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US warns Zimbabwe trade talks could collapse
The United States has cautioned that Zimbabwe's efforts to secure reduced tariffs on its exports face significant risks due to tight negotiation timelines, even as a temporary reprieve has been grante...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 19:01hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe and Zambia Strengthen Bilateral Trade Ties Amid Shifting Global Dynamics
Mt Hampden, Zimbabwe - In a bid to fortify economic cooperation, Zimbabwe and Zambia have outlined clear strategies to enhance their bilateral trade, emphasizin...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 19:13hrs | 431 | by Staff Reporter
Restoring African Identity
Africa is a vast and diverse place. It has the ability to feed its own people through effective agricultural practices. Its natural resources are critical to economic development.Efficient res...Published: 30 Apr 2025 at 09:13hrs | 169 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe has removed barriers to trade, says Chiwenga
Zimbabwe has undertaken significant reforms to position itself as a competitive investment destination, Vice President Dr. Constantino Chiwenga said at the Third Edition of the Iran-Africa Economic Co...Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:14hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
EU scraps duty on Zimbabwe exports
In a landmark development for Zimbabwe's trade ambitions, European Union Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Jobst Von Kirchmann, announced that Zimbabwean companies can now export any product to the EU duty-free...Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:12hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Duty free access into EU for Zimbabwe exports
The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment to boosting foreign direct investment (FDI) and offering duty-free access to European markets for Zimbabwean products, EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe, ...Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 07:29hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Key Sadc trade talks begin in Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe is set to host the five-day Southern African Development Community (SADC) Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Cooperation Structures meetings, starting tomorrow, March 24, in Victoria Falls. Th...Published: 23 Mar 2025 at 08:05hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean industry urged to brace for AfCFTA competition
Zimbabwe's local industry must be ready for competition from across the continent as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) comes into force, Industry and Commerce Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu ...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:22hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Bulawayo for ZimTrade indaba
President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived in Bulawayo yesterday, where he is set to officially open the ZimTrade Annual Exporters Conference today. The event, hosted at the Zimbabwe International Exhibitio...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 08:50hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
South African GNU and Zimbabwe economy
GNU as portfolio controlThis week, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa was inaugurated for his second and last term in office under the current Constitution.What is now awaited is...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 11:28hrs | 7 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
Chirundu border now open 24 hours
The Chirundu One-Stop border post is now operational 24 hours a day, a move driven by Zimbabwe and Zambia to boost intra-Africa trade and handle the increased traffic from Beitbridge and Forbes border...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 06:05hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa flies out again
President Mnangagwa has left the country for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he will join other African leaders for the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union summit that will tackle political, econom...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 20:51hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ranked the least attractive country for mining investments
ZIMBABWE has been ranked the least attractive destination for mining investments in the world in terms of mining policy and mineral potential.This was revealed by the Fraser Institute in their...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
UN urges Zimbabwe to boost manufacturing sector
REVAMPING of the country's manufacturing and extension of support to Micro-Small to Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is pivotal for Zimbabwe to derive maximum benefits from the Africa Free Continental Trade...Published: 01 Jan 2022 at 13:56hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Border chaos: National Ports Authority the missing link
The Government has over the years come up with a number of strategies to remove trade barriers and enhance the smooth flow of people and cargo through its land borders.This is being done with ...Published: 18 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CEOs mount plan for US$3,2 trillion bloc
ZIMBABWEAN CEOs last week urged domestic industries to mount aggressive strategies to unlock big opportunities brought by January's launch of the African Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a US$3,2 trillion ma...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Will Zimbabwe recover and benefit from the AfCFTA?
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) came at the time when Zimbabwe is at the verge, struggling economically as seen with poverty elongated with COVID-19 dominating the society. AfCFTA is a pr...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 09:37hrs | 4 | by Fifteen Theophelous
Nzenza warns CZI to brace for stiff competition
GOVERNEMT has warned industries to brace for stiff competition against other African manufacturers as the region removes trade barriers, following a historic trade pact that came into effect in Januar...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Government must review the decision to lockdown the country !!!
