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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
Government Outlines Fuel Cost Reduction Strategies, But the Ethanol Arithmetic Does Not Add Up
Cabinet's seventh post-cabinet press briefing of 2026, delivered on 24 March, has covered a wide sweep of policy approvals from tourism development in the Eastern Highlands to bilateral memoranda with
9 hours agoKlapton Reinsurance Targets Regional Expansion as Direct Listing Anchors Capital Market Entry
A structured dataset tracking gross written premiums, geographic exposure, and capital adequacy would provide further insight into how effectively the company is scaling its operations across markets.
1 day agoNetcare Expands Capacity and Adjusts Care Delivery as Medical Scheme Pressures Reshape Patient Flows
Looking ahead, the trajectory of patient activity within Netcare’s network will be shaped by how these operational adjustments interact with ongoing changes in the medical scheme landscape. Capacity
1 day agoTharisa Secures Expanded Trade Finance to Strengthen Chrome Trading and Regional Growth Pipeline
The outlook for the Group will continue to be shaped by its ability to execute across these interconnected layers. Chrome trading performance, project development in Zimbabwe, and the progression of d
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