ZIMBABWE’s parallel market exchange rate premium remained within a 20 percent margin during the first quarter of 2026 and is expected to further narrow the gap, marking a milestone in the stabilisation of the ZiG. According to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), the official exchange rate averaged ZiG25,59 per US dollar throughout the quarter.…
ZiG premium to drop below 20 percent
Speaking to The Financial Gazette — the country’s number one business publication and prime voice for industry and commerce — there was also broad consensus among the analysts yesterday that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) had largely managed to sustain confidence in its monetary framework in its MPS of last week.