President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said that his government is prioritising reviving the economy and would implement measures to remove bureaucratic bottlenecks and to fight corruption. Speaking at the “Old Mutual Anchoring in Africa” dinner On Tuesday, Mnangwagwa said,
My government continues to give the economy top priority having lagged behind for many years including in agriculture, mining, infrastructure development, service provision and finance. My government adopted the mantra ‘Zimbabwe is open for business’ as a rallying call to usher in a new impetus required to drive an economic renaissance of our motherland.
We have committed ourselves as government to adopt an open door policy underpinned by transparency with the speed to improve the ease and cost of business in the economy. We have in the past spoken about the need to improve our status in the competitive environment. To this end, we are determined to focus our collective attention to improving the business environment, removing bureaucratic bottlenecks and exorcising the ruinous spirit of corruption among society.
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