Business

Zimbabwe’s upcoming economic census, slated for next year, aims to comprehensively evaluate the nation’s economic landscape by including small, medium, and large businesses, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) has announced. With estimates indicating that 70% of the economy operates informally, ZimStat underscores the need for accurate data to gauge …

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has come under scrutiny for its directives regarding foreign currency (forex) management, with accusations of undue interference in companies’ cash flow operations. Recently, RBZ Governor Dr. John Mushayavanhu stated that companies should prioritize using their foreign currency account (FCA) balances before accessing forex from …

Zimbabwe has asked for public input on cryptoasset operations as it works on regulatory policy for the sector. “In line with global trends and best practices, Zimbabwe is embarking on an exercise to assess and understand the cryptocurrency landscape,” the government said in a statement published in state-run Herald newspaper …

Zimbabwe is working on new measures to stabilise its local currency including linking the exchange rate to hard assets such as gold and creating a currency board, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said on Monday. The Zimbabwean dollar has fallen about 40 percent since the start of the year, hurt by …

Twenty-one public entities, mostly enterprises where the State is just an investor rather than a manager, including the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and its subsidiaries, have been exempted from the requirements of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act. The Act allows the President, after consulting the Procurement …

Zimbabwe’s state sovereign wealth fund has now acquired all of state mining company Kuvimba Mining House Ltd., in a bid to end speculation about its ownership. Kuvimba holds some of Zimbabwe’s best mining assets, which were once owned by a company controlled by US- and UK-sanctioned tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei, an …

The local currency has lost so much value in the past three years such that the country is virtually dollarised again, but experts believe that letting the foreign currency market free might save whatever is left of the local currency. Zimbabwean economists say a pressing need for revision in the …

DELTA Corporation has launched two new flavours of its Chibuku Super beer brand under the sorghum segment as the firm seeks to offer differentiated products and choices to meet the market’s dynamic needs. The latest flavours — ginger and pineapple, are already in the market with consumers now able to …

Reputable award-winning academy, Impact Training Institute (ITI) continues to scale heights in Zimbabwe’s academic space after being accredited to two international examination boards, Nhau/Indaba has established. Renowned for its Christian background, ITI was recently officially approved as a centre for Associate of the Business Management Association (ABMA) and Institute of …

Analysts and industry stakeholders say Zimbabwe will not attain the upper middle-income society status by 2030 if the manufacturing growth rate continues at a rate below 10 percent per annum. These sentiments were aired during the Zimbabwe National Industrial Development Policy (ZNIDP) consultative workshop hosted by the Ministry of Industry …