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Zim’s food security precarious: researchers

BMI, a Fitch Solutions Company which lowered its corn production forecast for the 2023/24 season to 1,4 million tonnes, said local food security remains precarious.

By Melody Chikono Feb. 25, 2024

Zim’s food security precarious: researchers

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Zim’s coup risk high: Researchers

According to the latest findings by Fitch Solution, a global advisory institution, Zimbabwe is one of the two sub-Saharan countries in the second tier with the most risk of experiencing a coup.

By Miriam Mangwaya Oct. 16, 2023

Zim lithium production to drop: Think-tank

Fitch projects that although lithium output for 2023 will grow, the continued freeze on exports will slow production.

By Tinashe Kairiza May. 19, 2023

Zim lithium production to drop: Think-tank

Food poverty continues to haunt Zim: WB.

According to the World Bank, extreme poverty in Zimbabwe worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Sharon Buwerimwe Apr. 13, 2023

Food poverty continues to haunt Zim: WB.

Zimbabwe current account surplus to dwindle in 2023’

While there are expectations that nominal import growth will slow a little in 2023, Fitch said this would reflect lower global commodity prices, rather than weaker underlying import demand.

By Melody Chikono Jan. 8, 2023

Zimbabwe current account surplus to dwindle in 2023’

No new jobs for Zim’s unemployed

This was confirmed by Fitch in its recent consumer outlook of Zimbabwe.

By Tatira Zwinoira Dec. 19, 2022

Zimbabwe’s huge say in US$60m lithium market

Zimbabwe is one of only two African countries included in the worldwide report titled ‘Lithium, Keeping an Ion Global Trends, Risks, Opportunities in a Supercharged Market’.

By Tatira Zwinoira Sep. 18, 2022

Zimbabwe’s huge say in US$60m lithium market

Global agency downgrades Zimbabwe’s growth projections

Fitch’s downgrade came at a time the local currency was depreciating rapidly against major currencies with a single United States dollar now trading for $393,85 on the official market, down from $108,66 at the beginning of the year.

By The Standard Jul. 17, 2022