Zimbabwe: platinum mining, IMF talks, and reforms encouragement

Restoring healthy growth to the Zimbabwean political economy took several constructive steps forward on April 10. To be sure, however, these developments are still in their early-stages and are dependent on verifiable reformist behavior by the Emmerson Mnangagwa-led Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) government.  What made April 10 (and the day prior) stand out were a series of foreign investment, multilateral financial, foreign diplomatic, and domestic political initiatives. One: Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Development Polite Kambamura stated the Zimbabwean government has signed an agreement with Russia to develop a new platinum mine in the country. Two: Deputy …

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