The Zimbabwe Gold opened on 31 August 2026, the last day of the month at ZiG26.6640 per US dollar, giving back part of the appreciation recorded during the previous week after closing Friday at ZiG26.

* Foreign reserves reached US$1.7 billion by end-July, covering 1.7 months of imports. * First-half foreign-currency receipts increased 47.8% to US$10.72 billion. * Two months of cover remains below t

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s intervention in banking charges is beginning to alter the economics of Zimbabwe’s transation-banking franchises, although H1 results show that lower regulated prices hav

Zimbabwe’s inflation environment is entering a different phase, with the latest data showing price pressures becoming concentrated in essential costs rather than broad-based increases across the econo

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Monetary Policy Committee has cut the Bank policy rate from 30% to 27.5% on 28 September 2026, reduced the Targeted Finance Facility rate from 15% to 12.5% and retained

Zimbabwe’s merchandise trade surplus crossed US$500 million for the first time in August, reaching US$526.5 million as exports rose sharply while imports remained almost unchanged. The monthly surplus

Zimbabwe’s unmet demand for foreign currency has fallen by almost three quarters from its March 2026 peak as stronger export receipts, rising reserves and central bank intervention expand the amount o

Zimbabwe has built a substantially larger reserve cushion behind the ZiG, with reserve assets backing the local currency reaching nearly ZiG48.9 billion by September 2026 against reserve money of abou

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe says it has remained within all three monetary quantitative targets under the IMF Staff Monitored Programme at the end of September 2026, combining faster reserve accumula

Nedbank Limited has secured approval to list R75 million in senior unsecured notes on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on 16 October 2026, adding funding maturing in December 2031 through its Structure