National Tyre Services (NTS) has concluded its fiscal year 2023 with a substantial loss of ZWL577 million, representing a stark reversal from the prior year's profit of ZWL208 million. This significa

The outlook for Zimbabwe's 2024/2025 agricultural season remains precarious, exacerbated by a convergence of governmental inefficiencies and natural disasters that threaten to deepen poverty and econo

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

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 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

Zimbabwe's monthly Portland cement import bill reached USD 12.02 million in April 2026, the highest single monthly value recorded in the sixty-four months dataset running from January 2021 through Apr

Zimbabwe's goods exports reached USD 884 million in May 2026, the second highest monthly export figure on record and an 11.6% increase from April 2026's USD 792.3 million, driven by semi-manufactured

Zimbabwe's May 2026 exports stood at $884 million, with $464 million of that, 52.5%, coming from semi-manufactured gold. The United Arab Emirates absorbed $448.7 million of total exports, the majorit

Zimbabwe's Energy Regulatory Authority has reduced petroleum prices effective 8 July 2026, bringing diesel from USD 1.99 to USD 1.87 per litre, a reduction of USD 0.12 or 6%, and blend E20 from USD 1.

Zimbabwe's maize import bill fell by US$90 million, or 32.9%, during the first half of 2026 as the country's largest harvest in years began replacing imported grain with domestic production. Maize imp

Zimbabwe's merchandise trade surplus contracted by 91.1% to US$46.7 million in September 2026 from US$526.2 million in August, as declining gold and nickel export receipts coincided with a sharp incre

Zimbabwe faces a 335,075-tonne gap in its Strategic Grain Reserve target as government prepares for another potentially severe drought, raising fresh concerns about the country's ability to translate