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Zimbabwe
Weekly Currency Market Analysis: Monetary Discipline Anchors ZiG Stability Post-2024 Devaluation
he Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), backed by reserves estimated at USD 900 million by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), has maintained a stable exchange rate, marking over a year of resilience since the Septem
Oct 20, 2025
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
Zimbabwe's Exports Surpass $1 Billion for First Time, Imports Steal the Show at $1.03 Billion
Zimbabwe has achieved a historic milestone in October 2025, with monthly exports surpassing the US$1 billion threshold for the first time, reaching US$1.02 billion. This represented a strong 20.2% mo
Dec 08, 2025
Companies
Nampak's Volumes Down 5%, Cash Up 264% as Balance Sheet Strengthens in Tough Year
Nampak Zimbabwe, the country’s dominant packaging manufacturer, delivered a classic tale of top-line pressure and bottom-line resilience for the financial year ended 30 September 2025. Group sales vol
Dec 09, 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
Companies
More Duty, Less Revenue: How Zambia's Tobacco Crackdown Built a Black Market Instead
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
Mar 14, 2026
Zimbabwe
TIMB Sets Tobacco Penalties of US$5,000: But Season's Own Numbers Reveal Where Real Challenge Lies
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has released a formal penalty schedule for illegal tobacco activities as Zimbabwe's 2026 flue-cured Virginia season gets underway, with merchants caught buying
Mar 19, 2026
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Zimbabwe’s Vehicle Industry Revival: Can Century Auto’s US$10m Injection Turn the Tide?
Century Auto Assembly, operating under Bronzepels Investments, is within weeks of commencing production at its USD 10 million vehicle assembly facility in Mt Hampden, Mashonaland West Province. The pl
Jun 18, 2026Zimbabwe Completes 143 Projects as Energy and Lithium Capacity Anchor First 100-Day Cycle
Zimbabwe has completed 143 of 242 projects in its First 100-Day Cycle of 2026, covering the period 9 February to 19 May 2026, with the remaining 99 described in the End of Cycle Report as nearing comp
Jun 17, 2026A Turning Point for Zimbabwe’s Fertiliser Sector: Inside Broxmen’s US$500 Million Investment
hinese investor Broxmen Industrial Park, also known as Broxmen Investments and operator of the Sunny Yifeng tile manufacturing plant in Norton, is set to invest US$500 million in the development of a
Jun 16, 2026Zimbabwe Raises Minimum Wage by 80% as ZiG Delivers First Credible Local-Currency Wage Floor Since Dollarisation
Zimbabwe has approved a review of minimum wages and related conditions of employment for domestic workers and workers in unclassified operations, acting on recommendations from the tripartite Wages an
Jun 16, 2026
