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Episode 45 - Digital Payments Revolution Zim Banks Embrace New Era.mp3

🎙️ Unpacking Zimbabwe’s Economic Shifts 📊👉 This week’s episode dives into:✨ ISO 20022 banking upgrade✨ New 2026 mining taxes & 100t gold push✨ ZiG stability reshaping ZSE✨ Big corporate growth signals✨ De Beers regional power battle✨ AU–EU Summit on trade & minerals📊 Insights you can't miss!

12-04
15:46

Episode 44 - Zimbabwe’s Brewing Titan Racing Toward a Billion

🎙️ Zim’s corporate surge & regional shifts 📊👉 This week:✨ Delta nears US$1B revenue✨ Econet’s growth vs over-reliance✨ ZB ramps up lending✨ ZiG stability lifts ZECO✨ Agri-insurance growth✨ Wheat harvest vs record imports✨ Africa’s payment revolution📊 Tune in now!

11-23
15:19

Episode 43 -Pensions in Peril The ZiG Test

🎙️ Zim’s currency woes & market shifts 📊👉 This week:✨ ZiG rollout & pension fallout✨ Justice Smith Report findings✨ Caledonia’s gold gains✨ Zimplats & Unki hit by taxes✨ Lake Kariba Blue Economy✨ Regional stock & currency moves📊 Tune in now!

11-14
13:11

Episode 42 - Regulatory Burden Lifted A New Era for Retail?

🎙️ Zim’s reforms & trade dynamics 📊👉 This week:✨ Retail sector regulation overhaul✨ Trade deficit widens, inflation illusion✨ Silver exports & RioZim revival✨ AfCFTA vs Kenya’s push✨ #COMESA digital payments✨ Irrigation boost for food security📊 Tune in now!

11-05
14:50

Episode 41 - Zimbabwe’s SONA Reckoning Growth Meets Gravity

🎙️ Zim’s 2025 SONA & economic shifts 📊👉 This week:✨ Power market liberalization✨ Scrapping the 2% IMTT tax✨ Anti-corruption hurdles✨ Fragile ZiG & Caledonia’s gains✨ Maize import reversal✨ NVIDIA invests in Cassava Tech📊 Tune in for key insights!

10-30
13:09

Episode 40 - Fiscal Crossroads Ahead Can Prudence Power Growth?

🎙️ Zim’s fiscal reforms & market outlook 📊👉 This week:✨ 2026 Budget growth plans & new taxes✨ Health funding & insurance rollout✨ ZANU PF backs ZiG, scraps IMTT✨ Pension gains & aviation rebound✨ Canal+ buys MultiChoice, Tigere REIT expands📊 Tune in now!

10-22
14:10

Episode 39 - Precious Metal Rally Global Shockwaves Boost Returns.

🎙️ Zim’s gold boom & market shifts 📊👉 This week:✨ Gold tops $4,000, boosting exports & ZiG✨ VFEX shines as ZSE lags✨ SA extends ZEP; Zim mulls U.S. visa bond✨ Firms like Unifreight & Turnall go cost-efficient, USD-focused📊 Tune in now!

10-16
17:54

Episode 38 - Mutapa Under Spotlight Zim’s Hidden Fiscal Threat?

🎙️ Zim’s fiscal risks & recovery signs 📊👉 This week:✨ Mutapa Fund’s fiscal threat✨ Fragile ZiG stability✨ Padenga’s gold profits soar✨ ZB Bank’s sustainable finance milestone✨ BAT & Zimpapers struggle✨ Diaspora remittances boost property📊 Tune in now!

10-09
18:10

Episode 37 - Innscor Hits Milestone Billion-Dollar Revenue Achievement

🎙️ Zim’s market wins & economic strains 📊👉 This week:✨ Innscor hits $1B revenue✨ Proplastics rebounds, Axia pivots, Dairibord struggles✨ ZiG stability & trade surplus since 2019✨ Telecel collapse & NSSA crisis✨ Global & regional market updates📊 Tune in now!

10-02
13:36

Episode 36 - Green Bonds Opportunity Financing Renewable Energy Ambitions.

🎙️ Zim’s energy deficit & market shifts 📊👉 This week:✨ Green Bonds for renewables✨ Agri deregulation push✨ Maize sector contradictions✨ First Capital’s ESG lending✨ Kavango’s gold funding✨ TSL-Nampak deal collapse📊 Tune in for sharp insights!

