Columns & Comment

Caution needed on ZiG-only payments

ZIMBABWE’S latest move to require that public sector suppliers be paid exclusively in the local currency marks a bold step in its ongoing efforts to stabilise and entrench the ZiG.  It is a policy rooted in understandable objectives, including strengthening domestic currency demand, improving fiscal discipline, and bringing greater coherence to public procurement systems. Yet,…

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Rains deliver hope

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,…

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SMP welcome but no silver bullet

THE International Monetary Fund’s recent staff-level agreement with Zimbabwe on a 10-month Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP) is a genuinely positive development worth applauding. Coming after years of economic instability, hyperinflation and…

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