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Zimbabwe's non-traditional exports surge

Zimbabwe is showing strong potential to diversify its export base, with official data revealing robust growth in non-traditional exports, signaling a new era of economic opportunity. Traditionally reliant on minerals such as gold and plati…

Published: 08 Sep 2025 at 12:51hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's gold exports soar

Zimbabwe's gold exports surged to US$1,385 billion in the first seven months of 2025, a 60,5 percent increase from the US$863,1 million recorded during the same period last year, according to the latest Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) figur…

Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:53hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe scales up crocodile exports

The Government of Zimbabwe has stepped up efforts to scale up crocodile farming and exports, focusing on Binga District as a key node in its agro-wildlife economy. The move comes amid growing global demand for premium crocodile skins and m…

Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 17:14hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter

Tobacco, gold dominate Zimbabwe's exports

Zimbabwe's export economy remains firmly anchored in its traditional staples of tobacco and gold, while imports are still dominated by fuel, vehicles, and machinery, according to the latest Trade and Price Statistics Report for July 2025 r…

Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 18:26hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe gold exports jump 25% in June

Zimbabwe's gold exports soared by 24 percent in the first five months of 2025, reaching US$748 million compared to US$599.2 million during the same period in 2024, according to figures released by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). The gr…

Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 09:22hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa challenges NatFoods to raise exports

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged National Foods Holdings Limited to intensify its regional export efforts following the commissioning of the company's new production lines for pasta, biscuits, and breakfast cereals at its Harare…

Published: 30 May 2025 at 09:46hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter

'Zimbabwe has huge export potential in floriculture'

Zimbabwe's national trade development and promotion agency, ZimTrade, has spotlighted floriculture as a profitable and viable agricultural venture, urging farmers to diversify into flower production to tap into lucrative export markets.In …

Published: 07 May 2025 at 09:21hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's exports surge by 13.5%

Zimbabwe's export earnings surged by 13.5 percent in March 2025 to reach US$581.9 million, up from US$512.6 million in February, underscoring the country's growing productivity, mineral output and the effectiveness of recent trade and sect…

Published: 03 May 2025 at 08:35hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean avocado gains traction among Chinese importers

CHINESE importers have positively reviewed the quality and output of Zimbabwean avocados and are committed to helping local farmers tap into the Chinese market, a Chinese trade specialist has said.Speaking to Xinhua late Friday in Harare, …

Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:50hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe cuts power exports to ease load-shedding

Zimbabwe has significantly reduced power exports to neighbouring countries to bolster local electricity supplies, leading to a notable reduction in load-shedding across the country over the past two weeks.This development coincides with im…

Published: 15 Dec 2024 at 09:10hrs | 5004 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's value-added exports rise to US$244,5 million

Zimbabwe's export sector is experiencing a significant upswing, driven by a marked increase in value-added products and local manufacturing, signaling a promising path toward sustainable economic growth. This encouraging trend was highligh…

Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 12:29hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter

Dinson Colliery expansion to boost production, exports

Hwange-based Dinson Colliery has launched Phase Four of its operations, featuring 85 coke oven batteries, to enhance infrastructure, boost production, and expand exports. Currently, the company operates three phases, producing 1,500 tonnes…

Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 08:57hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter

Minerals, tobacco dominate Zimbabwe's export list

In the third quarter of the year, Zimbabwe's export landscape continued to be dominated by raw minerals and tobacco, as outlined in the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) third-quarter report.According to the central bank's report, gold emer…

Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 15:09hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

'Zimbabwe may begin power exports'

AS the power crisis eased in the past month, Ministry of Energy and Power Development permanent secretary Gloria Magombo (GM) says the country should start power exports next year. Indications of this positive trajectory have already come …

Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 10:02hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe targets wheat exports as output rises

Zimbabwe is considering exporting surplus wheat to Mozambique from this year's anticipated harvest of 420 000 tonnes, well above the country's requirements of 360 000 tonnes a year.Last year, a record harvest of over 375 000 tonnes was ach…

Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:30hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe military gets permit to export raw lithium

EMBATTLED state arms manufacturer, the Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI) has been controversially granted a special permit to export raw lithium by the government, a decision expected to inject life into the firm's struggling operations, e…

Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 16:28hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Starafrica halts sugar exports

ONE of Zimbabwe's biggest sugar producers has shelved exports in response to steep local demand in the past few months, which has outstripped supply.The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed starafricacorporation said refined white sugar had been…

Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:23hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's exports on the rise

AMID the pervasive disruption to world trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Zimbabwe's exports held up well between January-June this year compared to the same period last year.According to statistics recently released by the Zimbabwe…

Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:51hrs | 8 | by Allan Majuru

Zimbabwe exports increase by 35,5%

THE value of exports from Zimbabwe increased by 35,5 percent in the first six months of the year to US$2,52 billion compared to US$1,86 billion in the corresponding period last year, official data show. The growth in exports, however, was …

Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 06:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Lack of capacity hampers Zimbabwe exports

Low production levels are one of Zimbabwe's biggest impediments as the economy seeks to expand its exports, Foreign Affairs and International Deputy Minister David Musabayana has said. Deputy Minister Musabayana made these remarks when he …

Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:37hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe mineral exports exceed target

ATTRACTIVE international prices for major minerals except gold, coupled with stability in the mining sector despite the COVID-19-related lockdowns has seen Zimbabwe's mineral exports exceed the projected numbers for the 11 months of 2020 b…

Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 22:25hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Do not do as the English tell you to do, do as the English do

Figures from industry indicate that since the migration to a multiple currency regime in early 2009, Zimbabweans have spent more than US$50 billion importing things like toothpicks, onions, tomatoes and apples. In the first three months of…

Published: 26 Jun 2016 at 09:15hrs | 1508 | by Staff reporter

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