The Markets Ledger

Zim businesses rush offshore for cheaper credit

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says the country’s private sector borrowed a record US$3,53 billion from foreign banks and financial institutions in 2025, a 43 percent jump from the US$2,46 billion secured in 2024, as businesses increasingly look beyond the country’s borders for more affordable and accessible credit.

SA beat Zim to set up NZ semi-final

“South Africa are going to be hard to stop. They have ticked every box in this tournament,” said former Australia wicketkeeper Ryan Campbell on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra.

Zim gold sector improving, despite constraints

The country’s gold sector has…benefited from several meaningful reforms in recent years, with changes to foreign exchange retention and greater flexibility in gold export and settlement mechanisms serving to improve capital planning and investor confidence.