Zimbabwe intends to seek a sovereign credit rating as its re-engagement programme advances. * Public and publicly guaranteed debt stood at an estimated US$22.8 billion at the end of 2025. * A rating w

* Foreign reserves reached US$1.7 billion by end-July, covering 1.7 months of imports. * First-half foreign-currency receipts increased 47.8% to US$10.72 billion. * Two months of cover remains below t

Zimbabwe’s economy rebounded 5.8% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of 2026, recovering from a 3.5% contraction in the first quarter, but the stronger quarterly performance came alongside a sha

Zimbabwe’s private-sector credit stock is equivalent to only 6.5% of GDP, according to the World Bank’s Zimbabwe Country Growth and Jobs Report, compared with approximately 22% in Côte d’Ivoire, 32%

Zimbabwe has granted e-hailing operators including Bolt, InDrive, Tap & Go, GoFaster and KOSE a five-month regulatory moratorium as Government prepares a dedicated framework covering platform registra

Zimbabwe has fully implemented 291 reviewed licences, permits, levies and fees under its cost-of-doing-business programme, according to Cabinet’s latest implementation report, moving a portion of the

Zimbabwe has earned US$8.01 million from blueberry exports between January and July 2026, up 112% from US$3.78 million over the corresponding period last year, extending one of the fastest-growing hor

Zimbabwe’s diamond export receipts have fallen to US$45.7 million between January and July 2026, down 46.5% from US$85.6 million in the comparable 2025 period and 83% below the US$267.5 million earned

Tigere Real Estate Investment Trust will issue 28.34 million new units after holders representing 91.48% of eligible units elected to receive their second-quarter dividend in scrip, preserving approxi

Old Mutual Zimbabwe’s O’mari has surpassed 2.2 million customers, with transaction volumes rising 139% and revenue increasing 80% year on year in the first half of 2026, giving the fintech considerabl

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has requested property-owner and tenant information from homeowners associations at Borrowdale Brooke and Arlington Estate under Section 39 of the Income Tax Act as Gove

Zimbabwe is carrying an electricity constraint estimated by the World Bank at 6.1% of GDP annually, placing power among the largest structural costs still embedded in an economy targeting industrial e