RBZ orders mobile operators to verify ghost mobile-money accounts by 30 June 2026 and mandates that nano-loans be underwritten by banks in Zimbabwe.
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Algorithms Set the Rate: RBZ Builds Electronic Forex Trading System for Transparent Pricing in Zimbabwe
The RBZ is building an algorithm-based electronic forex trading system to automate price discovery, curb collusion and deliver market-reflective ZiG rates.
Doubling Down: RBZ Lifts Targeted Finance Facility to ZiG1.2 Billion for Productive Sectors
The RBZ doubled its Targeted Finance Facility to ZiG1.2 billion for agriculture, manufacturing and SMEs — directed credit inside a tight-money stance.
Cheaper to Transact: RBZ Cuts RTGS Fees and Caps POS Charges Across Zimbabwe
RBZ cuts RTGS fees to US$0.80, caps cash withdrawals at 2% and POS at 1.5% (max US$20), and scraps balance-inquiry fees across Zimbabwe’s payments rail.
Limits Lifted: RBZ Raises Mobile Money and Cash-Withdrawal Ceilings in Zimbabwe
The RBZ raised mobile money, ZIPIT and cash-withdrawal limits in Zimbabwe — individuals up to ZiG10,000 weekly, corporates up to ZiG100,000. What it signals.
Big 5 Returns: RBZ Rolls Out Upgraded ZiG Banknotes With Anti-Counterfeit Features
RBZ will issue an upgraded Big 5 ZiG series — ZiG10, ZiG20 and more — with enhanced anti-counterfeit features entering circulation on 7 April 2026.
Lock It In: RBZ Launches 90-Day ZiG Term Deposits to Soak Up Liquidity in Zimbabwe
The RBZ’s 2026 MPS launched a 90-day ZiG term-deposit facility to encourage savings and absorb excess liquidity in Zimbabwe — here’s how it works.
Blue Economy growth agenda across SADC — capital and bankability — and what comes next
A regional bloc can declare a sector strategically important without a single lender changing a credit assessment. That is the gap the 3rd Africa Blue Economy Week, held in Luanda from 22 to 25 July, was designed to close — political endorsement on one side, bankable...
Hold the Line: RBZ Keeps Policy Rate at 35% and Reserves Tight in the 2026 MPS
Zimbabwe’s 2026 Monetary Policy Statement held the RBZ policy rate at 35% and reserves tight — what the conservative stance means for operators and the ZiG.