ED policies attract big guns
GOVERNMENT’S business-friendly policies have restored confidence in Zimbabwe’s economy as seen in the surging number of investors flocking to the country, President Mnangagwa has said.
The President expressed satisfaction with the way Zimbabwe was now attracting high-value investors, among them Russian billionaire Mr Dmitry Mazepin, who was in the country last week to explore fertiliser manufacturing and mining investments.
President Mnangagwa was addressing thousands of Zanu-PF supporters here yesterday.
The President said: “We are now saying Zimbabwe is open for business, Zimbabwe is open for business. Patakagadzwa, ndakatanga kuinda kuSouth Africa pamusaka wekuti (President Jacob) Zuma ndiye current Chairman weSadc. Ndokwandakatanga kunoinda kunovaudza kuti kuZimbabwe kwaane zvimwe; tikafara nazvo.
“Asi, vakanga vakaungana kuDiaspora ikoko vakanga vakawanda; tikataura navo, vakatiivo Cde President, takuisa mari yedu pamwechete, taakuinvesta.
“So far, we have received US$400 million from our Diaspora kuSouth Africa yavaisa kurailways. Takabveko tikainda kuAngola kune maZimbabweans futi, tikataura navo, tikainda kuNamibia zvimwechetezvo.
“Tikabvapo tikainda kuMozambique kune maZimbabweans ikoko vakatitambira. Tikabva tikainda kuZambia tikatambirwa naVa(President Edgar) Lungu, tikataura zvakare namaZimbabweans ariikoko.”
He continued: “Tikabva takazoinda kuDavos, Switzerland, kune chando chekuti heke. Ikoko takawona vakuru vemari, vana samandingo vemari, maheads emabanks epasi pano makuru; vakanga variko iko kuDavos; maPresidents amunongonzwa.
“… the global companies, the global players vakange varipo. Unoona kuti ipapo hapataurwe mabillions, pano- taurwa matrillions (of dollars), asi unoona kuti Zimbabwe yakange iripo.
“Tikasangana nemagroups akawanda tichivavimbisa kuti Zimbabwe is open for business. As a result of our interaction there, mahotera muHarare ikozvino izvi anongogara akangozara. Ndenge dzichiuya dzakangozara. Kune magroups and groups, kutaura kuno makangoona billionaire akabva kuRussia akanga ari muno, ari worth US$8 billion. “Ikozvinoizvi kuna vekwa (Aliko) Dangote ndakavaona nezuro vakabva kuNigeria . . . They want business and we are saying we are open for business. Asi, tava open for business tiri kuti pasi necorruption, pasi necorruption, pasi necorruption, pasi nembavha, nehuwori. We want our country to be a clean society; we want our country to be a clean society.” President Mnangagwa reiterated that
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