Zimbabwe’s commerce minister ‘too busy’ to meet Rob Davies
Zimbabwean Industry and Commerce Minister Mike Bimha said he has been too “busy” to meet his South African counterpart to discuss the effect of recent import restrictions imposed by Zimbabwe.Bimha gave no indication of when he and Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies would meet to discuss the policy. He was speaking from an industry conference at which Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya also warned against an overnight adoption of the rand as a solution to the liquidity crisis in the country.SA has cautioned that its northern neighbour could be liable for violating trade agreements that compel it to allow the free movement of goods across its borders.“I still have not met him (Davies)‚ I have been too busy and I also did not manage to travel to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (meeting) held in Kenya this month‚ where I had thought we would meet‚” he told BDlive on Thursday.It has been nearly a month since Zimbabwe enforced Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016‚ which restricts the import of 43 products mainly from SA. The restricted items include coffee creamer‚ camphor cream‚ jam and petroleum jelly‚ reported Business Day on Friday.See the story here: www.bdlive.co.za..
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