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Zimbabwe

Trade Deficit Shrinks to Lowest in Over 15 Years as Exports Surge

Zimbabwe has achieved a significant milestone in its external trade performance in 2025, with the annual trade deficit contracting to just USD 404 million, the lowest in the past five years and a dram

Feb 12, 2026
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Zimbabwe's Maize Paradox: Production Gains Soar Yet Imports Remain Third-Largest Commodity

Zimbabwe's maize sector continues to reflect the country's turbulent yet resilient agricultural history, oscillating between periods of surplus, severe disruption, and tentative recovery. While the na

 Feb 11, 2026
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RBZ Drops 2030 De-Dollarisation Target, Adopts Conditions-Based Mono-Currency Plan

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has shifted its long-term monetary reform strategy from a fixed 2030 mono-currency target to a conditions-based framework, signalling that the transition to a single

 Feb 11, 2026
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Lake Kariba Water Level Recovers to 12%, but Power Generation Remains Deeply Constrained

Lake Kariba, southern Africa’s largest man-made reservoir and a linchpin of regional power supply, water levels has gradually risen to 11.83% as of 9 February 2026 from 6% in the same period last year

 Feb 10, 2026
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IMF, Zimbabwe Agree on Staff-Monitored Programme Amid Debt Strain

Zimbabwe and the International Monetary Fund have agreed to a 10-month Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP), a move aimed less at securing immediate funding than at rebuilding trust with international cred

 Feb 09, 2026
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Egypt Doubles Spectrum in $3.5 Billion Mega-Deal: Lessons for Zimbabwe

Egypt, Africa's leading digital powerhouse and a standout performer in telecommunications across the continent, has once again demonstrated bold leadership by signing a landmark $3.5 billion spectrum

 Feb 09, 2026
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Mutapa Investment Fund Restructures Mining Assets

The Mutapa Investment Fund’s initiative demonstrates how sovereign wealth funds can leverage strategic restructuring to strengthen national assets. By unbundling complex holdings into focused entities

 Feb 08, 2026
Breaking Import Cycle: Zimbabwe’s Roadmap for Oil Independence

Zimbabwe is advancing toward edible oil self-sufficiency by 2027 under Vision 2030, which positions agriculture as a key driver for upper-middle-income status. While the country achieved milestones in

Feb 06, 2026
ZIMRA Slaps 15% Tax on Commercial Rentals

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has introduced a 15% presumptive tax on rental income, effective 1 January 2026, under which landlords leasing premises to tenants carrying on trade, business or

Feb 06, 2026
Cancer's Deadly Bargain: How A Cigarette, Processed Foods Can Steal Lives

As Zimbabwe joins the global community in commemorating World Cancer Day, it is a vital moment for people from rural villages to urban centres to understand that cancer is not an inevitable fate. Man

Feb 05, 2026
Contractionary Monetary Policy: How Far Has the Tightening Delivered So Far?

Zimbabwe's adoption of a contractionary monetary policy stance by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) under Governor John Mushayavanhu, following the collapse of the Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) in April 2024

Feb 05, 2026

Zimbabwe Remains Excluded as U.S. Extends AGOA to End of 2026

The United States has extended the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade preference programme to 31 December  2026, offering temporary certainty to African exporters eligible for duty-free a

Feb 05, 2026

PGM Sector Shifts Toward Higher-Value Beneficiation in 2025

Zimbabwe's platinum group metals (PGM) sector has seen a significant structural shift toward higher-value beneficiation in 2025, marked by a deliberate reduction in raw concentrate exports and a stro

Feb 04, 2026

The Hidden Mechanics of ZiG’s Stability Post Devaluation

Zimbabwe's local currency, the ZiG, has maintained its stability against the US dollar since the beginning of 2026 continuing the trend observed post devaluation in 2024, moving from trading around Zi

Feb 04, 2026

MMCZ Hits $3.4B, Pivots Exports to Add Value

MMCZ's US$3.4 billion year is a case study in strategic transition. The successful pivot in the PGM sector, moving from concentrate to matte, provides a tangible, revenue-positive template for nationa

Feb 03, 2026

Diamonds in Lab-Grown Era: Where Does Zimbabwe Stand?

The diamond industry, long synonymous with luxury, rarity, and enduring value, is undergoing a profound transformation due to the rise of lab-grown diamonds. These synthetic gems, chemically identical

Jan 29, 2026

Libya Sues Zimbabwe Over $100 Million in Unpaid Fuel Debt

Libya’s central bank has escalated Zimbabwe’s unresolved external debt problem into a UK courtroom, suing the country’s finance ministry and state oil company for more than US$100 million according t

Jan 29, 2026

Gold Sector Edges 5 Bn Industry: Records Over 500 Mn in December Alone

Zimbabwe's gold sector has triumphantly capped off 2025 by nearing its ambitious production and export targets, solidifying its status as a cornerstone of the nation's economy amid soaring global pric

Jan 28, 2026

Yellow Metal’s Magic: Gold Propels Zim to Highest Trade Surplus on Record

Zimbabwe recorded its highest goods trade surplus of USD 240.2 million in December 2025, a 163.8% increase from November, driven primarily by a 9.1% rise in exports to USD 1.142 billion and a 5.6% dec

Jan 27, 2026