by Christopher Makaza.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has highlighted that the Government has put in place strict measures meant to get Zimbabwe back on track among them the suspension of the acquisition of luxury cars for senior Government officials, prioritising other vital issues.

Addressing a full house at the Zimbabwe Investment Forum on Friday in New York City, United States of America ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), President Mnangagwa highlighted some key tenets of the country’s economic agenda among them the ease of doing business.

“The key tenets of our economic agenda include sweeping and comprehensive economic reforms which foster an investment-friendly environment that promotes and protects private enterprise, improves the ease of doing business,reduces the country risk perception, creates employment, eradicates corruption and enhances public sector accountability, transparency and good governance,” said President Mnangagwa.

“My country has a vision to become a middle income economy, with a per capita income of about US$43 500, increased investment, decent jobs, broad- based economic empowerment, and free from poverty and corruption by 2030,” he added.

President Mnangagwa also promised to decisively deal with corruption which is one of the causatives of the country’s economic meltdown. In an interview with CNN Chief International Correspondent Christine Amanpour, President Mnangagwa said his Government has taken the fight against corruption to greater heights and the long arm of the law will not hesitate to deal with corrupt elements.