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When Ghana’s finance minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, stood up to present the 2026 budget, one line cut through the usual noise of deficits and debt targets: after 25 years, the government would abolish the 15% VAT on mineral exploration and reconnaissance . For most Ghanaians, it sounded technical. For the mining industry, it was seismic. For a quarter of a century, companies prospecting for gold and other minerals have paid VAT on high-risk, upfront spending – drilling, assayi

On a busy street in central Harare, shopkeepers still quote prices in both U.S. dollars and the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) – but the tone of the conversation has shifted. After years of relentless price surges, inflation has suddenly fallen hard , dropping from 82.7% in September to 32.7% in October 2025 , its lowest level in nearly two years. Business groups and policymakers say this is no accident. A new, partly gold-backed currency, firmer monetary policy and an unexpected gold p

For years, Zimbabwe’s economic headlines have been dominated by currency crises, droughts, and energy shortages. But this month brought a...