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Zimbabwe courts China for leather sector investment

03/12/2015
The government in Zimbabwe is courting Chinese groups and has highlighted the leather sector as ripe for investment.

Chinese president Xi Jinping visited the country and investors heard from Industry and Commerce Minister Mike Bimha at the Zimbabwe-China Economic Cooperation Forum that investments in infrastructure are key.

Mr Bimha said: “I call upon the Chinese business community to participate in the value addition of Zimbabwe's vast materials through partnerships in order to promote technology and skills transfer.

"I would like to highlight that there are interesting developments in the cotton and leather sectors where the country has developed the cotton-to-clothing value chain strategy as well as the leather value chain strategy.”

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