finance

By Ephraim Chawoneka CREDIT ratings are often linked to financial numbers such as revenue, debt, and cash flow. These numbers matter, but they do not tell the full story. Behind …

THE Insurance Council of Zimbabwe (ICZ), through the National Bureau of Zimbabwe (NBZ), is aiming to boost Yellow Card uptake by eight percent by the end of next year. The …

ZIMBABWE is losing as much as US$9 billion each year by exporting raw tobacco instead of processing it locally, a senior government official has warned. The country’s tobacco sector has …

THE African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it will open the Afreximbank African Trade Centre (AATC) in Harare next year. This follows after Africa’s leading multilateral financial institution marked a historic …

ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet) has announced plans to delist from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) to unlock shareholder value by separating its core mobile business from its infrastructure assets. The …

THE government says it will introduce inflation-hedged and index-linked bonds, alongside a pension portability system that allows members to keep their accrued benefits when they change jobs or schemes, a …

By Bothwell Nyajeka WHEN the Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion, Mthuli Ncube, presented the 2026 National Budget on November 27, 2025, his announcement set off widespread analysis …

FIRST Capital Bank has been named Zimbabwe’s bank of the year by The Banker, a publication of the London-based Financial Times Group and a global reference in the banking sector. …

By Professor Mandivamba Rukuni FOR decades, Zimbabwe’s experience with contract farming has been most visible in cotton and tobacco. Those systems proved one thing: contracts can mobilise inputs, lift yields …

ECONOMIST and public policy commentator Gift Mugano has described the Mutapa Investment Fund as nothing short of revolutionary, arguing that its early performance signals a decisive shift in the management …