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Zimbabwe
Strong Profits, Hidden Trap: How One Government Sentence Threatens Proplastics' 2026 Margins
Proplastics Limited, the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed manufacturer of plastic piping systems that underpin water infrastructure, sanitation, irrigation, and construction across Zimbabwe, has report
Mar 30, 2026
Companies
The Turnaround That Isn't: ZECO's Profit Rests on Income Auditors Flagged Misstated
ZECO Holdings Limited's FY2025 financial statements has presented a company in transition, from loss to profit, from contraction to modest revenue growth, from strategic uncertainty to a new directio
Apr 02, 2026
World
IMF Warns of Stagflation Trap in Emerging Markets as Limited Middle East Conflict Tests Policy Limits
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), has uncovered a overlooked risk in its latest global outlook, a stagflationary trap that could grip emerging markets and developing economies far more severely t
Apr 16, 2026
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Records First Sustained Single-Digit ZiG Inflation in Three Decades as Q1 2026 Data Confirms Monetary Consolidation
In its Q1 2026 Quarterly Snapshot published in April 2026, confirmed that ZiG annual inflation reached 4.4% in March 2026 and 3.8% in February 2026, supported by month-on-month inflation of 0.5% in M
Apr 17, 2026
Zimbabwe
Funny Facts About Zim-Regional Fuel Prices: Zambia’s Cheaper Fuel Passes Through Zimbabwe First
Zambia imports a substantial portion of its refined petroleum products through Zimbabwe, transiting Beit Bridge and travelling north along the Harare-Chirundu highway corridor before crossing into Lus
May 05, 2026
Zimbabwe
Calm Before the Storm? ZERA Holds While SADC Peers Breach Historic Price Records
ZERA, Zimbabwe's energy regulator, has held flat petroleum pump prices for the period to 15 May 2026 with petrol (E20 blend) at USD 2.08 per litre and diesel at USD 2.09 per litre in United States dol
May 07, 2026
Zimbabwe
A Shift in Tone: Treasury Signals End of Forced Confidence in National Currency
Zimbabwe's Deputy Finance Minister David Mnangagwa has said the government will not attempt to force public confidence in the Zimbabwe Gold currency, instead committing to sustained institutional supp
May 11, 2026
Zimbabwe
Macro Success, Micro Failure: Inflation Drops Dramatically, Social Welfare Lags Behind
Zimbabwe’s May 2026 inflation data, released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency, confirmed a picture that is simultaneously encouraging and instructive. Annual blended inflation was 3.2%, whil
May 27, 2026
Zimbabwe
SARB Raises Rates for First Time in Three Years Due to Iran War, Zimbabwe Faces Imported Tightening
The South African Reserve Bank has raised its benchmark repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 7.00% on Thursday, the first rate increase in three years, joining a small group of emerging market centra
May 29, 2026
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Poverty Lines Drops Significantly Despite Monetary Stability, Growth Across Many Metrics
The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency has put the Food Poverty Line for one person in May 2026 at ZWG 916.59 per month, which translates to USD 36.66 per month or USD 1.22 per day using the formal m
Jun 01, 2026
World
Zimbabwe Still Outpaces Sub-Saharan Africa’s Average Despite World Bank Growth Downgrade
The World Bank's June 2026 Global Economic Prospects report has placed Zimbabwe's 2026 GDP growth at 4.6%, a downward revision from the 5% projected in its January 2026 edition, with a further easing
Jun 16, 2026
Zimbabwe
Fuel Prices Edge Below US$2 , Is it a Temporary Relief or End of the Hike Cycle?
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has reduced fuel pump prices effective 19 June 2026 with diesel (D50) dropping to US$1.99 per litre from US$2.09, while blended petrol (now E20) falling
Jun 21, 2026
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How Zimbabwe’s Poverty Lines Compare With Minimum Wages: Costs Rise as Household Buffers Narrow
Zimbabwe's Food Poverty Line for one person stood at ZWG 921.72 in June 2026, the amount ZimStat calculates as necessary to afford the daily minimum energy intake of 2,100 calories on its confirmed co
16 hours agoHow Zimbabwe’s Inflation Compares With Its Peers: June Uptick Leaves It Below Every SADC Peer
Zimbabwe's annual inflation in US dollar terms rose to 3.1% in June 2026, gaining 0.3 percentage points on May 2026's 2.8%, according to figures released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency. On
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