ZSE TODAY

Investors flee ZSE as forex exodus cripples markets

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) is experiencing an unprecedented wave of foreign disinvestment as investors increasingly fail to remit their local earnings out of the country, sources familiar with ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

'Surge in forex inflows a boon for ZiG stability'

Zimbabwe's foreign currency receipts surged by 22 percent to US$6 billion in the first five months of 2025, according to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), a development analysts say strengthens the ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe's foreign currency reserves surge

Zimbabwe's foreign currency reserves have maintained strong momentum, with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) reporting that, by the end of June 2025, the reserve holdings were more than three times h...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe's RBZ scraps heavy-handed forex controls

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has officially abandoned its stringent enforcement of exchange rate controls, marking a significant policy shift aimed at fostering market stability, restoring busin...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

RBZ defends Zimbabwe forex surrender requirements

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has reaffirmed the importance of current foreign exchange surrender requirements, emphasizing their critical role in supporting key economic sectors that lack direct...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe records strong forex surplus

Zimbabwe has experienced sustained foreign currency inflows that not only meet its external payment obligations but have generated a substantial surplus averaging US$400 million per month over the 14-...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

RBZ suspends 30-day forex liquidation requirement

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has suspended the 30-day liquidation requirement on un-utilized foreign currency balances for exporters to support its use of free-funds policy. Last week the RBZ announce...

By Staff reporter | Published: 31 March 2020

ZIMBABWE

Bureaux De Changes to trade through a centralised system

Bureaux De Changes will be required to trade only through an online retail foreign currency platform with the trades being fed in real-time to a central monitoring server, according to new rules which...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 March 2020

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe introduces Reuters system for forex trading

GOVERNMENT has introduced a Reuters system for foreign currency trading which allows banks to trade freely as a way of stabilising the exchange rate as well as bringing down inflation to sustainable l...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 March 2020

BUSINESS NEWS

Tough rules for forex account holders

Zimbabweans employed by exporting companies and earn their salaries in foreign currency will now have their money converted into local currency or only withdraw the forex after getting approval from t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 October 2019

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Foreign currency shortages derail Paramount Garments

LEADING textile firm, Paramount Garments' exports have dropped by 14 percent while prospects of growing its Bulawayo clothing manufacturing unit, Archer Clothing Manufacturers are in limbo due to adve...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 October 2019

FINANCIAL SERVICES

'Bureaus not allowed to transact with corporates'

Bureaux de Change are not allowed to transact with corporates or enter into twining arrangements with customers to prefund foreign currency purchases, according to a directive from the Reserve Bank of...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 October 2019

FINANCIAL SERVICES

IPEC sets terms on forex denominated insurance policies

The Insurance and Pensions  Commission (IPEC) made a statement on the forward going policy for foreign currency dominated insurance policies. The development comes in the midst of a growing confi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 October 2019

MINING & RETAIL

Makomo Resources hit by forex shortages

COAL miner Makomo Resources is only getting about 50% of its foreign currency requirements for the importation of critical inputs like spares, a situation that has crippled its production, an official...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 September 2019

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Forex earnings boost Afsun H1 as group embarks on major soft refurbishments

Foreign currency earnings, which constituted 45% of revenue, helped African Sun post a 765% increase in the bottom-line for the half year to June 30.  This is in spite of a drop in occupancy leve...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 September 2019

ZIMBABWE

Govt vows to close forex loopholes

Government will continue to monitor the architecture of the country's financial system to close all loopholes that unscrupulous dealers could use to manipulate the exchange rate, Finance and Economic ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 September 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Forex speculators hit hard

Currency speculators who, last week, disposed of their Zimbabwean dollars for the US dollar at very high exchange rates with the expectation that the local currency will plunge further, are counting t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 September 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

RBZ takes aim at forex speculators

Government says the sharp hike of the overnight bank rate by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to support the domestic currency will discourage borrowing for currency speculation as well as protect the val...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 July 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Mthuli Ncube tightens forex controls

ZIMBABAWE has tightened controls on access to foreign currency for companies as authorities battle to stem a thriving parallel market for the scarce currency.Corporates in the southern African economy...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 June 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

International remittances recipients to get forex

Recipients of international remittances will continue receiving money in hard currency following the abolishment of multi-currency system or can be paid in local currency at a prevailing official exch...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 June 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Big retail shops comply with forex directive

A snap survey conducted yesterday revealed that several retail shops in Bulawayo had already complied with the new policy and were selling their products in local currency. Although others had adjuste...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 June 2019

FINANCIAL SERVICES

MFIs mull forex lending

THE Zimbabwe Association of Microfinance Institutions (Zamfi) is considering foreign currency lending to assist producers in securing critical imports based on the anticipated effectiveness of the int...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 June 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Industry embraces Cabinet’s forex decision

INDUSTRIALISTS have embraced Cabinet's decision to craft measures that would see manufacturers being allocated foreign currency to procure key raw materials to reduce the cost of production and conseq...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 May 2019

OPINION

Mystery of Zimbabwe's forex market

"Zimbabwe's tobacco sales have reached a record high of 237,1 million kg with a week to go before the selling season ends, official data showed" - Reuters (July 23 2018)."Gold deliveries to Fidelity P...

By Chigogwana, Sikhosana and Mashozhera | Published: 03 May 2019

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta to revive malt exports as forex shortages continue to bite

Delta Corporation has invested close to US$4m in its barley contract-farming scheme, targeting a yield of 35,000 metric tonnes this year and with an objective of earning foreign currency from malt exp...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 May 2019
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