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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Introduces National Standard Price List: All Payments to Suppliers to Be Made in ZiG
Zimbabwe's Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion, together with the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe, has announced on the 13th of March 2026 a National Standa
Mar 16, 2026
Zimbabwe
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
Mar 25, 2026
Companies
Dairibord's Tax Bill Swallows 66% Profit Surge as ZIMRA's Reach Extends Into Boardrooms
Dairibord Zimbabwe Limited, the country’s largest milk processor and various mik products producer has recorded a 66% rise in profit before tax to US$5.34 million for the year ended 31 December 2025,
Apr 05, 2026
Zimbabwe
Is Zimbabwe’s Insurance Sector Missing the Market That Now Defines the Economy?
Zimbabwe's insurance penetration rate stands at approximately 2%, below the Sub-Saharan Africa average of 2.8% and less than a third of the global average of 6%. This figure was cited in the 2024 annu
Apr 27, 2026
Zambia
Zambia’s Unemployment Falls: But the 9.9% Rate Masks a Deeper Working Poverty Crisis
The Zambia Statistics Agency has reported a decline in the country's official unemployment rate to 9.9%, down from 12.9% in 2021 and from 12.6% recorded in the 2022 Labour Force Survey. This was dis
Apr 27, 2026
Zimbabwe
Post-Cabinet Briefing: Tobacco Earnings Surge Past US$500m, GMB Arrears Narrow, Wheat Set at 662,500 Tonnes
Zimbabwe's 2026 tobacco marketing season has recorded cumulative sales of 149.9 million kilograms at an average price of USD 2.65 per kilogram by Day 34, with tobacco exports reaching 83 million kilog
Apr 29, 2026
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Caps Strongest Annual Growth in Decade: Most Robust Expansion Since 2009
Zimbabwe's economy closed 2025 with a full-year growth trajectory that comfortably outpaced regional peers, with the Q4 2025 year-on-year GDP growth rate of 7.04% confirming that the economy sustained
May 08, 2026
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Zimbabwe’s $2.61 Billion Investment Pipeline Faces Credibility Test Against 31% Historical Realisation Rate
Zimbabwe's latest investment licensing figures have raised the financial stakes of the country's effort to attract foreign and domestic capital, with the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZI
14 hours agoManufacturing Overtakes Mining in Investment Value as Industrial Delivery Comes Under Scrutiny
Zimbabwe's manufacturing sector overtook mining in projected investment value during the third quarter of 2026, attracting US$1.219 billion in proposed capital across 49 new licences as the country's
14 hours agoMidlands Takes 54% of Zimbabwe's New Investment Pledges, but Where Is the Capital Going?
Midlands Province captured US$1.407 billion in projected investment during the third quarter of 2026, accounting for 54% of capital proposed under Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) lic
15 hours agoTrump's AGOA Blow Deepens Zimbabwe's US$703 Million Remittance Risk Amid South Africa's Migrant Crackdown
United States President Donald Trump's decision to terminate South Africa's eligibility under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) from 1 January 2027 has introduced another economic risk for
15 hours agoInvictus Enters Zimbabwe's Next Gas Drilling Phase With A$8 Million Cash as Commercialisation Costs Loom
Invictus Energy is preparing to drill its next major exploration well in Zimbabwe's Cabora Bassa Basin with A$7.97 million in cash remaining at the end of September 2026, as the company advances a gas
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