Zimbabwe external trade deficit falls 344pc from US$1,78bn in 2024

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Senior Business Reporter Zimbabwe’s external trade position improved markedly in 2025 after its trade deficit declined by 344 percent to US$404 million from US$1,79 billion, according to the…

10pc gold royalty kicks in as price surpasses US$5 000/oz

Nelson Gahadza Zimpapers Business Hub Zimbabwe’s highest gold royalty rate has kicked in after global prices for the precious metal climbed to a new record of US$5 100 an ounce…

Varun Beverages expands Zimbabwe footprint with Cheetos launch, Carlsberg Brewery plans

Zimpapers Online Varun Beverages Limited (VBL), the world’s second-largest PepsiCo franchisee outside the United States, continues to strengthen its presence in Zimbabwe with significant investments across beverages, snacks, and brewing.…

US$9.4 million project to safeguard Zimbabwe’s agriculture against climate shocks

Judith Phiri, Zimpapers Business Hub ZIMBABWE is taking bold steps towards safeguarding its agriculture against climate shocks with the launch of the US$9.4 million Resilient Agriculture Cluster Project (RACP), a…

Zimbabwe safeguards national herd against foot-and-mouth disease

Judith Phiri, Zimpapers Business Hub ZIMBABWE has stepped up surveillance and control measures following a reported outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Mangwe District, Matabeleland South province, linked to a…

ZIM HITS HISTORIC SINGLE-DIGIT INFLATION

Africa Moyo-Deputy National Editor ZIMBABWE has attained an economic milestone in price stability in the local currency, Zimbabwe Gold, with year-on-year inflation falling into single digits, hitting 4,1 percent this…

Record gold rally sustains ZiG stability

Wallace Ruzvidzo-Herald Reporter GOLD prices yesterday reached a record high of US$5 000 an ounce, extending a historic rally as investors piled into the safe-haven asset amid rising geopolitical uncertainties.…

Calls for co-ordinated strategy to engage global capital at Davos

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro, [email protected] ZIMBABWE must adopt a more deliberate and co-ordinated strategy for engaging global capital market investors to unlock funding for infrastructure, industrialisation and long term growth, CBZ Holdings…

Economy to maintain strong GDP growth — UN report

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro THE United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has forecast Zimbabwe’s economy to maintain its strong growth trajectory with a minimum 3,8 percent expansion this year, anchored by…

Beverages industry seeks sugar tax review

Nelson Gahadza Zimpapers Business Hub Zimbabwe’s beverage and sugar producers say the country’s sugar tax continues to weigh heavily on earnings, demand and value chain sustainability, despite the earlier reduction…

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