Spine-chilling tale of big corporates
Zimbabwe’s financial sector struggles to provide long-term credit facilities due to macroeconomic instability, unpredictable currency dynamics and a history of high inflation.
By Fbc Securities
Jan. 10, 2025
Editor’s Memo: A war reporter’s diary
Coal-fired machines had been grounded by grinding shortages, and waves of factory scale downs were sweeping through the economy.
By Shame Makoshori
Jan. 10, 2025
Monetary stability key to economic growth: FBC Securities
The firm said post-election disturbances in Mozambique have also created fresh supply-chain difficulties likely to impact the year.
By Melody Chikono
Jan. 10, 2025
Harare slashes shop licence fees by 54%
The initiative is part of the city's broader ambition to transform Harare into a world-class city this year.
By Ashton Ndakusiya
Jan. 5, 2025
Zim GDP takes US$12bn knock faltering ZiG, vicious drought worsen downturn
The cascading setbacks cast doubt on the growth measures outlined in the 2025 National Budget, threatening to derail recovery efforts and deepen Zimbabwe’s economic woes.
By Shame Makoshori
Dec. 13, 2024
Zim GDP takes US$12bn knock faltering ZiG, vicious drought worsen downturn.
The cascading setbacks cast doubt on the growth measures outlined in the 2025 National Budget, threatening to derail recovery efforts and deepen Zimbabwe’s economic woes.
By Shame Makoshori
Dec. 13, 2024
Debt overshoot unsettles battered industries, banks
In April, Mnangagwa estimated Zimbabwe’s GDP at about US$57 billion.
By Freeman Makopa
Nov. 15, 2024
Understanding trade dynamics: Gold boom versus grain doom
Additionally, the nation’s electricity shortage has driven the import of US$158 million worth of electrical energy.
By Rufaro Hozheri
Nov. 8, 2024
‘Zim economy among the least free globally’
Speaking at the launch of the the country’s audit in Harare on Wednesday, McMahon said countries with economic freedom experienced an increased gross domestic product (GDP).
By Ashton Ndakusiya and Lee Musaidzi
Nov. 8, 2024
