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Climate change now shaping investment decisions
 Climate change is emerging as a strategic business risk for Zimbabwe's mining sector, with Caledonia Mining signalling that future investment decisions at Blanket Mine will increasingly be guided by...
POSB, AFC Drive Insurance Into Rural Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's push for financial inclusion is increasingly extending beyond traditional banking services, with State-owned institutions moving to bring insurance products closer to farmers, traders and r...
RBZ Cuts Interest Rate, Cost of Credit Remains High
 The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has cut its benchmark policy interest rate by five percentage points to 30%, marking its first reduction since the introduction of the Zimbabwe Gold currency. However, th...
World Bank Downgrades Zim Growth Outlook
 The World Bank has trimmed Zimbabwe's 2026 economic growth forecast to 4.6%, down from the 5.0% projected in January, reflecting a weaker global environment and moderating domestic growth following l...
IDBZ Appoints Willing Zvirevo as Substantive CEO
 The Infrastructure and Development Bank of Zimbabwe has appointed Willing Zvirevo as its substantive Chief Executive Officer with effect from June 1, 2026, following a period in which he served as Ac...
Chivayo Firm Lands Stake in $2.9 Billion Kenya Airport Project
Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo's construction company has secured a stake in a major US$2.9 billion expansion project at Kenya's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), according to ZimLi...
Zimbabwe's Factories Are Ready to Produce More. What's Holding Them Back?
Zimbabwe's manufacturing sector recorded its highest capacity utilisation in 16 years in 2025, with factories operating at 56 percent of installed capacity, according to the Confederation of Zimbabwe...
Zimbabwe citrus season opens wider market potential as growers eye 1.8m Valencia cartons
  Zimbabwe's citrus harvest season is underway, with growers in the southern belt expected to pack around 160,000 cases of grapefruit and between 1.5 million and 1.8 million cases of Valencia oranges....
Zimbabwe Positioned at Centre of Africa's Critical Minerals Boom
 Zimbabwe is emerging as one of the most strategically positioned mining jurisdictions in Sub-Saharan Africa as rising global demand for critical minerals reshapes investment priorities across the con...
Export Clusters Transform Rural Producers into Global Suppliers
Zimbabwe's rural economy is undergoing a gradual transformation as thousands of smallholder farmers and rural producers increasingly access international markets through export clusters that are helpi...