Zimbabwe Launches New Fund to Support Priority Sectors

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Zimbabwe Launches New Fund to Support Priority Sectors

The Government has launched a $3.7M Industrial Development Fund (IDF) to boost high-growth value chains in manufacturing, Industry and Commerce Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu said.

Priority sectors include agriculture, pharmaceuticals, engineering, transport, and recycling.

The fund is designed to:

🟠 provide patient capital to support value addition;

🟠 promote import substitution;

🟠 create jobs.

The IDF replaces the role once played by the Industrial Development Corporation, now under the Mutapa Investment Fund.

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