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October External Trade Overview: Trade Balance Improves, Gold Surge, Fuel, Maize Imports Dominates- Key Drivers Revealed
Harare- Zimbabwe's trade deficit narrowed in October 2024, despite remaining in the red. According to data from Zimstat, total exports reached US$698 million, representing a 16% year-on-year decline f
Nov 28, 2024
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South Africa’s 2025 Budget: A Fragile Lifeline for Zimbabwe’s Ailing Economy?
For Zimbabwean businesses and policymakers, this figure raises a pressing question: is it enough to pull South Africa—and the region—out of its economic quagmire? As Zimbabwe’s largest trading partner
Mar 13, 2025
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South Africa’s Maize Export Market Faces Pressure as Zimbabwe Moves From Deficit to Surplus
Zimbabwe, once the bread-basket of Africa has accounted for 38% of South Africa's maize exports in the 2025-26 marketing year, absorbing approximately 741,000 metric tonnes out of a total of 1.95 mill
Apr 27, 2026
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Zimbabwe Raises Minimum Wage by 80% as ZiG Delivers First Credible Local-Currency Wage Floor Since Dollarisation
Zimbabwe has approved a review of minimum wages and related conditions of employment for domestic workers and workers in unclassified operations, acting on recommendations from the tripartite Wages an
2 hours agoZimbabwe Still Outpaces Sub-Saharan Africa’s Average Despite World Bank Growth Downgrade
The World Bank's June 2026 Global Economic Prospects report has placed Zimbabwe's 2026 GDP growth at 4.6%, a downward revision from the 5% projected in its January 2026 edition, with a further easing
4 hours agoCheaper Credit, Tight Money: RBZ Cuts Productive Sector Credit Rate, Keeps Liquidity Brakes On
Zimbabwe’s Apex Bank, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has reduced the Targeted Finance Facility rate from 20% to 15% with a cap on banks' on-lending to productive sectors at an all-inclusive rate of 25%, an
8 hours agoWhat to Read From Latest Gold Data: Deliveries Hit 2026 High as Zimbabwe’s 50-Tonne Target Faces Second-Half Test
Gold deliveries to Fidelity Gold Refinery have reached 3,951 kilograms in May 2026, the highest monthly figure recorded in Zimbabwe so far this year and an 18.8% advance from April's 3,325 kilograms.
10 hours ago
