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World
Platinum's Deficit Is Not a Forecast: At This Point, It Is a Structural Condition
The World Platinum Investment Council entered 2026 forecasting a broadly balanced platinum market. It has now revised that forecast to a 240,000 ounce deficit. That revision, from balance to deficit,
Mar 09, 2026
Zimbabwe
Lessons From Raw Mineral Ban: Is It Time to Set Time-Bound Deadlines for PGM Matte Processing?
Zimbabwe's platinum group metal exports generated USD 1.206 billion in the first half of 2026, comprising USD 859.1 million from PGM matte and USD 347.6 million from PGM concentrates, making the PGM c
Jul 21, 2026
Zimbabwe
Horse and Rider No More: President Pushes Zimbabwe Up the Mineral Value Chain
resident Emmerson Mnangagwa has told an industrialisation conference last week that Zimbabwe would rather leave its minerals in the ground than export them unprocessed, declaring the era of what he ca
Jul 27, 2026
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RBZ Puts Mono-Currency Readiness at 50.1%: Fundamentals Cover Only a Fraction of the Economy It Seeks to Anchor
Zimbabwe has accumulated its strongest period of monetary stability since the introduction of ZiG, yet the Reserve Bank’s own 50.1% mono currency readiness score exposes the distance between stabilisi
1 day agoGetBucks Joins Four Other Capitalized Deposit-Taking Microfinance Institutions as Sector Strengthens
The first half of 2026 therefore presents a mixed but improving picture. On one side, GetBucks has successfully crossed the US$5 million capital threshold, increasing the number of adequately capitali
Aug 20, 2026Zimbabwe’s Digital Payment Economy Expands as Mobile Money and Debit Cards Rise, while POS Stalls
That combination suggests that Zimbabwe's financial system is not simply becoming larger. It is becoming more digital. The real test in the second half of 2026 will be whether this expanding infrastru
Aug 20, 2026Power Import Bill Reaches US$84 Million in First Half, On Track For US$169 Million In 2026
Zimbabwe has spent US$84.35 million on electricity imports in the first half of 2026, a pace that carries the full year bill to about US$169 million, up 44% on the US$117 million recorded across all
Aug 20, 2026
