Zimbabwe earned US$16.2 billion in foreign currency receipts in 2025, up from US$13.3 billion in 2024, according to the latest foreign exchange update from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), with the
Jan 14, 2026
Zimbabwe achieved a historic trade surplus of US$90.5 million in November 2025, marking the country's first-ever monthly surplus approaching the US$100 million threshold, according to the latest data
Jan 15, 2026
Zimbabwe has achieved a significant milestone in its extractive sector by surpassing the long-elusive US$4 billion threshold in gold export revenues, a target originally earmarked for 2023 but deferre
To speak more into the 15-year trend, the period between 2009–2012 saw a post-dollarisation rebound, with prices and trade stabilizing. The agriculture sector commenced a partially recovery while mini
On 8 January 2026, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) launched its Five-Year Strategic Plan (2026–2030), placing a transition to a mono-currency economy at the centre of its long-term monetary ambiti
Jan 16, 2026
Macadamia, however, is a long game and it only becomes compelling at scale. Tanganda’s 2023 reporting pegs macadamia plantation area at about 894 hectares, and the strategic logic is straightforward:
Jan 19, 2026
Zimbabwe’s sharp surge in tobacco exports at the start of 2026 the latest chapter in a four-decade arc of expansion, collapse, and recovery that now appears to be approaching another historic peak, wi
Jan 22, 2026
Zimbabwe’s gold-backed currency (ZiG) recorded a year-on-year inflation rate of 4.1% in January 2026, down sharply from 15.0% in December 2025, marking the country’s first sustained single-digit infla
Jan 27, 2026
Zimbabwe recorded its highest goods trade surplus of USD 240.2 million in December 2025, a 163.8% increase from November, driven primarily by a 9.1% rise in exports to USD 1.142 billion and a 5.6% dec
Zimbabwe's gold sector has triumphantly capped off 2025 by nearing its ambitious production and export targets, solidifying its status as a cornerstone of the nation's economy amid soaring global pric
Jan 28, 2026
The diamond industry, long synonymous with luxury, rarity, and enduring value, is undergoing a profound transformation due to the rise of lab-grown diamonds. These synthetic gems, chemically identical
Jan 29, 2026
Mimosa, the 50:50 joint venture between Impala Platinum (Implats) and Sibanye-Stillwater has recorded a 5% decline in 6E in concentrate production to 123,000 ounces in the six months ended 31 Decembe
Zimplats, Impala Platinum’s key Zimbabwean operation, achieved a strong 13.2% increase in 6E production in matte including concentrate sold to Impala Refining Services to 317,000 ounces in the six mon
The Pfuma Fund Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has achieved full subscription of its US$25 million private placement, a result that comes at a time when foreign direct investment into Zimbabwe rem
Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper producer, is on track to exceed 1 million tons of copper output in 2026, building on a record-breaking year in 2025 when production climbed by 8% to nearly 890,3
Gold prices have seen an escalation of its already historic bull run, surging past the $5,500 per ounce level on January 29, 2026, and reaching $5,550 in spot trading. This marks a fresh all-time high
Libya’s central bank has escalated Zimbabwe’s unresolved external debt problem into a UK courtroom, suing the country’s finance ministry and state oil company for more than US$100 million according t
