A rude awakening for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has been negotiating an IMF Staff Monitored Programme (SMP) to anchor the reform process under the arrears clearance and debt resolution process.
By Newsday
Jun. 23, 2025
Inclusive economic growth the answer
Zimbabwe is pushing for an IMF staff-monitored programme, which could lift confidence in the country and provide a stepping stone to restructuring its US$21 billion debt overhang
By The Standard
Jun. 22, 2025
Zim’s deteriorating economic situation
The IMF must use its leverage to put forward specific, enforceable recommendations that will decisively address these governance failures.
By Chenayi Mutambasere
Jun. 20, 2025
IMF wants Zim to take bold steps ahead of SMP
In a report after the conclusion of the Article IV consultation on Zimbabwe, IMF outlined a to-do list for Zimbabwe
By Tatira Zwinoira
Jun. 20, 2025
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IMF warns Zimbabwe over debt arrears
Economists, however, warn that achieving that growth based on better commodity prices and agricultural activity may prove difficult as the economy faces deflation.
By Tatira Zwinoira
Apr. 27, 2025
The ugly side of populism
Thirty years later, the country is stuck with the reality — you can’t be vending to get into upper middle-income status.
By Paidamoyo Muzulu
Mar. 15, 2025
Charting new course
The end game is that Zimbabwe will be able to access cheap capital from multilateral and bilateral financial institutions after clearing its overdue obligations.
By Newsday
Feb. 18, 2025
Zim debt unsustainably high- IMF
The IMF mission found that fiscal pressures intensified in 2024, mainly due to the transfer of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's quasi-fiscal operations to the Treasury.
By Tafadzwa Mhlanga
Feb. 14, 2025
Govt to speak on IMF plan as economy tanks
RBZ last week revealed that an increasing number of depositors were fleeing the banking sector amid a liquidity squeeze and declining foreign currency shortages.
By Tatira Zwinoira
Feb. 10, 2025
