Govt seeks to speed up carbon credit markets
It has previously bungled several agreements with carbon credit project owners, resulting in it losing out on 21 865 219 credits, valued at US$142,77 million.
By Blessed Ndlovu
Oct. 1, 2024
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Zimbabwe sets up carbon credits bourse
SecZim finance director Ferida Matambo said the country needed to be responsive to climate matters.
By Tafadzwa Mhlanga
Sep. 8, 2024
Zim loses out on US$142,8m carbon credits
Last year, the government introduced Statutory Instrument (SI) 150 of 2023
By Tafadzwa Mhlanga and Tatira Zwinoira
Aug. 30, 2024
ECGC secures deals with banks, microfinance firms
According to ECGC, these guarantees mitigate the risk of default and can be activated if the borrower fails to meet their financial commitments.
By Tafadzwa Mhlanga
Aug. 23, 2024
Perspectives: Zimbabwe as the new carbon frontier: Dangers ahead
This came to light just before the global climate summit in Dubai, COP28, and supposedly showed how seriously the petrostate was taking the climate challenge.
By Ian Scoones
Apr. 28, 2024
Fin-tech firm unveils credit healthcare facility
This, he said, would spare the service providers cash flow challenges that inconvenience the public which ultimately loses confidence in medical aid insurance.
By Vanessa Gonye
Apr. 23, 2024
Access to credit by women improves
In a bid to enhance the credit infrastructure and promote financial inclusion, the central bank established the collateral registry in November 2022.
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Apr. 17, 2024
Mixed response to carbon credit deal
Centre for Natural Resource Governance director Farai Maguwu flagged the carbon credit deal with the Dubai firm as “extension of extractivism” that exposed the poor to evictions.
By Nhau Mangirazi
Dec. 27, 2023
RBZ to maintain credit infrastructure: Mangudya
This comes as support to the informal sector still lags the formal economy at a time when local banks are not lending as much as they should.
By Tafadzwa Mhlanga
Dec. 8, 2023
