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US President Joe Biden extends sanctions against Zimbabwe over ongoing repression

US President Joe Biden has renewed sanctions against Zimbabwe, citing the country’s continued repression and its threat to peace and security in the region. The sanctions were first imposed in 2003 for alleged human rights violations and electoral fraud, and the European

March 4, 2023

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Zimbabwe to meet creditors on Feb. 23 to discuss clearing $6 billion debt arrears

Zmbabwe’s creditors will meet on Feb. 23 as the country takes steps towards clearing more than $6 billion of arrears on its foreign debt, finance minister Mthuli Ncube told Reuters on Wednesday. About 17 countries from the Paris Club of creditor nations

February 15, 2023

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe 2023 budget expected to consolidate gains

THE Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube will this Thursday deliver the 2023 National Budget which is expected to set the tone for Zimbabwe’s socio-economic growth agenda. The 2023 national budget will be presented against a background of geopolitical

November 23, 2022

Zambia

Zambia president hopes IMF talks restored credibility with borrowers

Zambia’s new President Hakainde Hichilema expressed hope on Thursday that talks with the IMF and World Bank this month had restored the country’s credibility with borrowers, as it seeks to renegotiate billions of dollars of unsustainable debt. Addressing journalists in the capital

October 1, 2021

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Social Movement Accuses Opposition Leader of Blocking Covid-19 Funds

Harare- A social movement the Zimbabwe Citizen Forum (ZCF) has accused the opposition MDC-Alliance vice president, Tendai Biti of blocking the nation from accessing the Covid-19 relief fund resulting in the deaths and suffering of poor citizens. Addressing journalists in Harare, ZCF

January 27, 2021

Zimbabwe

China says Zimbabwe is understating financial support

HARARE (Reuters) – China accused Zimbabwe on Tuesday of understating its financial help to the southern African nation, after budget figures released last week showed that major ally Beijing ranked poorly on the list of Harare’s foreign donors. Zimbabwe faces its worst

November 19, 2019

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa Says Relations With U.S. Best in 20 Years

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said relations with the U.S., which imposed sanctions in 2003, are the best they’ve been in decades and he’s moving as fast as possible to reform a collapsing economy. Mnangagwa, 76, reinforced a pledge to re-engage with the

September 5, 2019

Zimbabwe

Four more months of economic pain, warns Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister

HARARE – Zimbabwe’s government said it is ready to settle with global lenders, sell assets and make the difficult spending decisions needed for financial recovery. But with opposition protests against plunging living standards scheduled in cities nationwide, it is in a race

August 19, 2019

Zimbabwe

Zimbabweans deserve help, leaders don’t

After decades of mismanagement and corruption, Zimbabwe is a wreck. Its people are poor and hungry. By early next year about half of them will need help to get enough food, says the UN’s World Food Program. In a country that was

August 18, 2019

Zimbabwe

Western sanctions cost Zimbabwe billions in potential funding

Western sanctions have caused immense economic harm to Zimbabwe, with the country losing billions in potential economic funding over the past two decades, Xinhua news agency quoted Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo as saying on Monday. He told a parliamentary portfolio committee on

July 23, 2019

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US President Joe Biden extends sanctions against Zimbabwe over ongoing repression

Zimbabwe to meet creditors on Feb. 23 to discuss clearing $6 billion debt arrears

Zimbabwe 2023 budget expected to consolidate gains

Zambia president hopes IMF talks restored credibility with borrowers

Zimbabwe Social Movement Accuses Opposition Leader of Blocking Covid-19 Funds

China says Zimbabwe is understating financial support

Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa Says Relations With U.S. Best in 20 Years

Four more months of economic pain, warns Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister

Zimbabweans deserve help, leaders don’t

Western sanctions cost Zimbabwe billions in potential funding

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