{"podcast":{"title":"ZFN FRIDAY DRINKS","slug":"zfn-friday-drinks-7071738","podcast_index_feed_id":7071738,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/zfn-friday-drinks/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/zfn-friday-drinks","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/zfn-friday-drinks/20241028_091044_d7b0f8c63afece7ce6952cdb5d4c1965.png","author":"ZFN FRIDAY DRINKS","episode_count":44,"summary":"ZFN Capital Friday Drinks brings together Zimbabwe's sharpest economist and stockbrokers to break down the week's business and capital market trends. We dive deep into economic analysis, unpacking what's really driving Zimbabwe's economy, and investment landscape. Each episode features lively debates on business strategies, market performance, and policy impacts-giving you clear, smart insights to stay ahead in a complex market. Pull up a chair and join the conversation that is as rich in content as the conversations are engaging.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T16:21:18.254612+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/zfn-friday-drinks-7071738"},"episode":{"title":"Midterm Budget Review (2025): The Stats Look Good, But What’s the Real Economic Story?","slug":"midterm-budget-review-2025-the-stats-look-good-but-what-s-the-real-economic-story","published_at":"2026-03-04T10:28:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/zfn-friday-drinks-7071738/midterm-budget-review-2025-the-stats-look-good-but-what-s-the-real-economic-story","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/zfn-friday-drinks-7071738","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/zfn-friday-drinks/2599843","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/297451/2599843/zfn-friday-drinks/2026_03_04_10_21_01_67ac75bf-e8c6-47b9-bfa4-201769471471.mp3","summary":"📊 Budget shows projected 6% GDP growth, driven by agriculture, manufacturing, and mining. Despite positive figures, no meaningful policy shift from the previous budget—missed opportunity. 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe’s economy remains 76% informal—a major structural weakness 🏭 Manufacturing is now the largest formal sector contributor (15% of GDP) 📈 Treasury Bills (TBs) remain unpaid, raising questions about government credibility. ⚡Power constraints remain a serious threat to productivity in industry and mining ⚠️The numbers look good on paper, but the real economy tells a different story","meta_description":"📊 Budget shows projected 6% GDP growth, driven by agriculture, manufacturing, and mining. Despite positive figures, no meaningful policy shift from the pr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3680,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/zfn-friday-drinks-7071738/episodes/midterm-budget-review-2025-the-stats-look-good-but-what-s-the-real-economic-story/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/zfn-friday-drinks-7071738/midterm-budget-review-2025-the-stats-look-good-but-what-s-the-real-economic-story.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}