Mozambique is navigating a fiscal crisis and has built up debt-servicing arrears with a raft of bilateral and multilateral lenders, the International Monetary Fund said, painting a bleak picture of…
Standard Chartered Plc has begun a process to sell its Botswana business and expects to get first bids by middle of the year, according to people familiar with the matter.…
By Charity Suburare IMAGINE a marketing strategy that does not just capture attention, but commands respect. In an era of digital noise and fleeting trends, the true differentiator lies not…
By Ephraim Chawoneka AS conversations start about the need for Africa-based credit rating agencies, expectations are naturally rising in the state. Stakeholders hope that locally established agencies will better show regional realities, development priorities, and reform efforts. However, before these expectations convert into assumptions, it is very important to address a structural feature of credit…
THE government is pushing for blended finance solutions in agriculture to reduce risk in Zimbabwe’s financial sector and widen farmers’ access to capital. High interest rates have long constrained agricultural financing, leaving many farmers unable to secure loans until the introduction of state-backed schemes such as command agriculture, later renamed the national enhanced agriculture productivity…
ZIMBABWE’S digital payment transactions rose by 23 percent in December 2025, driven largely by a surge in high-value electronic transfers, central bank data show. The increase underlines the growing dominance of the national payments system in managing the country’s liquidity flows. During the review period, the total value of digital payment transactions climbed to ZiG275,38…
By Rhyne Chikuni TOBACCO production in Matabeleland North and South has reached an exciting new milestone, marking a historic shift in Zimbabwe’s agricultural landscape. This season, 325 growers have planted…
DELTA Corporation (Delta) is spending tens of millions of US dollars annually on local communal farmers purchasing input grains under its contract farming model, which has transformed rural livelihoods. The country’s largest brewer is a huge consumer of maize, sorghum and barley, which it primarily sources from its extensive contract farming schemes to supply its…
THIS year’s rains have revived more than fields, they have revived confidence. Expanded planting, greener provinces and encouraging early crop assessments point to a harvest that could reshape growth prospects,…
BUSINESS is cautiously optimistic about the country’s recent agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a new Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP). Speaking to The Financial Gazette — the country’s number one business publication and prime voice for industry and commerce — top corporate executives said this week that although the SMP was not likely to…
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