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

Zimbabwe has recorded its highest monthly export value on record at least six years in June 2026, with merchandise exports rising 63.1% from May to US$1.442 billion. Imports increased 11.5% to a reco

Zimbabwe has exported US$583.4 million of semi manufactured gold in June 2026, the highest monthly value recorded in Zimbabwe’s trade history, latest data from Zimstat shows. The figure exceeded the p

Zimbabwe has exported US$50 million of lithium sulphate in June 2026, lifting first half exports to about US$62.7 million after the first US$12.6 million shipment appeared in April. This export was ef

Zimbabwe has secured funding for a massive US$900 million rehabilitation of the Harare to Chirundu Highway and the modernization of the Chirundu Border Post. This strategic investment aims to capture

Zimbabwe has generated a US$320.6 million merchandise trade surplus in July 2026, yet the country continued to buy considerably more from its African trading partners than it sold to them, exposing a

Zimbabwe's merchandise export boom has pushed mineral concentration to its highest level historically, with identifiable mineral and mineral-linked products accounting for approximately 85.5% of the U

Zimbabwe has earned approximately US$15.95 billion from gold exports between January 2021 and July 2026, establishing the yellow metal as the country's largest identifiable merchandise export by a sub

Zimbabwe intends to seek a sovereign credit rating as its re-engagement programme advances. * Public and publicly guaranteed debt stood at an estimated US$22.8 billion at the end of 2025. * A rating w

Zimbabwe’s mining sector has expanded 33.3% quarter-on-quarter in Q2 after a sharp first-quarter decline, yet remains the weakest major sector on an annual basis as the economy’s dependence on mineral

Zimbabwe and the Chirundu Border Consortium have reached financial close for the Chirundu Border Post Upgrade and Modernisation Project. The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development said

British International Investment’s US$50 million commitment through CABS and NMB Bank places long-term foreign development capital back into the part of Zimbabwe’s economy where financing constraints

Zimbabwe’s merchandise trade surplus crossed US$500 million for the first time in August, reaching US$526.5 million as exports rose sharply while imports remained almost unchanged. The monthly surplus

Zimbabwe’s unmet demand for foreign currency has fallen by almost three quarters from its March 2026 peak as stronger export receipts, rising reserves and central bank intervention expand the amount o

Zimbabwe has emerged relatively lightly exposed to the latest US tariff reset, but the commercial benefit is considerably smaller than the headline tariff differential implies because America remains

Zimbabwe is projecting a record current account surplus exceeding US$3 billion by December 2026, supported by a 47.8% surge in foreign currency inflows during the first half of the year, although the

Zimbabwe is pushing for harmonised environmental and industrial standards across the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), seeking to eliminate duplicated product testing and certifi

Zimbabwe is hosting the 25th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State and Government Summit today, 22 October 2026, at the New Parliament Building in Mt Hampden, with Pres

Zimbabwe's merchandise trade surplus contracted by 91.1% to US$46.7 million in September 2026 from US$526.2 million in August, as declining gold and nickel export receipts coincided with a sharp incre

Zimbabwe's nickel matte export earnings plunged 81.5% to US$24.9 million in September 2026, from US$134.3 million in August, as the country's platinum group metals industry experienced furnace mainten