BUSINESS Archives - 1st Afrika

A Common Currency for Africa: Promise, Peril, and a Practical Roadmap

Jide AdesinaSeptember 8, 2025

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 8, 20250679

The idea of a single currency for Africa recurs in policy rooms, academic papers and summit communiqués with increasing urgency. It is part technocratic ambition...

Commerce BUSINESS

Marvel Gold Finalizes Sale of Tabakorole Project, Shifts Focus to Tanzania

Jide AdesinaSeptember 2, 2025

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 2, 20250517

Marvel Gold Limited (ASX: MVL), an Australian resources company, has completed the sale of its interests in the Tabakorole Gold Project in Mali to PMCE...

BUSINESS Africa ECONOMY

Zimbabwe Investment and Diaspora Forum strengthens global ties

AarondexAugust 30, 2025

by AarondexAugust 30, 20250922

GOVERNMENT has described the diaspora community as a key component of Zimbabwe’s socio-economic development, rallying diasporians to be true ambassadors of the country. Speaking at...

BUSINESS Africa

BUSINESSCBN seeks to boost Nigeria-Brazil remittance flows

AarondexAugust 30, 2025

by AarondexAugust 30, 20250415

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has opened discussions with the Central Bank of Brazil in a bid to strengthen remittance flows, expand digital payment...

BUSINESS Africa ECONOMY

Nigeria, Brazil central banks deepen financial cooperation

AarondexAugust 30, 2025

by AarondexAugust 30, 20250485

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Central Bank of Brazil have announced a strengthened partnership aimed at deepening financial cooperation, in a move...

BUSINESS Africa

African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: One Month to Go Until the Global Energy Industry Unites in Cape Town

AarondexAugust 29, 2025

by AarondexAugust 29, 20250456

With just one month to go, preparations are in full swing for African Energy Week (AEW) 2025, the continent’s premier energy investment forum, set to...

Aviation BUSINESS

London Heathrow Airport $75M Slots Deal is Highest in the World

AarondexAugust 29, 2025

by AarondexAugust 29, 20250481

London’s Heathrow Airport has once again underscored its position as the world’s most valuable aviation hub after a recent slots deal fetched a staggering $75...

POLITICS Africa BUSINESS

Zim courts Indian investors at India-Africa Business Conclave

AarondexAugust 28, 2025

by AarondexAugust 28, 20250361

ZIMBABWE has made a strong case for the country as a premier investment destination in Southern Africa, through its dedicated country session at the ongoing...

ECONOMY BUSINESS

UNECA helps unlock potential of SMES in advancing intra-Africa trade

AarondexAugust 28, 2025

by AarondexAugust 28, 20250348

THE United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has partnered with the Government of Zimbabwe to strengthen the capacity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs)...

BUSINESS Africa

Rising gold receipts fuel confidence in ZiG

AarondexAugust 28, 2025

by AarondexAugust 28, 20250450

ZIMBABWE’S foreign currency reserves rebuilding agenda is on course after gold export receipts for the period January to July surpassed US$1.5 billion. The introduction of...

ECONOMY Africa BUSINESS

Muzarabani Oil and Gas project implementation intensifies after govt-Invictus agreement

AarondexAugust 27, 2025

by AarondexAugust 27, 20250682

THE implementation of the Muzarabani Oil and Gas project has intensified after the conclusion of the consolidated Production and Profit-Sharing Agreement between government and Invictus...

Africa BUSINESS

Zim seeks to unlock trade potential through Tanzania relations

AarondexAugust 27, 2025

by AarondexAugust 27, 20250454

Zimbabwe has been urged to take advantage of its longstanding cordial relations with Tanzania, which date back to the liberation struggle, in order to strengthen...

BUSINESS Africa International News

Zim eyes trade, skills and investment partnerships at India-Africa Conclave

AarondexAugust 26, 2025

by AarondexAugust 26, 20250345

ZIMBABWE is stepping up efforts to strengthen trade and investment ties with India as the country prepares to participate at the 20th India-Africa Business Conclave...

BUSINESS Africa International News

Zim-Singapore strengthen ties, eye economic cooperation

AarondexAugust 26, 2025

by AarondexAugust 26, 20250374

ZIMBABWE is seeking to turn its long-standing friendship with Singapore into stronger economic ties. This was revealed when Zimbabwe’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International...

BUSINESS ECONOMY

Zim sets new record with 10 million litres of milk produced in July

AarondexAugust 26, 2025

by AarondexAugust 26, 20250335

ZIMBABWE has reached a historic milestone in its dairy industry, producing a record 10 million litres of milk in July, the highest monthly output in...

BUSINESS Africa

Zimbabwe SMEs embrace AfCFTA to expand continental trade

AarondexAugust 26, 2025

by AarondexAugust 26, 20250452

THE government has partnered the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in capacitating small and medium entrepreneurs with information on how they can penetrate foreign...

BUSINESS Africa

Business community endorses continued engagement with govt

AarondexAugust 26, 2025

by AarondexAugust 26, 20250335

The business community engaged the government this Monday to review the operating environment and facilitate progressive reforms in the upcoming National Development Strategy Two (NDS2)....

BUSINESS Africa

Growing appetite for honey products unlocks new opportunities for local farmers

AarondexAugust 22, 2025

by AarondexAugust 22, 20250489

BEEKEEPING is proving to be a lucrative business for at least 50 000 beekeepers across the country, driven by the growing demand for honey products...

BUSINESS Africa ECONOMY

Digital lenders lament overreaching mandate from regulators

AarondexAugust 22, 2025

by AarondexAugust 22, 20250369

Kenya’s digital lending sector, one of the fastest-growing financial technology spaces in Africa, is raising alarm over what players describe as an increasingly overreaching mandate...

BUSINESS Africa

Qatari royal expected in Zimbabwe for high-level investment mission

AarondexAugust 22, 2025

by AarondexAugust 22, 20250597

HIS Excellency Sheikh Mansour Bin Jabor Bin Jassim Al Thani, a member of the ruling family of the State of Qatar, is expected to arrive...

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