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Zimbabwe eyes price relief towards end of 2025
After years of persistent inflationary pressures, Zimbabwe is approaching the latter half of 2025 with cautious optimism, as recent economic indicators and government policy measu...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:56hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's monthly inflation eases to 0.3%
Zimbabwe's month-on-month inflation rate eased to 0.3% in June 2025, shedding 0.6 percentage points from the May figure of 0.9%, according to data released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:03hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's ZiG annual inflation rate surges to 92,5%
Zimbabwe's local currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG or ZWG), recorded a sharp annual inflation surge of 92.5% in June 2025, up by 0.4 percentage points from May, according to the latest data released by the...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 15:17hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's inflation rate shows signs of easing
Zimbabwe's weighted and US dollar monthly inflation rates eased in May 2025, with the weighted inflation dropping by 0.3 percentage points to reach 0 percent, indicating progress towards greater econo...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:30hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's weighted inflation rate hits 0% in May
Zimbabwe's monthly weighted average inflation rate fell to 0 percent in May 2025, marking a significant step toward economic stability and price predictability across both local and foreign currency m...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:12hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ZWG yearly inflation hits 85%
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has raised alarm over the country's ZWG inflationary trends, which it says are not aligning with current market interventions, suggesting that Zimbabwe i...Published: 08 May 2025 at 09:57hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's monthly inflation drops to 0% in March 2025
Zimbabwe's monthly inflation rate fell to 0% in March 2025, marking a significant milestone in the country's economic stabilization efforts. The decline was attributed to a sustained tight liquidity s...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 05:40hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation in major downtrend
Zimbabwe's inflation rate experienced a notable downturn in February, decreasing by 10 percentage points to 0.5 percent, signaling progress toward long-term economic stability and price predictability...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 11:02hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's inflation surges to 11.6% in January 2025
Zimbabwe's weighted month-on-month inflation rate surged by 10.5 percentage points in January 2025, reaching 11.6 percent from 1.1 percent in December 2024, according to figures released by the Zimbab...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 06:38hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
ZiG inflation rate now pegged at 37.2%
Zimbabwe's inflation rate for the Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) currency surged to 37.2% in October, according to the latest data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat). This sharp increase, ref...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:48hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's month-on-month inflation surges to 5.8% in September
Zimbabwe's month-on-month inflation rate accelerated to 5.8% in September, a sharp rise from 1.4% in August, according to the latest data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat). The in...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:41hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's monthly inflation rises by 0,4%
In August 2024, Zimbabwe experienced a monthly inflation rate of 0.4%, up from - 0.1% in July. This increase was attributed to fluctuations in the parallel market exchange rate, which affected local c...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 08:13hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Bleak outlook for Zimbabwe's consumers
Inter Horizon (IH) Securities, a prominent financial services firm, has released a sobering report on Zimbabwe's consumer spending patterns for 2024. The analysis paints a bleak picture, attributing t...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:58hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
ZiG kills Zimbabwe's inflation
The Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) has significantly curbed inflation, achieving a zero percent month-on-month inflation rate for June 2024. Presenting the price statistics, Mr. Aluwisio Mukavhi, th...Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:15hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's ZiG knocks down monthly inflation
Zimbabwe's newly introduced currency, the ZiG, has had a notable impact on monthly inflation, reducing it to 0.6%, according to a report by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) released o...Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:57hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe family basket doubles to ZWL$6,2m
The family basket has nearly doubled to ZWL$6,2 million from ZWL$3,6 million in December due to the continued depreciation of the Zimdollar, the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has said, spelling d...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe slides further on the corruption index
ZIMBABWE has continued to perform dismally in fighting graft after scoring 24 out of 100, below the regional average of 33 on the Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index. Tran...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans sink deeper into poverty
Zimbabweans are having to digging deeper into their pockets to buy basic commodities as the cost of living continues to rise with the food poverty line reaching ZWL$155 360,39 for a single perso...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 07:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's trade deficit reaches US$268,7million
ZIMBABWE exported goods worth US$550,6 million in December with three major export destinations South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and China accounting for about 73 percent of the total value, lat...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 04:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Schools warned against arm-twisting parents
As schools opened smoothly yesterday with cholera protocols and procedures being observed, the Government warned rogue school administrators against holding parents and guardians to ransom by turning ...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:31hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Food inflation hits Zimbabwe consumers
ZIMBABWE'S food inflation for December jumped by 21% from the November rate following a wave of price hikes of most basic commodities ahead of the festive season.According to a latest Zimbabwe...Published: 29 Dec 2023 at 07:06hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe economic data questionable'
A team of technical experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week called into question the authenticity of economic data compiled by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat), r...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:14hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans sink deeper into poverty
THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) says the total consumption poverty line (TCPL) for the month of November increased 9,5% to ZWL$115,090.00 for an individual from ZWL$105,071.98 in Oct...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's yearly inflation increases to 21,6%
In November, Zimbabwe's annual inflation rose to 21.6%, according to data released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) on Monday. This figure, measured by the all-items Consumer Price...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:12hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Woe to poverty-stricken Zimbabweans
