Zimbabwe -- Regulatory Status Regulatory Overview

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Zimbabwe has not enacted any specific cryptocurrency or virtual asset legislation, and the official government portal lists no dedicated crypto regulator among its registered regulatory authorities. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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The government's "New Acts and Statutory Instruments" page under Vision 2030 does not reference any virtual asset or digital currency law as of the available documentation. New Acts and Statutory Instruments

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No entity has been licensed to conduct cryptocurrency business in Zimbabwe, as there is no licensing framework or designated authority for digital assets. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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The practical reality is that crypto activities operate in a legal vacuum without explicit authorization, consumer protection, or official oversight from any Zimbabwean government body. Sectors

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Businesses face significant uncertainty because no existing financial, investment, or telecommunications regulator has been formally assigned jurisdiction over virtual assets in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA)

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The official Government of Zimbabwe web portal maintains a directory of regulatory authorities, but it contains no entity dedicated to cryptocurrency, virtual assets, blockchain, or digital currencies. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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The listed regulatory authorities include the Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA), ZIMTRADE, ZINWA (Zimbabwe National Water Authority), Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe, Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ), Health Professions Authority Zimbabwe, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe, Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe, and Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority — none of which have a stated mandate for digital assets. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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The Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA) operates under the government portal with offices at Cnr Jason Moyo & Sam Nujoma St., ZB Life Towers, 1st Floor, Harare, and its mandate covers investment promotion — not cryptocurrency regulation. Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA)

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The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe, headquartered at 106 Baines Avenue, P.O. Box 10559, Harare, is listed as a regulatory authority but its mandate pertains to medicines and health products, not financial or digital asset regulation. Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe

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The government's "Sectors" page identifies the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Judicial Service Commission, Department of Deeds and Intellectual Property, Company Registrations, and Deeds Registry as part of the Justice & Legal sector — none of which are assigned virtual asset oversight. Sectors

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The "Vision 2030" section of the government portal contains a "New Acts and Statutory Instruments" page, but no specific cryptocurrency or digital asset legislation is identified there. New Acts and Statutory Instruments

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There is a "Financial Services" sector listed among parastatals, yet the available government documentation does not indicate any financial services regulator has been granted authority over virtual assets. FINANCIAL SERVICES

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Zimbabwe is not listed by the government portal as having any FATF or Moneyval mutual evaluation or compliance status specific to virtual assets, and no such designation appears in the provided sources. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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The government's transitional stabilisation programme reforms agenda, accessible via the official portal, does not mention cryptocurrency regulation as a reform priority. i ZIMBABWE TRANSITIONAL STABILISATION PROGRAMME REFORMS AGENDA

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No primary legislation, statutory instrument, or official gazette citation governing virtual assets in Zimbabwe is referenced anywhere in the provided government portal content. New Acts and Statutory Instruments

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The regulatory framework for any potential digital asset activity in Zimbabwe would need to fall under existing bodies like ZIDA or the financial services sector, but no formal assignment of authority has been published on the official government portal. Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA)

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No license types exist for cryptocurrency exchanges, wallet providers, custodians, brokers, or any virtual asset service provider (VASP) in Zimbabwe, as no licensing regime has been established. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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Zero entities have been licensed to operate a cryptocurrency business in Zimbabwe — this is a complete absence of licensed operators, not a partial list. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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There is no designated licensing authority for digital asset businesses; the government portal does not list any agency with such a mandate. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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No application process, timeline, or structural requirements for crypto licensing have been published by any Zimbabwean government body in the provided sources. New Acts and Statutory Instruments

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No capital requirements, minimum paid-up share capital, or monetary thresholds for virtual asset businesses appear anywhere in the official government documentation provided. Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA)

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The Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA), which handles business investment facilitation, does not advertise any crypto or digital asset licensing service. Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA)

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Company registration services exist under the Justice & Legal sector through the Department of Deeds and Intellectual Property and Company Registrations, but these pertain to general corporate registration, not crypto-specific licensing. Sectors

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A person seeking to operate a crypto business in Zimbabwe would have no legal pathway to obtain authorisation, since no regulator has the power to grant such a license. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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The absence of a licensing framework is total and unambiguous — no partial exemptions exist, no transitional provisions are available, and no de minimis thresholds have been set. New Acts and Statutory Instruments

