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Zimbabwe, IMF talks underway
Zimbabwe has entered into preliminary discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP), marking a significant step toward restoring the country's econom...Published: 18 May 2025 at 11:51hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's personality cult grows
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his loyalists have intensified efforts to create a political personality cult as part of a controversial campaign to extend his presidency beyond the constitutional tw...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 12:21hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to pay white farmers US$331 million in move to rework debt
Zimbabwe plans to pay $331 million to white former farmers whose land the nation seized in 2000 as a step toward getting creditors to agree to restructure the nation's debt pile, which has left it loc...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 08:19hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to hold talks on $21 billion debt albatross this month
Zimbabwe will resume talks with creditors later this month to restructure $21 billion in external debt as it seeks to exit a default that's kept it locked out of international capital markets since 19...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 07:17hrs | 394 | by Rigid Kondongwe
Govt happy with arrears clearance progress
The Zimbabwean Government has expressed optimism over the progress and milestones achieved in reforms under the arrears clearance and debt resolution process. During a meeting with Sector Working Grou...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 08:32hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hires Rothschild advisers over $21 Billion defaulted debt pile
Zimbabwe's government has hired financial and legal advisers to help it navigate potential talks with international creditors over the $21 billion it owes, according to people familiar with the matter...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 12:22hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
World Bank says Zimbabwe needs economic stability to advance debt talks
Zimbabwe needs an uninterrupted period of macroeconomic stability of at least 12 months to help advance debt talks with international creditors over $21 billion it owes, the World Bank said.Ha...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 06:52hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube sees $18bn debt talks on course despite US exit
Talks on the restructuring of Zimbabwe's $18 billion debt remain on track, even after the US paused its involvement in the discussions, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said.The discussions led b...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe arrears clearance, debt resolution talks resume
THE next round of high-level talks on Zimbabwe's arrears clearance and debt resolution process will be held next month, marking yet another pivotal moment in the country's quest to clear its internati...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 07:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
A weird Presidency
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, the appointment of the Commander of the Defence Forces, General Philip Valerio Sibanda to the Zanu-PF politburo as an ex-officio member, (by vi...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:55hrs | 16 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Zimbabwe GDP to grow by 4,8%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported that Zimbabwe's real gross domestic product is expected to grow by approximately 4.8 percent in the current year, driven primarily by robust performa...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
EU to withdraw support for Zimbabwe's Arrears Clearance and Debt Resolution process?
The European Union (EU) has delivered a significant blow by suggesting the possibility of withdrawing its support for Zimbabwe's Arrears Clearance and Debt Resolution process in light of the country's...Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 11:23hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Men are not angels, Mr President
GOOD day, President Emerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, the August 23 and 24 harmonised elections left no electoral fundamental standing. They were a sham and conspicuous by hollowness.They we...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:08hrs | 2 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Mnangagwa's August 23 chance
IT bears repeating that Zimbabwe and President Emmerson Mnangagwa need the August 23 general elections to pass off without incident, and more crucially, to pass a free and fair test.The later aspe...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 09:00hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe election offers regime a last chance to end financial isolation
JEFFRIES Ncube looks around Zimbabwe's second city and fallen industrial heartland and observes that, for all President Emmerson Mnangagwa's promises to resurrect a ruined economy, many of Bulawayo's ...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 5 election hurdles
AFTER days of political drama, anxiety and bated breath, President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaimed the election date, setting the stage for a season of intrigue, joy and heartaches. Zimbabwe decides on ...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 19:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ball is in Mnangagwa's court
LAST week, Zimbabwe continued with its structured debt clearance dialogues with foreign creditors owed over US$14 billion, as the country makes important steps to weave its way out of the debt hole....Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hosts fourth Structured Dialogue Platform on arrears clearance and debt resolution process
Zimbabwe has concluded a fourth Structured Dialogue Platform meeting on debt clearance with creditors and development partners.Government and development partners met Thursday 11 May, to revie...Published: 15 May 2023 at 11:09hrs | 19 | by APO
Zimbabwe to hold 'deeper' talks with rich nations over debt
Zimbabwe will hold talks with the US, UK and the European Union to end an impasse over $14 billion owed to external creditors as it seeks to shore up funding for development programs.The south...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
AfDB facilitates 3rd Structured Dialogue Platform meeting in Harare on Zimbabwe Arrears Clearance and Debt Resolution process
HARARE - Zimbabwe moved closer to resolving its debt issues last week as it hosted the third debt and arrears clearance structured dialogue platform meeti...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 18:18hrs | 17 | by APO
EU begs to deploy observers to Zimbabwe
THE European Union (EU) says it is ready to send an observer mission to help Zimbabwe hold free, fair and inclusive elections this year, which will guarantee the bloc's increased economic development ...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 07:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Africa should focus on homegrown solutions
EVEN though Africa has its challenges, most of which are not of its making, seeking solutions from outside the continent could be its undoing and instead the continent should focus on homegrown soluti...Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to host high-level forum on debt resolution
The Zimbabwean government said Thursday it will soon host a high-level debt resolution forum with development partners and other stakeholders aimed at building consensus among stakeholders on resolvin...Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt desperate for Western bailout
Zimbabwe has taken its begging bowl to the international community as it desperately seeks financial sponsors to help pay off nearly US$2.5 billion in external arrears owed to the World Bank and the A...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
African Development bank announces new appointment
The African Development Bank Group has announced the appointment of Dr Alex Mubiru as Director (Strategy and Delivery) in the Office of the President, effective 1st November 2020.The group sai...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 09:27hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
'Africa is the place to be,' African Development Bank President tells China
The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has urged Chinese business leaders to attend the Africa Investment Forum scheduled to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 7-...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 07:29hrs | 23 | by Staff Reporter
South Africa says country ready to host 2018 Africa Investment Forum
Johannesburg - The Gauteng Province in South Africa has endorsed the African Development Bank's November 2018 Africa Investment Forum as a world-class initiative that is uniquely positioned to transfo...Published: 08 May 2018 at 08:49hrs | | by AFDB
Stubborn Zim economy defies coup leader's 100-day deadline
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa clocks 100 days in office next week with his administration struggling to gain the confidence required to stem the cash crisis.Mnangagwa took over the reins last y...Published: 25 Feb 2018 at 11:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets heads of finance institutions in Davos
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday held high level meetings with top officials from the world's top multilateral financial institutions on the sidelines of the 48th World Economic Forum in Davos, ...Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe land reform a shining example for African countries
Zimbabwe's Land Reform Programme is a shining example of how African countries can ease the pressures of migration to urban centres by creating economic reasons for people to remain in, and develop ru...Published: 26 Sep 2015 at 11:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean appointed Director of Cabinet and Chief of Staff in President, African Development Bank's office
Zimbabwean appointed Director of Cabinet and Chief of Staff in President, African Development Bank's officeAfrican Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, has appointed Dr. Sipho Moyo as Directo...Published: 25 Sep 2015 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
3 Zimbabweans listed among Africa's 50 most influential personalities
Zimbabweans have been feted fairly on the list compiled by ...Published: 06 Aug 2015 at 12:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Weeding out Ebola in Liberia
An innovative African initiative to strengthen food systems while combating Ebola NAIROBI - Thousands of smallho...Published: 15 Dec 2014 at 16:52hrs | | by AOP
In south of the Sahara, echoes of the northern revolutions
As the "Arab Spring" of mass protests for democracy that is roiling much of North Africa and the Middle East slips past mid-year, activists and power holders across Africa continue to follow the unfol...Published: 24 Oct 2011 at 12:58hrs | 1 | by Africa Renewal editorial team
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