Family basket shoots to $28 300/month
THE monthly cost of living for a family of five has shot to $28 362 from $26 560 in March, data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) indicated yesterday. … Read More
Category: Zimbabwe
US$382 000 required to flash Beitbridge sewer problems
BEITBRIDGE Municipality requires a total of US$382 000 to fix sewer reticulation problems and enhance improved service delivery. The border town has been on an expansion drive in terms of … Read More
ICT drive to transform rural economies speeded up
Efforts are underway to ensure a digital economy and knowledge society in rural areas is attained to facilitate economic development and transformation in line with Vision 2030 of an upper … Read More
Inflation falls to three-year lowest
Zimbabwe’s monthly inflation rate fell to 1,58 percent in April, its lowest since September 2018, and for the eighth month in a row the country saw monthly rises in the … Read More
Vegetables the biggest driver of April inflation
The inflation figures released over the weekend could have been much lower than recorded had the economy not seen a huge jump in prices of vegetables, an analysis by Business … Read More
April 2021 inflation rates decline
Harare-The month on month inflation rate in April 2021 was 1.58% shedding 0.67 percentage points on the March 2021 rate of 2.25% The year on year inflation rate for the … Read More
Zimbabwe targets 25 new export markets, 100 trade missions
PLANS are underway for the establishment of 25 new export markets and facilitation of 100 trade investment missions as part of comprehensive measures aimed at boosting the country’s exports and … Read More
Zimbabwe’s delicate trade/industry balance
Despite being a party to the new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which came into effect in January, Zimbabwe’s current imports management programme is tantamount to trade protectionism. Under … Read More
‘Economic prospects bright’
DESPITE challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the continued economic sanctions on the country, Zimbabwe’s economy is poised for growth anchored by recoveries in the agriculture and … Read More
WTO boss looks to work closely with Zimbabwe
The newly-inaugurated Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, receiving Letters of Credence from Amb Stuart Comberbach on Monday, reflecting his appointment by President Mnangagwa as Permanent … Read More
