Zimbabwe: UNDP Official Says Zim So Rich Aid Is Unnecessary, Only Sound Policies and Transparency Needed

12 September 2017

Zimbabwe can easily become the number one country in Africa in terms of per capita income but needed to put its house in order and ensure the country's more than 40 mineral resources were extracted transparently to benefit all, a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) official said.

UNDP Senior Economic Advisor, Amarakoon Bandara told New Zimbabwe in an interview in Harare that with the right attitude and robust infrastructure development, the country did not need to wait for IMF or World Bank assistance to turn around its economic fortunes.

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