The Financial Gazette

WHILE official figures current­ly place Zimbabwe’s nominal gross domestic product (GDP) at about US$66 billion, leading experts argue that the country’s actual economic footprint exceeds US$100 billion. >tinyurl.com/2yf4by8p Follow The Financial Gazette channel on WhatsApp: tinyurl.com/2ea8rry2

CBZ Bank and the Arab Bank for Eco­nomic Development in Africa have taken steps towards secur­ing a proposed US$50 million trade finance facility that could improve access to funding for Zimbabwean businesses. >tinyurl.com/4fbsw6wb

THE International Credit Rating Agency says the country must strengthen corporate governance, improve institutional transparency and embrace credible credit and Environmental, Social and Governance ratings to unlock investment, reduce financing constraints and rebuild confidence in its economy. >tinyurl.com/5n6vndf3

GREEN Dollar Stablecoin has asked the Zimbabwe Revenue Author­ity to consider accepting its digital currency for certain taxes and customs duties. >tinyurl.com/4zxdfyah

NAMIB Minerals has brought its expanded milling plant at How Mine near Bu­lawayo to full capacity, almost two months ahead of schedule, lifting monthly processing volume by 36 percent. >tinyurl.com/yzbpbzp9

PREMIUMS written under the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Afri­ca Yellow Card Scheme rose 25,9 percent to US$27,75 million in 2025, as participating countries issued 439 383 cards, the regional bloc said. >tinyurl.com/bdh3amrd

TRADE between China and Zimbabwe rose 51,6 percent year-on-year to US$5,01 billion in the first nine months of 2026, China Customs data shows. >tinyurl.com/3spvs698

CEMENT producer PPC Zimba­bwe has concluded the sale of the 418-hectare vacant Arling­ton Estate property in Harare for US$27 million, ending months of delays that had stalled the disposal. >tinyurl.com/2jye86bx

ZIMBABWE consumed 102,4 million kilo­grammes of lique­fied petroleum gas in the first eight months of 2026, an increase of eight percent from the same period last year, latest data shows. >tinyurl.com/ynk5vyb2

MUTAPA Gold Resources chief executive officer Patrick Maseva-Shayawabaya says the miner produced nearly 90,000 ounces (oz) of gold in nine months to September 2026 earning US$402 million revenue and US$156 million profit after tax. Full-year output could hit about 120 000 oz, above the 110 000 oz target. Video by Almot Maqolo.

ZIMBABWE’s economy faces a stern test in the coming year as climate risks, expensive credit and rising production costs threaten to erode macroeconomic gains achieved in recent years, ana­lysts say. >tinyurl.com/38nztnnn

ZIMBABWE consumed 1,22 bil­lion litres of diesel in the first nine months of 2026, up 14,4 percent from 1,07 billion litres a year ear­lier, Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority data shows. >tinyurl.com/fr75f22t

My advice to HR professionals is to simplify your systems. Focus on a few important goals, measure results ob­jectively, assess relevant contextual be­haviours, provide useful feedback and hold managers accountable for helping their teams perform. >tinyurl.com/3wbzfrzc

Integrating Python into Excel will not make every user a data scientist, and it will not eliminate the need for judgment. It does, however, make ad­vanced methods more reachable. The spreadsheet is no longer just a place to record numbers and calculate totals; increasingly, it can serve as a gateway to a more powerful form of everyday analysis. >tinyurl.com/3a4e5wnf

OVER the years, I have been in­volved in several board and cor­porate turnaround assignments. In my interactions with management, directors and shareholders I have found out that one of the critical assumptions on which most boards operate is trust. >tinyurl.com/yc44s9zv

The call now is for leadership. For boards to embed ESG in governance and strategy. For CEOs to integrate it into risk, operations, and culture. And for every employee to understand their role in building a responsible business. >tinyurl.com/3r34vjtw

The real opportunity is not merely to build more property. It is to build a property market that works for investors, businesses and ordinary Zimbabweans alike. >tinyurl.com/4t4t4vxk

BRITISH American Tobacco Zimbabwe has called for the protection of the legitimate tobacco value chain from illicit cigarette trading to ensure sustainability and profitability of the industry. >tinyurl.com/yc7dv8rw

PLANNED acquisitions in Zimbabwe and Zambia have bolstered Axia Cor­poration’s growth prospects in the year to June 2027, complementing revenue gains from new store openings, investment analysts, IH Securities says. >tinyurl.com/5xb3txrp

In a market where green certification is not yet mandatory, the question is no longer “why certify?” It is “can you afford not to?” >tinyurl.com/2uxzb72j