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Zimbabwe targets 6% growth in budget review
Philemon JambayaZim Now EditorAll eyes are fixed on Treasury this afternoon, July 31, 2025, as Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, takes center st...
Global Economic Growth to Remain Modest at 3.0% in 2025 — IMF
Oscar J Jeke- Zim Now ReporterThe International Monetary Fund has projected that global economic growth will remain subdued, estimating a growth rate of 3.0% in 2025 and 3.1% in 2026, according to its...
Harare Master Plan Targets Fake CBD 'Malls' as Fire Risks and Informality Soar
ZimNow News DeskHarare City Council has proposed a sweeping ban on so-called "malls" and shop partitioning in the CBD, citing fire hazards, poor licensing compliance, and a drive to modernize the capi...
Investor interest in Zim rises sharply: ZIDA licences surge 23% to US$2.47 billion in Q2
 By the Numbers: Q2 2025 vs Q2 2024IndicatorQ2 2024Q2 2025% ChangeNew Licences Issued154190+23.37%Total Investment ValueUS$1.8bnUS$2.47bn+37.2%Licence Renewals45 (est.)107+137%Actualised Investment fr...
First Mutual Properties eyes expansion as Portfolio revalues to US$133 million
Audrey Galawu- Assistant EditorFirst Mutual Properties Limited closed the 2024 financial year with a property portfolio valuation of US$132.95 million—down 26% from US$179.77 million in 2023—largely d...
After Bhola conviction, retailers warned to regularise sale of ‘Tsunami’
 Zim Now News DeskThe recent conviction of Bhola Hardware for selling unapproved complementary medicines has sent shockwaves through Zimbabwe’s retail sector, prompting fresh scrutiny over the widespr...
Zimbabwean Diplomacy Rings Nasdaq Bell with Namib Minerals
 Philemon JambayaZim Now EditorIn a powerful symbol of Africa's growing influence in global financial markets, Namib Minerals, a recently listed African mining firm, had the distinct honor of ringing...
Businesses face closure as COH launches CBD crackdown
 ZimNow News DeskThe City of Harare’s Operation CBD Restoration is officially underway and the local authority has said businesses across Harare’s CBD found lacking requisite paperwork will be immedia...
Ariston Holdings Shrinks Half-Year Loss by 32%
 Rutendo Mazhindu - ZimNow ReporterAriston Holdings Limited has reduced its half-year loss to US$1,437,871 for the six months ended March 31, 2025, a 32 percent improvement from the US $2,101,228 reco...
Taxing Trouble: Why Zimbabwe’s Entrepreneurs Are Suffocating
Audrey Galawu- Assistant EditorZimbabwe’s ambition to become an upper-middle-income economy by 2030 is being stifled by one of its biggest internal contradictions: a tax regime so heavy and complex th...