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/ 24 November 2011
Due to the Kimberley Process unbanning sales of Zimbabwe’s Marange diamonds, the country is expecting a $600-million boost in revenue.
Young supporters of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe have stoned and beaten backers of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, blocking an MDC rally.
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/ 29 September 2011
Government spending in Zimbabwe is a big concern while disunity regarding black empowerment is discouraging investment, says Tendai Biti.
The British business community may be under threat in Zimbabwe, but one billionaire is flaunting his growing influence.
In spite of a continuing pay strike by pilots, Zimbabwe’s struggling national airline has bought two new A340-200 Airbus passenger planes from France.
In a move widely perceived as an attempt to resuscitate Zimbabwe’s frail manufacturing sector, the government has restored import duties on basic food
Controversy over state funding for Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s mansion has added to growing questions among opposition activists.
On the eve of the deadline for Zimbabweans illegally living in South Africa, Zimbabwe says there’s little more it can do to help undocumented citizens
Zimbabwe’s economy is on course to grow by 9.3% in 2011 due to a recovery in the key mining and agriculture sectors, Finance Minister Tendai Biti.
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is severely hamstrung by a debt bill of $1.5-billion.
Already widely regarded as powerless, the suspended regional court remains in limbo.
Zimbabwe requires $9-billion to fund a structural overhaul that policymakers hope will see the economy grow 7% annually over the next five years, a mi
Zimbabwe’s tourism industry earned about 13% of the impoverished state’s gross domestic product in 2010, a minister said on Monday.
Zimbabwe has sacrificed one of its brightest hopes for economic recovery with its hardened approach on the takeover of foreign-held mines.
Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti has warned that his country could face a "bloodbath" at elections this year.
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/ 25 October 2010
With a grim smile on her face the till operator took out the cellphone tucked under her blouse and asked: "In what currency are you paying?"
Zimbabwe will need $200-million to hold polls next year if leaders insist on meeting unity-deal timeframes, media reported on Wednesday.
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/ 18 December 2009
Zimbabwe has switched narrowly into an absolute price fall on a monthly basis, official data showed on Friday.
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/ 3 December 2009
Zimbabwe will see better-than-expected economic growth of 4,7% this year, ending a decade of financial ruin.
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/ 13 October 2009
Zimbabwe’s Reserve Bank chief Gideon Gono has insisted he was not to blame for ”killing” the nation’s economy.
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/ 12 October 2009
Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Tendai Biti vowed on Monday that he would quit if he is asked to return the local dollar.
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/ 23 September 2009
Zimbabwe’s central bank chief on Wednesday accused Finance Minister Tendai Biti of stalling the distribution of -million received from the IMF.
Zimbabwe’s central bank governor on Thursday proposed bringing back the worthless local currency and ensuring its value by backing it with gold.
Schools and hospitals returning to life. Food in the supermarkets and queues at the tills. Investors flying in and refugees coming home.
Zimbabwe Finance Minister and deputy leader of the MDC Tendai Biti on Monday received a bullet and a written threat in the post at his home in Harare.
The onset of the summer rainy season in September has aid agencies worried that a new wave of cholera could spike again.
Zimbabwe will not return to using its own currency in the near future, and any move back to the Zimbabwe dollar will be linked to export strength.
Zimbabwe’s political and business leaders on Friday made an impassioned appeal for an end to sanctions and for more international investment.
A crucial investment-protection agreement between SA and Zimbabwe should be signed by the end of this month.
Zimbabwe can achieve economic growth between 4% and 6% in 2009 and is coping with the lack of foreign aid, Finance Minister Tendai Biti says.
The <i>Guardian</i>’s David Smith travels to Zimbabwe and finds Harare, on first glance, full of ordinary lives in quiet desperation.
Zimbabwe has secured an additional credit line of -million from the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim) to help its economic reconstruction.