"Post forecasts that sugar cane production will increase by 1% to 3.5 million metric tons (MT) in marketing year 2023/24, while sugar production is expected to rise by 3% to 410,000 MT," the report st

The government has announced a ban on the sale of unleaded petrol, mandating that all petrol be blended with ethanol. This regulation, effective next week, is a pivotal step in the country’s energy s

According to Statista, India leads global sugar consumption, followed closely by the European Union and China. By 2024/2025, global sugar consumption is projected to reach 182 million metric tons. Bra

imbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has increased  fuel prices for the month of February, from January in US dollar terms effective 5 February 2025. Petrol prices increased by 3% to  $1.53 per

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

Fuel prices play a pivotal role in shaping economic growth or decline, acting as a lifeline for trade and mobility. Globally, the average price of gasoline stands at 1.26 USD per liter, but significan

Zimbabwe’s fuel prices in April 2025, set at $1.53 per litre for petrol and $1.52 per litre for diesel in USD by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA), eased from March’s $1.54 and $1.55. Y

Zimbabwe has maintained its petrol and diesel prices for August, holding steady at US$1.56 per litre and US$1.55 per litre, respectively, according to the latest monthly fuel update from the Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s fuel prices have seen a minor adjustment, with petrol prices dropping by one cent from $1.56 in August to $1.55 in September, while diesel prices have remained unchanged at $1.55, according

Shortly after 1:15 a.m. Eastern Time on 28 February 2026, the United States Central Command initiated what it would later name Operation Epic Fury , a coordinated, large-scale joint offensive with Isr

Buy Zimbabwe, an advocate for promoting local production and reducing reliance on imports, says Zimbabwe should deepen its domestic fuel supply chains to shield the economy from global volatility. Th

Zimbabwe's petrol blend carries an embedded cost that most consumers see only as the final pump price but rarely interrogate as an individual line item. That cost is ethanol. The Zimbabwe Energy Regul

Cabinet's seventh post-cabinet press briefing of 2026, delivered on 24 March, has covered a wide sweep of policy approvals from tourism development in the Eastern Highlands to bilateral memoranda with

Harare-Effective 2 April 2026, ZERA set diesel at US$2.11 per litre and petrol blend E5 at US$2.23, citing a 33.16% rise in the diesel FOB price since the last review as a direct consequence of the Ir

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority has announced new petroleum prices with effect from 17 April 2026, setting diesel at USD 2.09 per litre and the petrol blend at USD 2.08 per litre, both lower

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has reduced fuel pump prices effective 19 June 2026 with diesel (D50) dropping to US$1.99 per litre from US$2.09, while blended petrol (now E20) falling

Government has approved on the 23rd of June 2026 the Zimbabwe Sugarcane Industry Development Plan 2026 to 2035, presented by the Acting Chairperson of the Cabinet Committee on National Development Pla

Cabinet has approved a plan to expand national ethanol production from 155 million litres to 600 million litres annually by 2035, a 287% increase that the government has framed as a transformative int

Zimbabwe's goods trade balance for May 2026 was a deficit of USD 193.7 million, a 14% increase from April 2026's USD 169.9 million. Exports grew 11.6% month-on-month from USD 792.3 million to USD 884

Zimbabwe's May 2026 exports stood at $884 million, with $464 million of that, 52.5%, coming from semi-manufactured gold. The United Arab Emirates absorbed $448.7 million of total exports, the majorit