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The Zimbabwe Economic Policy Analysis and Research Institute (ZEPARI) is an autonomous economic policy analysis and research think tank established in the year 2003 by a Deed of Trust.
ZEPARI’s primary mission is to conduct needs based and contextually relevant applied economic policy analysis, research and capacity building activities to promote a culture of evidence based policy making and implementation processes in Zimbabwe, and to provide information to the investing public in Zimbabwe.
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The study provides a detailed diagnosis of Zimbabwe’s economic structural changes from 1991 to 2023. Anchored in national development frameworks including Vision 2030, NDS1, and NDS2, as well as regional initiatives (AU Agenda 2063, AfCFTA) and global benchmarks (UN SDGs 8, 9, & 12), the paper evaluates how productive resources, labor and capital have reallocated across agriculture, industry, and services.
This research study by the Zimbabwe Economic Policy Analysis and Research Institute (ZEPARI) investigates the impact of banking sector competition on financial stability in Zimbabwe using bank-level panel data from 2012 to 2025. Utilizing the Boone Indicator and Z-score metrics, the authors analyze how competitive market dynamics, bank-specific traits, and macroeconomic conditions shape efficiency and resilience across the nation's commercial banking sector.