News: Business

The Silent Engine: How Remittances Shape the Zimbabwean Economy 1. Defining Remittances in the Zimbabwean Context In economic terms, remittances are private transfers of money or goods by migrants (the Diaspora) to their families or communities in their country of...

Bricks, Mortar, and the New Zimbabwe: Inside the 2024-2026 Real Estate Boom In the quiet, leafy suburbs of northern Harare, the sound of birdsong is increasingly being replaced by the rhythmic thud of pile drivers and the hum of cement mixers. For years, the narrative...

The Mbare Liquidity Hub: Zimbabwe’s Unofficial Wall Street If you want to see the true pulse of the Zimbabwean economy, do not look at the high-rise bank headquarters in Harare’s CBD. Instead, head south to Mbare Musika and Magaba (Siyaso). Here, the air is thick with...

In a traditional economy, the government is the gardener, and the formal businesses, tax-paying, registered, and audited are the prize roses. But in Zimbabwe, the "garden" has been overtaken by a massive, wild, and incredibly resilient forest: The Informal Sector....

Dividends vs. Capital Gains: Testing the "Bird in the Hand" Theory on the ZSE and VFEX The "Bird in the Hand" theory, famously championed by Myron Gordon and John Lintner, suggests that investors value dividends more highly than potential future capital gains. In a...