The Extraordinary SADC Council of Ministers virtual meeting was held and adopted guidelines that will see the region enhancing cooperation in trade through increased traffic movement, manufacturing drugs and jointly acquiring medicines from countries such as India in order to reduce costs in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The year 2020 has been declared by H.E. the President as the year of production and trade. With the national thrust to develop and promote exports of a diversity of commodities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and ZimTrade are visiting exporting companies to assess the state of export industries and appreciate the challenges being faced and efforts being made to export. This is in line with the National Trade Policy and National Export Strategy thrust to develop and promote exports of a diversity of commodities. 

The United Arab Emirates has donated an eight-tone consignment of medical supplies to assist Zimbabwe in the fight against COVID-19.

The Chech Republic is set to officially open an Honorary Consulate in Harare today as relations with the European Republic continue to improve, this coming as the European Union just eased restrictive measures on the members of Cabinet that left only leaving only the Zimbabwe Defence Industry under sanction.

Zimbabwe has waived earlier objections to its immediate implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) protocols to ensure Africa achieves trade growth envisaged under the pact, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said.

Energy remains a critical pillar for Zimbabwe and the continent to develop, modernise and industrialise, H.E President Mnangagwa has said.