Foreign Direct Investment in Zimbabwe The Role of Institutional Factors Farayi Gwenhamo 12 Working Paper Number 144 1 School of Economics University of Cape Town email 2 I would like to thank the Economics Research Southern Africa ERSA for their financial support I also wish to thank Johannes Fedderke Tony Leiman the unanimous ERSA referee faculty members
Get PriceInternational investors will get a chance to consider the vast investment opportunities in Zimbabwe s growing mining sector at a mining indaba to be held from February 27 28 2024 at Meikles Hotel in Harare allowing foreign investors to now own up to 100% in all other mineral projects In a statement conference hosts MiningReport said
Get PriceThe law that governs mining in Zimbabwe is the Mines and Minerals Act ch 21 05 Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe 2024 DI foreign direct investment MS mining sector GDP gross domestic product FIGURE 1 Foreign direct investment growth and economic growth 1990 2024 −20 −15 −10 −5 0 5 10 15
Get PriceThis is a far cry to FDI inflows of up to US$2 billion being attracted by Zimbabwe s regional peers annually The country has an ambitious plan to scale up mining industry output to US$12 billion annually from next year compared to US$5 billion achieved in 2024 But analysts say until government address es key hurdles confronting mines
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Get PriceUnderstandably there has always been keen competition among foreign investors for mining projects In March the same month when Sergey Lavrov visited Harare a Cypriot investor signed a US$ billion deal to develop a platinum mine and build a refinery in Zimbabwe an investment that President Emmerson Mnangagwa said showed the country was
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Get PriceAFRICAN EXAMINER The Honourable Minister of Mines and Steel Development Olamilekan Adegbite has disclosed that foreign investors are excited about the juicy mining prospects in Nigeria The minister said the Federal Government of Nigeria had discovered gold along the Abuja Nasarawa axis through the National Integrated Mineral Exploration Project NIMEP programme undertaken by the ministry
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Get PriceREGIONAL FOCUS Cypriot investor Karo Resources has signed a $ deal to develop a platinum mine and refinery in Zimbabwe With this and President Emmerson Mnangagwa declaring the country open for business is a mining surge on the horizon for Zimbabwe Chris Lo reports As Zimbabwe s consul general Henry Mukonoweshuro addressed the audience after picking up a special recognition
Get PriceIf managed well mining resource rents may lead to sustainable development of economies In Zimbabwe mining is a major contributor to foreign currency earnings and contributes significantly to the Gross Domestic Product GDP The industry contributes 50% of the country s foreign currency receipts and its contribution to GDP averages about 11%
Get PriceThere appears to be a significant lack of foreign investment capital to develop mining projects in Africa The continent still poses too many challenges to investors and these obstacles are growing as African governments mature Today South Africa has strict BEE regulations while Zimbabwe has an indigenisation policy and requires
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Get PriceFor the mining sector to grow foreign investors must compete with big mining companies such as Zimplats RioZim Bindura Nickel Corporation BNC and Mimosa among others Let us take a look at foreign investor s sentiment towards Zimbabwe as an investment destination in light of recent developments the suspension of trade on the
Get PriceINTRODUCTION Zimbabwe s Land Reform Programme of 2024 led the United States of America mainly due to lack of investment and foreign direct investment in irrigation development rehabilitation and modernisation Zimbabwe used to have a well developed input support manufacturing and processing industries Impact on the Mining sector
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Get Pricethe Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency Act [Chapter 14 38] deals with investment promotion in the country 2 rights in relation to exploration and mining can be owned by a foreign entity The government amended the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act
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Get PriceFDI is mainly directed towards the mining sector diamonds gold nickel platinum infrastructure the wood industry health care water and sanitation financial services tourism manufacturing and agriculture in late 2024 a law was passed which forbids foreigners from owning small business in Zimbabwe Foreign investors have been
Get PriceForeign Direct Investment FDI figures and enquiries are heavily biased towards mining highlighting the importance of the sector to the country s growth prospects in the medium to long term The mining sector has an estimated 850 operating mines across the country and these range from international mining houses to small scale mines
Get PriceThe authors sought to explore factors that influenced foreign direct investment FDI in Zimbabwe between 1990 and 2024 In spite of Zimbabwe being one of the richest countries with respect to
Get PriceThe Zimbabwean government wants the mining sector to be worth $12bn by 2024 with gold expected to make up $4bn of that Although the price of gold has rallied during the pandemic Zimbabwe s revenues from the precious metal have slumped Gold production fell 30% year on year to tonnes in the first quarter of 2024 with earnings
Get PricePouroulis said if granted mining rights The project would entail an estimated $4 billion capital investment with the operations estimated to generate annual profits of $1 billion with significant concomitant tax and royalty payments to the Republic of Zimbabwe An estimated 15 000 full time jobs would be created
Get PriceThe Zimbabwean government launched an ambitious plan to transform the mining sector into a US$12 billion export industry by end of 2024 The plan was launched in October 2024 as a key pillar to sustainable economic growth Achieving that target would represent a 275% jump from the US$ billion realized through exporting mining commodities in
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