IMF approves a 10-month Staff-Monitored Programme for Zimbabwe. Inflation at 4.4%, reforms on procurement and SOEs. Why credibility, not cash, is the prize.
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Economics
Single Digits: Tight Liquidity Pulls Zimbabwe Inflation to Around 4%
Zimbabwe’s inflation fell to around 4% in Q1 2026 as the RBZ held broad money supply at ZiG108.09bn — disinflation built on deliberately tight liquidity.
Botswana–Oman Deals Span Minerals, Oil Storage and Solar
Botswana and Oman have signed agreements on joint mineral exploration, oil storage and renewable power. Why the breadth of the package is the real story.
Cabanga Africa Launches Musika, a Verified B2B Sourcing Platform for SADC Businesses
Buyers post a requirement and receive one landed price from a verified supplier, with the border, paperwork and carrier carried on a single invoice There is a specific hour that every cross-border trader in Southern Africa knows. You have a buyer. You have a price....
Transport and Food Push Inflation to 4.2% in March
Botswana’s headline inflation rose to 4.2% in March 2026 from 4.0%, with the trimmed mean at 4.8% signalling more durable underlying price pressure.
Tax Goes Digital: Zimbabwe Deploys TaRMS to Automate E-Invoicing and ZIMRA Enforcement
Zimbabwe’s 2026 budget deploys TaRMS to automate e-invoicing, integrate ZIMRA with other agencies and shift tax enforcement to real-time data.
Carry-Forward Capped: Zimbabwe Limits Miners to 30% of Assessed Losses
Zimbabwe’s 2026 budget caps mining loss carry-forwards at 30%, forfeiting the rest — pulling tax forward and raising the cost of a project’s early years.
Net Tightens on Multinationals: Zimbabwe Adds 15% Minimum Tax, 90-Day PE Test and Digital Services Levy
Zimbabwe’s 2026 budget adds a 15% domestic minimum top-up tax, cuts the permanent-establishment test to 90 days and levies 15% on digital services.
Chinese zones: A modest base for Africa’s export story
Chinese industrial zones are cast as engines of Africa’s export ambitions, but the recorded jobs and investment are modest, and the zones matter more as a template than a triumph.