Afreximbank convenes Abidjan summit to unlock trade finance for SMEs
Gwen Mwaba, Afreximbank’s managing director of trade finance & correspondent banking, said structured trade finance was Africa’s ticket to turning unbankable deals into viable trade.
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Oct. 10, 2025
Ministry, RBZ collide over platinum miners’ payments
THE Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion, weighed down by a US$400 million Afreximbank loan, is struggling to meet local currency obligations.
By Melody Chikono
Oct. 3, 2025
Revealed: How Zim won bid to host IATF headquarters
ZIMBABWE shrugged off competition from five other countries to win the bid to host the headquarters of the Intra-African Trade Fair Company (IATFCO) due to its conferencing facilities.
By Business Reporter
Oct. 3, 2025
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Hippo Valley strikes sweet Zesa deal
Zesa said it will use US$5 million to upgrade its Scada system to improve monitoring and control while most of the money would be used to improve infrastructure and efficiency.
By Tatira Zwinoira
Sep. 28, 2025
Afreximbank revs up Africa’s automobile sector
Zanamwe expressed Afreximbank’s commitment to support the development of the automotive sector in Africa.
By Business Reporter
Sep. 23, 2025
Africa’s trade gurus bullish as IATF settles for Zimbabwe
Clearly, we are building on a very, very strong foundation for the next IATF in Lagos.
By The Zimbabwe Independent
Sep. 19, 2025
Let’s build IATF legacy together
Zimbabwe won the competitive bid to host the permanent headquarters of the IATF.
By The Zimbabwe Independent
Sep. 19, 2025
Boost for SMEs as CBZ secures US$10m Afreximbank facility
CBZ Bank Limited has secured a US$10 million factoring and supply chain finance credit line from Afreximbank for on-lending to the country’s small to medium enterprises (SMEs).
By Ndamu Sandu
Sep. 10, 2025
Afreximbank powers Zesa with US$210m facility
POWER utility Zesa Holdings has secured a US$210 million facility from Afreximbank as it moves to strengthen its infrastructure network and import electricity.
By Ndamu Sandu
Sep. 10, 2025

Treasury delays suffocate roads contractors, cripple projects... bankruptcy, lawsuits, asset seizures threaten small firms
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By Melody Chikono and Freeman Makopa
Oct. 10, 2025
Zanu PF conference to endorse Mnangagwa’s extended tenure... party apparatchiks ignore simmering divisions
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By Julia Ndlela
Oct. 10, 2025
Another whitewash: Govt keeps commission report under wraps
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By Julia Ndlela
Oct. 10, 2025