Gold exports forecast to increase in 2021

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) expects gold exports to increase this year on the back of higher global commodity prices and favourable policies domestically. (more…)

THE mining industry is well on course to surpass the government’s growth projections for the sector for the year, amid strong commodity prices and rising export earnings. (more…)

THE state trade development and promotion body, ZimTrade, says value added exports grew by 28 percent from US$221 million in 2020 to US$283 million in 2021 driven by, among other sectors, clothing and textile. (more…)

MINERS are confident that firm commodity prices on the global market, coupled with government support, will spur the extractive sector's performance to meet set targets this year, the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) has said. (more…)

ZIMBABWE'S current account surplus is likely to narrow to 1,5 percent of GDP in 2022 from 4,8 percent in 2020, as demand for consumer and industrial imports strengthens, amid an uptick in economic activity, Fitch Solutions (Fitch) has said. (more…)