IMF management approves second review of Zimbabwe economic reforms
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s management has approved the completion of the second review under Zimbabwe’s 10-month Staff-Monitored Program (SMP).
Economy
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Mozambique awarded a 25-year contract to two Chinese companies to build and operate a one-stop border post at Machipanda near…
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Read moreBRICS admits Zimbabwe as borrowing member
Zimbabwe has been formally admitted as a borrowing member to the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB).
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Zimbabwe has seen a nearly six-fold increase in the number of tourists from the United States of America, rising from…
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