09-25
15:40

Episode 35 - Harvest Hype Exposed Economy Faces Data Reckoning

🎙️ Unpacking Zimbabwe’s Power Struggles & Market Shifts 📊👉 This week's episode dives into:✨ Power sector woes & reliance on external financing✨ Flawed grain forecast & GDP implications✨ Fuel price hikes from taxes & blending costs✨ New presumptive tax for public transport✨ Blueberry exports to China & agri opportunities✨ Political contrasts: Mozambique vs Zimbabwe✨ #Africa’s climate solutions & regional economic trends📊 Gain insights into Zimbabwe’s pressing challenges and emerging opportunities!

09-18
07:45

Episode 34 - ArcelorMittal Shutdown Is Zimbabwe a Factor?

🎙️ Zim’s trade gains & market shifts 📊👉 This week:✨ Gold exports cut trade deficit✨ Inflation eases but liquidity tight✨ ArcelorMittal SA woes✨ Qatar invests in Southern Africa✨ Zim lags on solar adoption✨ ZSE speculation vs VFEX stability📊 Tune in now!

09-04
07:01

Episode 33 - Farms, Finance, Futures The Great Title Deeds Test

🎙️ Zim’s property, finance & market shifts 📊👉 This week:✨ Title deeds to boost land value✨ Capital markets revival & REITs✨ Liquidity crunch from govt delays✨ CBZ targets informal economy✨ SA tourism boom, Kenya’s recovery & Botswana’s diamond-fueled Pula📊 **Tune in now!**

09-02
06:18

Episode 32 - Zimbabwe Steel Boom Will SA Embargo Zim?

🎙️ Zim’s steel boom, fuel woes & global ties 📊👉 This week:✨ Steel growth & SA trade risks✨ Informal sector challenges✨ Fuel pricing & crypto prospects✨ Lessons from Asia on reforms✨ US-Russia tensions & China in African mining📊 Tune in now!

08-22
19:32

Episode 31 - Mining the Momentum Zimbabwe’s Golden Run

🎙️ Zim’s gold boom & economic shifts 📊👉 This week:✨ Gold’s key role & ZiG stability push✨ Debt resolution & investment drive✨ Caledonia, Nampak & OK Zim results✨ Global trends, commodity impacts✨ AI in education & labour market shifts📊 Tune in now!

08-15
15:15

EPISODE 30 - Fiscal Facade Firmed Structural Gaps Remain Entrenched

🎙️ Zim’s mid-year budget & market pulse 📊👉 This week:✨ 2025 Budget Review highlights✨ ZSE, VFEX & banking sector stability✨ Struggles in agri & manufacturing✨ Brain drain & U.S. visa hike✨ Global tariffs & regional trends📊 Tune in for fresh insights!

08-07
18:51

EPISODE 29 - SA - USA Sanctions Shock Zimbabwe’s Economic Risk

🎙️ Unpacking Zimbabwe’s Economic Pressures & Regional Shifts 📊👉 This week's episode dives into:✨ Potential fallout from U.S. sanctions on South Africa✨ Zimbabwe’s financial instability & retail sector struggles✨ Truworths delisting & OK Zimbabwe’s asset sales✨ Mining sector challenges in gold & lithium✨ Uncertainty over Toyota assembly plant & diaspora healthcare✨ Africa’s booming digital economy & currency performance📊 Gain insights into Zimbabwe’s key economic challenges and regional linkages!

07-30
19:45

Episode 28 - Zimbabwe’s Mining Overhaul Reform Blueprint or Power Play?

🎙️ Zim’s reforms, AI push & sector wins 📊👉 This week:✨ Mining reforms & ZSE hurdles✨ Energy shift & fuel dependency✨ Tobacco hits record highs✨ Econet leverages AI✨ Edgars targets low-income market✨ Gold outlook & Africa updates📊 Tune in now!

07-23
17:25

Episode 27 - Gold Hits Peak Big Questions Remain

🎙️ Zim’s gold boom, trade woes & market moves 📊👉 This week:✨ Record gold deliveries & illicit trade✨ Trade deficit & policy reform✨ Fuel price hikes & refining gaps✨ Fertility drop & social shifts✨ ZSE-SWIFT link & CFI, SeedCo, Willdale updates📊 Tune in now!

07-17
13:17

Episode 26 - Trump’s Big Bill Diaspora Economies at Risk

🎙️ Zim’s remittances, gold, & lithium push 📊👉 This week:✨ U.S. remittance tax threat✨ Gold export rebound✨ Lithium value addition hurdles✨ Maize recovery✨ ZSE & VFEX policy fears✨ Fintech’s rural reach✨ Zim’s COP15 role & crypto as a hedge📊 Tune in now!

07-11
23:35

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