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Silence Mugadzaweta in Victoria Falls
The business world must accept the reality of devastating effects of illegal economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West if they are serious about addressing competitiveness in business in the country, Prosecutor General Johannes Tomana has said.
Addressing delegates on Thursday at the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) 2015 annual congress in Victoria Falls on sanctions and corruption and their impact on competitiveness, Mr Tomana bemoaned the divergent stance taken by business and Government on these issues.
“It is very clear that as a country we don’t have a common position on the issues with regards to sanctions. I am sure we have heard those that say because the sanctions are targeted, therefore they are not responsible for the woes that are dogging our economy”.
“We have those that are persistently pointing to sanctions as an important contributor to the challenges in the way of our efforts as a country to turn around our economy,” Mr Tomana said.
He said the reality is that sanctions are real and they are playing a major role in staggering the economy as well as closing competitiveness opportunities.
Mr Tomana implored the business community to consider problems that have contributed to poor economic performance in country. He said the business world must desist from speculative detail on why the country is not moving.
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Online Reporter