WITH Zimbabwe’s second wave Covid-19 deaths and infections soaring alarmingly in recent weeks, experts are concerned about the impact of the pandemic on the country’s key human capital and the economy. (more…)

THE government says its failure to meet its obligations to the United Nations (UN) was a result of foreign currency shortages which were compounded by the Covid-19 outbreak. (more…)

Zimbabwe’s economic stability is hinged on its capacity to contain money supply growth and discontinue quasi-fiscal activities, amid a slow growth projection due to the negative impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic, the World Bank (WB) has said. (more…)

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s plan to introduce higher denomination bank notes is key in strengthening the Zimbabwean dollar’s acceptance as smaller notes have become worthless, though creating chances of fuelling inflation, economists have said. (more…)

THE Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) has demanded the scrapping of punitive taxes on business, as opposed to offering a stimulus package, saying it was evident that the government had no funds to bail out ailing companies. (more…)

LACK of skilled investigators and slow turnaround time of corruption cases in the courts has reversed the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc)’s efforts to curb graft, despite registering fairly positive developments in the past year, anti-corruption experts have said. (more…)

RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya says the recent uptick in demand for goods is spurring price increases, as businesses capitalise on arbitrage opportunities. (more…)