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Mukudzei Chingwere
Herald Reporter
Indian Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Bramha Kumar, paid a courtesy call on Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga at his
offices on Wednesday morning.
Ambassador Khumar said they are seeking to promote bilateral relations between the two countries.
“It was basically to touch base on bilateral relations and what we can do to further push them on an upward trajectory,” said
Ambassador Kumar after he met with VP Chiwenga.
“We are looking at focusing our relations more economically through bilateral trade and investments, so there are already some
investment proposals.”
Ambassador Kumar said they are expecting an Indian business delegation on an investment scouting mission next week and
will be looking at investing in sectors like energy, infrastructure development, railway construction and rehabilitation,
healthcare, pharmaceutical and mining.
VP Chiwenga was in India in August where he attended this year’s Africa Conclave on India-Africa Partnership that was
organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
He also took the opportunity to meet several Indian investors.
The courtesy call comes at a time when India, the world’s fifth-largest economy, is angling to ramp up its investment foothold
in the country.
It also comes as President Mnangagwa has set Zimbabwe on a trajectory towards rapid economic growth as the countrtmy
seeks to attain an upper-middle income economy by 2030.
India is seen as one of the key investment source markets in the quest to give impetus to Zimbabwe’s economic development.
The Asian nation is already one of the highest investment source markets for Zimbabwe with interest in the pharmaceutical
industry.
There is huge scope to further widen this into other sectors of the economy.
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