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Bullion Backstop: 9.4 Tonnes of Q1 Gold Deliveries Shore Up the ZiG in Zimbabwe
Most currencies are backed by promises — the credibility of a government, the discipline of a central bank, the faith of the market. Zimbabwe, having exhausted the public's patience with promises, chose to back its currency with something heavier: metal pulled out of...
Bullion Backstop: 9.4 Tonnes of Q1 Gold Deliveries Shore Up the ZiG in Zimbabwe
Most currencies are backed by promises — the credibility of a government, the discipline of a central bank, the faith of the market. Zimbabwe, having exhausted the public's patience with promises, chose to back its currency with something heavier: metal pulled out of...
Ghosts Flushed Out: RBZ Orders Mobile-Money KYC by 30 June and Bank-Backed Nano-Loans in Zimbabwe
Mobile money solved Zimbabwe's cash shortage, but it also created a new kind of shadow: accounts that move value without a verified person behind them. Every unverified wallet is a gap in the financial system's line of sight — useful for laundering, for rate...
Algorithms Set the Rate: RBZ Builds Electronic Forex Trading System for Transparent Pricing in Zimbabwe
For years the question of what a US dollar is worth in Zimbabwe has had at least two answers, and the gap between them has been a tax on every business that imports, prices or pays in foreign currency. The official rate and the street rate have rarely agreed, and...
Doubling Down: RBZ Lifts Targeted Finance Facility to ZiG1.2 Billion for Productive Sectors
Tight money and targeted credit look like opposites, but in the 2026 Monetary Policy Statement they are two halves of one strategy. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has spent the statement signalling restraint — a high policy rate, tight reserves, liquidity to be mopped...
Bullion Backstop: 9.4 Tonnes of Q1 Gold Deliveries Shore Up the ZiG in Zimbabwe
Fidelity Gold Refinery took 9.4 tonnes of gold in Q1 2026, up 10.5% year-on-year, feeding the US$1.3 billion reserves that back Zimbabwe’s gold-linked ZiG.
Ghosts Flushed Out: RBZ Orders Mobile-Money KYC by 30 June and Bank-Backed Nano-Loans in Zimbabwe
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.
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.
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.
Trade finance: the quiet plumbing behind Africa’s exports to China
Tariffs and protocols open the market, but a shipment only sails when someone finances it. The credit, insurance and bonds behind African exports rarely make headlines, yet they decide who can trade.
CADFund: The state vehicle quietly underwriting China’s Africa investments
A China Development Bank fund built to coax Chinese firms into Africa has committed roughly US$7.6bn across 39 countries. Its job is less to spend than to make others spend.
Industrial Parks as Gateways: Ethiopia’s FDI Bet, Measured at the Exit
Ethiopia’s parks pulled in record FDI and tens of thousands of jobs. The IFC’s diagnostic is admiring and wary in the same breath: the gateway works, but the road past it is congested.
Green Industrial Chains: A US$700 Million Fund Bets on Africa Keeping the Value
A China-Africa Green Industrial Chain fund of about RMB 5 billion, with seven early projects approved, signals a next-phase pitch: not just power, but the supply chains around it – and the value they
Clean-Energy Contracting: RMB 21 Billion in Revenue, and a Question of Whose
China reports RMB 21.18 billion in contracted clean-energy project revenue since the Beijing Summit. The figure is real – the open question is how much of that contracting value lands in African
Oscar Manduku-Habeenzu: The Making of an African Enterprise Strategist (2006 – 2026)
African enterprise operates within a persistent contradiction. Investment in leadership training, marketing, and entrepreneurship development has increased across the continent, yet execution gaps remain visible in how businesses communicate, position themselves, and...
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