Zimbabwe

Pious Ncube, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bulawayo, is one of the most fearless and outspoken voices of opposition. But his moral authority has been dealt a severe blow following... 2007-07-30

There have been credible reports of a failed military coup in the local press and a small number of junior ranks and officers have been charged with treason. There is no doubt that... 2007-06-26

BMI View: International donors have tentatively put the cost of economic reconstruction at about USD4.5bn over five years. There is a willingness to help, but only after democracy... 2007-06-26

BMI View: The parallel exchange rate has been in freefall during recent weeks. The current value is said to be ZWD300,000:USD1, against a rate of some ZWD40,000:USD1 only a month... 2007-06-26

BMI View:There are indications that regional governments, and especially South Africa (SA), have reached the belated conclusion that a solution to the Zimbabwean crisis must be found... 2007-06-25

South African efforts to broker a political solution have yet to move beyond separate 'talks about talks' with the main protagonists. Developed country governments remain largely... 2007-06-03

The only regular data that has recently been released by officialdom has been monthly inflation figures, although BMI and the rest of the market have long regarded these as seriously... 2007-05-01

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono gave what was billed as a major policy speech on April 26. From the first accounts of those present, Gono appeared clearly... 2007-04-27

President Robert Mugabe's pet nemesis is the UK government led by Tony Blair, and the old colonial ruler generally, but it is a curious obsession without any rational basis. Mugabe... 2007-03-30

Relations between President Robert Mugabe's government and the IMF are near rock bottom. However, this was not always the case: during much of the 1990s the Fund and Mugabe governments... 2007-02-28