CBZ Holdings Limited officials met with global investors at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, from January 19 to 23, to position the group as a gateway for deploying capital into Zimbabwe and the broader region.
The engagement aimed to strengthen the group’s funding pipeline, support balance-sheet growth, and attract foreign partnerships.
The meeting at Davos underscores CBZ’s role in translating international capital into domestic development. By bridging global investors with local opportunities in infrastructure, energy, agriculture, and financial services, CBZ seeks to accelerate Zimbabwe’s economic growth while pursuing its own ambitious expansion plans.
Last year, CBZ told the Zimbabwe Independent it aims to double its balance sheet to about US$2,86 billion within five years, up from US$1,43 billion in total assets as of June 2025. By September, the group’s total assets had already grown to the equivalent of US$1,46 billion.
CBZ’s growth strategy for 2026 is anchored on a combination of favourable factors: improved rainfall, higher gold prices, better energy supply, and ongoing fiscal reforms designed to ease doing business. The group intends to capitalise on these opportunities while exploring global and regional investment prospects.
“Davos gave us a direct platform to engage global capital, development partners and policymakers. For CBZ Group, it is about positioning Zimbabwe as investable, bankable and open for sustainable growth,” CBZ said.
“Our presence was deliberate. We were here to amplify Zimbabwe’s growth story, particularly in infrastructure, energy, agriculture and financial inclusion. As a local institution with regional reach, we help bridge global capital with local opportunity.”
CBZ said the forum enabled targeted engagements that can translate into partnerships, funding conversations, and risk-sharing structures supporting real projects in Zimbabwe.
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“Global investors are looking for local partners. CBZ understands the market and the regulatory environment. That makes us a natural gateway for institutions looking to deploy capital into Zimbabwe and the region,” CBZ said.
“Success is measured after Davos. It is in the deals structured, the partnerships formed, and the projects funded. That is where the real value lies for CBZ Group and for Zimbabwe.”
In its trading update for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, CBZ reported that all its business units were adequately capitalised to sustain operations and strategic growth plans.
It added that all regulated entities maintained full compliance with minimum capital requirements.
The group revealed that further capitalisation initiatives were underway to strengthen key subsidiaries in line with their respective mandates.
“Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows are also expected to adapt to the new geoeconomic trends,” read part of the Chief Economists’ Outlook Insight Report for January 2026 released during the forum.
“In the year ahead, a small majority of (51%) chief economists surveyed expect global FDI flows to remain unchanged (20%) or decline (31%), while almost half (49%) expect an increase.”
