‘Negative perception stifles economic development’

ZIMBABWE needs to regain the confidence of its international partners and the global business community in order to revive its economy, France’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Laurent Delahousse has said.

Addressing delegates at the Bastille Day commemorations in Harare on Monday, Delahousse said Zimbabwe needed to correct the negative perception and alleviate the so-called “country risk” as this was stifling the development of the economy.

Bastille Day refers to the French National Day celebrated every year to mark the breaking of the French prison on July 14 1789, igniting the French Revolution.

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