Zimbabwe does not stipulate minimum or maximum investment amounts except where the investor is seeking to take up residence in Zimbabwe. Financing of capital projects can only be undertaken using funds injected from outside Zimbabwe or from the company's retained earnings. All companies operating in Zimbabwe are free to borrow offshore as long as this is done through Authorised Dealers. No export proceeds are eligible for credit to Corporate Foreign Currency Accounts. Foreign currency proceeds realised from exports should be sold to the market immediately upon receipt.
Companies have to source all their foreign currency requirements from the market.
The rule does not apply to Individual Foreign Currency Accounts and Non Governmental Organisations' Foreign Currency Accounts since their sources of foreign currency are not export related, hence free from Exchange Control restrictions. After Zimbabwe's successful trade liberalisation programme importers are no longer required to obtain import licences except for a very limited range of commodities. This relates to such items as arms and armaments, radioactive materials, toxic waste etc. Export licences are also only required for a limited range of items mainly strategic agricultural commodities. These are obtainable from the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture.