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Zimbabwe
RBZ Says Zimbabwe Has Sufficient Foreign Currency to Support ZiG Payments

eserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor John Mushayavanhu has assured public sector suppliers, contractors, and the broader business community that the country holds sufficient foreign currency resources to

Mar 17, 2026
Zimbabwe
ZiG Stability vs ZiG Adoption: What the Latest MPC Statement Really Says

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's Monetary Policy Committee, meeting on 24 March 2026, has temporarily suspended the 90% United States dollar, 10% Zimbabwe Gold retention split introduced for small-scale

Mar 25, 2026
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Inflation to Rise in Coming Months: RBZ Warns

Zimbabwe's Monetary Policy Committee has flagged that monthly inflation will increase slightly in March, April, and May 2026, before returning to steady-state levels from June 2026 according th the la

Mar 25, 2026
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
Zimbabwe
From Mortgage Lender to Property Developer: How Zim's Banks Are Reinventing Themselves

FBC Holdings, one of Zimbabwe's largest diversified financial services groups with operations spanning commercial banking, building society activities, insurance, and microfinance, has disclosed at an

Mar 30, 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
Inflation Climbs Again as Fuel Shock Pushes Food and Transport Costs Higher

Zimbabwe's ZiG annual inflation accelerated to 4.8% in April 2026, up from 4.4% in March and 3.8% in February, while USD annual inflation rose to 2.2% from 1.3% in March and 0.9% in February, accordin

Apr 27, 2026

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Caledonia Changes Chair as Bilboes Decision Nears, FMP Moves Closer to ZSE Exit

Caledonia Mining Corporation has announced that John Kelly will step down as Chairman of the Board with effect from the end of the company's Annual General Meeting on 5 May 2026, to be succeeded by Ju

Apr 30, 2026

Zimbabwe Spends US$83.8m on Cereal Imports in March as Surplus Narrative Builds

Zimbabwe's latest trade data for March 2026 shows that cereals were the fourth-largest import category in Zimbabwe's goods trade faccounting for 7.8% of a total import bill of USD 1.074 billion,  equi

Apr 30, 2026

Econet’s 5G Network Now Exceeds NetOne and Telecel’s Combined Infrastructure

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe ended the fourth quarter of 2025 operating 340 5G base stations, 1,825 LTE stations, 1,997 3G stations, and 2,981 2G stations, a total active network of 7,143 base stations ac

Apr 30, 2026

Trade Data Rewritten: ZimStat Flips February Surplus to US$89.7m Deficit

ZimStat, Zimbabwe's national statistics agency, has reversed its prior month trade position for February 2026, reclassifying what it had previously reported as a USD 46.5 million surplus into a defici

Apr 30, 2026

Zimbabwe’s Postal Sector Spends More Than It Earns as Volumes Collapse, DHL Cut Outlets

Zimbabwe's licensed postal and courier operators has recorded a cost-to-income ratio of 117.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025, worsening by 10 percentage points from 107.5% in the third quarter of 2025

Apr 29, 2026

Satellite Disruption: Starlink Records Historic Single-Quarter Traffic Gain as Liquid Loses Ground

Starlink Zimbabwe has recorded a 42.76% increase in fixed Internet and data traffic in the fourth quarter of 2025, rising from 117.83 Petabytes to 168.21 Petabytes, according to the Postal and Telecom

Apr 29, 2026

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

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