive quarter to 31.9% in the fourth quarter of 2024, down from 32.1% in the previous quarter. This mar

Feb 19, 2025
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ZiG Deflation Hits -0.1% in March as USD Inflation Holds Steady at 15%: Contrasts Southern Africa’s Varied Trends

Inflation dynamics in Southern Africa as of March 2025 reveal a region of contrasts, with Zimbabwe’s dual-currency system standing out as a focal point of economic complexity. Zimbabwe’s ZiG month-on

Mar 28, 2025

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Historic Zimbabwe Manufacturers Puts 4  Firms on Sale, Bids Due 14 July 2026

Phoenix Consolidated Industries a prominent, historically significant manufacturing and industrial group has placed four established Zimbabwean industrial businesses on the market, giving investors un

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Dairibord Control Block Enters Sale Talks

Dairibord Holdings’ three majority shareholders have entered negotiations with an unnamed third party over the acquisition of a controlling stake exceeding 51%, placing one of Zimbabwe’s largest food

16 hours ago

Old Mutual Migration Rewrites the VFEX Growth Story

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

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Old Mutual Plans VFEX Migration as It Seeks Return From Six Year Trading Suspension

Old Mutual plans to migrate its suspended secondary listing from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange to the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange as the financial services group seeks a route back to active trading f

Jul 11, 2026

Zimbabwe's Medical Services Amendment Act: A Noble Premise Built on a Dangerous Assumption

Zimbabwe has gazetted the Medical Services Amendment Act, 2026 on the 7th of July 2026, legally requiring private hospitals to admit and provide emergency treatment to patients with life-threatening c

Jul 11, 2026

No Dollars, No Fuel: Mozambique's Crisis Reveals New Energy Risk

Mozambique has established a US$50 million foreign currency payment facility to restore nationwide fuel supplies after months of shortages caused by US dollar liquidity constraints that prevented dist

Jul 10, 2026

Grand Hyatt to Return Kingdom Hotel to Victoria Falls in 2027

Hyatt Hotels Corporation will reopen the former Kingdom Hotel in Victoria Falls as Grand Hyatt Victoria Falls The Kingdom in late 2027 after signing a management agreement with an affiliate of Dubai b

Jul 10, 2026

Gokwe Cotton City: Can Zimbabwe Build a Textile Economy from the Ground Up?

Zimbabwe marketed 5,079,907 kilograms of seed cotton by 18 June 2026. At the same point in 2025, the figure was 310,625 kilograms. That 1,536% difference in early-season marketing volumes is the singl

Jul 09, 2026