The Zimbabwe Microfinance Fund (Pvt) Ltd (ZMF) is seeking to recruit an experienced and qualified candidate for the position of Microfinance Officer under a closed contract of twenty-four (24) months. Purpose of the Job To identify fundable agribusiness opportunities and mitigate agronomical risks inherent in lending to agricultural value chains. Key Duties and Responsibilities The

Kindly download nomination forms below, fill-in and submit to the email provided. 2018 ZAMFI Awards Nomination Form 1 2018 ZAMFI Awards Nomination Form 2-Journalist Category 2018 Zamfi National Microfinance Excellence Awards Categories and Criteria

Although the year under review started on a rather apathetic note the later part of the year saw significant political change as can only be described as an End of an Era as far as the history of Zimbabwe is concerned. By December 2017, ZMF’s cumulative disbursements had reached US$23.9 million serving thirty-one Financial Service

Business herald: 11 APR, 2018 – 00:04    Dr Sanderson Abel Financial institutions play a pivotal role in the granting of credit to the various sectors of the economy. A bank is just like a heart in the economic structure and the capital it provides is like blood in it. As long as blood is in

The rapidly changing landscape of digital lending March 12, 2018 Taking stock of the top seven emerging digital lending models By Priya Punatar  Last year, Amazon grabbed headlines by giving $1 billion in small-business loans to over 20,000 merchants in the United States, Japan, and the U.K. Their near real-time data on sellers’ businesses and

The Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) recently started presenting weekly commodity prices as a way of promoting the agricultural products that are in the market. Herein are the prices of the various agricultural products: Bulletin-Number-17-of-2017

Endeavour Magazine recently conducted an interview with Mike Bailey, Managing Director of Better Agriculture, about the company’s role in supporting local farmers and their communities, helping them to achieve their potential and grow a stronger future for rural Zimbabwe. Better Agriculture is one of Zimbabwe Microfinance Fund’s partners that seek to economically empower the bottom-of-the-pyramid clients through

February 2, 2017 in Business  The Monthly Financial Sector Bulletin (MFSB) publishes “The Microfinance interview”, a monthly question-and-answer feature through which it engages with key stakeholders of the microfinance sector such as MFIs, funders, service providers, development partners and regulators among others on issues of topical and mutual interest.     Brian Zimunhu In this third instalment,

November 11, 2016 in Business    The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has licensed 10 more microfinanciers as it moves to deepen the financial inclusion thrust. BY BUSINESS REPORTER In a notice yesterday, RBZ said it had licensed seven moneylenders and three credit only microfinance institutions. This brings the total number of licensed microfinanciers to 173 as

November 10, 2016 in Business, Columnists   The Monthly Financial Sector Bulletin (MFSB) recently introduced “The Microfinance Interview”, a monthly question-and-answer feature through which it engages with key stakeholders of the sector such as microfinancial institutions (MFIs), funders, service providers, development partners and regulators amongst others on issues of topical and mutual interest. In the first interview, NewsDay’s