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THINK-TANK, Africa Economic Development Studies (AEDS), will host the Mid-Term Economic Review and High-Level Policy Dialogue next week, bringing together top Government officials, monetary authorities and business leaders to discuss Zimbabwe’s economic resilience amid volatile global conditions.
Despite a bruising cocktail of external pressures—including fluctuating commodity prices and global supply chain disruptions stemming from international conflicts—Zimbabwe’s inflation has defied grim market predictions by remaining firmly in the single digits.
In an interview, the executive director of AEDS, Professor Gift Mugano, said maintaining ongoing dialogue among key stakeholders was essential to ensuring lasting economic stability.
“We feel that it is very important for us to continue these conversations on how we can continue to guarantee durable stability,” Prof Mugano said.
Key speakers at the event include the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Mangaliso Ndlovu, Minister of Mines and Mining Development Polite Kambamura, Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Water Resources Development, Professor Obert Jiri, his Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion counterpart, Mr George Guvamatanga and Mutapa Investment Fund chief executive officer, Dr John Mangudya will attend the event alongside other senior Government officials and business leaders.
The dialogue will also serve as a platform to launch AEDS’s flagship economic report, the Zimbabwe Economic Pulse.
“The dialogue on the 2nd of July comes at an interesting time where the country has shown so much resilience from external shocks emanating from the US-Israel war on Iran,” he said.
Prof Mugano noted the resilience of the Zimbabwean economy given the overlapping challenges from the Russia-Ukraine war and Israel-Gaza war, which have driven global prices of food and fuel, Prof Mugano said.
“Market watchers were expecting that Zimbabwe might see inflation again rising rapidly into double digit but we are refreshed to see that inflation has remained below 5 percent from January 2026 to date.
“So we are getting into this Mid-Term Economic Review, this refreshing news and we hope that it will continue to sustain that.”