The recent lockdown statement done by the Vice President and Health Minister Dr Chiwenga. My assumption was that Government of today, Government of Zimbabwe, was supposed reach out to many Inclusive o...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 11:05hrs | 6 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Zimbabwe shelves plans to join Africa Continental Free Trade Area
GOVERNMENT has shelved plans to fully join the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA) so that it could find space to stabilise local industry which is struggling to produce enough quality goods to...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 21:00hrs | 2 | by newzimbabwe
Why Beitbridge should fit into National Ports Authority scope
The quest to boost productivity in industries and to grow the national economy has seen Zimbabwe, like any other progressive nation in the world, coming up with a raft of measures to remove trade barr...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 06:50hrs | 3 | by Thupeyo Muleya
'We cannot operate in silos,' says Mnangagwa
We publish here the full text of the Address by the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces E. D. Mnangagwa at the Southern Africa Confederation of ...Published: 16 May 2018 at 06:44hrs | 17 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa's regional trips are strategic, critical and promotes regional integration
Regional trips are critical if Zimbabwe is to remain relevant on international markets as well as regional integration. Well for now many people may be surprised with exactly what is happening on the ...Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 10:19hrs | 2 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Zimbabwe requires $30 billion for infrastructure revamp
ZIMBABWE needs over $30 billion to revamp its ageing and dilapidated infrastructure, as part of efforts to implement deepening regional integration in Southern Africa, secretary for Finance and Econom...Published: 24 Oct 2017 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt at odds over rand adoption
President Robert Mugabe's administration is at odds over proposed currency reforms, with divergent views emerging about adopting the South African rand as Zimbabwe's anchor currency.Fiscal and...Published: 14 May 2017 at 15:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Key conditions for Zimbabwe's economic reconstruction
"The problems we face can never be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them" (Albert Einstein)As PDP we will continue the think ahead and proffer solutions in o...Published: 17 Aug 2016 at 08:52hrs | 1 | by Vince Musewe
Being optimistic with bond notes
The government's plans to introduce bond notes in October this year has been under much criticism and attack from the general public but it is also wise to analyse the other positive side of this poli...Published: 14 Aug 2016 at 07:56hrs | | by Blessing Machiva
A closer look on the SI 64, 2016 on imports restriction
The government has recently gazetted Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016, which temporarily regulates the importation of certain products that can be produced locally. Some of the products which were remo...Published: 06 Aug 2016 at 07:47hrs | 11 | by Blessing Machiva
Pan-African Passport to open up borders
The African Union launches a continental passport while Brexit closes doors in Europe The image of Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Chadian President ...Published: 06 Aug 2016 at 07:39hrs | 6 | by Tonderayi Mukeredzi
Mnangagwa urges import substitution
BUYING locally produced products is the panacea to the country's economic challenges as more companies and jobs will be created, Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.Speaking at the just...Published: 04 Jul 2016 at 07:00hrs | | by Prosper Ndlovu
What Brexit means for Africa, Zimbabwe
"Fog in the channel - continent cut off." The Brookings Institution reminded us of this famous though apocryphal British headline in an analysis of Brexit this week. For Brookings, the headline epitom...Published: 24 Jun 2016 at 06:50hrs | | by Peter Fabricius
A Marshall Plan for Zimbabwe is critical
The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was an American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave $13 billion (approximately $120 billion in current dollar va...Published: 08 Apr 2016 at 08:41hrs | | by Vince Musewe
Towards a unified African market
For several years, experts from the three largest trading blocs in Africa - the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the East African Community (EAC) and the Common Market for Eastern and So...Published: 20 Jan 2016 at 21:04hrs | 1 | by Sara Canals
SA, Zimbabwe urged to review Customs regulations
Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development Minister Nyasha Chikwinya has urged Zimbabwe and South Africa to review Customs regulations which she said hindered the growth of businesswomen in both ...Published: 08 Sep 2015 at 06:17hrs | 2 | by Thupeyo Muleya
Call to remove trade barriers as COMESA embarks on the 2016-2020 MTSP
Full regional integration and the quest to have a seamless flow of goods and services will be achieved in the COMESA region once the Members states commit themselves to eliminate outstanding tariff an...Published: 05 Sep 2015 at 09:33hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Innscor property attached for violating the Competition Act
Several vehicles belonging to Innscor Africa Limited have been attached by the Sheriff of the High Court of Zimbabwe to enforce the payment of $3.3 million awarded against the multinational corpor...Published: 10 Oct 2014 at 19:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Africa's trade under a cloud of changing climate
The devastating effects of climate change are already being felt across the planet, including in Africa. The 2011 drought-induced famine in the Horn of Africa affected more than 10 million peopl...Published: 26 Sep 2014 at 07:24hrs | | by Richard Munang and Jesica Andrews
Innscor could be fined to $60 million
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed Innscor Africa was found guilty of not following proper regulatory procedures in its acquisition of a majority stake in National Foods Limited (NatFoods) and could be l...Published: 16 Dec 2013 at 14:32hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe on Sadc agenda
THE Sadc Heads of State and Government Summit set for Lilongwe, Malawi, this week will deliberate on a wide range of regional issues including the Zimbabwe and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) poli...Published: 13 Aug 2013 at 12:20hrs | 4 | by sardc.net
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