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Economist Eddie Cross says only four things are required to get Zimbabwe’s farming industry, and the country, back on its feet. “If we do not do this”, he argues, “we…

The Zimbabwe dollar today fell by $17.63 to average $308.5201 to the United States dollar down from $290.8876 last week. It has narrowed the gap with the black market rate…

“Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon.” This famous quote by Milton Friedman is most often used by monetary economists (such as Greenwood and Hanke) to explain inflation. Inflation…

The United Kingdom has a longstanding arms embargo on Zimbabwe but it never discussed arms sales to Zimbabwe from Indonesia, Junior Foreign Minister Vicky Ford said. She had been asked…

Zimbabwe’s inflation for May soared from 96.4% in April to 131.7% this month but United States economist Steve Hanke put it at 244% as of 19 May. Month-on-month inflation rose…

Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa has lost over half a billion dollars as a result of a drop in the value of his stake in Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet Zimbabwe) in…

The Zimbabwe dollar today shed $32.35 to average $290.8876 against the United States dollar down from $258.5404 last week. The local currency has lost $124.90 in the past three weeks…

After several weeks of being ranked as Southern Africa’s second-richest Black billionaire, Patrice Motsepe has staged a comeback, recouping wealth losses and surging ahead of Zimbabwean telecom billionaire Strive Masiyiwa.…

In a few days, we shall be celebrating Africa Day to mark the founding of our Continental Body, the Organisation of African Unity, OAU, now African Union (AU) far back…

The United States is the world’s largest enabler of financial secrecy, surpassing notorious tax havens like Switzerland, the Cayman Islands and Bermuda, according to an analysis by the Tax Justice…