Zimbabwe: 'Fix What's Not Working'

18 February 2014

GOVERNMENT needs to "fix its system" to ensure that it works good enough to attract investment and sell the Zimbabwe story if they are to register any economic growth targets laid out in any of its economic blueprints and policies. The economy is currently going through a mild recession but industry players believe that Government needs to make bold decisions which will address some of the issues if the economy is to recover. This includes aligning some of the laws to suit the current environment and ostensibly dealing with corruption. The country also has poor infrastructure.

Among critical areas of the country's worn out and insufficient infrastructure are trunk roads, fixed telecommunication network, water and sanitation facilities, power transmission and distribution lines, power generation stations and the national railway system.

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