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Exports up and NGO inflows shrink as national forex receipts rise 3.5% in first half of 2023
Minerals make up most of Zimbabwe’s export earnings·        Exports make up 55%·        Diaspora remittances at 16%·        NGO inflows shrink by 10.5%Audrey GalawuIn its latest Monetary Policy Sta...
Zimplats quarterly output up 9pc
Zimplats concentrator at NgeziZim Now WriterA combination of improved milling, better grades and recovery resulted in a 9 percent quarterly increase in six-element metal in final product volumes, plat...
Invictus closer to second oil, gas test well drilling
Zim Now WriterAustralia-headquartered energy firm, Invictus Energy, which is exploring oil and gas Muzarabani, in the north of Zimbabwe, says it is closer to launching its Mukuyu-2 test well drilling...
Advocate Kingston Magaya appointed to NRZ Board
Zim Now WriterPresident Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved the appointment of Advocate Kingston Magaya to the National Railways of Zimbabwe Board for a three-year term with effect from August 21, 2023.In...
Power outages lead to Mimosa recording decline in tonnes milled
Zim Now WriterImpala Platinum Holdings and Sibanye Still Water, 50/50 owned Platinum group metals producer Mimosa Mining Company recorded a 2.9% decrease in tonnes milled for the year ended June 30, 2...
Agribusiness in Zimbabwe: Entrepreneurs capitalising on opportunities
Nobukhosi Ndlovu- From producing peanut butter to exporting products made from the baobab fruit, these six businesses are embracing the potential of Zimbabwe’s agribusiness and food industry.1. Transf...
BRICS member expansion a natural course
Su YiExpansion of the BRICS group will be high on the agenda of the bloc’s summit in South Africa. At least 20 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Argentina, and Egypt, are willing to join this group o...
Zim tourism arrivals up 50%
Audrey GalawuZimbabwe’s tourism rose from a Covid-19- induced slump as tourist arrivals rose by 50% to 529 078 in the first six months of the year while receipts rose by 16% to US$397.7 m from the com...
Zim to export 30 tonnes of beef monthly to DRC
Audrey GalawuThe Agricultural Marketing Authority finalised an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo that will see Zimbabwe exporting over 30 tonnes of beef per month to the Republic.The arr...
Zim orange juice export earnings up 87%
Patience MuchemwaZimbabwe’s orange juice export earnings have gone up by 87%, it has been learnt.The Zimbabwe Economic Review confirmed the development on their Twitter handle: “Orange juice export ea...