Africa’s must-do, can-do decade

By Li Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation  Since 2000 the continent of Africa has recorded impressive rates of economic growth. This remarkable performance has been largely driven by the prolonged commodity boom and development assistance. While the continent shows great diversity in the socio-economic trajectories of its countries, growth rates…

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Zimbabwe urged to embrace industrialisation in line with SADC roadmap

By Byron Mutingwende   The implementation of the Action Plan for Industrialization is an initiative that should be driven at national level with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) only playing a supportive role.   Speaking during the SADC Industrialisation and Strategy and Roadmap (2015-2063) workshop held at the Rainbow Towers Hotel in Harare on…

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