DAIRIBORD Holdings’ raw milk volumes remained unchanged at 20 million litres in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period last year, but sales volumes across its wider product range rose by more than a quarter. In its results for the six months to June 30, 2026, the company said raw milk utilised…
NATIONAL Housing and Social Amenities minister Paul Mavhima has called on the private sector to partner with the government to deliver Zimbabwe’s housing targets, saying the State cannot close the housing and infrastructure gap alone. Speaking at the opening of the third edition of the Zimbabwe Property Expo & Conference in Harare last week, the…
Almot Maqolo and Mishma Chakanyuka HIGH borrowing costs, the government’s rising arrears and the country’s delayed transition to a mono-currency regime remain major threats to sustained economic stability, analysts warn. Speaking to The Financial Gazette — the country’s number one business publication and prime voice for industry and commerce — there was also broad consensus…
Kudzanai Gerede Companies and Markets Editor THE fourth session of the Zimbabwe-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) held in Pretoria last week will deepen bilateral economic cooperation and unlock significant value for both economies, analysts have said. They also said the meeting by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and South Africa’s leader Cyril Ramaphosa was “symbolic” of the…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is urging commercial banks to deploy idle funds — some of which have remained locked away for extended periods — into the lending market. The apex bank uses Non-Negotiable Certificates of Deposit (NNCDs) as a monetary policy tool to mop up excess liquidity from commercial banks, curb speculative borrowing,…
AT LEAST three state-linked institutions – the National Social Security Authority (Nssa), the Public Service Pension Fund (PSPF) and Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF) – now control about 60 percent of…
CBZ Holdings (CBZ) is set to list a US$500 million infrastructure bond on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) and on offshore capital markets to raise funds towards the rehabilitation…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is set to roll out an electronic foreign exchange trading platform in the fourth quarter of 2026 as it seeks to improve trading in the foreign exchange market. In his 2026 Mid-term Monetary Policy Statement Review, central bank governor John Mushayavanhu said the platform would support the smooth functioning…
News Editor FIRST Capital Bank (FCB) says it is taking a long-term view of lending, despite the government’s plans to introduce a mono-currency system by 2030. Chief executive Tapera Mushoriwa said this week that the bank was extending credit beyond 2030, notwithstanding the planned move. “We are optimistic beyond 2030 as a business, and that…
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s sweeping foreign aid cuts have sharply reduced foreign currency inflows from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) into Zimbabwe, with receipts nearly halving in the first half of 2026, official figures show. According to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) Mid-term Monetary Policy Statement, NGO-related foreign currency receipts fell 46,1 percent to US$296,6 million…
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