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

Zimbabwe has spent USD 881.7 million importing electricity between January 2021 and March 2026, according to a monthly import series derived from ZimStat External Trade Statistics. The cumulative fig

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

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

Zimbabwe spent USD 128.4 million importing maize in the first three months of 2026,  January at USD 30.3 million, February at USD 44.9 million, and March at USD 53.2 million, according to ZimStat Exte

Zimbabwe’s gold sector delivered 3,324.6 kilograms in April 2026, a 16.5% recovery from the 2,854.0 kilograms recorded in March, driven by a sharp rebound in artisanal and small-scale mining output th

ZB Financial Holdings’ reported first quarter 2026 results have seen a divergent performance across its four core revenue streams, characterised by both growth and declines. Commissions and fees grew

First Capital Bank has reported total income of USD 23 million for the first quarter ended 31 March 2026, a 20% increase on the prior year according to the latest trading update. Customer deposits gr

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CBZ Holdings Limited, Zimbabwe’s largest financial services group by assets and deposits, reported profit after tax of ZWG 361.34 million for the first quarter ended 31 March 2026, a 32.8% decline fro

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

Cabinet has approved on the 26th of May 2026, the framework for the establishment of Integrated Provincial Special Economic Zones across all ten provinces of Zimbabwe, presented by the Minister of Fin

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

Zimbabwe's gold export revenue recorded its fourth consecutive monthly decline in April 2026, falling to USD 394.2 million from USD 427.1 million in March, USD 461.4 million in February, USD 493.0 mil

Zimbabwe's maize import bill fell sharply in April 2026, dropping to $30.2 million from $53.2 million in March, a decline of roughly 43% in a single month that marks the clearest statistical signal ye

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’ s Monetary Policy Committee held on  the 15th June 2026, has resolved to reduce the Bank Policy Rate from 35% to 30% per annum with immediate effect, simultaneously reduc

Zimbabwe’s Apex Bank,  Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has reduced the Targeted Finance Facility rate from 20% to 15% with a cap on banks' on-lending to productive sectors at an all-inclusive rate of 25%, an

Foreign currency inflows into Zimbabwe's banking system reached USD 8.3 billion in the five months to 31 May 2026, against USD 6 billion in the same period of 2025, a 39.1% year-on-year increase that

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

Century Auto Assembly (Pvt) Limited’s US$10 million vehicle assembly plant in Mt Hampden, Mashonaland West Province, now stands at an advanced stage of completion and is preparing to commence producti