{"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":"Zimbabwe's 2026 Budget Review: With Professor Gift Mugano - Friday Drinks","slug":"zimbabwe-s-2026-budget-review-with-professor-gift-mugano-friday-drinks","published_at":"2026-02-20T12:34:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/zfn-friday-drinks-7071738/zimbabwe-s-2026-budget-review-with-professor-gift-mugano-friday-drinks","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/zfn-friday-drinks-7071738","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/zfn-friday-drinks/2563142","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/297451/2563142/zfn-friday-drinks/2026_02_20_12_34_50_4f4f2535-9a38-4d61-b02d-3f24a16c5907.mp3","summary":"Insightful review of Zimbabwe’s 2026 national budget with Tinashe and Ranga joined by Prof Gift Mugano. This episode is sponsored by Delta Corporation. 'Share a Coke' and join the conversation. Examination of Zimbabwe’s rebased nominal GDP of $52 billion and why it does not reflect real growth or poverty reduction. Analysis of $1.7 billion accumulated expenditure arrears impacting government contracts and services Breakdown of fiscal challenges including unpaid statutory payments to pensions, War Veterans, and savings funds. Exploring the disconnect between macroeconomic figures and citizens’ lived economic hardships. Consequences of budget underperformance on private sector confidence and inflation pressures.","meta_description":"Insightful review of Zimbabwe’s 2026 national budget with Tinashe and Ranga joined by Prof Gift Mugano. This episode is sponsored by Delta Corporation. 'S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5386,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/zfn-friday-drinks-7071738/episodes/zimbabwe-s-2026-budget-review-with-professor-gift-mugano-friday-drinks/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/zimbabwe-s-2026-budget-review-with-professor-gift-mugano-friday-drinks.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}