Zimbabwe's local currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), has taken a worrying plunge to ZiG26.0692 against the US dollar, continuing its downward spiral. Last week, it traded at ZiG25.3578 on October 4, 2024,
Oct 10, 2024
Welcome dear readers, to the first episode of Mad Money Muse, where we laugh so we don’t cry, and muse over the chaos so we don’t lose our minds. This week, we’ve got potholes deeper than government p
Mar 12, 2025
In the week to 25 August 2025, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) exhibited remarkable stability, experiencing a marginal depreciation of 0.02%, moving from an exchange rate of 26.7683 on August 19, 2025, to 26.
ZB Financial Holdings, a diversified financial arm listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), has reported a remarkable 123% increase in profit after tax for the half-year ended 30 June 2025, rising
Throughout history, the world has typically adopted the currency of the dominant economic and geopolitical power for global payments. This leading nation often provided “global public goods,” such as
Bitumen World, one of Zimbabwe’s largest construction contractors, has announced job cuts due to severe cash flow pressures stemming from delayed government payments. In a statement, the company said
Zimbabwe’s property market has become one of the region’s most paradoxical phenomena, with house prices soaring 80% over the past five years from 45% a decade ago according to the ZimProp Expo 2025.
CBZ Holdings, Zimbabwe’s largest bank by assets, and deposits, has reported a significant surge in non-funded income, rising from ZWG 1.5 billion in the first half of 2024 to ZWG 1.9 billion in the fi
CBZ Holdings Limited, Zimbabwe’s largest financial institution by deposit base and asset portfolio, has unveiled a potentially transformative strategic shift positioning the informal sector as the cen
PPC Ltd (PPC), through its Zimbabwean subsidiary PPC Zimbabwe Ltd (PPCZ), in which it holds an 88% stake, has taken a significant step in optimizing its asset portfolio by concluding an agreement on 2
