MINISTRY OF MACRO-ECONOMIC PLANNING AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION elA ‘ZIMBABWE INVESTMENT AUTHORITYINVEST IN ZIMBABWE HANDBOOK 2017 Invest in imbabwe a resource rich and and the gateway to Southern Africa Compilation Ministry of Macro-Economic Planning and Investment Promotion and Zimbabwe Economic Policy Analysis and Research Unit (ZEPA- RU) Editing and Design Notegate Investments (Pvt) Ltd Any inquiries relating *o this Investment Handbook should be addressed to the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Macro-Economic Planning and Investment Promotion,FOREWORD The Government of Zimbabwe recognizes the critical role played by both domestic and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) towards Zimbabwe's. economic development. The country’s economic blueprint ZIMASSET and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs} identify the participation of the private sector and the need for increased FDI as key in the country’s development process. The Government of Zimbabwe is continuosly working towards enhancing conditions for doing business. To improve the business environment, Zimbabwe undertook doing business reforms to reduce the cost and time of doing business in order to attract both domestic and foreign investment. As part of these reforms Zimbabwe focused on the consolidation of its investment policy, the one-stop shop concept, the integrity of commercial courts, fair competition laws and protection of property rights, Zimbabwe has also adopted Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to increase investment in the priority sectors of the economy by providing incentives for investors. The SEZ will be guided by the Special Economic Zones Act which was signed into law in October 2016. The main objective of this handbook is to attract both domestic and foreign direct investment and to provide up to date and accurate information about the investment environment and opportunities. The Handbook also seeks to project a positive image of the country as an investment destination of choice and to clarify the country’s investment policy and investment related guidelines, procedures and legislation L wish to thank the UNDP for their technical and financial support in collaborating with Government of Zimbabwe fon the development of the Invest in Zimbabwe Handbook as well as other stakeholders who Participated in the preparation of this Handbook De Honourable. Dr. 0.M. Mpofu (MP) MINISTER OF MACRO-ECONOMIC PLANNING AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION