Gold Cannot Build a Modern Economy: The Structural Flaws Beneath Zimbabwe's Growth Narrative - The Zimbabwe Mail Gold Cannot Build a Modern Economy: The Structural Flaws Beneath Zimbabwe's Growth Narrative

Gold Cannot Build a Modern Economy: The Structural Flaws Beneath Zimbabwe's Growth Narrative - The Zimbabwe Mail Gold Cannot Build a Modern Economy: The Structural Flaws Beneath Zimbabwe's Growth Narrative

THERE is an emerging tendency among government officials, policy advocates, corporate executives and allied commentators to portray Zimbabwe’s recent economic growth figures as evidence of a broad-based private sector revival and the successful recovery of the productive economy. By Brighton Musonza Particular emphasis is being placed on the strong revenue growth reported by several large listed companies, with rising corporate earnings frequent…