Rt. Honourable Prime Minister, Mr. Morgan Tsvangirai,
Director of Ceremony,
Honourable Ministers here present,
Permanent Secretaries here present,
Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Dr. Gideon Gono,
President of the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe, Mr. John  Mushayavanhu,
Chairman of Interfin Bank, Mr. T.N. Chiganze,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen

1. You will recall that in my 2010 Mid-Term Fiscal Policy Review Statement which I presented to the Parliament of Zimbabwe on 14 July 2010, I identified Lack of Capital as one of the major  structural bottlenecks currently bedevili...

The first ever Mining Indaba kicked off yesterday, 16 September 2009.  The Indaba, which is running under the theme "Reviving Zimbabwe's Mining Sector, a Clear Way Forward" seeks to explore an array of investment opportunities in the sector and ways to set it on a path to leverage the country's economic recovery.

The Minister of Finance, Hon. T. Biti, presented a paper on “An Introduction to the Overall Current Macro-economic Economic Environment in Zimbabwe”.

In his presentation, he gave highlights on the achievements made to date by the Inclusive Government in stabilising the economy as well as creating a conducive e...

INTRODUCTION

1. As part of its obligation to restore economic stability and growth in Zimbabwe, the Inclusive Government, through wide stakeholder consultations came up with the present Short Term Emergency Recovery Programme (STERP).

2. The Short Term Emergency Recovery Programme is a Capacity Based Stabilisation Programme, focusing on among other priority areas to increase capacity utilisation in all productive sectors of the economy and supported by:

· Liberalisation measures;
· Democratisation of the economy;
· Infrastructure rehabilitation and improved delivery of services by public utili...