As the government grapples with the challenge of raising capital amid significant debt levels that hinder access to credit and strained diplomatic relations with Western nations, it has shifted its fo

The Zimbabwe’s economy faces a turbulent 2025, with the local currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG), expected to depreciate by an alarming 110% in FY2025, Government 2025 Budget reviews. This grim foreca

The Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion has reiterated its call for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) operators to lower prices following the removal of Value Added Tax (VA

This week, we’ve got a buffet of absurdity: tax revisions that scream “oops, my bad,” Blessed Geza’s grand return as the wannabe Che Guevara of Harare, Blessing Mhlanga’s jailhouse blues, Chris Mutsv

he Government implemented a series of reforms on 31 October 2025 aimed at enhancing the ease of doing business by eliminating redundant licenses and fees, a move that addresses long-standing barriers

Finance, Economic Development and Investor Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube has tabled the most aggressive mining tax reforms since dollarisation, aimed at lifting the sector’s effective con

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has proposed to raise the tax on betting winnings to 25% from the current 10%, according to the 2026 National Budget, marking a significant escalation of government’s eff

Zimbabwe's gold sector has continued its remarkable surge in 2025, building on the record 36.48 tonnes produced in 2024 (following a dip to 30.1 tonnes in 2023). The country surpassed its annual prod

Zimbabwe, has introduced a 15% withholding tax on offshore digital goods and services, marking a bold and aggressive step in modernising its tax framework to capture revenue from the burgeoning digita

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

The Cabinet has approved a health sector regulatory reform package spanning ten categories of fees and licences, announced by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube on 12 May 2026. The measures include the abo

The African Development Bank Group has approved a USD 4 million grant to support Zimbabwe’s arrears clearance and international re-engagement efforts through the Zimbabwe Arrears Clearance Dialogue En

When Harare announced formal accession talks with the New Development Bank on 15 May 2026, it signalled its place in the defining financial contest of our era, Aliko Dangote’s USD 1 billion pivot to Z

Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has held discussions at the headquarters of China State Construction Engineering Corporation in Beijing with CSCEC Chairman Wang Wei and President Chen Lie, foc

Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister , Professor Mthuli Ncube has told Treasury will widen the range of taxes payable only in Zimbabwe Gold, a measure due in the 2026 Mid-Te

Zimbabwe's Mid Term Budget Review and the 2027 Budget Strategy Paper reveal a policy shift that is larger than the headline numbers on growth, inflation or revenue. Together they show Government movin

Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has proposed linking the renewal of local authority vendor licences to compliance with Zimbabwe Revenue Authority presumptive tax requirements, using council re

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has disclosed 6,995 additional hotel rooms at different stages of development in Harare, alongside investment opportunities within the 1,200-hectare Masuwe Special Econom

Zimbabwe intends to seek a sovereign credit rating as its re-engagement programme advances. * Public and publicly guaranteed debt stood at an estimated US$22.8 billion at the end of 2025. * A rating w

Zimbabwe has separated the person selling the investment story from the person controlling the public purse, placing businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei in charge of Economic Development and Investment Pr