Equity Axis

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Episode 45 - Digital Payments Revolution Zim Banks Embrace New Era.mp3 04.12.2025 15:46

🎙️ Unpacking Zimbabwe’s Economic Shifts 📊 👉 This week’s episode dives into: ✨ ISO 20022 banking upgrade ✨ New 2026 mining taxes & 100t gold push ✨ ZiG stability reshaping ZSE ✨ Big corporate growth signals ✨ De Beers regional power battle ✨ AU–EU Summit on trade & minerals 📊 Insights you can't miss!

Episode 44 - Zimbabwe’s Brewing Titan Racing Toward a Billion 23.11.2025 15:19

🎙️ Zim’s corporate surge & regional shifts 📊 👉 This week: ✨ Delta nears US$1B revenue ✨ Econet’s growth vs over-reliance ✨ ZB ramps up lending ✨ ZiG stability lifts ZECO ✨ Agri-insurance growth ✨ Wheat harvest vs record imports ✨ Africa’s payment revolution 📊 Tune in now!

Episode 43 -Pensions in Peril The ZiG Test 14.11.2025 13:11

🎙️ Zim’s currency woes & market shifts 📊 👉 This week: ✨ ZiG rollout & pension fallout ✨ Justice Smith Report findings ✨ Caledonia’s gold gains ✨ Zimplats & Unki hit by taxes ✨ Lake Kariba Blue Economy ✨ Regional stock & currency moves 📊 Tune in now!

Episode 42 - Regulatory Burden Lifted A New Era for Retail? 05.11.2025 14:50

🎙️ Zim’s reforms & trade dynamics 📊 👉 This week: ✨ Retail sector regulation overhaul ✨ Trade deficit widens, inflation illusion ✨ Silver exports & RioZim revival ✨ AfCFTA vs Kenya’s push ✨ #COMESA digital payments ✨ Irrigation boost for food security 📊 Tune in now!

Episode 41 - Zimbabwe’s SONA Reckoning Growth Meets Gravity 30.10.2025 13:09

🎙️ Zim’s 2025 SONA & economic shifts 📊 👉 This week: ✨ Power market liberalization ✨ Scrapping the 2% IMTT tax ✨ Anti-corruption hurdles ✨ Fragile ZiG & Caledonia’s gains ✨ Maize import reversal ✨ NVIDIA invests in Cassava Tech 📊 Tune in for key insights!

Episode 40 - Fiscal Crossroads Ahead Can Prudence Power Growth? 22.10.2025 14:10

🎙️ Zim’s fiscal reforms & market outlook 📊 👉 This week: ✨ 2026 Budget growth plans & new taxes ✨ Health funding & insurance rollout ✨ ZANU PF backs ZiG, scraps IMTT ✨ Pension gains & aviation rebound ✨ Canal+ buys MultiChoice, Tigere REIT expands 📊 Tune in now!

Episode 39 - Precious Metal Rally Global Shockwaves Boost Returns. 16.10.2025 17:54

🎙️ Zim’s gold boom & market shifts 📊 👉 This week: ✨ Gold tops $4,000, boosting exports & ZiG ✨ VFEX shines as ZSE lags ✨ SA extends ZEP; Zim mulls U.S. visa bond ✨ Firms like Unifreight & Turnall go cost-efficient, USD-focused 📊 Tune in now!

Episode 38 - Mutapa Under Spotlight Zim’s Hidden Fiscal Threat? 09.10.2025 18:10

🎙️ Zim’s fiscal risks & recovery signs 📊 👉 This week: ✨ Mutapa Fund’s fiscal threat ✨ Fragile ZiG stability ✨ Padenga’s gold profits soar ✨ ZB Bank’s sustainable finance milestone ✨ BAT & Zimpapers struggle ✨ Diaspora remittances boost property 📊 Tune in now!

