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British International Investment’s US$50 Million Return Reshapes Zimbabwe’s Productive Finance
British International Investment’s US$50 million commitment through CABS and NMB Bank places long-term foreign development capital back into the part of Zimbabwe’s economy where financing constraints
Sep 28, 2026
Global Seas Hit 21.1°C Peak in August : East Africa Braces for Floods as Southern Africa Fears Drought
Global sea surface temperatures reached 21.1°C on 22 August 2026, the highest daily reading in Copernicus records dating to 1979. The new peak exceeded the previous 21.09°C record set in March 2024 a
Aug 25, 2026
Kenya Licensing Controls Cut Hippo Sugar Exports 59%, Raises Dependence on Zimbabwe Market
Hippo Valley Estates, Zimbabwe’s biggest sugar producer and exporter has registered a 59% fall in sugar exports in first quarter sugar, providing the first major test of how Zimbabwe’s sugar industry
Aug 17, 2026Gold Market Deepens to US$373bn Daily Liquidity: Harare Flirts with Another Record Year
Gold's position inside investment portfolios is increasingly difficult to reconcile with the way commodity indices still treat it. 20 years of returns, US$373 billion in daily liquidity and a dispropo
Aug 16, 2026Glencore Joins Fight for Sherritt: Sanctions Crisis Puts Canadian Refinery at Centre of Control Battle
A consortium including Glencore has submitted a rival recapitalisation proposal for Sherritt International, opening a contest for control of a financially distressed Canadian nickel and cobalt company
Aug 11, 2026