The Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) experienced a notable decline on September 13, 2024, trading closer to ZWG14 per US dollar, marking one of its worst performances to date. This follows a weekly loss, with the

Operating a single supermarket in Zimbabwe requires over 25 licenses and permits, making it challenging for businesses to operate. This is despite the mantra, Zimbabwe is open for business. These li

he issue of smuggling presents a significant challenge to the formal economy in Zimbabwe, undermining local businesses and distorting market dynamics. Porous borders facilitate the influx of inexpens

In its efforts to mitigate the expanding informal economy, the government has introduced a new statutory instrument, Statutory Instrument 7 of 2025 designed to protect formal market enterprises. This

The Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG)  experienced marginal declines, depreciating by 0.1% last week and further by 0.2% this week, closing at 23.3656 against the US dollar. This relative stability is largely attri

This week, we’ve got a buffet of absurdity: tax revisions that scream “oops, my bad,” Blessed Geza’s grand return as the wannabe Che Guevara of Harare, Blessing Mhlanga’s jailhouse blues, Chris Mutsv

According to the International Journal of World Policy and Development Studies, Zimbabwe lost over US$32.179 billion during the period 2000 to 2020 . The paper by Jeffrey Kurebwa further notes that I

Picture this: Wicknell Chivhayo, Zimbabwe’s tender-preneur extraordinaire, struts into the lobola negotiations with a briefcase stuffed with US$100,000 in crisp greenbacks. In a country where most fol

In early August 2025, Zimbabwe’s government issued a one-month ultimatum to ban street vending and second-hand clothing sales, aiming to formalise the economy and enhance urban order. This policy has

Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG), Zimbabwe’s second-largest hotel group, has made a bold move to expand its regional footprint by acquiring a seven-storey commercial property in Cape Town, for ZAR98 millio

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

The past decade has witnessed gradual but persistent progress in reducing extreme child poverty globally, yet children remain disproportionately affected by poverty compared to adults. Despite advanc

Zimbabwe remains a highly informalised economy, severely affected by high unemployment rates that have driven millions to pursue livelihoods through self-employment and small-scale enterprises. One o

AFDIS, the Zimbabwean producer of spirits, wines, and ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages, reported robust third-quarter performance amid a stabilizing economic backdrop, with volumes surging 64% year-over

When OK Zimbabwe, the country's largest listed supermarket chain and a retail institution founded in 1953, filed for corporate rescue on 24 February 2026, it did not come as a shock to those who had

BAT Zambia, the country's only listed tobacco manufacturer and the dominant player in Zambia's formal cigarette market, has reported a year in which profit grew but the business shrank, a paradox that

In February 2026, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) removed balance enquiry fees and capped transaction charges across the banking system, directing all banks and deposit-taking microfinance institu

Zimbabwe's insurance penetration rate stands at approximately 2%, below the Sub-Saharan Africa average of 2.8% and less than a third of the global average of 6%. This figure was cited in the 2024 annu

The Zambia Statistics Agency has reported a decline in the country's official unemployment rate to 9.9%, down from 12.9% in 2021 and from 12.6% recorded in the 2022 Labour Force Survey.  This was dis

For years, the cost of formal banking has pushed Zimbabwe's MSME economy into cash and informality. The financial sector reforms announced on 12 May directly attack that dynamic. Their success will be