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No customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), or know-your-customer (KYC) requirements specific to virtual asset transactions have been issued by any Zimbabwean authority. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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There are no suspicious transaction report (STR) obligations tailored to crypto activities in Zimbabwe, as no financial intelligence unit appears in the provided list of regulatory authorities. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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No record retention rules for digital asset transactions, no beneficial ownership disclosure requirements for crypto entities, and no politically exposed person (PEP) screening obligations for virtual asset businesses have been published in the official government sources. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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The Financial Services sector is acknowledged as a category within government parastatals, but no AML/KYC framework for virtual assets is provided in that section. FINANCIAL SERVICES

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Since no crypto licensing regime exists, no AML/KYC compliance conditions can be attached to any license — the framework is entirely absent. New Acts and Statutory Instruments

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Any AML/KYC obligations that a Zimbabwean crypto business might theoretically face would come from general financial crime laws, but the official portal does not reference such laws in connection with virtual assets. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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No enforcement actions against cryptocurrency businesses have been reported or documented on the official Zimbabwe government portal — there are no cases, penalties, fines, arrests, or sanctions listed. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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None of the regulatory authorities listed on the government portal — including ZIDA, the Medicines Control Authority, or the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority — have published any enforcement action related to digital assets. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe enforces its mandate over medicines and health products only, with no record of any virtual asset case in its regulatory scope. Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe

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The absence of enforcement actions does not indicate legality — it indicates that the regulatory machinery itself does not exist to bring such cases. New Acts and Statutory Instruments

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No court decisions, administrative penalties, or consent orders concerning cryptocurrency have been made public through the government's Justice & Legal sector pages. Sectors

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No tax guidance has been issued for virtual assets in Zimbabwe — none of the provided government sources mention taxation of cryptocurrency gains, income, or transactions. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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There is no indication anywhere in the official portal that virtual asset gains would be treated as income tax, capital gains tax, or any other category of taxable income. New Acts and Statutory Instruments

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No value-added tax (VAT) rules for cryptocurrency transactions have been published by any Zimbabwean authority in the provided sources. Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA)

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The Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency, which handles investment facilitation and might be the first point of contact for tax-related queries on business activities, publishes no tax guidance for digital asset businesses. Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA)

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Because the broader regulatory framework for crypto is absent, no attendant tax compliance framework has been built on top of it — the silence on tax is complete. New Acts and Statutory Instruments

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The most significant gap is the total absence of a legal definition for "virtual asset," "cryptocurrency," "digital currency," or related terms in any official government publication on the portal. New Acts and Statutory Instruments

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No competent authority has been designated for virtual asset supervision; the existing regulatory directory has no financial services or capital markets authority listed for digital assets. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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Businesses operating in the crypto space in Zimbabwe do so without any legal certainty — no license is required because no license can be obtained, creating an informal grey market. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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The risk of regulatory shock is high: a new law or statutory instrument could be introduced at any time under the Vision 2030 agenda, retroactively affecting existing operations without transition protections. New Acts and Statutory Instruments

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The absence of consumer protection means that crypto investors and users in Zimbabwe have no recourse through any government agency if exchanges fail, exit-scam, or lose funds. Sectors

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The Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, which would administer any crypto legislation, has not published any draft bill, policy paper, or consultation document on virtual assets. Sectors

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The ZIDA investment framework, which aims to attract foreign and domestic investment, does not address how crypto businesses would be treated, creating a barrier to legitimate investment. Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA)

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The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe listing on the same government regulatory page as financial and investment authorities illustrates the diffuse and unspecialized nature of Zimbabwe's regulatory landscape, where crypto has no natural home. Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe

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Practical reality diverges sharply from any paper law: while no regulation explicitly criminalizes crypto, no regulation legitimizes it either, leaving businesses exposed to discretionary action by any authority. Regulatory Authorities in Zimbabwe

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International correspondence banking, FATF compliance, and cross-border payments for Zimbabwean crypto businesses would be impaired by the lack of a recognized regulatory regime, though this is not documented in the provided sources. i ZIMBABWE TRANSITIONAL STABILISATION PROGRAMME REFORMS AGENDA