IT never rains, but pours for the majority of Zimbabweans who are barely making ends meet as the cost of living continues to spiral out of reach.The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimSta...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe monthly inflation rate up 2.5%
Zimbabwe's monthly inflation rose to 2.5% in the period ending, marking a slight increase compared to the rates observed in the previous month.The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat)...Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prices skyrocket in Zimbabwe
The ongoing depreciation of the local currency is plunging Zimbabweans further into economic hardship, causing prices of essential goods and services to soar beyond the means of most low-income famili...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation to hit 400% by year end, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast that Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate is expected to rise to nearly 400% by the end of the year due to the depreciation of the local currency. This p...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'rigged' inflation remains high at 18.4%
In September, Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate remained high at 18.4%, despite the adoption of a geometric aggregation method by the authorities for analyzing the consumer price index (CPI). The Zimba...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's inflation drops to 101.3%
Zimbabwe's annual inflation eased to 101,3 percent in July from 175,8 percent in the prior month as the local unit continued to firm against the United States dollar and riding on tight fiscal and mon...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economy now in hyperinflation, says CZI
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) says the country is now in hyperinflation citing the shooting up of the blended month-on-month rate by nearly 59 percentage points last month.Thi...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:22hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation rate declines
ZIMBABWE continues to experience a sustained drop in inflation since August last year as the annual rate for March tumbled to 87,6 percent from 92,3 percent in February.The Zimbabwe National S...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 08:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's monthly inflation goes negative
Monthly inflation went negative last month to -1,6 percent, meaning prices fell on average, according to ZimStat, the national statistics agency, using the new weighted consumer price index that takes...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records world's highest food inflation
ZIMBABWE now has the highest food inflation rate globally which now stands at 285%, according to the latest World Bank (WB) report.The development comes after prices of basic foodstuffs and ot...Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 04:53hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe monthly inflation rate drops to 0,7%
MONTHLY inflation declined to 0,7% in January 2023 shedding 0,6 percentage points in a development which comes on the back of economic reforms aimed at easing inflationary pressures, Zimbabwe National...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuel prices drop again
Fuel prices for both blend and diesel marginally dropped effective today, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulation Authority (ZERA) has said.The last review was on 23 November.In reviewing the c...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 18:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation tumbles to 3,5%?
ZIMBABWE'S month-on-month inflation rate has drastically dropped to 3,5 percent in September, shedding 8,9 percentage points on the August rate of 12,4 percent as price stability persists across the m...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF stretching the truth on prices
YOU know we are in the election season when the Zanu-PF government starts lauding itself over non-existent economic improvements.The latest self-praise comes from the Treasury, the Reserve Ban...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has 2nd highest rising food prices, claims WB
THE World Bank says Zimbabwe has the second highest food prices in the world after it recorded a real food inflation annual rate of 52.In an update dated August 11, 2022, released on Sat...Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rated among 10 poor countries hardest hit by food inflation
THE latest World Bank (WB) food security report has indicated Zimbabwe was among countries worst affected by domestic food price inflation, a development that has exacerbated household food insecurity...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 20:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation spikes to 257%
ZIMBABWE'S year-on-year inflation jumped to 256,9% this month, up from 191% in June, evoking memories of the 2008 hyper-inflationary era nightmares as prices of basic goods continue to skyrocket....Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Family of 6 now requires ZW$110,550 for monthly expenses in Zimbabwe
THE cost of living for a family of six has shot up to a whooping ZW$110 550 for monthly expenses, Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) latest data for June 2022 has revealed.During th...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teachers hit back at Mthulisi Ncube
TEACHERS yesterday hit back at Finance minister Mthuli Ncube for "insulting" the teaching profession by claiming that government had done much to improve their lot.Ncube told Parliament last w...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fails to rig the economy
A FAMILY of six now requires a total of ZW$68 178 to meet basic needs per month as inflation continues to surge, according to latest data from the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZimStat)....Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 09:06hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Nightmare as Zimbabwe inflation spikes to 96,4%
ZIMBABWE'S inflation yesterday raced to 96,4%, up from 72% the previous month, raising fears of a possible return to hyperinflation.Inflation has been on an upward trend since late last year w...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biden 's approval rating sinks - poll
US President Joe Biden's approval rating sank to 38% in a CNBC poll released on Thursday, down from 46% in December. Respondents rated Biden poorly on his handling of the economy and the conflict in U...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 20:36hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Total consumption poverty line goes up: CCZ
THE country's total consumption poverty line for one person has gone up to $8 496 per month in January 2022, from $6 153 in December last year, the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe has revealed.Bu...Published: 28 Jan 2022 at 06:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
January inflation slows down
ZIMBABWE'S month-on-month inflation rate for the month of January 2022 retreated to 5,34 percent after shedding 0,42 percentage points on the December 2021 rate of 5,76 percent.Official data r...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 18:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe monthly inflation remains constant'
THE country's month-on-month inflation for November and December has remained constant at 5,76 percent, according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat).In a latest update, the a...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:11hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
November inflation sheds 0,64 percentage points
THE month-on-month inflation rate for November 2021 stood at 5,76 percent after shedding 0,64 percentage points on the October 2021 rate of 6,40 percent, according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics ...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:33hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
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