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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Inflation Surges to 6.6% in January 2024, Consumer Prices Continue to Rise
Zimbabwe's Consumer Price Index (CPI) soared to 120.67 in January 2024, representing a month-on-month inflation rate of 6.6%. This indicates a significant increase from the December 2023 rate of 4.7%.
Jan 29, 2024
Companies
Painful Pruning: CBZ Slashes Workforce to Stay Afloat, Leave Hundreds Jobless
CBZ Holdings, Zimbabwe's leading financial institution by deposit base and asset portfolio, has initiated a workforce optimisation strategy, resulting in the retrenchment of 347 employees. This decis
Feb 03, 2025
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Inflation Cools in February for Both USD, ZiG: Regional Comparison and Analysis
Zimbabwe’s inflation landscape brightened in February 2025, with month-on-month rates for both its gold-backed ZiG currency and the U.S. dollar plummeting to their lowest levels in months, according t
Feb 27, 2025
Zimbabwe
ZiG Weekly Review: Slides to 26.67, Worst Performance Since January, but PMR Gap Narrows
The Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) has demonstrated sustained depreciation against the United States Dollar (USD), recording an exchange rate of 26.6749 on 17 March 2025, extending a loss-making streak observed
Mar 17, 2025
Opinion
Mad Money Muse Zimbabwe’s Economic Soap Opera, Episode 3 – Cash, Brides, and Army Bridesmaids
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
Mar 26, 2025
Companies
NMB Bank Harnesses DFI Partnerships to Drive 27% Loan Surge in Export-Critical Sectors
NMB Bank Zimbabwe has leveraged foreign lines of credit to fuel its growth in 2024, a critical strategy in a nation where Western sanctions limit traditional financing. The bank raised over USD 65 mil
Apr 08, 2025
Top Stories
WestProp Retains US$110 Million Property Portfolio Following Pomona Landbank Separation
WestProp Holdings has completed its corporate reconstruction, retaining an estimated US$110.2 million in assets on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange following the transfer of its 161.51 hectare Pomona
10 hours agoStrong Kwacha Cuts Zambia Sugar's Profit by 62% as K1 Billion Cash Position Turns Into Overdraft
Zambia Sugar Plc has reported a 62% decline in profit after tax to K616.8 million for the year ended 31 August 2026, as the appreciation of the kwacha, declining international sugar prices and competi
10 hours agoAriana Resources Targets US$5 Million VFEX Raise Ahead of US$164 Million Dokwe Mine Build
Ariana Resources is seeking up to US$5 million from Zimbabwean investors through the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange to finance additional exploration at its Dokwe Gold Project, as the company advances
14 hours agoTharisa Opens Namibian Market to Institutional Capital with US$300 Million Karo Debt to Service
Tharisa plc has commenced trading on the Namibia Securities Exchange as the mining group prepares to deploy US$300 million in international debt towards completing Zimbabwe's Karo Platinum Project, wh
15 hours agoInvictus Targets New Gas Discovery at Musuma, Tests Cabora Bassa's Wider Petroleum Potential
Invictus Energy has moved its drilling rig to the Musuma-1 exploration site in Zimbabwe's Cabora Bassa Basin, bringing the company closer to testing a gas prospect estimated to contain 1.2 trillion cu
15 hours ago
