ZIMBABWE has of late seen a spike in investor interest from the United Arab Emirates, with a number of visits by high profile investors from the region, apparently a result of an expo which was recently held in Dubai, where Zimbabwe’s pavilion reportedly attracted “much interest”.
This comes as foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the country have declined markedly overall in the past two decades — recording a 62,4 percent drop in 2019 to US$280 million, and a further 30,7 percent dip in 2020 to US$194 million.
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