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The Star
08-07-2025
- Business
- The Star
Zimbabwe projects per capita income to exceed 3,000 USD in 2025 amid economic growth
HARARE, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe projects its per capita income to surpass 3,000 U.S. dollars in 2025 due to an improvement in economic activity, a minister said on Tuesday. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in the Zimbabwean capital of Harare, Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Jenfan Muswere said the continued improvement in macroeconomic indicators puts Zimbabwe firmly on the path to achieving its goal of becoming an upper-middle-income economy by 2030. Figures released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency in June show that the southern African country's gross domestic product (GDP) increased to 45.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2024, up from 44.4 billion dollars in 2023. "Zimbabwe is therefore evidently making progress toward an upper-middle-income status," Muswere said. Zimbabwe experienced an economic slowdown last year due to an El Nino-induced drought, which severely affected crop production. According to the government, the country's economy is expected to grow by 6 percent this year, driven by an anticipated recovery in agriculture and strong growth in industry and services.
The Star
20-05-2025
- Health
- The Star
Zimbabwe's cabinet approves MoU on health cooperation with China: official
HARARE, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe's Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between China and Zimbabwe on paired hospital cooperation, Zimbabwean Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Jenfan Muswere said Tuesday. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing, Muswere said the MoU will establish a cooperative relationship in respiratory and critical care medicine between Zimbabwe's Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals and China's Hunan Provincial People's Hospital. "The objective is to strengthen the construction of respiratory and critical care medicine facilities in Zimbabwe and improve local capacity for the prevention, control, diagnosis, and treatment of COVID-19, as well as airway management and respiratory support for critical patients," Muswere said. Over the decades, China and Zimbabwe have achieved fruitful cooperation in the health sector. A total of 22 Chinese medical teams have been dispatched to Zimbabwe, playing an important role in boosting the country's health services.
