Zimbabwe

Currency: Zimbabwean dollar (ZWD)

Timezone: Central Africa Time (UTC+2)

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Botswana on the west, Zambia on the north, Mozambique on the east, and South Africa on the south. Zimbabwe was formerly known as Southern Rhodesia (1898), Rhodesia (1964), and Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979).

On 18 April 1980, Britain formally granted independence to Zimbabwe at a ceremony in Harare, the country’s capital city. The country, which covers a land area of 386,850 square kilometres, has a population of 14.6 million people who are majorly Christians and related to the two major Bantu-speaking groups, the Shona and the Ndebele. Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) is the official currency of the country. Although Zimbabwe has sixteen official languages, English is widely used in business and the usual language of instruction in school. The service is the main sector of the economy and contributes about 61.3% to the country’s GDP, while the agriculture sector accounts for approximately 66.19% of the total employment. The countries’ main Exports include gold, raw tobacco, ferroalloys, nickel ore, and diamonds.

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Zimbabwe Medium Term Plan 2011-2015

Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Zimbabwe

This Medium Term Plan has a goal to transform the economy, reduce poverty, create jobs and restore the economic capacity to produce goods and services competitively.

Zimbabwe • 2011 • Economy

Zimbabwe Medium Term Plan 2011-2015

Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Zimbabwe

The main goal of this plan is to transform the economy, reduce poverty, create jobs, maintain macro economic stability and restore the economy’s capacity to produce goods and services competitively.

Zimbabwe • 2011 • National Development

Short Term Emergency Recovery Programme (STERP)

Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Zimbabwe

Short Term Emergency Recovery Programme (STERP) is an emergency short term stabilisation programme, whose key goals are to stabilise the macro and micro-economy, recover the levels of savings, investment and growth, and lay the basis...

Zimbabwe • 2009 • National Development

The Environment Management Act (Hazardous Waste Management) Regulations, 2007

Ministry of Agriculture, Zimbabwe

These Regulations, made under the Environmental Management Act, provides rules for the management of hazardous waste. They also provide for the protection of water source areas and other sensitive areas and the prevention of pollution...

Zimbabwe • 2007 • Agriculture and Rural Development

EU - The Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Trade, Zimbabwe

The interim Agreement contains provisions concerning rules of origin, development cooperation, fisheries, trade defence instruments and dispute settlement.

Zimbabwe • 2007 • Trade, Industry, and Investment

The National Biotechnology Authority Act

Ministry of Agriculture, Zimbabwe

An Act to establish the National Biotechnology Authority whose function shall be to support and manage biotechnology research, development and application; to provide for the constitution of a board of the Authority; to provide for...

Zimbabwe • 2006 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Acquisition of Farm Equipment and Material Act

Ministry of Agriculture, Zimbabwe

An Act to provide for the acquisition of farm equipment or material not being used for agricultural purposes; to amend section 5 of the Land Acquisition Act [Chapter 20:10]; and to provide for matters connected...

Zimbabwe • 2004 • Agriculture and Rural Development

The Meteorological Services Act

Ministry of Agriculture, Zimbabwe

An Act provide for the functions, powers and administration of the Meteorological Services Department, and the legal framework for the levying of commercial rates for the department’s services to allow it to operate on a...

Zimbabwe • 2004 • Agriculture and Rural Development

The Value Added Tax Act [Chapter 23:12]

Ministry of Finance, Zimbabwe

An Act to provide for taxation in respect of the supply of goods and services and the importation and exportation of goods; to provide for the repeal of the Sales Tax Act [Chapter 23:08]; and...

Zimbabwe • 2004 • Finance

Bank Use Promotion and Suppresion of Money Laundering Act (2004)

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

This Act is to ensure the unlawful proceeds of all serious crimes including drug trafficking to be identified and require financial institutions to provide information on unlawful proceeds from crime.

Zimbabwe • 2004 • Finance

The Environmental Management Act

Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate, Zimbabwe

An Act to provide for the sustainable management natural resources and protection of the environment; the prevention of pollution and environmental degradation; the preparation of a National Environmental Plan and other plans for the management...

Zimbabwe • 2003 • Environment and Climate Change

The Plant Breeders Rights Act

Ministry of Agriculture, Zimbabwe

An Act to provide for the registration of plant breeders rights in respect of certain varieties of plants and the protection of the rights of persons who are registered as the holders of such rights;...

Zimbabwe • 2001 • Agriculture and Rural Development

National Payment Systems Act (2001)

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

This Act establishes the guidelines and procedures for the clearing of payment instructions between financial institutions for the settlement of financial obligations.

Zimbabwe • 2001 • Finance

The National Youth Policy

Ministry of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation, Zimbabwe

The National Youth Policy seeks to empower the youth by creating an enabling environment and marshalling the resources necessary for undertaking programmes to fully develop youth’s mental, moral, social, economic, political, cultural, spiritual and physical...

Zimbabwe • 2000 • Youth and Sports Development

Banking Act (2000)

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

This Act provides the guideline and regulations of persons conducting banking business and financial activities in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe • 2000 • Finance