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In 2009, BP and Shell sold their joint Zimbabwean operation. In 2010, Caltex followed. By 2015, three of the four largest international oil companies had abandoned Zimbabwe's downstream fuel market, surrendering over 130 service stations and the logistical backbone that had fuelled the country's transport, agriculture,
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Zambia completed its IMF programme in January. On 13 August, 9 million voters decide if painful reforms survive the ballot box. Four scenarios for banks, miners, and funds with Southern Africa exposure.
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In January 2026, Zimbabwe recorded an annual inflation rate of 4.1 percent. By February, it dropped to 3.8 percent. For a country that once printed hundred-trillion-dollar banknotes, this is not just a statistic. It is a statement.
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Treasury Circular No. 4 of 2026 makes ZiG the sole payment currency for all government suppliers. With inflation at 3.8%, reserves at US$1.2bn, and an IMF SMP in place, Zimbabwe is attempting something it has never tried: de-dollarizing from strength rather than desperation.
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Whatever you are worth today, lithium is about to multiply the economy you are worth it in.
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Every successful currency has a moment where its creators must decide whether to trust it. Not trust it the way a central banker trusts it, with reserve ratios and monetary policy statements. Trust it the way a parent trusts a child to walk without holding their hand.
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There is a peculiar cruelty in receiving a gift and a punishment from the same event. That is exactly what the Iran-Strait of Hormuz war is doing to Zimbabwe right now.
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Zimbabwe Launches 5-Year Plan to Own the AI Future, The AI Strategy That Could Outlast Them All.
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Zimbabwe launched a BPO framework with a 15% tax rate and customs exemptions. The incentives look competitive on paper. But Kenya, South Africa, and Ghana already have operational ecosystems generating billions. Policy without infrastructure is a press release, not a strategy.
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The most influential people of African origin on earth — ranked by demonstrated ability to change lives, alter events, and shape trajectories at scale. Not wealth. Not fame. Influence.
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The RBZ dropped the 2030 mono-currency deadline and replaced it with a conditions-based framework. With 1.5 months of import cover against a 3-to-6-month target, the gap is real — but the discipline is new.