The turmoil afflicting the country's volatile equities markets could drag on during the current year, with the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) likely to experience a bloodbath far worse than that of the previous year.

Agro-industrial concern CFI Holdings was on Friday temporarily suspended from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange to allow for the publication of audited financial statements for last year and investigations into trading done during a closed period, the bourse said.

Six new counters are expected to list on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) this year despite liquidity constraints that have seen market capitalisation plunging to US$3 billion last year from US$4,3 billion, an official has said.

ZSE said the minimum debt listing requirements' disclosures would help assess various issues, including the type of protection afforded to investors depending on the various types of debt securities.