Industry & Commerce MANUFACTURING

Production, Value Addition & Export orientation

In progress
Jan 2019

US$1bn support for manufacturing sector

www.zimbabwesituation.com January 21, 2019

Government says it allocated a cumulative US$1 billion, through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) towards supporting companies in the manufacturing sector between January and December 2018, representing a 2 percent growth on allocations made in 2017. Industry and Commerce Minister Mangaliso Ndhlovu told delegates in Harare at the launch of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) manufacturing survey report that this demonstrated Government commitment to supporting industry.

Oct 2018

Govt to address trade imbalances

www.newsday.co.zw October 08, 2018

GOVERNMENT is developing and implementing strategies to overturn unsustainable trade imbalance as it forges ahead with its efforts to make Zimbabwe an export-oriented economy, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Key among these is the issue of foreign currency shortages. Mnangagwa said government was currently engaging multilateral institutions for lifeline support.