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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Trade Balance Plunges into Red After Maize Ban Lift, Gold Export Slump
Zimbabwe’s trade balance slipped back into deficit in September 2025, recording a shortfall of US$30.8 million after a modest surplus of US$6.9 million in August, a 548.8% swing from black to red. T
Oct 31, 2025
Zimbabwe
Nickel Matte Collapse and a Halving Trade Surplus: What Zimbabwe's January Trade Numbers Really Tell Us
Zimbabwe's goods trade surplus fell by 52.6% in January 2026, dropping from US$240.1 million in December 2025 to US$113.7 million, the sharpest monthly deterioration in the trade balance in recent mem
Feb 26, 2026
World
Operation Epic Fury and Price of Everything: How Hormuz Crisis Is Reshaping the World
Shortly after 1:15 a.m. Eastern Time on 28 February 2026, the United States Central Command initiated what it would later name Operation Epic Fury , a coordinated, large-scale joint offensive with Isr
Mar 06, 2026
World
Escaping Oil Trap: Buy Zimbabwe Urges Domestic Supply Chains Amid $200 Barrel Threat
Buy Zimbabwe, an advocate for promoting local production and reducing reliance on imports, says Zimbabwe should deepen its domestic fuel supply chains to shield the economy from global volatility. Th
Mar 12, 2026
Zambia
Revenue Down, Losses Doubled: Puma's Results Expose Hidden Cost of a Stronger Kwacha
Puma Energy Zambia, the country's listed downstream fuel distributor and one of the most recognisable names at the Zambian pump, has reported full year results for 2025 that lay bare a business under
Mar 15, 2026
Zimbabwe
South Africa's Inflation Hits a Decade Low But the Fuel Shock That Arrives Next Will Test Everything
A rand that depreciates meaningfully against the dollar would quickly convert the international oil price shock into a domestic fuel shock of the kind that pushed South African inflation to 7.8% at it
Mar 19, 2026
Zimbabwe
Unpacking Zimbabwe's Ethanol Industry: Why It Commands the World's Highest Price
Zimbabwe's petrol blend carries an embedded cost that most consumers see only as the final pump price but rarely interrogate as an individual line item. That cost is ethanol. The Zimbabwe Energy Regul
Mar 22, 2026
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Banks Split on Where to Put Deposits as Credit Shifts Toward Trade, Mining and Agriculture
Zimbabwe’s banks are entering H2 2026 with more deposits available for lending, but their interim results show that the allocation of that liquidity is becoming increasingly selective, and that the ri
6 hours agoBalance Sheet Illusion: Growing Deposits Mask Credit Quality Deterioration in Zimbabwe’s Banking Sector
Zimbabwe’s banking system entered the second half of 2026 with substantially larger balance sheets, but the H1 results show that the widening performance divide now extends beyond profitability into t
8 hours agoMachiavelli’s Politics of No Second Chance: How Court Closures, Treason Charges Threaten Zambia’s Mining Boom
Hakainde Hichilema enters his second term with the numerical strength of a decisive electoral victory and a political dispute that should have been comparatively easy to settle. He was officially decl
10 hours agoZimbabwe’s Mineral Leakages Shift from Border Smuggling to Under-Declaration and Fake Invoices
The Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe has recorded 18 suspected mineral smuggling and irregular-movement cases between January and August 2026 involving about 2,654 tonnes of minerals and scr
1 day agoWeekly Currency Update: ZiG Enters September Stable as Tight Money, FX Buffers Contain Pressure
The Zimbabwe Gold opened on 31 August 2026, the last day of the month at ZiG26.6640 per US dollar, giving back part of the appreciation recorded during the previous week after closing Friday at ZiG26.
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