ZIMBABWE’s ambitious push to lift its tax-to-GDP ratio to 22 per­cent by 2030 risks stifling eco­nomic growth, dampening foreign investment and eroding household incomes, economists say. Speaking to The Financial Gazette — the country’s number one business publication and prime voice for industry and commerce — they warned this week that raising the tax burden…

ZIMBABWE’S inaugural State of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector survey has won global recognition for its impact, after being honoured at the 2026 Esomar Awards in Valencia, Spain recently. The survey, conducted by Con­sumer Feedback Consultancy in part­nership with the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Corporation and The Financial Gazette, was rec­ognised…

THE World Bank says Zimbabwe needs to implement urgent structural reforms and achieve annual economic growth of at least seven percent to attain an upper-middle-in­come status by 2030. In its Zimbabwe Growth and Jobs Report re­leased in Harare on Friday, the Washington DC-based financial institution said the current mac­roeconomic stability in the country presented a…

THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Indus­tries (CZI) says a decline in Pay As You Earn (PAYE) collections in the first quar­ter of 2026 raises concerns about the pace of formal job creation and income growth in the country. PAYE remains a key source of government revenue, although its share of total collections fell from 21,4 percent…