Economic summit set for this month

Economic Planning and Investment Promotion are organising the summit to be held in the capital.
The Zimbabwean economy is recovering from a decade-long economic crisis characterised by hyperinflation, high production costs, power shortages and lack of credit lines.
Speaking while closing a two-day workshop to review progress in implementing the MTP as well as prepare the 2012 annual report, permanent secretary Dr Desire Sibanda said countries from the region and abroad would be invited to the meeting.
“We will be having an economic summit end of August where the final document of the first Annual Report on the implementation of the MTP 2011-2012 will be presented to various stakeholders.
“Countries like China and India will be invited to the summit as well as the African Development Bank, African Capacity Building Centre, NGOs, industry bodies and academics,” he said.
Dr Sibanda said after the MTP Annual Report is presented to the conference, delegates would scrutinise the document and make recommendations.
Meanwhile, delegates at the two-day workshop validated progress reports presented by the four MTP clusters.
The MTP clusters include the social sector, which Ministry of Health and Child Welfare chairs, and the economic sector, which is chaired by the Ministry of Economic Planning and Investment Promotion.
Other sectors include infrastructure, which is chaired by the Ministry of Public Works and the rights and governance sector chaired by the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs. — New Ziana.