{"id":99706,"date":"2024-10-18T11:46:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T09:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ed-sees-growth-on-exports"},"modified":"2024-10-18T13:51:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T11:51:17","slug":"ed-sees-growth-on-exports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ed-sees-growth-on-exports","title":{"rendered":"ED sees growth on exports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>ZIMBABWE\u2019S exports have increased to US$4,56 billion during the period January to August 2024, up by 1,8% from the US$4,48 billion recorded during the same period last year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.<\/p>\n<p>Officially opening of the Exporters\u2019 Conference in Bulawayo yesterday held under the theme: Qala, Tanga, Start, Mnangagwa said the growth benefited from gains in horticulture and value-added exports, which increased by 5,2% and 2,3%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur exports have increased to US$4,56 billion during the period January to August 2024, up 1,8% from the US$4,48 billion recorded during the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe growth benefited from gains in horticulture and value-added exports, which increased by 5,2% and 2,3%, respectively. This is testament of the resilience, determination and unwavering commitment by our people to attain the vision, economic growth, and prosperity we deserve as a country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mnangagwa said the government remained committed to addressing non-tariff barriers that hinder trade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, the need to facilitate cross-border commerce and ensure that the Sadc [Southern African Development Community] and Comesa [Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa] regional economic communities serve as engines of global economic growth remains top priority,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this regard, the new electronic single window system adopted by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority is set to be piloted within the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will reduce bureaucracy as well as enhance efficiency as well as enhance efficient clearance of goods at country\u2019s port of entry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also challenged local industries, which were not yet exporting, to get started and make bold decisions to seize the numerous opportunities offered by global markets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore so, because exports of goods and services serve as a catalyst for vibrant industrialisation and socio-economic development, we must leverage our country\u2019s unique resources, skills, and expertise to produce Zimbabwean and African products for the international markets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou should move with speed to diversify and improve your product portfolio so that it remains relevant and competitive in line with the level of global technological advancement globally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe African Continental Free Trade Area is indeed a game-changer for intra-African trade, and Zimbabwe should position itself to capitalise on this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. ZIMBABWE\u2019S exports have increased to US$4,56 billion during the period January to August 2024, up by 1,8% from the US$4,48 billion recorded during the same period last year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Officially opening of the Exporters\u2019 Conference in Bulawayo yesterday held under the theme: Qala, Tanga, Start, Mnangagwa said the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":99705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12],"tags":[19],"class_list":["post-99706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-zimbabwe"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ED sees growth on exports - zimbabwe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ZIMBABWE\u2019S exports have increased to US$4,56 billion during the period January to August 2024, up by 1,8% from the US$4, ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ed-sees-growth-on-exports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ED sees growth on exports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ZIMBABWE\u2019S exports have increased to US$4,56 billion during the period January to August 2024, up by 1,8% from the US$4, ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ed-sees-growth-on-exports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"zimbabwe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-10-18T09:46:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-10-18T11:51:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/sm_1729239582.061089.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"405\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ed-sees-growth-on-exports#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ed-sees-growth-on-exports\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"ED sees growth on exports\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-18T09:46:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-18T11:51:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ed-sees-growth-on-exports\"},\"wordCount\":370,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ed-sees-growth-on-exports#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/10\/sm_1729239582.061089.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Zimbabwe\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ed-sees-growth-on-exports#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ed-sees-growth-on-exports\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ed-sees-growth-on-exports\",\"name\":\"ED sees growth on exports - 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