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Minister Chinamasa

Business Reporter
Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa is going to address the Institute of Chartered Accountants Zimbabwe Investors Conference to be held in the Limpopo Province South Africa from the 2nd to the 5th of October this year.ICAZ, through its South African Chapter, will host the Conference at the Legend Golf and Safari Resort in Polokwane, South Africa.

“The conference comes on the backdrop of the successful Winter School where more than 200 members converged in Victoria Falls in July this year.

“The Limpopo conference aims to connect prominent institutional and high-net-worth investors with the influential local thinkers and leaders as well to proffer the chance to forge long-lasting relationships,” said ICAZ in a statement.

Minister Chinamasa, will be the guest speaker where he will deliver his keynote address on why “NOW” is the best time to invest in Zimbabwe.

The topic will certainly be a continuation from where he left off at the 2014 ICAZ Winter School in Victoria Falls where he made a number of policy clarifications under the theme “Attracting FDI for Economic Growth.”

Other topics to be deliberated at the conference include, “Demystifying the indigenisation laws in Zimbabwe”, “Investor experiences from various jurisdictions that Zimbabwe can emulate or avoid and the ease of doing business in Zimbabwe “ZIA’s one stop shop concept.” Other issues to come under the spotlight are “The role of media in promoting investment and mining opportunities in Zimbabwe: do current regulations allow for returns on investment?”

ICAZ chief executive Mr Matts Kunaka said the conference, which is open to everyone, will offer participants an opportunity to gather investment intelligence.

Mr Kunaka urged members and the business community to support this initiative as it would replace common place thinking with informed and thoughtful alternative views in our bid to attract investment.

Delegates who will attend the conference will also get an opportunity to listen to and interact with companies who have already invested in Zimbabwe such as Afreximbank, Brait, Pick ‘n’ Pay and Nampak.