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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Alert: Only 46% of adults hold a bank account, per TN CyberTech’s latest results.
High fees, the 2% IMTT tax, and years of mistrust are pushing millions toward cash and informal savings — even as the bank’s digital overhaul sends profit up 184%.

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TN CyberTech Flags Financial Exclusion of Elderly as Only 46% of Zimbabweans Hold Bank Accounts TN CyberTech Bank has raised the alarm over Zimbabwe’s deepening financial exclusion, revealing that only 46% of the country’s adult population holds a formal bank account, according to its latest fin

Regulatory Burden Lifted: Zimbabwe🇿🇼’s Retail Sector at a Crossroads

After years of compliance fatigue and unpredictable policy, Zimbabwe’s retailers are finally seeing relief.

Government’s latest deregulation drive aims to cut costs, simplify operations, and restore investor confidence.

But deregulation isn’t a cure-all. Without currency stability, consistent policy, and stronger consumer demand, the gains could prove short-lived.

Still — the tone has shifted. For once, reform feels consultative rather than coercive.

It’s a subtle but vital shift in a sector that employs thousands and mirrors the pulse of the wider economy.

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ZiG Holds Firm as Reserves Near $1 Billion Milestone
ZiG held steady against the , appreciating 0.5% on the WBWS market to ZWG26.38, driven by robust foreign inflows, tight monetary policy, and government payment deferrals
Surging gold prices above US$4,000 and a 50% rebound in PGMs have fuelLed record production and export earnings, complemented by improved agriculture, power generation
While RBZ reserve building nears US$1 billion, concerns persist over escalating deferred supplier payments exceeding US$1 billion and the need for debt relief