THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) expects merchandise imports to increase by four percent this year to US$8,999 billion from US$8,656 billion in 2023 attributed to increases in grain, fuel, and raw material imports. (more…)

  THE country’s heightened power cuts as a result of a major fault at Hwange are freaking out business, amid rising lost production time and operational costs. (more…)

MINISTER of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to creating a safe and conducive environment for investors to bolster foreign direct investment in the country. (more…)

ZIMBABWE'S diesel consumption saw a four percent increase in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to latest data released by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera). (more…)

THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has urged the central bank to reduce and standardise bank charges to make digital transactions more attractive and curb the growing shift towards a cash economy. (more…)

THE Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF) has predicted an increased likelihood of normal to below-normal rains in the October to December period in Zimbabwe. (more…)

RENOWNED economist and President Emmerson Mnangagwa biographer Eddie Cross says the local currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), is heading for doom. Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on his widely followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on independent commercial television station, 3Ktv, last Thursday, Cross said urgent prudent…

ZIMBABWE'S manufacturing industry has the potential to expand into regional and international markets thanks to its diversified nature, according to the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI). (more…)