$2,7bn poverty reduction strategy launched

GOVERNMENT has launched the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP) for Zimbabwe, which requires $2,7 billion to implement in the period 2016 to 2018.

Speaking at the launch of the document yesterday, Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa said government and development organisations have secured $800 million so far for the implementation of the I-PRSP, leaving a funding gap of $1,9 billion.

He said the $1,9 billion would be mobilised through the budget and other domestic savings and the private sector.

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