Zimbabwe's Treasury Chief Sees Lower Economic Growth from Next Year
A growth rate of 6% is anticipated this year, unchanged from a December projection, Ncube said in his mid-term budget speech to lawmakers in Mount Hampden, north of the capital, Harare, on Thursday.
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