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Zimbabwe’s Trade Deficit Plummets to All-Time Worst Since Mid-2024

Zimbabwe’s trade deficit reached a s US$217.7 million in February 2025, a 124.2% increase from the US$97.1 million deficit recorded in January, reflecting a deepening economic crisis driven by declini

Apr 01, 2025
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Inflation Cools in September: ZiG, USD Rates Signal Stabilisation

Zimbabwe's economy, battered by decades of hyperinflation and currency instability historically, has continued showing tentative signs of stabilisation with September inflation nosediving in both ZiG

Sep 29, 2025
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Zimbabwe Records its First Trade Surplus in August: A Historic Shift with Fragile Foundations

Zimbabwe has achieved a trade surplus of $7 million in August 2025, its first since July 2019, reversing July 2025’s $10.2 million deficit. Exports increased 0.3% to $878.2 million from $876 million,

Sep 30, 2025
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What May’s Trade Numbers Reveal: Gold Dominance Grows as Import Demand Widens the Deficit

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

Jul 01, 2026
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Gold Carries Zimbabwe’s Economy: What Happens When Prices Self-Correct?

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

Jul 02, 2026

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ZB Bank Launches Smile Mall, Brings Digital Commerce to Zimbabwe’s MSME’s

ZB Financial Holdings, a prominent financial services provider in Zimbabwe, has launched Smile Mall, a digital marketplace connecting micro, small and medium enterprises, cooperatives, farmers and art

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Global Fund Now Dominates Zimbabwe Health Financing as USAID Pulls Out

What emerges from this data is a financing system held together by improvisation rather than design. Each source compensates for the others in an ad hoc way, and the compensation itself is unpredictab

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Kansanshi’s Copper Output Hits Record High, as CAFCA Builds Regional Manufacturing Reach

Kansanshi Mining has produced 170,929 tonnes of copper in 2025, its highest annual output since 2021 and above First Quantum's revised guidance range of 165,000 to 175,000 tonnes, and within First Qua

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National Breweries Posts First Profit in Years: Real Story Behind the Turnaround

National Breweries, Zambian beverages behemoth listed on the Lusaka Securities Exchange has reported a profit before tax of ZMW 277.3 million, equivalent to USD 14.3 million at the confirmed closing r

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Corporate Zimbabwe Is Falling Behind the AI Productivity Curve

Zimbabwean companies are entering the second half of 2026 with limited artificial intelligence deployment across work, agriculture, healthcare, finance, security and transport, according to the latest

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Karo Platinum Crosses Critical Execution Milestone as Tharisa Deepens Zimbabwe Investment

Tharisa increased capital deployment into Karo during the quarter despite weaker platinum group metal prices, signalling confidence in the project’s long term economics.

Jul 15, 2026

SECZim Expands Into Digital Markets as Securities Levy Income Declines

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe is repositioning itself for a future where capital market growth is driven by digital assets, carbon finance and financial technology as declining se

Jul 15, 2026

Airtel Zambia Delivers 44% Operating Margin, Returns 90% of Earnings as Dividend

Airtel Networks Zambia has reported revenue of ZMW 2,344 million, approximately USD 120.8 million at the confirmed closing rate of ZWM 19.4 per US dollar as at 31 March 2026, for the first quarter end

Jul 15, 2026