Divaris Shirichena · Unsplash Licence
Investor briefing · 6 min read
Why investors should look again at Zimbabwe’s manufacturing sector
Newer firms are growing faster — and that creates space for new entrants.
ZIX Editorial· 13 Sept 2026
Insights & analysis
Tatenda Mapigoti · Unsplash Licence
Featured · Policy & macro
Zimbabwe's Quiet Turnaround: What the IMF's Latest Review Signals for Investors
A small procedural milestone in Washington may mark a meaningful inflection point for one of Africa's most closely watched economies.
Latest insights
Kaethe17 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sector deep-dive · 3 min read
From rock to battery: Zimbabwe's bet on moving lithium up the value chain
Africa's largest lithium producer is testing whether a resource boom can become an industrial one.
ZIX Editorial· 13 Sept 2026
Kariba Dam, not Gwayi-Shangani · JonGT · CC BY-SA 4.0
Investor briefing · 4 min read
A River Made Egypt's Breadbasket. Can a Dam Do the Same for Matabeleland North?
The Nile offers a template for what disciplined water infrastructure can do for agriculture. Zimbabwe's Gwayi-Shangani Dam may be the closest thing the region has to that opportunity.
ZIX Editorial· 13 Sept 2026
NASA, ISS Expedition 25 crew · Public domain
Investor briefing · 3 min read
What Karo's Oversubscribed Bond Says About Zimbabwe's Investment Case
The demand behind a $300 million bond deal is a sharper signal for frontier-market mining than the rate that priced it.
ZIX Editorial· 13 Sept 2026
Omoniyi David · Unsplash Licence
Investor briefing · 7 min read
What changed this quarter, and what it means for allocation
Four developments worth repricing around, and three that got attention but should not change anyone's model.
ZIX Editorial· 28 Jul 2026
stan mpakati · Unsplash Licence
Explainer · 11 min read
How Zimbabwe's dual-currency system actually works
Two currencies, two exchange rates and one set of prices. A working guide to the mechanics, and to why the same transaction can be recorded three different ways.
ZIX Editorial· 14 Jul 2026
Tasmania · Matthew de Livera · Unsplash Licence
Sector deep-dive · 14 min read
Zimbabwe's lithium moment, priced honestly
Export value tripled and then fell by a third. Almost none of that was about Zimbabwe. What the price cycle hides, and what it reveals about the beneficiation strategy.
ZIX Editorial· 30 Jun 2026
Keanne Chinyamunzore · Unsplash Licence
Policy & macro · 9 min read
What an IMF Staff-Monitored Programme does and does not mean
An SMP is not financing and not an endorsement. It is a track record being built in public. Here is how to read one without over-reading it.
ZIX Editorial· 12 Jun 2026
Omoniyi David · Unsplash Licence
Explainer · 12 min read
A practical guide to ZIDA and investment licensing
What the one-stop shop actually does, which approvals sit outside it, and where timelines realistically land.
ZIX Editorial· 20 May 2026
Arlington, VA · American Public Power Association · Unsplash Licence
Sector deep-dive · 10 min read
Power, not policy, is the binding constraint on manufacturing
Industry surveys have said the same thing for a decade. The measured electricity access rate does not capture it, because it counts connections rather than supply.
ZIX Editorial· 18 Apr 2026