The purpose of the study was to investigate the extent to which Zimbabwe has adopted and is implementing mining revenue and information disclosure frameworks. The study was based largely on literature and document review as well as key informant interviews with the various stakeholders in the extractive industry.
Research Studies
The Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (ASM) sector in Zimbabwe has historically been a subsistence activity, complementing small-scale farming. In recent years, the contribution of the ASM sector to gold deliveries and hence to the national economy has been significant.
In many mining jurisdictions,the area that mining companies have not rehabilitated is giving rise to an increasing contingent liability for the government if mining operations cease. As a result, many governments encourage progressive rehabilitation of mining sites whereby a miner rehabilitates affected environment concurrently with mining operations.
Zimbabwe is richly endowed with natural resources which include renewables (land; forest,water; wildlife; sunshine) and non-renewables (oil; gas; minerals) among others. The exploitation of these natural resources present immense opportunities to sustain high levels of income based resource rents.
This discussion paper sought to tease out the stakeholder's concerns with regard to fiscal transparency and accountability following the policy dialogue held on the 27th of November 2018.
The research paper assesses external debt payment arrears clearance strategy for Zimbabwe with the view to come up with optimal strategies for debt and arrears resolution.
Despite the commitments with trading partners to facilitate ease of flow of goods and elimination of barriers to trade, the economic challenges Zimbabwe face are pushing it to apply protectionist policies on imported goods from the region, thereby undermining deeper regional integration.
The research study aimed at assessing the market distortions in the Zimbabwe financial market.
The study reveals that unit labor costs and the public sector wage bill are generally high in Zimbabwe . For more findings, download your own copy!!
This study sought to assess the macroeconomic policy making and implementation processes in Zimbabwe to get a deeper understanding of the country's unsatisfactory policy implementation record and possible reasons behind it.
This is a report for a pilot project on YEETT that was funded by the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) to inform and assess the effectiveness of developing youth empowerment models that leverage on technology transfer
The mining sector contributes approximately 10% of GDP in Zimbabwe and just over 50% of the export earnings.This study hence sought to assess the scope and applicability of beneficiation and value addition of these minerals in Zimbabwe.