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9 May 2009 Harare — ALL Zimbabweans should
"collectively act in a single purpose" to revive the
economy, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said
yesterday.
In a keynote address at the Public-Private Sector
Partnerships seminar in Harare, Mr Tsvangirai said
Zimbabwe had enough human and natural resources to
easily revive the economy when well co-ordinated in
line with existing local and international business
opportunities.
"It is imperative that all partners and
stakeholders in the national economy act in single
resolution and communicate their single determination
to grow Zimbabwe's economy and wealth," he said.
"Let us use our combined national intellectual
capacity to create policies and practices that lead
Zimbabwe to the highest level of growth and
development.
"Rather than aspire to be wealthy individuals, we
should aspire to be citizens of a wealthy country," he
said.
Mr Tsvangirai said the main challenge facing
Zimbabwe was to prove to the international community
that the country had viable business opportunities.
"As a nation we face the challenge of demonstrating
to the rest of the world a politically mature Zimbabwe
that can offer greater opportunities for economic
prosperity, political stability and poverty
alleviation.
"The role of my Government in the national economy
remains that of creating an enabling environment for
business and labour to engage in actual production and
output of goods and services.
"We are in the process of formulating and
implementing policies and regulations to enhance
business confidence and wealth creation," he said.
The Prime Minister said every Zimbabwean should be
pre-occupied with seeking ways to create and harness
business opportunities in line with the ultimate goal
to revive the national economy.
Foreign Direct Investments, he said, would be
treated with professionalism based on rules and
regulations meant to promote economic revival.
"Zimbabwe is richly endowed with human and natural
resources to create sufficient wealth for all citizens
irrespective of race, colour, tribe or creed. All
Foreign Direct Investment will be given the necessary
courtesies and treated with professionalism at all
times but based on the rules and regulations governing
such investment.
"New partners will be sought and old partnerships
intensified. In this we have already started to build
collaborative arrangements with private investors,
international co-operating partners and financial
institutions," he said. |
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