September 17
Zimbabwe: 'Convert Farmers' Debt Into Medium Term Financing Facility'
AMID the looming spectre of La Nina weather, the cereal sub-committee of drought action committee (DAC) has urged contractors and funders of the 2023/24 farming season to roll over… Read more »
August 05
Zimbabwe: Zim to Tweak Debt to Cut Finance Costs
THE Government will restructure the terms and conditions of some of its debt, as well as issue long-term securities to reduce the cost of debt servicing, Finance, Economic… Read more »
July 02
Zimbabwe: IMF Slams Us With Warnings Over Debt, Deficits
The US was the target of pointed criticism from the International Monetary Fund last week, with the organisation calling out everything from Washington's trade policy to its… Read more »
May 29
Zimbabwe: Zim Committed to Clearing Its Debt - President
Zimbabwe is committed to advancing its arrears clearance and debt settlement plan to pave way for the country's economic stabilisation, President Mnangagwa has said. Read more »
May 15
Zimbabwe: Appropriate Mortgage Loans Needed to Grow Real Estate - Westprop
WestProp Holdings Limited says local banks and the Government should work on mechanisms to drive the provision of mortgage facilities and provision of "formal funding" channels to… Read more »
March 04
Zimbabwe: Govt Gets Plaudits for 2024 Borrowing Plan
The Zimbabwean Government's decision to release the 2024 Annual Borrowing Plan (ABP) has been met with positive reactions from analysts and other key economic actors, who see it as… Read more »
February 27
Southern Africa: South Africa Urgently Needs a Debt Ceiling
A debt ceiling 'of around 64 percent of gross domestic product would be appropriate for South Africa, along with some unpopular decisions to get it down from the current 74 percent Read more »
January 15
Ghana: Ghana Gets Debt-Relief Terms
Ghana has received a draft term sheet on debt relief from its official creditors that is sufficient for the International Monetary Fund to disburse US$600 million to the West… Read more »
February 23, 2023
Zimbabwe: AfDB President Jets in for Debt Indaba
The second key stakeholders meeting on the debt strategy opens today with African Development Bank (AfDB) president Dr Akinumwi Adesina, the chief facilitator of Zimbabwe's arrears… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Zimbabwe: Swapping Debt for Climate Pledges Can Help Fund Resilience
Countries that are most vulnerable to climate change--and the associated loss of natural biodiversity--are often those least able to afford investment to strengthen resilience… Read more »