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Thumbs up for Zimbabwe economy
11 Oct 2016 at 08:08hrs | Views
The world bank has confirmed that Zimbabwe's economy is dying, downgrading the country from its list of improved economies to the unflattering tier of struggling countries as Harare's political and economic turmoil continues to escalate In its latest publication titled Africa's pulse, the Breton woods institution said the country had failed to register significant economic growth over the past few years.
Other fragile sub Saharan states which were also placed in the same "falling behind" group include Burundi, the Comoros, Guinea, Lesotho and Swaziland.
This latest vote of no confidence in the country comes as Zimbabwe's worsening economic situation has seen president Robert Mugabe's fighting hard to contain rising civil unrest that has resulted in violent clashes between ordinary citizens and authorities.
Source - dailynews