Debt talks falter as Zimbabwe loans grow 1.7pc 

President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa. File | AFP

Zimbabwe’s debt stock rose by 1.7 percent in less than a year, amid indications that talks with multilateral lenders to ease the crisis are faltering due to a lack of reforms by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government.

According to the latest government statistics, Zimbabwe’s debt has reached $18 billion, from $17.7 billion indicated in the 2023 Public Debt Report released in September 2023.