Zimbabwe Faces Economic Challenge

The economy remains under pressure with companies reportedly laying off workers or shutting down, unemployment and inflation rising while the government looks seemingly clueless on how to deal with such challenges.
  • Zimbabwe:   Zim Economy in Deflation Challenges

    Zimbabwe Independent, 17 April 2014

    ZIMBABWE'S year-on-year inflation rate shed 0.42 percentage points on March 2013 rate to close the month of March 2014 at -0.91%, latest Zimbabwe National Statics Agency (Zimstat)… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Continued Zim Dollar Rumours Hurt Economy

    Zimbabwe Independent, 17 April 2014

    LAST week this column observed that, notwithstanding the multitude of scarcities and shortages afflicting Zimbabwe, the country has some surpluses, of which poverty continues to be… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Need for Speed to Liberate Zim Economy

    Zimbabwe Independent, 17 April 2014

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group held the annual Spring meetings in the United States last week. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Nation Faces Imminent Economic Collapse

    SW Radio, 15 April 2014

    As Zimbabwe turns 34 this week indicators are that the country is facing imminent collapse due to a combination of economic mismanagement and bad governance, experts and opinion… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   'It's Not the Economy, It's Inaction'

    The Herald, 17 April 2014

    MOST companies facing de-registration and those struck off by the Registrar of Companies have largely been involved in speculative activities while others have been inactive for… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Zim Dollar a 'Stupid Idea', Biti

    SW Radio, 16 April 2014

    Former finance minister Tendai Biti, has warned against the re-introduction of the local currency saying doing so would be the 'stupidest' thing for the ZANU PF government to do. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Bulawayo Vital to Economic Recovery

    New Zimbabwe, 16 April 2014

    BULAWAYO has traditionally been a key regional economic centre that contributed a significant amount of jobs, services and products to the Zimbabwean economy. The City has been the… Read more »

A woman sells vegetables at a food market in Harare.

  • Zimbabwe:   Deflation or Price Correction?

    The Herald, 16 April 2014

    Zimbabwe's annual inflation maintained a downward spiral shedding a further minus 0,42 percentage points in February to minus 0,91 percent in March as liquidity and diminishing… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Govt Fuels Liquidity Crisis

    Zimbabwe Independent, 11 April 2014

    Government is fuelling the country's already critical liquidity situation as it emerged this week that the state accounted for 60% of Zimbabwe's US$7 billion imports. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   City of Kings Vital to Economic Recovery

    The Herald, 11 April 2014

    BULAWAYO has traditionally been a key regional economic centre that contributed a significant amount of jobs, services and products to the Zimbabwean economy. Read more »

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