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Mthuli Ncube rejects calls to scrap tax

HARARE - Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has dismissed growing calls to scrap Zimbabwe's 2 percent Intermediated Money Transfer Tax (IMTT), insisting it remains...

South Africa’s economy declined from 28% to 15% of that of Africa between 1994 and 2024

Award-winning economist Dawie Roodt said South Africa became a crumbling economy with crumbling infrastructure. He shared his views on South Africa’s economy and the current...

Dangote Urges Africa to Industrialise and Look Beyond Borders

HARARE – Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has called on African nations to rely on home-grown capital and invest in value addition of their natural...

Government to Roll Out New Measures to Lower Cost of Doing Business, Says Finance Minister Ncube

HARARE – Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has confirmed that government reforms aimed at improving the ease of doing...

IMF says Zimbabwe’s 2025 rebound stronger than expected

HARARE — Zimbabwe’s economy is rebounding faster than expected in 2025, supported by a recovery in agriculture, solid mining performance and easing inflation under...

Mthuli Ncube defends IMTT tax, says it’s keeping government afloat

BULAWAYO – Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has defended the 2 percent tax on electronic transactions (IMTT), describing it as one of the key revenue...

Economists call for deeper policy coordination to boost currency

Economists attending the 2026 Pre-Budget Seminar in Bulawayo have commended the Government’s fiscal and monetary policy stance for maintaining economic stability over an extended...

Prof. Ncube Proposes Fiscal Trade-Off: Cut IMTT, Raise VAT

HARARE — Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has proposed a recalibration of Zimbabwe’s fiscal framework through a half-percent reduction...

Zimbabwe Halves Poverty Rate, Mnangagwa Tells World Summit

DOHA — Zimbabwe has cut its national poverty rate by nearly half since 1995 and is leveraging that progress to court investment and development...

Legislature, Industry Forge United Front to Shape 2026 Fiscal Blueprint

HARARE – The Parliament of Zimbabwe’s three-day Pre-Budget Seminar begins today in Bulawayo, setting the stage for comprehensive consultations on the 2026 National Budget....

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