Zimbabwe’s trade deficit for the month of January 2024, lessened by 42.8 percent to US$152.4 million from US$266.3 million recorded in December 2023 driven by a significant decline in imported goods, latest figures from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) show. Imports for January amounted to
Last week 263Chat Business reported on a World Bank (WB) survey finding which highlighted major strides the country has taken in building a relatively advanced digital economy over the past few years. The survey titled; Digital Economy for Zimbabwe Country Diagnostic Report-cited a strong digital infrastructure
The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has announced that it will use mobile electronic gadgets in the upcoming fifth Population and Housing Census to be held in August 2022. Zimstat has already adopted technology for the Cartographic Census Mapping exercise currently underway. The cartographic census mapping exercise
Month-on-month inflation for December as measured by the all items Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 0.91 percent slower than the previous month of November closing at 16.55 percent, latest data from Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) shows. The CPI for the month ending December 2019 stood
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed government concern over price hikes of basic commodities in the country saying his office has already called for an engagement meeting with manufacturers and retailers to find an amicable solution. Mnangagwa, who revealed that he met with Industry, Commerce and Enterprise
The recent draft report by the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) based on an in-depth analysis of the negative impacts of fluctuating platinum prices on the economy revealed that data secrecy is hindering applied research in Zimbabwe. By Byron Mutingwende Speaking during the
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