Trust infrastructure
Advisory board
A named board of economists and sector specialists, mixing Zimbabwean and international credibility. Members review method; they do not approve individual items.
Board composition
Macroeconomics
Monetary and fiscal policy, currency regimes, debt sustainability. Reviews the treatment of macro series and the framing of policy analysis.
Profile sought: An economist with published work on dollarisation or currency substitution, ideally with both Zimbabwean and comparative experience.
Statistics and measurement
Survey design, index methodology, the treatment of breaks in series. Reviews the methodology page and adjudicates how conflicting sources are handled.
Profile sought: A statistician with national accounts or price index experience, independent of the agencies whose output ZIX republishes.
Mining and resources
Production, beneficiation policy, commodity cycle exposure. Reviews sector deep-dives on mining.
Profile sought: A sector specialist with operating or analytical experience across Southern African resource projects.
Capital markets and investment
Deal structuring, capital flows, repatriation mechanics. Reviews opportunity briefs and the risk register.
Profile sought: A practitioner who has closed transactions in frontier markets, including at least one in Zimbabwe.
Industry
Manufacturing constraints, input costs, the informal economy. Reviews industry survey interpretation.
Profile sought: A senior operator or industry-body figure with visibility into firm-level conditions.
Regional and comparative
Places Zimbabwean data in a SADC and continental context so readings are not made in isolation.
Profile sought: An economist or analyst working across multiple African economies.
What the board does
Does
- Review methodology and the treatment of contested series.
- Challenge framing that drifts toward promotion or alarm.
- Flag where ZIX is publishing beyond what its data supports.
- Advise on which series are worth the cost of sourcing.
Does not
- Approve or veto individual items before publication.
- Direct editorial coverage or commission pieces.
- Represent ZIX publicly, or lend affiliation to conclusions they did not write.
- Receive advance sight of analysis affecting their sector.
Required disclosure
Each member’s current affiliations, directorships, advisory roles and material financial interests in Zimbabwean entities are published on this page and updated when they change. A board member with an interest in a subject is recused from reviewing material on it.
Board members are not paid for editorial review. Where a member is engaged for commissioned research, that engagement is disclosed and they are recused from board review of related material for its duration.
See also the conflict-of-interest rules that apply to all contributors.