Mthuli Ncube makes frantic efforts to charm US after sanctions slap

Finance minister Mthuli Ncube is this week making frantic efforts to warm up relations with multilateral creditors as Zimbabwe continues its search for US$1.2 billion to clear World Bank arrears despite the United States extending its restrictive measures on the southern African nation.

Ncube left Harare for Washington, where he is expected to meet moderate US congressmen, IMF and World Bank officials.

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