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2 months ago | March 15, 2024

LEFT IN LIMBO . . . Business in wait-and-see mode as MPS stalls

Business Writer For Zimbabwean business executives, January typically brings a renewed sense of direction. The annual ...

Alarm over potential rise in energy costs

Nelson Gahadza Businesses are increasingly getting worried about the potential rise in energy expenses as the country ...

‘New currency doomed without right policy mix’

Business Writer THE structured currency the Government intends to introduce to curtail persistent exchange rate ...

2 months ago | March 8, 2024

US easing Zim sanctions seen as bid to counter Chinese influence

Business Writer Diplomats and economic observers say the United States of America (USA)’s recent partial lifting of some ...

Zim gas find needs minimal processing

Business Writer AS Zimbabwe urges closer to becoming a key player in the global natural gas industry, a growing source ...

2 months ago | March 1, 2024

Govt borrowing plan raises hope for transparency

Business Writer The Zimbabwean Government’s decision to release the 2024 Annual Borrowing Plan (ABP) has been met with ...

Zim mining takes hit amid falling global metal prices

Martin Kadzere A steady decline in prices of key metals such as lithium and platinum group of metals since early 2022, ...

2 months ago | February 23, 2024

Wide-spread old-age poverty looms

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Zimbabwe is on the brink of a wave of old-age poverty in the current working generation that ...

Industry buckles under weight of wider exchange rate disparity

Golden Sibanda The sustained widening of the Zimbabwe dollar exchange rate is once again weighing heavily on compliant ...

2 months ago | February 16, 2024

Zim courts Afreximbank over gold buying facility

Business Writer Zimbabwe has reportedly initiated engagements with some regional financial institutions to mobilise ...

Schweppes agitates for further sugar tax review

Golden Sibanda ONE of Zimbabwe’s largest beverage makers, Schweppes Zimbabwe, says the newly introduced tax on sugar ...

3 months ago | February 9, 2024

Inflationary pressures will persist in Zim: CZI

Golden Sibanda ZIMBABWE will likely remain under heavy inflationary pressures this year, weighed down by the weakening ...

Rise in food prices impoverishes 50 percent of citizens

Business Writer Putting food on the table is becoming increasingly difficult for Zimbabweans, with a staggering 56 ...

3 months ago | February 2, 2024

Ghosts of 2023 back to haunt us?

Golden Sibanda FORMAL retailers have found themselves in a quandary again regarding pricing models to use in the highly ...

3 months ago | January 26, 2024

Zimdollar woes leave banks jittery

Business Writers Income from banks’ core businesses has plummeted as banks adopt a more cautious approach in lending ...

Zimra gives small businesses six-month reprieve

Business Writer The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has offered a six-month grace period for informal businesses to ...

3 months ago | January 19, 2024

Industry targets too low for upper middle-income society

Michael Tome ANALYSTS and industry stakeholders say Zimbabwe will not attain the upper middle-income society status by ...

ZIDA flags concern over tax evasion

Nelson Gahadza Huge volume of investments flowing into the country is not commensurate with revenues the Fiscus is ...

4 months ago | January 12, 2024

Mthuli got his tax!

Business Writers Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Mthuli Ncube might have had his way to ...

Zim dollar tumbles 21,5 percent

Business Writer The Zimbabwe dollar under pressure from an ever-depreciating exchange rate on the parallel market, lost ...