Ncube urges value addition

INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Welshman Ncube says there is an urgent need to invest in value addition instead of exporting raw commodities that have a negative impact on the economy.

Report by Nqobile Bhebhe

Ncube told the Zimbabwe International Business Conference on the sidelines of the ongoing Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) on Wednesday that revenue was being lost to countries that had embraced beneficiation.

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