Govt Commits to Conducive Business Environment

Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga, his wife Colonel Miniyothabo Chiwenga (second from right) and Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Sekai Nzenza (left) are taken on a tour of the Zimbabwe National Road Administration stand at the ongoing Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo yesterday. – Picture: Eliah Saushoma

Mukudzei Chingwere in Bulawayo

The private sector needs to build on the Government commitment to creating and fostering a conducive environment for business to thrive and play its role in economic development and attain global competitiveness, Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga said yesterday. Speaking while officially opening the hugely subscribed Zimbabwe International Trade Fair’s International Business Conference in Bulawayo yesterday, VP Chiwenga said business must take advantage of Government’s eagerness to see a succeeding and thriving private sector. Businesses should innovate their operations to attain the much-needed global competitiveness in the face over an ever-converging global market place, he said. The conference, a key fixture of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair, is an interface between the private sector, international investors and Government and this year’s fair was held under the theme: “Transformative Innovation, Global Competitiveness”. Zimbabwe is on an accelerated economic development trajectory as it paces towards an empowered upper-middle income economy as envisioned by President Mnangagwa. ReadMore