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Zimbabwean banking and development finance specialist Mary-Jean Moyo has been appointed International Finance Corporation division director responsible for Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The appointment places Ms Moyo in a senior regional role at the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, at a time when Zimbabwe is seeking to deepen investment, strengthen its private sector and improve access to international capital.
Ms Moyo previously served as chief of staff to IFC managing director Makhtar Diop.
She has also held several senior positions within the institution, including Regional Industry Director for Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services in the Middle East and Africa and Regional Head of Industry for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Before joining IFC, Ms Moyo worked in commercial banking in Zimbabwe, at the Bank of Botswana and in pan-African private equity funds, where she served as vice-president for financial institutions.
Her new portfolio includes Zimbabwe at a particularly important stage in the country’s efforts to attract foreign investment and expand private-sector activity.
IFC has been supporting Zimbabwe’s investment policy reform agenda through technical assistance to the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA), including work aimed at strengthening investor services, investment promotion and the generation of investment pipelines in sectors with growth potential.
The corporation’s involvement comes as Zimbabwe seeks to implement reforms aimed at improving the investment climate and supporting the country’s ambition of attaining upper-middle-income status by 2030.
Globally, IFC is focused on mobilising private capital and supporting businesses and financial institutions in emerging markets. In the 2025 financial year, the institution committed a record US$71,7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries.