Episode 37 - Innscor Hits Milestone Billion-Dollar Revenue Achievement 02.10.2025 13:36

🎙️ Zim’s market wins & economic strains 📊 👉 This week: ✨ Innscor hits $1B revenue ✨ Proplastics rebounds, Axia pivots, Dairibord struggles ✨ ZiG stability & trade surplus since 2019 ✨ Telecel collapse & NSSA crisis ✨ Global & regional market updates 📊 Tune in now!

Episode 36 - Green Bonds Opportunity Financing Renewable Energy Ambitions. 25.09.2025 15:40

🎙️ Zim’s energy deficit & market shifts 📊 👉 This week: ✨ Green Bonds for renewables ✨ Agri deregulation push ✨ Maize sector contradictions ✨ First Capital’s ESG lending ✨ Kavango’s gold funding ✨ TSL-Nampak deal collapse 📊 Tune in for sharp insights!

Episode 35 - Harvest Hype Exposed Economy Faces Data Reckoning 18.09.2025 7:45

🎙️ Unpacking Zimbabwe’s Power Struggles & Market Shifts 📊 👉 This week's episode dives into: ✨ Power sector woes & reliance on external financing ✨ Flawed grain forecast & GDP implications ✨ Fuel price hikes from taxes & blending costs ✨ New presumptive tax for public transport ✨ Blueberry exports to China & agri opportunities ✨ Political contrasts: Mozambique vs Zim...

Episode 34 - ArcelorMittal Shutdown Is Zimbabwe a Factor? 04.09.2025 7:01

🎙️ Zim’s trade gains & market shifts 📊 👉 This week: ✨ Gold exports cut trade deficit ✨ Inflation eases but liquidity tight ✨ ArcelorMittal SA woes ✨ Qatar invests in Southern Africa ✨ Zim lags on solar adoption ✨ ZSE speculation vs VFEX stability 📊 Tune in now!

Episode 33 - Farms, Finance, Futures The Great Title Deeds Test 02.09.2025 6:18

🎙️ Zim’s property, finance & market shifts 📊 👉 This week: ✨ Title deeds to boost land value ✨ Capital markets revival & REITs ✨ Liquidity crunch from govt delays ✨ CBZ targets informal economy ✨ SA tourism boom, Kenya’s recovery & Botswana’s diamond-fueled Pula 📊 **Tune in now!**

Episode 32 - Zimbabwe Steel Boom Will SA Embargo Zim? 22.08.2025 19:32

🎙️ Zim’s steel boom, fuel woes & global ties 📊 👉 This week: ✨ Steel growth & SA trade risks ✨ Informal sector challenges ✨ Fuel pricing & crypto prospects ✨ Lessons from Asia on reforms ✨ US-Russia tensions & China in African mining 📊 Tune in now!

Episode 31 - Mining the Momentum Zimbabwe’s Golden Run 15.08.2025 15:15

🎙️ Zim’s gold boom & economic shifts 📊 👉 This week: ✨ Gold’s key role & ZiG stability push ✨ Debt resolution & investment drive ✨ Caledonia, Nampak & OK Zim results ✨ Global trends, commodity impacts ✨ AI in education & labour market shifts 📊 Tune in now!

EPISODE 30 - Fiscal Facade Firmed Structural Gaps Remain Entrenched 07.08.2025 18:51

🎙️ Zim’s mid-year budget & market pulse 📊 👉 This week: ✨ 2025 Budget Review highlights ✨ ZSE, VFEX & banking sector stability ✨ Struggles in agri & manufacturing ✨ Brain drain & U.S. visa hike ✨ Global tariffs & regional trends 📊 Tune in for fresh insights!

EPISODE 29 - SA - USA Sanctions Shock Zimbabwe’s Economic Risk 30.07.2025 19:45

🎙️ Unpacking Zimbabwe’s Economic Pressures & Regional Shifts 📊 👉 This week's episode dives into: ✨ Potential fallout from U.S. sanctions on South Africa ✨ Zimbabwe’s financial instability & retail sector struggles ✨ Truworths delisting & OK Zimbabwe’s asset sales ✨ Mining sector challenges in gold & lithium ✨ Uncertainty over Toyota assembly plant & diaspora healthca...

Episode 28 - Zimbabwe’s Mining Overhaul Reform Blueprint or Power Play? 23.07.2025 17:25

🎙️ Zim’s reforms, AI push & sector wins 📊 👉 This week: ✨ Mining reforms & ZSE hurdles ✨ Energy shift & fuel dependency ✨ Tobacco hits record highs ✨ Econet leverages AI ✨ Edgars targets low-income market ✨ Gold outlook & Africa updates 📊 Tune in now!

Episode 27 - Gold Hits Peak Big Questions Remain 17.07.2025 13:17

🎙️ Zim’s gold boom, trade woes & market moves 📊 👉 This week: ✨ Record gold deliveries & illicit trade ✨ Trade deficit & policy reform ✨ Fuel price hikes & refining gaps ✨ Fertility drop & social shifts ✨ ZSE-SWIFT link & CFI, SeedCo, Willdale updates 📊 Tune in now!

Episode 26 - Trump’s Big Bill Diaspora Economies at Risk 11.07.2025 23:35

🎙️ Zim’s remittances, gold, & lithium push 📊 👉 This week: ✨ U.S. remittance tax threat ✨ Gold export rebound ✨ Lithium value addition hurdles ✨ Maize recovery ✨ ZSE & VFEX policy fears ✨ Fintech’s rural reach ✨ Zim’s COP15 role & crypto as a hedge 📊 Tune in now!

Episode 25 - Reclaiming Financial Architecture Africa’s Payment Pivot 03.07.2025 17:35

🎙️ Zim’s economy, regional shifts & global updates 📊 👉 This week: ✨ PAPSSCARD launch & pan-African finance ✨ Oil price risks from Middle East conflict ✨ Kavango’s gold growth ✨ OK Zim, TSL & Zimplow turnarounds ✨ AfCFTA gains & currency trends 📊 Tune in now!

Episode 24 - Ripple Effects Rising Oil War Impact 26.06.2025 17:15

🎙️ Zimbabwe’s ZiG, Oil Risks & FDI Puzzle 📊 👉 This week: ✨ ZiG currency stability ✨ Oil shock risks from Middle East tensions ✨ Tobacco record & Blanket Mine growth ✨ FDI decline vs reform efforts ✨ Regional & global market updates 📊 Tune in for key insights!

Episode 23 - Mid-Term Budget Crucible Is Treasury Ready? 19.06.2025 17:31

🎙️ Zimbabwe’s ZiG risks, banking crisis & gold gains 📊 👉 This week: ✨ ZiG adoption & currency risks ✨ Real estate-fueled banking crisis ✨ Small-scale miner gold boom ✨ Carbon market potential ✨ Global credibility concerns 📊 Tune in now!

Episode 22 - Data-Driven Insurance A New Way of Doing Business 12.06.2025 15:03

🎙️ Unpacking Zimbabwe & Botswana’s Market Dynamics 📊 👉 This week's episode dives into: ✨ ZSE & VFEX performance amid currency swings✨ Investor strategies in a volatile environment✨ Corporate challenges at RioZim, Nampak & OK Zimbabwe✨ Parametric insurance's potential in Zimbabwean agriculture✨ Botswana’s response to falling diamond prices✨ Global economic and political...

Episode 21 - Trust Under Siege Zim Cyber Gaps Widen. 05.06.2025 19:47

🎙️ Zimbabwe’s currency woes & export wins 📊 👉 This week: ✨ ZiG vs. inflation & USD ✨ Gold & diamond exports stay strong ✨ Insurance liquidity issues ✨ Transport expansion & debt talks ✨ Global trade & economic updates 📊 Tune in now!